Little Stars, Inc.
Inspection history
Source: Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingRecords held from Sep 27, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.
Delaware publishes only visits where a regulation was cited, plus complaint investigations. Visits that found no violations do not appear in the state's data, so a gap between dates here does not mean the program went uninspected. Delaware does not publish a severity weight for its citations.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 regulations cited | 4 | Agency record |
| Oct 17, 2023 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 regulations cited | 5 | Agency record |
| Jan 20, 2022 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingNearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #1 needs orientation, job description, references, release of employment and service letters.”
“Ensure child files are completed. Child # 3, 5, 6, and 9 need blood lead screening. All infants need a curretn feeding statement. Child #10 needs a health appraisal, immunizations, action plan, MAR and an EpiPen in the original box.”
“Ensure outdoor are fall zones requirements are met. At the bottom of the slide, add mulch and/or mat. Send picture to OCCL.”
“Ensure monthly fire drills are conducted. Send December and January fire drills when complete.”
“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on September 11, 2023, regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratios and infants being kept in confining equipment. An investigation was conducted on September 18, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for incorrect staff-to-child ratios based on the administrator s statements and observations at the time of the visit. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for infants being kept in confining equipment for more than thirty minutes, based on observations in the infant classroom and interviews with multiple staff.”
“Children's files are missing the following: - Child #1 needs an emergency contact listed. - Child #6 needs an emergency contact and lead screening. - Child #5 needs lead screening.”
“Ensure all bottled cleaners are labelled with the contents. Send a picture when this is complete.”
“Ensure all trash cans have lids and stay covered. Send pictures or a receipt.”
“All opened items in the freezer not in original packaging need to be labelled with the contents and expiration date. Send a picture.”
“Repair area of the metal fencing that is broken. Send a picture when complete.”
“On January 11, 2022, OCCL received a complaint alleging failure to follow correct staff-to-child ratios. Based on observations made during the investigation visit, the complaint is substantiated for violation of staff-to-child ratios. Two classrooms were observed with children sleeping and no staff member was present in the room. Additionally, toddlers and preschoolers were combined outside the permitted times. During the visit, children under two-years-old were observed participating in screen time.”
“Maintain correct staff-to-child ratios at all times. Rearrange staffing patterns/schedules. This was done during the visit.”
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