Children First Learning Center, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 | Unannounced | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 8 regulations cited | 8 | Agency record |
| Oct 1, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint | No Evidence to Substantiate | 0 | Agency record |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 regulations cited | 5 | Agency record |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 7 regulations cited | 7 | Agency record |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 6 regulations cited | 6 | 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 members who turn 18 are fingerprinted within five days and receive a comprehensive background check as described in the regulations. Send Staff #6 to be fingerprinted by 3/25/2026 and submit receipt to OCCL.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB screening and one reference. One staff needs first aid training, adult abuse registry check, and two documented attempts to obtain service letters.”
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal and immunizations.”
“Ensure all sinks supply both hot and cold water. Turn on hot water in one-year-old classroom.”
“Ensure food, not stored in it's original container, is labeled with the name and expiration date. Add expiration dates to stored food.”
“Ensure gates in the outdoor play area are self-closing and self-latching. Repair gate leading from toddler area into pre-k area and the gate on the right leading to the grassy area. Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Either replenish pea gravel in far right play area under swings and climber or remove items.”
“Ensure soap/water bottle is available in each classroom. This was corrected at the visit when a soap/water bottle was prepared and added to the one-year-old classroom.”
“Ensure no other trash is in the diaper-only pail. This was corrected at the visit when the bag was replaced and the center agreed to comply.”
“Ensure lesson plans for children include activities in physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive every day. Ensure lesson plans for two-year-old's contain weekly opportunities in food/healthy habit, science, sensory, and music. Update lesson plans accordingly.”
“Maintain current insurance documentation.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person must complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals.”
“Ensure child files are complete. Three children need updated monthly infant feeding statements. One child needs a development plan.”
“Ensure fall zone requirements are met in outdoor play area. Replenish mulch to nine inches in toddler area.”
“Ensure nothing is added to an infant bottle, including cereal, without written doctor's permission.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Eligibility letters are needed for three staff. One staff needs a Professional Development Plan. Two staff need to complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff needs a completed Service Letter or two documented attempts at obtaining the Service Letter.”
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated monthly Infant Feeding Schedule. Ensure parent/guardian permission to swaddle is on file for each infant being swaddled for sleep.”
“Ensure areas in which food is prepared and/or stored is clean and in sanitary condition. The crock-pot and mini refrigerator in the infant room need to be cleaned.”
“Maintain a hazard-free outdoor area. Repair the artificial turf on the walkway to prevent tripping. Ensure gates are self-closing and self-latching. The first gate, straight from the door, is not self-closing or self-latching. Ensure fall zones have enough materials to prevent injury. Add more gravel under the swings.”
“Ensure trash cans used for diapering only have soiled diapering materials in them. The diaper can in the infant room had other trash items in it.”
“Ensure lesson plans are posted and contain activities in all applicable areas, dependent on the age of the children being served. Correct lesson plans in the infant, one-year-old, and two-year-old classrooms.”
“Ensure a daily schedule of activities is posted in each classroom. Post a schedule in the three-year-old classroom.”
“Ensure ratio is maintained at all times. One staff member took two children to the bathroom leaving another staff member alone with 12 children, the youngest was three-years-old. This was discussed and staff agreed to comply.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Five staff members need health and safety training for child care professionals. One staff member needs a reference. One staff member needs a fingerprint receipt. One staff needs an eligibility letter. One staff member needs a health appraisal with TB with complete questions. Two staff members need release of employment history with corresponding service letters. One staff needs a service letter.”
“Repair the cabinet with cleaners to ensure it locks in the bathroom.”
“Repair the chipped paint in the three-year-old classroom. Repair the chipped paint in the two-year-old classroom. Repair the couch and chair in the one/two-year-old classroom. Remove the cracked toy bin in the one/two-year-old classroom. Replace the large trash cans with holes in the lids.”
“Replace the torn diaper mats in the infant classroom and the three-year-old classroom.”
“Update the infant feeding schedule for all applicable enrolled infants.”
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