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LITTLE EINSTEIN'S PRESCHOOL - MILLSBORO

Child care center · 28253 DUPONT BLVD, Millsboro, DE 19966 · License 1062091

0Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 30. Toddler through School-Age Accepts subsidy

Violation history (23)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Mon Dec 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 8U - License Renewal
Ensure a renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to license expiration.
Yes
?Mon Dec 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure equipment is free from hazards. The bridge railing is splintered, with pinch areas and sharp edges.
Yes
?Mon Dec 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training, two reference letters, job descriptions, a health appraisal on OCCL's form, and service letter attempts.
Yes
?Mon Dec 02 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 22U - Breast Feeding
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal and immunizations on file. One child needs a blood lead screening result on file.
Yes
?Mon Dec 02 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63U - Administration of Medication
Ensure expired medication is sent home. The specialist observed an inhaler dated 10-27-24, which was still in the facility.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation
Ensure prepared food are stored to prevent spoilage, labeled and dated for expiration. The LS observed two slices of pizza on the top shelf not wrapped, labeled, or dated. There were bowls of food coved not labeled with contents or an expiration date.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Ensure the use of air fresheners or cleaners that alter the smell or quality of the air are not used. The LS observed the two-year-old bathroom had a Febreze scented diffuser in use, a disinfectant spray that was scented morning meadow, and a cleaning spray that was lemon scented. Each classroom had a disinfectant spray that was scented morning meadow, and a cleaning spray that was lemon scented.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure the gates for the outdoor play area have a positive self latching mechanism. Ensure the fall zones for the geo dome climber and the slide under the trees are replenished to the proper depth and extend 6 feet beyond the equipment.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 57U - Equipment
Ensure the two-year-old classroom has enough science and music equipment for al the children with all day access.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Ensure diapers and pull ups are disposed of in a foot activated trash can with a liner in arms reach. The LS observed a used pullup in a trash can with a plip lid. Ensure the changing table is no more than five feet from the hand washing sink.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 74U - Lesson Plans
Ensure posted lesson plans have the required areas physical, social emotional, language,/literacy, and cognitive development and weekly opportunities for cooking or healthy habits, multi sensory, music and rhythm, and science and nature.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 76U - Activity Schedule
Ensure weather permitted daily outdoor play occurs.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 9U - Changes Affecting a License
Ensure a plan review is submitted, received, and approved before making additions to the indoor areas or classrooms. Submit a plan review for the two-year-old and three-year-old classrooms.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 28U - General Qualifications
Ensure staff have a eligibility determination on file.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs an adult health appraisal on OCCL's form.
Yes
?Thu Dec 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 41U - Child Health Appraisal
Ensure child files are complete. Two children need blood lead test results.
Yes
?Thu Dec 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are completed within 45 days of enrollment tiled two children need development plans, one child needs a blood test result.
Yes
?Thu Dec 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 36U - Staff Attendance
Ensure staff document exact departure time in each classroom. The specialist observed at 8:30 a.m. the two-year-old classroom had one staff member signed out at 9:00 a.m.
Yes
?Thu Dec 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs an annual professional development plan, and annual review of abuse and neglect. Staff #2 needs an annual professional development plan, CPR and first aid certification, health appraisal on OCLC form with TB results, release of employment history and attempt to receive a service letter follow up if needed, two references if no service letter is returned to additional references are needed. Staff #3 needs orientation, two references, adult abuse registry check, first attempt for a service letter second attempt may be needed, if a service letter is not returned two additional reference letters are needed, administration of medication certification or OCCL health and safety training. Staff #4 needs a professional development plan. Staff #5 needs annual abuse and neglect. Staff #6 needs administration of medication certification or OCCL 7-hour health and safety course, review of abuse and neglect.
Yes
?Thu Dec 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ensure staff to child ratios are maintained with qualified staff. The specialist observed the three-year-old classroom had one eligible qualified staff member and 11 children ages two-year-old to three-year-old. The Pre-Kinder room had 12 children ages two-years-old to five-years-old with one eligible qualified staff member. this was corrected at the visit when another staff emeber was called in.
Yes
?Thu Dec 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 24U - Staff Qualifications
Ensure sufficient staffing is available to carry out necessary duties. The specialist observed 23 children ages two-years-old to five years-old with two staff and one administrator answering the door and providing breakfast. This was corrected at the visit when the administrator called for another staff member to report to work and turned away children until the staff member arrived.
Yes
?Wed Dec 29 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ensure to maintain the minimum staff to child ratio. LS McPhatter was in the facility when staff #1 came in the back door from the playground. This left the two staff on the playground with 18 children ages two-years-old to five-years-old. This was corrected when Ms. Jessica went out to the playground to assist with ratios until staff #1 came back outside.
Yes
?Wed Dec 29 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 43U - Children's Attendance
Ensure the exact arrival and departure of a child is recorded wither electronically or written. LS McPhatter counted the 5 children signed in on staff #1's daily attendance log. When LS McPhatter went outside to count the children in the class it was observed there were 7 children outside. This was corrected when the two children were signed in on the daily attendance log.
Yes

Severity 5 = most serious. Source: official state record.

Inspections (5)

5 inspection record(s) on file from DE-OCCL.

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