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LITTLE SPROUTS LEARNING ACADEMY

Child care center · 126 N SHIPLEY ST, Seaford, DE 19973 · License 1196173

0Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 132. Infant through School-Age Accepts subsidy

Violation history (24)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs an updated health appraisal indicating if they can care for children. One staff person needs one more more reference.
Yes
?Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 76U - Activity Schedule
Ensure each classroom's activity schedule is posted and visible. This was corrected at the visit when a daily schedule was posted in the the Frogs room and the schedule was moved to a visible location in the Flamingos classroom.
Yes
?Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure gates in the outdoor play area are self-latching. This was corrected at the visit when the gate in the infant play area was repaired to ensure it self-latches. Ensure appropriate fall zone depth is maintained. Replenish mulch to nine inches in all fall zones in the grassy playground area.
Yes
?Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation
Ensure food storage areas are clean. Clean spilled substance inside freezer in kitchen. Ensure freezers maintain a temperature of 0 degrees F or below. Adjust freezer temperature in Young Infant classroom.
Yes
?Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Ensure walls are in good repair. Repair wallpaper under window in the Turtles classroom.
Yes
?Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 45U - Hazardous Materials
Ensure routine cleaners are locked-up or inaccessible to children. This was corrected at the visit when a safety lock was added to the cabinet containing cleaning materials in the upstairs bathroom.
Yes
?Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal.
Yes
?Wed Dec 11 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs to complete CPR training with a hands-on skills demonstration.
Yes
?Wed Dec 11 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation
Ensure refrigerator in the koala's classroom maintains a temperature of 41 degrees F or below.
Yes
?Wed Dec 11 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure gates in the fenced outdoor play area are self-closing and self-latching. Repair gate leading into the grassy play area. This was corrected at the visit when the gate was repaired and observed self-closing and self-latching.
Yes
?Wed Dec 11 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Ensure a diaper changing mat and disposable cover are available for pull-up changes in the children's bathroom. This was corrected at the visit when a mat and disposable covers were placed in the bathroom.
Yes
?Wed Dec 11 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 66U - Emergency Planning
Ensure emergency water is available at all times. This was corrected at the visit when water was purchased and placed in storage.
Yes
?Wed Dec 13 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 76U - Activity Schedule
Ensure a daily schedule is posted in each classroom. Post a daily schedule in the Giraffe's classroom. This was corrected at the visit when the scheduled was posted on the wall.
Yes
?Wed Dec 13 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Ensure indoor space is in good repair. The baseboard trim in the pink bathroom needs to be repaired. Ensure child cubbies in the Pandas classroom are labeled with the child's name. Ensure the trash can in the Cheetah's bathroom has a lid.
Yes
?Wed Dec 13 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form, a release of employment history, and a service letter attempt with a follow-up if one service letter is not received from any prior employers.
Yes
?Wed Dec 13 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Ensure nap mats are cleanable and non-absorbent. LS Brey observed ripped nap mats in the Giraffe and Frogs classrooms. This was corrected at the visit when the ripped mats were replaced with new ones.
Yes
?Wed Dec 13 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 74U - Lesson Plans
Ensure lesson plans include physical social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive activities daily.
Yes
?Wed Dec 13 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 75U - Activity Areas
Ensure language and literacy materials are available in each classroom. Add these materials to the Flamingo classroom.
Yes
?Wed Dec 13 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure gates in the outdoor playground are self-closing and self-latching. The large gate and the gate leading into the larger play area need to be repaired so they self-close and self-latch.
Yes
?Tue Dec 06 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 74U - Lesson Plans
Ensure lesson plans are completed and posted. The Frog classroom did not have a completed lesson plan posted.
Yes
?Tue Dec 06 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63U - Administration of Medication
Ensure any medication applied to children has a signed MAR form. LS Smith observed diaper creams for for children, and staff disclosed they did not have a signed MAR. This was discussed with the staff.
Yes
?Tue Dec 06 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Ensure diaper changing procedures are followed and posted. LS Smith observed staff not washing the childrens hands after each diaper change, and disinfecting the changing table after each use.
Yes
?Tue Dec 06 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 46U - Air Quality and Windows
Ensure air vents are clean and free of dust. Clean all air vents.
Yes
?Tue Dec 06 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a parent right to know form. Child #12 needs lead test results.
Yes

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

Inspections (4)

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

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