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LITTLE BUCS LEARNING CENTER LLC

Child care center · 600 NE FRONT STREET EXT, Milford, DE 19963 · License 1483397

0Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 32. Infant through School-Age Accepts subsidy

Violation history (44)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Wed Aug 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure to obtain and distribute mulch on the playground. Specifically under the fall zones.
Yes
?Wed Aug 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan and one hour annual health and safety training Staff #2 needs one hour annual health and safety training Staff #3 needs one hour annual health and safety training and a professional development plan Staff #4 needs one hour annul health and safety training, a professional development plan and annual review of abuse/neglect and annual safe sleep Staff #5 needs CPR/FA, one hour annual health and safety training, orientation, OCCL seven hour training, adult abuse registry check and s service letter Staff #6 needs one hour annual health and safety training and a professional development training
Yes
?Wed Aug 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 74U - Lesson Plans
Ensure lesson plans have weekly opportunities for special activities
Yes
?Mon Aug 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Child files must be complete Child #1 needs days/hours to attend Child #5 needs a health appraisal and permissions Child #9 needs a health appraisal
Yes
?Mon Aug 12 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 43U - Children's Attendance
Ensure arrival and departure is documented with exact hours of arrival and departure. Send one weeks attendance for the infant room.
Yes
?Mon Aug 12 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete Child # 1,2,3 and 7 need blood lead test results.
Yes
?Mon Aug 12 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan and 1 hour of health and safety training Staff #2 needs a service letter Staff #3 needs a professional development plan staff #4 needs a professional development plan Staff #5 needs orientation OCCL seven hour training, a job description, two references and an adult abuse registry check
Yes
?Mon Aug 12 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 8U - License Renewal
Ensure renewal applications are submitted 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the provider forwarded the application to the specialist
Yes
?Mon Aug 12 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 65U - First Aid Kits
Ensure the first aid kit is complete. The kit needs a FA guide, a cold pack, roll gauze, and tweezers
Yes
?Mon Aug 12 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63U - Administration of Medication
Medication must be current. An epi pen was out dated. This was corrected when the provider gave the pen back to the parent.
Yes
?Mon Aug 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 72U - Feeding of Infants
Infant feeding schedules are required. No feeding schedules were available at time of visit. Send schedules to OCCL
Yes
?Mon Aug 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Adequate lighting is required. Both the hall bathroom and the room where the chidden eat have no lights. Correct and send photo to OCCL.
Yes
?Mon Aug 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Child files must be complete Child #1, 4, and 5 need blood lead test results Child #2 and Child #6 need updated infant feeding schedules.
Yes
?Mon Aug 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Personnel files must be complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan, 1st aid/CPR and 11 additional annual training hours Staff #2 needs a professional development plan and 11 additional training hours. Staff #3 needs annual safe sleep verification Staff #4 needs 1 hour health & safety training, a prelesional development plan and 18 annual trainings hours. Staff #5 needs a professional development plan and annual safe sleep Staff #6 needs heath and safety training, professional development, annual abuse & neglect, jog description, declaration, drug statement, adult abuse statement, release of employment and a service letter Staff #7 needs CPR/1st aid, annual safe sleep and 11 additional training hours.
Yes
?Mon Aug 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ratios must be maintained at all times. Administrator Judy Diaz was in the infant classroom with five (5) infants. This was corrected when an additional staff member entered the classroom.
Yes
?Thu Jun 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 36U - Staff Attendance
Ensure staff arfe signed in. No staff were signed into the infant classroom duirng the visit. Submit attendance records for the week of June 26th for all classrooms by July 3rd. Ensure staff are signed into the attendance record. During the visit, no staff were signed into the infant classroom. On June 14, 2023, no staff were signed into the infant classroom, but three infants were present. Submit attendance records for all classrooms for the week of June 26, 2023, by July 3, 2023.
Yes
?Thu Jun 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ensure interns are not alone with infants upon arrival,. Judy opened the door and went to her office with the Licensing Supervisor. They then walked into the infant classroom where Ms. Burton (an intern) was alone with three infants. This was discussed and corrected when Judy entered the classroom. Ensure interns are not alone with infants. Staff #1 was observed alone with three infants. This was discussed and corrected when Ms. Diaz entered the classroom. Also, according to attendance records, Ms. Diaz was signed out of the infant classroom before all infants left on June 6, 2023, June 9, 2023, June 13, 2023, June 15, 2023, and June 20, 2023, and no other staff were signed in.
Yes
?Thu Feb 23 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 38U - Parents Right to Know
Ensure a parents right to know log is competed by each parent and forwarded to OCCL
Yes
?Thu Feb 16 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 74U - Lesson Plans
Update, create and post lesson plans for each classroom.
Yes
?Thu Feb 16 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 24U - Staff Qualifications
A centerr is required to have sufficient staffing. Ensure a teaher or assistant teachier is hired . There are interns with one teacher and one ECA on staff.
Yes
?Thu Feb 16 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 26U - Staffing
Designate and train the teacher for day=to=day operations when the admintrator is not present
Yes
?Thu Feb 16 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Staff to child ratio must be maintained at all times. Specialist observed two interns alone with six infants. This was corrected when Administrator Judy Diaz substituted herself for one of the interns.
Yes
?Thu Feb 16 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Staff files must be complete Staff #1 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #2 need CPR/1st aid, OCCL 7 hour training, job description, references and a service letter Staff #3 need OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #4 needs OCCl 7 hur health and safety training Staff #5 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #6 neess medicatation certification, annual training hours a professional development plan, OCCL 7 hour health and safety training and a health appraisal w/TB Staff #7 needs trainings, 7 hour health and safety traing and a health appraisaw/TB
Yes
?Thu Feb 16 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 36U - Staff Attendance
Staff must sign in/out with exact hours of arrival and departure. This was corrected at the visit when the staff member signed into her classroom.
Yes
?Thu Feb 16 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Chid files must be complete Child #3 needs a health appaisal w/immunizations and blood eadt test resultsChild #4 needs date of enrollment, days and hours to attend and blood lead test resultss Child #5 nbeed days and hours to attend, health appraisal w/immunizations and blood lead test results
Yes
?Thu Aug 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 20U - Positive Behavior Management
Ensure positive behavior support policies are posted. Post the policy.
Yes
?Thu Aug 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Child #4 and Child #5 need blood lead test results Child #7 needs parents right to know Child #8 needs an infant feeding schedule
Yes
?Thu Aug 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 72U - Feeding of Infants
Provide OCCL with an infant feeding schedule
Yes
?Thu Aug 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 36U - Staff Attendance
Staff must sign in/out with exact hours in each classroom.
Yes
?Thu Aug 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a job description, references, release of employment and a service letter Staff #3 needs CPR & references Staff #6 needs references and an adult abuse registry Staff #7 needs CPR/1st aid
Yes
?Thu Aug 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 29U - Adult Health Requirements
disregard
Yes
?Thu Aug 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 66U - Emergency Planning
Ensure shelter in place materials are purchased. Purchase water for the center.
Yes
?Fri Jun 10 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 36U - Staff Attendance
Staff attendance must be accurate. One staff member was not signed into the classroom. This was corrected at the visit.
Yes
?Mon Feb 07 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Staff files must be complete. Provide OCCL with orientation for Staff #5
Yes
?Mon Feb 07 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Child #5 meeds dates of enrollment and blood lead test results. Child #6 needs a health appraisal with immunization shot record. Child #7 needs blood lead test immunization results
Yes
?Mon Feb 07 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 20U - Positive Behavior Management
Post the postivie behavior managment policies.
Yes
?Thu Dec 09 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a developmental plan. Child #4 and #5 need a developmental plan, and permission for emergency transportation.
Yes
?Thu Dec 09 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #4 and #6 needs a review of safe sleep, review of child abuse, orientation, job description, two references, employee declaration, drug and alcohol statement, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB results, First Aid and CPR certification, administration of medication training, and a completed service letter or two documented attempts. Staff #5 needs an annual review of child abuse, orientation, job description, two references, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB results, a service letter or two attempts documented. Staff # 2 needs annual review of safe sleep, a service letter or two documented attempts, and administration of medication training,
Yes
?Thu Dec 09 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ensure ratios are maintained at all times. Staff #1, who is an aide, was observed alone in the classroom with four infants. This was corrected when a qualified teacher entered the classroom.
Yes
?Thu Dec 09 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 74U - Lesson Plans
Ensure lesson plans a re posted and have all the required components. Infant room did not have a lesson plan. Pre-school room's lesson plan did not have all the required components.
Yes
?Thu Dec 09 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 72U - Feeding of Infants
Ensure all infants have an updated feeding schedule completed by the guardian monthly. Ensure bottles are labeled and stored properly. Ensure breast milk and formula is stored correctly in the fridge at the proper temperature. Mixing prepared formula or breast milk in a bottle with anything else requires written permission from an infant s health care provider. LS Smith observed cereal in an infants bottle.
Yes
?Thu Dec 09 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Ensure all staff are practicing safe sleep procedures. LS Smith observed one infant sleep in the crib with a bib around its neck.
Yes
?Thu Dec 09 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 43U - Children's Attendance
Ensure children's attendance is recorded with accurate arrival and departure times. There was no attendance recorded for children between 12/1/21-12/9/21.
Yes
?Thu Dec 09 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 36U - Staff Attendance
Ensure staff are signed in and out correctly. Staff were not signing in and out correctly.
Yes

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

Inspections (11)

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

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