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BRIGHTPATH MILFORD

Child care center · 200 KINGS HWY, Milford, DE 19963 · License 1510379

0Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 179. Infant through School-Age Accepts subsidy

Violation history (46)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Tue May 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation
Ensure stored food in kitchen is labeled with it's contents and the expiration date. Add labeling to foods.
Yes
?Tue May 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure exit gates in each playground area is self-closing. Repair the three exit gates.
Yes
?Tue May 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63U - Administration of Medication
Ensure Medication Administration Records (MAR) is completed for each sunscreen on site used for children. Ensure medications are not accepted without a corresponding, completed MAR. Obtain parent signatures for medications in classroom #206. Complete MAR's for sunscreens.
Yes
?Tue May 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs OCCL's Health & Safety Training. One staff needs a service letter, One staff needs annual safe sleep review and service letters, One staff needs annual safe sleep review and orientation. One staff needs an adult health appraisal with TB. One staff needs two attempts for service letters, and two additional references if not service letters are returned. Two staff need service letter attempts. One staff needs service letters and orientation. One staff needs to be fingerprinted for comprehensive background check. One staff needs service letters. One staff needs a health appraisal and service letter. One staff needs a resume, application, or personal data sheet.
Yes
?Tue May 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 45U - Hazardous Materials
Ensure radon testing is conducted every five years in each classroom or area where children are present. Complete testing.
Yes
?Thu May 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63U - Administration of Medication
Ensure medication administration record is complete for any items used that are not soap and water. Seven children need MAR for diaper cream. Three children need MAR for sunscreen.
Yes
?Thu May 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 57U - Equipment
Ensure there is enough materials in the classroom for the children to use. Five classrooms need science, musical instruments, dramatic play, blocks and items to use with the blocks, manipulatives and table top activities.
Yes
?Thu May 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Two children need blood lead screening results. One child needs a health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs parents right to know on file.
Yes
?Thu May 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Ensure rest equipment is labeled. One classroom needs cots labeled.
Yes
?Thu May 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need PD Plans. Four staff need orientation. Five staff need OCCL's health and safety training. One staff needs application/resume or personal data sheet. Two staff need a job description. Eight staff need reference letters. One staff needs declaration and employee drug and alcohol statement. Two staff need letter of eligibility. Four staff need health appraisals. Three staff need TB test results. Three staff need service letters.
Yes
?Thu May 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 77U - Infant and Toddler Care
Ensure adult seating is available in the infant room.
Yes
?Thu May 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 74U - Lesson Plans
Ensure lesson plans are posted weekly.
Yes
?Thu May 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 72U - Feeding of Infants
Ensure infant feeding statements are updated monthly. Three infants need updated statements.
Yes
?Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs date of enrollment. Three children need emergency card information. Four children need current health appraisals with immunizations. Seven children need blood lead screening results. Nineteen children need development plans.
Yes
?Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Eight staff need CPR/FA training. Twelve staff need PD plans. Six staff need Annual Review of Safe Sleep. Six staff need Annual Review of Child Abuse and Neglect. Two staff need orientation. Eight staff need OCCL's Health and Safety training. One staff needs an application or personal data sheet. Three staff need a job description. Eleven staff need references. Three staff need employee declaration. Two staff need drug/alcohol statement. Five staff need a letter of eligibility. Three staff need adult abuse registry check. Ten staff need adult health appraisal. Seven staff need TB test results. Two staff need release of employment. Fourteen staff need service letters.
Yes
?Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 76U - Activity Schedule
Ensure schedules are posted in each classroom. Two classrooms need schedules posted.
Yes
?Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 74U - Lesson Plans
Ensure lesson plans for ages two through preschool include opportunities for healthy habits and food exploration.
Yes
?Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 66U - Emergency Planning
Ensure classrooms have an evacuation route posted. Six classrooms need evacuation route posted. Ensure there is emergency water on hand to shelter in place for 24 hours.
Yes
?Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 65U - First Aid Kits
Ensure first aid kits are complete. First Aid kit on Bus #1 needs a thermometer, safety pins, plastic bags, pen/paper. finger splints and an eye patch. Bus #2 needs eye patch, finger splints, pen/paper. safety pins and tweezers.
Yes
?Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63U - Administration of Medication
Ensure medication logs are filled out and on file for those children needing diaper cream, sunscreen or bug spray. Two classrooms need MARs for diaper cream use.
Yes
?Tue Jun 11 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 36U - Staff Attendance
Ensure the exact arrival and departure times for staff are documented in each classroom. The Specialist noted one staff was not signed out in Rm 206 and another staff not signed out in Rm 207. This was discussed and corrected at visit. Ensure the exact arrival and departure times for staff are documented in each classroom. According to attendance records on June 11, 2024, there was one staff not signed out of room 206 and another staff not signed out of room 207. This was discussed and corrected at the visit.
Yes
?Wed May 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1, #4,#7, #12, #13, #14, #15 and #16 need two documented attempts at obtaining Service letters for appropriate, prior places of employment and 2 or 4 references depending on the return of service letters. Staff #2 and #11 need two documented attempts at obtaining service letters from appropriate prior places of employment. Staff #1 needs an employee declaration form signed and a health appraisal. Staff #6, #7, #12 and #13 need OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. Staff #6 needs two references and CPR/ First Aid. Staff #7 and #12 need a job description. Staff #2, #7, #8, #9, #10, #12, #16 need a complete Professional Development Plan. Staff #7 needs CPR/First Aid. Staff #10 needs annual review of safe sleep and child abuse and neglect. Staff 312 needs an adult health appraisal with TB screening results. Staff #13 need TB screening with results.
Yes
?Wed May 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 72U - Feeding of Infants
Ensure infant feeding logs are updated monthly. All current infants need an updated feeding log on file.
Yes
?Wed May 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 38U - Parents Right to Know
Ensure Parents Right to Know log is completed with current, touring and new families. Last log was dated for 8/2023.
Yes
?Wed May 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Child #20 needs blood lead screening results. Child #1,5,7,8,9,10,11 need Parents Right to Know on file. Child #1 -#18 need development plans on file.
Yes
?Wed May 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Ensure walls are clean and in good repair. Drywall had pieces missing in the Scholars, Investigators 207 and Beyond the Bell classrooms.
Yes
?Wed May 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation
Ensure containers containing food are labeled with the date of expiration and the contents. This was corrected when the kitchen staff labeled the cereal containers.
Yes
?Mon Apr 15 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times. Specialist observed one staff member with 12 children during naptime. One of the children was awake. Make sure all children are asleep before breaking to half staff. This was discussed and and corrected at the visit when another staff entered the room.
Yes
?Wed Jan 10 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 43U - Children's Attendance
Ensure the exact arrival time and departure time for each child is recorded in the classroom. A child was documented on December 19, 2023 as arriving at 8:02 and and being signed out at 7:50 am. This was discussed and corrected at the visit
Yes
?Wed Jan 10 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ensure staff to child ratios and group sizes are maintained at all times. Upon review of attendance records on December 11, 2023 there were 13 children from 7:50 am to 8:00 am with 2 staff members, and 13 children form 8:16 am to 8:27 am with two staff members. On December 19, 2023, there were up to 17 children from 8:20 am until 9:38 am with 2 staff members. There were 15 children with 2 staff members until 3:21pm. At 3:35, a staff member was noted to be alone with up to 10 children. The ratio for the 1 year old room is 1:6 or 2:12. This was discussed and corrected at the visit.
Yes
?Thu May 25 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Repair the holes in the dirt under the fence on the playground to ensure the gaps are less than four inches.
Yes
?Thu May 25 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Clean the carpets. Place vision strips on windows.
Yes
?Thu May 25 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 43U - Children's Attendance
Ensure child attendance is accurate. In one classroom there were 10 children present, but only nine were signed in. This was corrected at the visit.
Yes
?Thu May 25 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead screening results. One child needs a health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs the parents right to know form.
Yes
?Thu May 25 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. 17 staff need OCCL's Health and Safety Training. One staff needs in person CPR. One staff needs out-of-state background check. One staff needs two references, release of employment history, and service letters.
Yes
?Thu May 25 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 38U - Parents Right to Know
Ensure the Parents Right to Know log is complete.
Yes
?Thu May 25 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 8U - License Renewal
Ensure the application is submitted 60 days prior to the license expiration.
Yes
?Thu May 25 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63U - Administration of Medication
Ensure medication is stored securely. Sunblock was stored within children's reach in the bathroom. This was corrected at the visit.
Yes
?Fri Nov 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Remove all air fresheners from the facility including the three wall plugs observed in classrooms.
Yes
?Fri Nov 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Purchase a new non-porous diaper mat to replace the torn mat in the infant classroom. LS Sommer observed two diaper changing stations further than five feet from a handwashing sink. This was discussed and corrected.
Yes
?Fri Nov 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 57U - Equipment
Ensure a sufficient quantity of toys are available. LS Sommer observed the shelves and toys inaccessible to the two-year-old children. Staff stated this is typical for transition periods to prevent distraction. LS Sommer discussed this and staff agreed to comply.
Yes
?Fri Nov 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Child #3, Child #5, Child #6, Child #7, Child #7, and Child #16 need lead test results. Child #8 needs a developmental plan.
Yes
?Fri Nov 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs safe sleep review, an orientation, a job description, two references, criminal history determination, and service letter. Staff #2 needs one reference, criminal history determination, and service letters. Staff #3 needs a job description and service letter. Staff #4 - Staff #23 needs professional development plans.
Yes
?Wed Sep 28 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1, Staff #4, and Staff #6 need CPR/ First Aid and administration of medication. Staff #2 and Staff #6 need two references. Staff #3 needs CPR/ First Aid. Staff #5 and Staff #6 need an adult health appraisal with TB. Staff #7 needs administration of medication.
Yes
?Wed Sep 28 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Ensure nap mat are 18 inches apart and adequate lighting is available.
Yes
?Wed Sep 28 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ensure ratios/ maximum group size is maintained at all times. According to attendance, the little learners classroom was over maximum group size because there were 11 children with three staff, the youngest was an infant. According to attendance in the discoverers, one staff was alone with ten children, the youngest was two-years-old.
Yes

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

Inspections (10)

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

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