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LIL' RED HEN NURSERY SCHOOL, INC.

Child care center · 400 NORTH BI STATE BOULEVARD, Delmar, DE 19940 · License 335248

0Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 217. Infant through School-Age Accepts subsidy

Violation history (17)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Thu Oct 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a release of employment history and service letters. One staff needs two additional reference letters.
Yes
?Thu Oct 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Two children need updated health appraisals. Three children need updated immunizations. Three children need blood lead level test results. Three children need updated infant feeding statement.
Yes
?Thu Oct 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Ensure nap equipment is non-porous and easy to clean. Several mats in the preschool area were ripped.
Yes
?Thu Oct 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure fall zones extend six feet in all directions and is at least 9 inches in depth. Mulch around fall zones on all playgrounds needs to be replenished.
Yes
?Thu Oct 03 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs four references. Staff #2 needs an Adult Abuse registry check, release of employment, and two documented attempts at obtaining service letters. Staff #3 needs orientation, application or resume, job description, two or four references depending on service letters, employee declaration, drug and alcohol statement, adult abuse registry check, health appraisal with TB, release of employment history and service letters.
Yes
?Thu Oct 03 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated immunization record or note from doctor, One child needs updated health appraisal and immunizations.
Yes
?Thu Oct 03 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure fall zones are covered with at least 9 inches of material . All three playgrounds need mulch replenishing.
Yes
?Wed Oct 11 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation
Ensure the washing of dishes is only in the kitchen where a two basin sink and dishwasher or sanitizing basin are available.
Yes
?Wed Oct 11 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Four staff need a comprehensive background check conducted every five years. Two staff need follow up attempts to receive a service letter from prior employment.
Yes
?Wed Oct 11 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a blood lead screening test result on file.
Yes
?Wed Oct 11 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 57U - Equipment
Ensure classrooms are equipped at the children's level science and music materials.
Yes
?Mon Oct 24 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 76U - Activity Schedule
Ensure lesson plans are completed and posted. SA classroom did not hav a lesson plan, this was corrected when the lesson plan was posted in the SA classroom.
Yes
?Mon Oct 24 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63U - Administration of Medication
Ensure anything applied to children other than soap and water, has a signed MAR form. LS Smith observed a staff member applying diaper cream on a toddler with out a signed MAR. This was discussed and corrected when the staff member agreed not to apply anymore cream until a MAR form was signed by the guardian.
Yes
?Mon Oct 24 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 42U - Documenting Children's Progress
Ensure children's progress is being evaluated and documented. Child #5, 7, and 10 need developmental plans.
Yes
?Mon Oct 24 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 41U - Child Health Appraisal
Ensure children have update health records on file. Child #3 needs updated heath appraisal with immunizations.
Yes
?Mon Oct 24 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a health appraisal with TB results. Staff #3 needs CPR and First Aid and TB results.
Yes
?Fri Jun 10 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ensure children are being directly supervised by qualified staff members. LS Smith and LS Rasin-Ben observed two unqualified staff members supervising 3 one year old's on the playground.
Yes

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

Inspections (5)

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

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