Little Scholars Learning Academy LLC

Children’s Attendance

“Ensure children’s attendance is completed and accurate upon arrival. -Corrected at visit.”

Rule 43U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 15, 2026.

Equipment

“Ensure equipment is in good condition. -Repair/Remove the broken cubbies in the preschool classroom.”

Rule 57U.

Feeding of Infants

“Ensure Infant bottles are labeled. -Three bottles were observed with no labels.”

Rule 72U.

Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL Health and Safety training, references, and adult abuse registry check.”

Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 15, 2026.

Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure fridge is clean and any prepared food is stored with a label with expiration date and contents.”

Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 1, 2026.

Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans are current and completed for all classrooms.”

Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 1, 2026.

Insurance Coverage

“Ensure insurance is current and submitted to OCCL.”

Rule 16U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 26, 2026.

Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. -Administration of Mediation for Staff #1 -#7. -PD Plan for Staff #5. -Annual review of sleep safe for Staff #3, #5, #6. -Review of Abuse and Neglect for Staff #3 and #5.”

Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 15, 2026.

Child Files

“Ensure children’s files are complete. -Health appraisal with immunization for Child #1. -Blood lead screening results for Child #8. -Developmental plans for Child #2, #5, and #7. -Mat permission for Child #5.”

Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 15, 2026.

Indoor Space

“Ensure all surfaces are clean and cleanable. -Replace ceiling tile with water damage and clean all vents in all classrooms.”

Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 15, 2026.

Equipment

“Ensure equipment is in good condition. -Remove/repair all broken cubbies, torn books, and broken toys in all classrooms. -Add books to the preschool classroom.”

Rule 57U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 22, 2026.

Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Ensure there is a foot-activated trash can within arm’s reach of the changing table in the bathroom.”

Rule 61U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2026.

Administration of Medication

“Ensure at least one staff member certified to administer medication is present at all times.”

Rule 63U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 15, 2026.

First Aid Kits

“Ensure the first aid kit is complete. No instant cold pack in the first aid kit.”

Rule 65U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2026.

Emergency Planning

“Ensure a monthly fire drill is conducted and completed monthly. Send the March and April fire drills to OCCL.”

Rule 66U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 21, 2026.

Feeding of Infants

“Ensure infant feeding schedules are completed monthly.”

Rule 72U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2026.

Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans are completed and current. -Submit lesson plans for all classrooms.”

Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2026.

License Renewal

“Ensure the application is submitted 60 days before expiration.”

Rule 8U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 26, 2026.

Feeding of Infants

“Ensure Infant feeding schedules are complete and updated monthly. -Send updated Infant feeding schedules for four children. Ensure bottles are labeled. -One bottle was observed with no name.”

Rule 72U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Dec 5, 2025.

Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure infants are placed in their cribs with they are sleeping. -Child #1 was observed sleeping in their car seat. Child #1 was removed from the car seat immediately once addressed.”

Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 13, 2025.

Feeding of Infants

“Ensure Infant bottles are labeled. Two infant bottles were not labeled.”

Rule 72U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

General Qualifications

“Ensure staff members alone with children, have DEEDS qualification and are determined eligible alone with children. -Staff #1 was present/alone with 13 children, during naptime.”

Rule 28U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 16, 2025.

Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure all children have top and bottom covers during naptime. Infants must sleep in cribs only. Three infants were observed sleeping in bouncer seats.”

Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 16, 2025.

Staff Qualifications

“Ensure staff have DEEDS early learning qualifications before alone with children. Staff #1 was observed alone with children during naptime.”

Rule 24U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 14, 2025.

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure ratios are maintained at all times. The infant/toddler classroom had 8 children, with two infants, with one staff member present. Corrected when the staff member arrived back from break.”

Rule 27U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 23, 2025.

Children’s Attendance

“Ensure children’s attendance is accurate. 15 children were signed in, with 14 children present. -Corrected at visit.”

Rule 43U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 23, 2025.

Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure children have top and bottom covers during naptime. Ensure infants only sleep in cribs following all sleep safe requirements. -An infant was observed sleeping in the bouncer, and no cribs were present or labeled for infants to sleep in.”

Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 14, 2025.

Insurance Coverage

“Ensure insurance documentation is updated and current.”

Rule 16U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Staff Qualifications

“Ensure staff qualifications are sent within 60 days of hire. -Staff #2 needs a DEEDS account and completed qualifications. Staff #4 needs DEEDS qualification.”

Rule 24U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 16, 2025.

Staffing

“An EC administrator must be present at least 50 % of the hours of operation.”

Rule 26U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 16, 2025.

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

Rule 27U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 14, 2025.

General Qualifications

“Two staff were present at this visit, one with children, that have not been fingerprinted.”

Rule 28U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 14, 2025.

Personnel Files

Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 31, 2025.

Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff attendance is accurate and has exact hours.”

Rule 36U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 5, 2025.

Parents Right to Know

“Ensure parent right-to-know log is completed and current.”

Rule 38U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 16, 2025.

Child Files

“Ensure children’s files are complete. Date of enrollment, hours, and days attending for Child #9. Emergency card for Child #9. Health appraisal for Child #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10. Immunization for Child #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #11, #12. Blood lead screening results for Child #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #11, and #10. Developmental plans for Child #1-#12.”

Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 31, 2025.

Children’s Attendance

“Ensure children are signed in at arrival and into the correct classroom. -Multiple children were not signed into the classroom or facility. -Send one week of attendance to OCCL.”

Rule 43U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 5, 2025.

Hazardous Materials

“Ensure radon testing is completed every 5 years. Ensure hazardous materials are not accessible to the children. -Cleaners and hazardous materials were under the sink with no lock.”

Rule 45U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Indoor Space

“Ensure ceiling tiles are clean. -Replace all ceiling tiles with water damage in Infant classroom and one-year-old classroom. Replace broken outlet in the preschool classroom. Ensure all classrooms have covered trash cans. No covered trash in the one-year-old classroom. Ensure no air fresheners are used in the facility. Remove all air fresheners. Ensure walls are cleanable. Bottom wall in the playroom is not cleanable. Ensure cubbies are labeled in the two-year-old classroom.”

Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 1, 2025.

Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure food is labeled with contents and expiration dates. Multiple containers had no labels. Ensure Infant refrigerator is clean and has no expired food/bottles. Clean out the infant classroom refrigerator.”

Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 7, 2025.

Toilet Facilities

“The boys’ bathroom near the preschool room did not have toilet paper, soap, or paper towels. The girls’ bathroom did not have soap or paper towels.”

Rule 51U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 14, 2025.

Equipment

“Ensure materials are organized into cohesive, easy-to-distinguish areas. The red room(one-year-old room) have clear literacy, math/puzzles, dramatic play, building, music, and sensory. The yellow room (twos) remove torn books, and add more books to the preschool room. Ensure there are organized, cohesive activity areas in the school-age classroom. Foam mats and rugs in the indoor gross motor room are posing a tripping hazard.”

Rule 57U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 16, 2025.

Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Ensure children’s diapers are checked every hour and changed every two hours. No children were changed between 9 a.m. and 11:35 a.m. and at 11:35 a.m. only half the class was changed.”

Rule 61U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Administration of Medication

“Ensure medication administration records are completed for all children. No completed MAR forms for all the children receiving medication. Ensure medication is original prescription box. Send home any medication without out prescription box or original boxing.”

Rule 63U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 16, 2025.

Meals and Snacks

“Ensure the menu is posted and current. Menus posted are from 2019 and 2022.”

Rule 71U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans are current and dated. Posted lesson plans were not dated. One lesson plan posted was from October.”

Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Interactions with Toddlers

“Ensure positive redirection is used as well as guidance on appropriate behavior. Staff #6 was heard repeatedly raising her voice at the one-year-old with corrections, such as “sit down,” “move,” “Give me that,” “stop it,” and “get out.” with no other conversation or guidance. Have Staff #6 review regulations and sign an acknowledgment of understanding. Ensure activities are available during transitions.”

Rule 79U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 14, 2025.

License Renewal

“Ensure application is complete 60 days before expiration.”

Rule 8U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 4, 2025.

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure staff-to-child ratio and maximum group size is met at all times. -Upon arrival 12 children including a one-year-old with two staff members in front classroom. -One staff member was alone with children with no DEEDS qualification. -Corrected at visit-”

Rule 27U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 19, 2025.

Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans are dated. Lessons were posted but not dated.”

Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure ratios are maintained at all times. Upon arrival front classroom had 10 children (including a 2-year-old) present with one staff member.”

Rule 27U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 24, 2025.

Indoor Space

“Ensure surfaces are clean and cleanable. -Ceiling Tiles in the infant classroom need to be replaced. -Ensure rugs are clean. -Remove all hazards to children who have access. Cords, cleaners, and Vaseline where to reach out to children.”

Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 25, 2025.

Insurance Coverage

“Ensure liability insurance to be current. Send a copy of current insurance to OCCL.”

Rule 16U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Staff Qualifications

“Ensure unqualified staff are not alone with children. One staff member was alone with two children. Two staff members were in two-year-old classroom alone with children and neither are qualified.”

Rule 24U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 14, 2025.

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Classroom must meet staff-to-child ratio at all times. -Upon arrival 12 children were present with one staff member in preschool classroom.”

Rule 27U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Nov 8, 2024.

Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Send entire completed files for Staff #1, #2, and #3.”

Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Child Files

“Ensure children files are complete. Health Appraisal for Child #2. #3, #4, #6, and#11. Immunizations for Child #2, #3, #4, #6, #8, and#11. Blood lead screening results for Child #3, #6, #8, and #9.”

Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Indoor Space

“Ensure all hazards are removed for classroom areas. -Remove broken pieces from broken cubbies. -Remove all piles of toys/item in classroom areas. -Clean or Remove and Replace carpets in school age classroom, two year old classroom, one year old classroom and small rug in the hallway.”

Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 5, 2025.

Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure food storage areas are clean. Clean walls and counter surfaces. -Remove any spoiled food.”

Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 24, 2025.

Equipment

“Ensure equipment is assembled and hazard free.”

Rule 57U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Dec 5, 2024.

Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Ensure diaper changing map is rip free. Replace diaper changing mat in one year old classroom. Ensure diaper changing procedures are posted. Post diaper changing procedures in the Infant classroom.”

Rule 61U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 5, 2025.

First Aid Kits

“Ensure first aid is completed. No bandage tape in the first aid kit.”

Rule 65U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 5, 2025.

Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans are current. Send school monthly/weekly lesson plan to OCCL.”

Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure maximum group size and ratio are met at all times. Upon arrival, 13 children including an infant were in the front classroom. -Corrected at visit”

Rule 27U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 21, 2024.

Indoor Space

“Ensure hazards are out of the reach of children. Lotion and hair oil were within the reach of the children. Cubbies in PreK classrooms have hazards and broken pieces. Remove all the broken pieces.”

Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 21, 2024.

Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans are completed and updated. Send one weeks of lesson plans to OCCL.”

Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 23, 2025.

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure qualified staff are present in each classroom. Staff in the indoor play area were alone with no DEEDS qualifications. -Corrected at visit.”

Rule 27U. From a complaint. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Aug 2, 2024.

Indoor Space

“Ensure hazardous pieces from broken cubbies along the PreK classroom. Ensure trash can is covered in the Pre-K Classroom. -Corrected at visit Tape the foam mats together in the large indoor playroom to remove the hazards. -Corrected at visit”

Rule 49U. From a complaint. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Aug 16, 2024.

Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure all expired food items from the refrigerator.”

Rule 50U. From a complaint. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Aug 23, 2024.

Telephones

“Post Emergency numbers.”

Rule 17U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 12, 2024.

Positive Behavior Management

“Post and follow positive behavior management/support policy. During the visit children with exceptionalities /IEP?IFSP plans were observed. Additional support and staff training may be helpful. Send a positive behavior statement to OCCL.”

Rule 20U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 12, 2024.

Substitutes, Volunteers, and Contracted Special Services Persons

“Center volunteer staff #6 needs an eligibility letter and may not be alone with children. Eligibility is to be received before staff and volunteers start working. Designate a sub-teacher to be available. Send eligibility sub-teacher for staff/volunteer #6.”

Rule 25U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 24, 2024.

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

Rule 27U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 20, 2024.

Personnel Files

“All staff must be fingerprinted and have eligibility determination before start of employment. Staff must be supervised at all times until eligibility is determined. Must have adult abuse for all staff in file. Send adult abuse check to OCCL. for staff 5 and 6.”

Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 25, 2024.

Personnel Files

Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 25, 2024.

Owner’s File

“Owner’s file not complete, send to OCCL.”

Rule 31U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 24, 2024.

Orientation

“Staff #5 and #6 must complete OCCL Health and Safety Training.”

Rule 32U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 11, 2024.

Annual Training

“Annual training must be completed by Staff#2-#6.”

Rule 33U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 15, 2024.

Annual Professional Development Plan

“All staff need PD plan in files.”

Rule 34U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 15, 2024.

First Aid and CPR Training

“Staff #5 needs admin of medication training.”

Rule 35U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 24, 2024.

Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff attendance includes exact hours worked in each room.”

Rule 36U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 17, 2024.

Parents Right to Know

“PRTK log must be provided. Send to OCCL.”

Rule 38U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 26, 2024.

Child Files

Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 17, 2024.

Documenting Children’s Progress

“Send developmental plans for child #1-9.”

Rule 42U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 9, 2024.

Indoor Space

Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 8, 2024.

Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Place thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer. Label food with contents and date of expiration. Send pictures to OCCL and LS Davis will return to observe.”

Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 9, 2024.

Equipment

“Add more toys to establish sufficient quantity in all classroom areas(toddlers, preschool, and large motor area. Make sure child-size chairs are used for age groups. Children seated at the lunch table, their feet could not touch the floor. LS Davis will return to observe.”

Rule 57U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 8, 2024.

Sanitation

“Wash and disinfect toys and play equipment. LS Davis will return to observe. Ensure monthly evacuation drills are documented and shelter-in-place supplies are available. Send fire drill logs to OCCL. Ensure you have soap and water and bleach and water bottles every day in every classroom. Send picture to OCCL.”

Rule 58U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 8, 2024.

First Aid Kits

“Put bandage tape and plastic bags in first aid kit.”

Rule 65U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 17, 2024.

Meals and Snacks

“Ensure staff responsibilities do not reduce staff child ratios. LS Davis will return to observe. Send staff schedules to OCCL.”

Rule 71U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 24, 2024.

Feeding of Infants

“Send infant feeding schedules to OCCL for March and April.”

Rule 72U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 20, 2024.

Program Goals and Planning

“Send written program goals to OCCL.”

Rule 73U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 15, 2024.

Lesson Plans

“Write and post lesson plans in all rooms except pre-k room. Ms. Debbie had plan posted and schedule.”

Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 17, 2024.

Infant and Toddler Care

“Staff seating needed in infant room. Send picture to OCCL.”

Rule 77U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 17, 2024.

License Renewal

“Submit an application for renewal and business license for 2024.”

Rule 8U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 12, 2024.