Latonya Bruce
A licensed family child care in Bridgeville, Delaware 19933
20687 Coverdale Road, Bridgeville, Delaware 19933. (302) 727-1287.
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The short answer
Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Oct 23, 2026.
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
3 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Jul 7, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
6 violations cited in the last three years.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
6 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each violation, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 7, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations
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Children’s Files
“Complete files are needed for the following children: Child #1 needs an updated monthly feeding schedule, Child#5 and Child #6 needs sign parent permission for screen time and parent right to know.”
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Training
“Update CPR/FA certification”
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License Renewal
“Ensure to submit the renewal application 60 days before license expiration.”
Jul 14, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Children’s Files
“Complete files are needed for the following children: Child #4 and Child #6 needs a health appraisal with immunization and blood lead test result. Child #1 needs parent right to know and screentime.”
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Hazardous Materials
“Updated radon test is needed.”
Jul 16, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Children’s Files
“Update feeding schedule for one child.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Family Child Care.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Takes part in: Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Licence number 1148248.
- Capacity: 9 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 3 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: Substantiated (2), Unsubstantiated with Concern (1).
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2025 | IA Investigation: Unsubstantiated with Concern | Delaware gives no summary. |
| Feb 18, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper discipline on October 15, 2024. An investigation began on February 8, 2025, and concluded on February 14, 2025. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because during other agencies interviews, two children stated Provider #1 has hit children; however, Provider #1 denies ever hitting any child. |
| Jul 11, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on June 3, 2024, regarding not meeting the needs of the children and unsafe outdoor areas. An investigation began on June 24, 2024, and concluded on June 25, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for having an unsafe outdoor play area because during this investigation, LS Donovan observed broken toys, a wading pool with standing water, and floating toys on top of a small trampoline in the outdoor area. There is no evidence to substantiate that Ms. Bruce is not meeting the needs of the children because Ms. Bruce stated she cleans the children’s faces when they get dirty. |
Who does the caring?
- Delaware doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers.
Who owns it?
- Delaware’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- No facility injuries reported. No facility deaths reported.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Providers aren’t compared: Delaware lists only the visits that found violations, so a count can’t tell a clean record from one never visited.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Catherine Ross | Not given |
| Latonya Bruce This child care provider | Not given |
| Serena Spencer DBA Serena’s Family Care | Not given |
| Helping Hands Learning Center I | Not given |
| Vanessa Savage | Not given |
| Venita Johnson | Not given |
| Breana Tulowitzki | Not given |
| Children & Families First Head Start Bridgeville | Not given |
| La’tasha Nichols | Not given |
| Acelero Learning Bridgeville Center | Not given |
| Cynthia West | Not given |
| Carole Johnson | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- Delaware doesn’t grade violations by severity, so read what was cited.
- Delaware’s open data lists a visit only when a violation was cited there, so visits that found nothing aren’t shown.
- Delaware publishes five years of reviews and complaints; this page shows the last three.
- Delaware doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- Delaware lists only the visits that found violations, so a provider with none listed may not have been visited at all: no count of violations is used to headline, filter or compare its providers.
Sources
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities (iuzd-3dbt).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information (wb83-pkcv).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews (pnbd-85r6).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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