Beach Babies Child Care
A licensed child care center in Lewes, Delaware 19958
31169 Learning Ln, Lewes, Delaware 19958. (302) 644-1585.
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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 Feb 16, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
10 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
10 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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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.
Feb 16, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Staff Attendance
“Ensure each staff document their exact arrival and departure times when working in the classroom. Staff members left the classroom and return without signing in or out of the classrooms. (This was corrected when staff members agreed)”
Feb 3, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations
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Personnel Files
“Complete staff files are needed for three staff members. Annual safe sleep training is needed for three staff.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child file are completed. Child #9 need an updated health appraisal with immunization.”
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Indoor Space
The inspectors’ words, 99 words
“Ensure walls are clean and in good repair. Room 21 bathroom light cover needs repair, Room 20 paint on back of door is peeling, bathroom door tape residue and paint peeling, intake vent paint above peeling, Room 18 cabinets and shelf have tape residue, door frame of bathroom paint peeling, Room 15 paint peeling and door, right of paper towel dispenser needs holes filled and paint and tape residue on doors. Repair painted areas filled holes and paint. Ensure room 22/23 and 24 are operable, repair walls that have paint peeling, room 19 repair base board under the window,”
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Outdoor Area
“Ensure outside gates are self- closing. Repair the SA gate.”
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Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure diaper only can is not used for trash. Remove trash fromt he diaper can in room 16-17. Place a liner in the diaper only can in room 18.”
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Administration of Medication
“Ensure MAR are completed for medication. Child #8 has one MAR for two different diaper cream. Provide separate MAR for both diaper cream.”
Feb 19, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure a comprehensive background check is completed with eligibility letter on file for staff. Staff #1 needs a comprehensive background check and eligibility letter.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure walls are in good repair, Room 15, the block area has paint peeling. Room 18 circle time area has paint peeling, Room 20 paint peeling in block area.”
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Administration of Medication
“Ensure no prescription medication is labeled with the child’s name. Six OTC medication do not have a child’s name on them.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 6 violations cited |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Licence number 123948.
- Capacity: 174 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 7 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (4), Substantiated (3).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on August 17, 2026, regarding a lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on August 19, 2026. This complaint is substantiated because Administrator #1 confirmed that video footage showed Staff #1 leaving a group of children unattended in the classroom during naptime from approximately 12:35 p.m. to 12:38 p.m. on August 13, 2026. Administrator #1 stated Staff #1 left the classroom for a break without confirming that another staff member was present to supervise the children. The children remained unattended until another staff member entered the classroom. Additionally, Staff #1 did not sign out of the classroom on the attendance record. |
| Aug 12, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on June 24, 2026, regarding inaccurate attendance records, not having the OCCL required postings, and having a classroom without the required equipment and activity areas. An investigation was conducted on July 8, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because Owner #1 and Staff #1 explained that the multipurpose room was used temporarily while repairs were being completed following damage to the filtration system caused by a burst water pipe. Documentation showed that parents of the affected classrooms were notified of the temporary classroom relocation on May 8, 2026. Staff #1 further stated that staff-to-child ratios were maintained and remained in compliance throughout the temporary relocation and a review of documentation confirmed this. During the complaint visit, LS #1 observed the classroom and found it to be in compliance with licensing regulations. |
| Mar 25, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding a lack of positive behavior support. An investigation was conducted on February 18, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because the video footage reviewed did not show Staff #2 hit Child #1 on the cheek or display other inappropriate physical interactions. |
| Jun 12, 2025 | IA Investigation: Substantiated | Delaware gives no summary. |
| Mar 18, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on January 24, 2025, regarding improper discipline, vaping, and air quality. An investigation began on February 3, 2025, and concluded on February 5, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because, during the visit, LS #1 and LS #2 did not observe any mold in the center, and Owner #1 stated when he found out about the mold, he closed the classroom and hired a company to conduct and remove the mold. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of improper discipline and vaping because staff who responded to the interview during the visit denied them. One staff called after the visit and stated two staff were vaping in the bathroom but could not provide any additional details |
| Mar 18, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on January 24, 2025, regarding vaping/smoking, evidence of rodents or hazardous child care space, sanitation, discrimination, lack of supervision, and respectful interactions with children. An investigation began on February 3, 2025, and concluded on February 5, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because, during the visit, LS #1 and LS #2 did not observe any hazardous conditions, mold, mice, or mice droppings in the center. Additionally, staff members who were interviewed denied the allegations. |
| Jan 13, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) cannot legally disclose if a complaint was also received or investigated by any other agency. OCCL investigations of regulatory non- compliance begin when clearance from other agencies, when applicable, has been received. The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a self-reported complaint on November 18, 2024, regarding improper discipline. An investigation began on November 18, 2024, and concluded on January 8, 2025. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because Staff #1 was observed roughly handling Child #1 in the classroom on video footage as reported by the administrator. Staff #1 s employment was terminated by the center after they reviewed the video footage. |
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?
- 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
- 2025: 6 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2024: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2023: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2022: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2021: 2 facility injuries. 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 |
|---|---|
| Beach Buddies School Age Program | Not given |
| Beach Babies Child Care This child care provider | Not given |
| Lighthouse on the Shore Learning Center Inc. | Not given |
| Boys & Girls Club @ Love Creek | Not given |
| YMCA of De/Sussex Consortium | Not given |
| Little Vikings @ Sussex Consortium | Not given |
| Anna Campbell | Not given |
| Bethel Christian School | Not given |
| YMCA of Delaware/Lewes Elementary | Not given |
| Kelly Frech | Not given |
| Margaret H. Rollins Cdc @ Children’s Beach House | Not given |
| Child’s Play By the Bay | 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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