A. S. Academy of Learning 2
A licensed child care center in Bear, Delaware 19701
891 Pulaski Highway, Bear, Delaware 19701. (302) 276-0868.
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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 Jan 7, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
12 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
12 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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.
Jan 7, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review4 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs Health appraisal/TB. Staff #2 needs OCCL training. Staff #3 needs health appraisal. Staff #4 needs updated med certification.”
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Child Files
“Ensure children’s files are complete. Child #3 needs emergency card completed. Child #7 needs health appraisal, blood lead, PRTK. Child #10, needs updated health appraisal.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure indoor space is in proper working order. Ensure infant room area near the storage cabinet is cleaned and wall base repaired.”
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Feeding of Infants
“Ensure infant feeding schedules are updated monthly.”
Jan 3, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR/FA, Health Appraisal & TB”
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Hazardous Materials
“Ensure hazardous materials are inaccessible to children. Clear SA bathroom of hazards.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure indoor space is in good repair. Wall in SA bathroom needs repaired under sink. Repair urinals in boys bathroom. Repair holes in bathroom walls.”
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Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure you practice safe sleep for infants. Infant sheet was loose-provide clips/smaller sheet.”
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Administration of Medication
“Ensure MAR forms are completed for all meds.”
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Feeding of Infants
“Ensure infant feeding schedules are updated monthly. Ensure bottles are labeled.”
Jan 12, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Personnel Files
“All staff files must be complete. Send the completed Health and Safety training for two staff members.”
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Toilet Facilities
“Send documentation that the ventilation fan has been repaired in the boy’s bathroom.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 violations cited |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 6 violations cited |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 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 1326769.
- Capacity: 111 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 4 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (3), Substantiated (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On August 10, 2026, the Office of Child are Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of failing to use appropriate behavior supports, lack of supervision, and failing to provide an incident report. On August 12, 2026, OCCL received a second complaint regarding the same incident and additional allegations regarding failing to handle parent/guardian concerns and communication and failing to make water available to children. An investigation began on August 12, 2026, and concluded on September 15, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to use appropriate behavior supports. Staff members interviewed all stated they did not use improper behavior supports with Child #1. Staff members stated they did not bite Child #1. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision. Staff members interviewed all stated they have not left children unsupervised, nor have they witnessed staff leaving children unsupervised; attendance documents reviewed corroborated this information. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to provide incident reports to families. Staff members interviewed all stated Child #1 was not bitten at the facility, so no incident report was provided. Guardian #1 stated to staff that they believe the mark happened at the home of Parent #2. LS #1 reviewed documentation showing health checks by staff members involving marks on Child #1 at arrival. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to handle parent/guardian concerns and communication. Staff members stated they contacted Guardian #1 by telephone with concerns regarding Child #1 on the evening of August 9, 2026, as well as in person and through the Lillio application. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to make water available for children. LS #1 reviewed documentation, including photos, regarding the process for providing water to children throughout the day. |
| May 7, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On April 9, 2026, the Office of Child are Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of staff using alcohol or drugs while at the center, lack of supervision, child health exclusions, and not meeting meal component requirements. An investigation was conducted on April 15, 2026. Based on interviews and further documentation received from the administrator there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to follow child health exclusions. Based on interviews and observations, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for using drugs or alcohol while caring for children. Five staff members stated they have not witnessed Administrator #1 drinking alcohol or in a disorientated state. LS #1 observed Administrator #1 s water bottle and iced tea packets. One staff member stated they have witnessed Administrator #1 disoriented at times. Based on interviews, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision. Five staff members stated they have not witnessed an infant staff member sleeping while holding an infant. One staff member stated they have witnessed Staff #1 sleeping while holding an infant in the chair. Based on interviews and a review of documentation, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to follow meal component requirements. Five staff members stated the center is following the meal component requirements. LS #1 reviewed the posted menus which were compliant with DELACARE regulations. |
| Jul 11, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On June 20, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratios. An investigation was conducted on June 27, 2025. Based on interviews and documentation reviewed, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratios. LS #1 interviewed six staff members separately, five of whom stated they maintained the correct staff-to-child ratio on June 20, 2025, and one staff member stated they were not present. LS #1 reviewed the attendance records for all classrooms, which showed all classrooms had maintained the correct staff-to-child ratio. |
| Feb 5, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On January 16, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratios and improper combining of ages. An investigation was conducted on January 21, 2025. Based on observations of classrooms, interviews with staff, and a review of attendance records, this complaint is substantiated for incorrect staff-to-child ratios. LS #1 observed two classrooms out of correct staff-to-child ratio while conducting the investigation. All staff members interviewed stated they have been out of ratio since the beginning of January 2025. Attendance records also documented incorrect staff-to-child ratios. Based on a review of attendance records, this complaint is substantiated for improper combining of ages. Toddlers were combined with older children when there were more than 12 children in total present. An additional concern noted was that upon review of attendance records the center exceeded maximum group size on January 16, 2025, with up to 29 children present in the Pre-K room including one-year-olds. |
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?
- 2024: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2022: 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Germaine Oden | Not given |
| Kidz Ink I | Not given |
| Lil’ Einstein’s Learning Academy | Not given |
| St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Preschool | Not given |
| Valerie Chinn DBA A Kidz World LLC | Not given |
| Cornerstone Early Education and Youth Center, Inc. | Not given |
| Kidz Ink IV Academy of Early Learning | Not given |
| A. S. Academy of Learning 2 This child care provider | Not given |
| Ashley Stanford DBA Little Arrows Childcare LLC | Not given |
| Grow N’ Learn | Not given |
| Dianne Peters | Not given |
| Bree Thompson | 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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