Backwoods Lfcch
A licensed large family child care in Harrington, Delaware 19952
52 New Orleans St, Harrington, Delaware 19952. (302) 670-0801.
- Enforcement: Suspended (Delaware)
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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?
2 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Jul 16, 2025; 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 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. 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 16, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review5 violations
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General Requirements
“Ensure that household members are fingerprinted and notify the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) before a person becomes a household child member. One person became a household member on July 15, 2025, with no comprehensive background check or notification to OCCL.”
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Parents Right to Know Act
“Ensure all newly enrolled or touring families complete the Parent’s Right to Know Log.”
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Children’s Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Two children need updated health appraisals and immunization records on file. One child needs blood lead screening results. One child needs a full file.”
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Training
“Ensure that annual training hours are completed at least 30 days before license expiration.”
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License Renewal
“Ensure that an annual renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration.”
Jul 8, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review7 violations
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General Requirements
“Ensure every five years household members and the provider accomplish a comprehensive background check. Ensure new household members or volunteers have a comprehensive background check.”
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Children’s Files
“Complete child files. One child needs an updated health appraisal and immunization record. Two children need complete files.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure an electrical inspection is conducted.”
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Pets
“Vaccinate two canines for rabies.”
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General and Fire Safety
“Have an annual fire marshal inspection conducted.”
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Training
“Ensure provider and assistant become CPR and First Aid certified.”
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License Renewal
“Submit a renewal application 60 days prior to license expiration.”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 violations cited |
| Jul 8, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 7 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Large Family Child Care.
- 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 1441952.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 1 complaint investigation in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: Substantiated (1).
- Delaware lists this licence’s current enforcement status as: Suspended.
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 |
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| Suspended | Delaware lists this licence’s current enforcement status as: Suspended. | |
| Dec 13, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on November 8, 2024, regarding the improper release of children, not providing a handbook, animal interactions, cleanliness, napping, not following a schedule, firearm storage, improper discipline, an unapproved person around the children, using an unapproved and unfenced outdoor area, capacity and ratios, lack of supervision, having children outside and not dressed appropriately for the weather, not feeding the appropriate number of meals and snacks, and the provider being under the influence of drugs. An investigation was attempted on November 8, 2024, but the provider was unavailable. An investigation was conducted on November 25, 2024. The complaint is substantiated for an unapproved person around the children because Licensing Specialist (LS) #1 and Supervisor #1 observed Child #2 at the neighboring family member s home outside with Person #2, who is not fingerprinted to be with the children in care, and Person #6 is still living in the shed and at the child care when at the annual visit the LS was told Person #6 would be leaving the property July 11, 2024. The complaint is substantiated for animal interactions at the home because the provider had not mentioned to the parents that they were feeding chickens and interacting with other animals during child care hours. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of improper release, not receiving a handbook, children not napping, or the schedule not being followed because Provider #1 stated Child #1 did not leave with Person #2, who was not an authorized release individual. No custody documents provided a care schedule; parents receive a handbook at enrollment, and children nap if they want to. For those who do not have activities to do, the provider stated the schedule is followed and was shown to LS #1. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of improper discipline, children not having clothing available, children not accompanied at the bus stop, and children not receiving meals or snacks because the provider stated she does not have behavior issues with any of the children, there is ample clothing available for all seasons, the children walk to the bus with the other children and the children are fed the food they bring if they choose to and then also have access to the food in the house during mealtimes and whenever they want to eat if they are still hungry. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation the child care facility was not clean because the bathroom and the child care areas were clean. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of a firearm, taser, or knife storage not complying because the firearms and knives are stored appropriately and no one at home owns a taser. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of an unfenced outdoor play area because the LS observed a fenced area with two self-closing and self-latching gates. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of ratios or capacity because the provider stated she only has five children enrolled. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of the provider being under the influence of drugs because the provider denied this allegation. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of staff being on drugs or drinking because the child care operates as a family child care and does not have staff. Additional concerns noted were the children do not have parental permission to go to the back area offsite of the licensed property, the provider stated she applies bug spray but does not have Medication Administration Records for the children, the child files were not on site, the provider was caring for a family member with a child in care next door, and Person #5 was present, but does have a health appraisal. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Delaware Early Childhood Center | Not given |
| Jj’s Learning Experience, LLC. | Not given |
| Backwoods Lfcch This child care provider | Not given |
| Mariah Warrington | Not given |
| Ladonna Lewis | Not given |
| Children & Families First Head Start Harrington | Not given |
| Public School/Lake Forest/Lake Forest South Elementary | Not given |
| Acelero Learning Harrington Center | Not given |
| Shell’s Early Learning Harrington Center | Not given |
| Wonder Years Learning Center, LLC | Not given |
| Shell’s Early Learning Center-Harrington | Not given |
| Mardella White | 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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