Wonder Years II
A licensed child care center in Middletown, Delaware 19709
111 Patriot Dr, Middletown, Delaware 19709. (302) 376-5553.
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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 May 19, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
23 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
23 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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.
May 19, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review4 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure Staff Files are complete. The following is needed: - CPR/First Aid--Staff #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 - Professional Development Plan--Staff #3, 6, 7 - Annual Review of Safe Sleep and Abuse and Neglect--Staff # 3 4 5 6 7 - OCCL H/S Training--Staff #3 - Reference--Staff #3 (2) - Declaration/Drug and Alcohol Acknowledgement--Staff #3 - Health Appraisal/TB Screener--Staff #3”
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Annual Training
“Training Hours Needed for: Staff #3 (9), #4 (9), #5 (18), #6 (9), #7 (9) This item is not determined at time of UFCRV and will become a non-compliance item on 6/1/2026”
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Child Files
“Ensure Child Files are complete. The following is needed: - Health Appraisal--Child #5, 8 - Current Immunizations--Child #5 - Blood Lead Screener Results--Child #5, 8, 10 -Parent Permission Form (PRTK and Screen Permission)--Child #8”
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Outdoor Area
“Ensure the play ground is free from hazards and materials are in good repair. The artificial turf needs repairs in some areas and there is a hole in the fence that needs repairs.”
May 8, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review9 violations
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Staff Qualifications
“Ensure all staff have DEEDS credentials within 60 days of hire. Staff #5 needs DEEDS ASAP and may not be left alone with children while waiting for the certificate.”
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Personnel Files
The inspectors’ words, 135 words
“Ensure Staff Files are complete. The following is needed: - CPR/First Aid--Staff #1, 4, 9, 10, 12, 14 - Admin of Med--Staff #6, 9 - Professional Development Plan--Staff #4, 6, 8, 10, 11, ,12 - Annual Review of Safe Sleep--Staff #2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12 - Annual Review of Abuse and Neglect--Staff #4, 10, 12 - Orientation--Staff #9 - OCCL Health and Safety Training--Staff #6, 9 - Job Description--Staff #2, 9 - References--Staff #2, 6, 8, 9 (2 references are needed if previous work experience, 2 additional if no previous work history) - Adult Abuse Registry--Staff #2, 6, 9 - Health Appraisal/TB Screener--Staff # 2, 6, 9 - Release of Employment--Staff #2, 6, 9 - Service Letters--Staff #2, 8, 9 (2 documented attempts, if no service letter is obtained, 2 additional references are needed)”
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Child Files
“Ensure Child Files are complete. The following is needed: - Child #2, 3, 7 need Infant Feeding Schedules Updated for May”
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Hazardous Materials
“Ensure all cleaners are labeled. 1 bottle in SA room is unlabeled.”
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Equipment
“Ensure that there are enough materials in the classrooms. The one’s room needs Language/Literacy readily available for children and Sensory/Science Materials. The Preschool (3’s) needs more Science, math, manipulatives, and sensory items.”
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Sanitation
“Ensure the Boys Hallway Bathroom has a sanitizer solution for the changing table.”
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Emergency Planning
“Ensure all rooms have posted evacuation routes. SA room needs one posted.”
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Lesson Plans
“Ensure all classrooms have posted lesson plans. There was no visible LP in the SA classroom.”
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Activity Schedule
“Ensure all classroom have a posted Daily Schedule. SA needs one posted.”
May 21, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review10 violations
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Staff Qualifications
“The Administrator needs School-Aged Specialized training. Inquire with DEEDS”
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Personnel Files
The inspectors’ words, 119 words
“Ensure that all staff have completed files. * Staff #1 needs CPR/First Aid, OCCL Health and Safety Training Course, Job Description, 2 References, and Health Appraisal/TB Screener. * Staff #2 needs OCCL Health and Safety Training Course, 2 References, a Service Letter and a Health Appraisal/TB Screener. * Staff #3 needs 3 additional training hours *Staff #4 needs an orientation * Staff #5 needs 18 trainings hours (2 in Health and Safety) * Staff #6 needs 8 additional training hours * Staff #7 needs 9 training hours and a Professional Development Plan * Staff #8 needs 9 training hours and a Professional Development Plan * Staff #10 needs OCCL Health and Safety Training course, 1 reference, and Service Letter”
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Child Files
“Ensure that all Child Files are complete. *Child #3 needs Hours/Days Attended completed on their info sheet *Child #9 needs Health Appraisal”
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Hazardous Materials
The inspectors’ words, 127 words
“Radon testing is required every five (5) years. Current test expired on May 6, 2024. Submit updated results of all rooms that the children occupy in the center. Ensure that hazardous materials are inaccessible to the children. Bleach was stored under the sink in the Pink Children’s Bathroom and Staff Bathroom in hallway. (either remove bleach and relocated to a safer location or install new child proof locks on the bathroom cabinet doors--if children do not use the staff bathroom, door must be closed). Mop and bucket with used mop water was in the Pink Bathroom. Ensure that all cleaners and disinfectants are properly labeled in the classrooms. The Teal Two Year Old Room and the Brainy Bunch room had unmarked bottles. Submit pictures of all corrections.”
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Indoor Space
The inspectors’ words, 101 words
“Ensure that all walls in the center are spackled/painted and/or free from damage--all rooms including the children’s bathrooms need repair work. The wall/corners behind the bathroom doors may need some kind of protective cover to prevent the door handle from breaking the dry wall. Ensure that all covered trash cans are operable/closed and/or free from damage. The trash cans in the Green Twos Room and Brainy Bunch Pre-K room were propped open upon inspection. The trashcan in the Pre-K hallway bathroom had a cracked lid and needs to be replaced. The School-Aged trash can was not operable. Send pictures of corrections.”
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Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure that all refrigerators in the center have working thermometers and read 41 or lower and freezers read 0 or lower. The kitchen fridge was reading 44 . The chest freezer in the kitchen did not have a working thermometer and the Infant Room fridge was reading 55 --both were corrected at visit and the reading was in compliance upon completion of the visit. Submit picture of the kitchen refrigerator thermometer with proper reading.”
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Outdoor Area
“Ensure that the outdoor play space is free from hazards. * Fencing has multiple cracks/chips/holes with exposed sharp edges. * Turf flooring is worn in multiple places exposing the padding underneath. Needs to be repaired or replaced. * Repair or remove two climbing structures (multi-colored slide and rock climbing). Mutiple cracks and exposed edges. IF THE ROCK CLIMBING WALL REMAINS--it must be anchored to the ground to prevent tipping over.”
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Equipment
“Ensure that all classrooms have sufficient/appropriate amounts of materials actively available for the children to engage with throughout their day. *Teal Twos Rooms--needs more language/literacy, drama play materials, math/cognitive and manipulatives. * Little Geniuses--needs more construction/building/block materials, manipulatives, language/literacy, music materials.”
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Sanitation
“Ensure that all classrooms and bathrooms have cleaning (soap/water) and disinfecting solutions available and labeled at the start of the day. All three children’s bathrooms (Pink/Blue/Hallway Single user by preschool rooms), Little Geniuses, Brainy Bunch and Teal Curious Twos did not have all required cleaners.”
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Activity Schedule
“Ensure that outdoor play is provided daily to all children, weather permitting. Weather was within appropriate range and no children were observed participating in outdoor play during the visit.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 violations cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 9 violations cited |
| May 21, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 10 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 1443669.
- Capacity: 63 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: Substantiated (3), No Evidence to Substantiate (2), No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern (2).
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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| Jun 30, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On June 11, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns Administrator #1 was not present at the program as required and was not available to supervise daily operations. An investigation was conducted on June 25, 2026. Based on the investigation, there is no evidence to substantiate the complaint. Administrator #1 reported working approximately 30-32 hours per week on-site and provided a regular work schedule totaling approximately 30.75 scheduled hours each week. Administrator #1 also reported attendance is documented through the program’s timekeeping system and monitored by Owner #1. Licensing Specialist (LS) #1 interviewed Staff #1, Staff #2, and Staff #3, regarding Administrator #1’s presence at the facility. All staff members reported observing Administrator #1 at the center daily and estimated Administrator #1 works approximately 30 hours each week. Staff consistently identified Staff #4 as the designated person responsible for daily operations during Administrator #1’s absence and reported Administrator #1 remains readily available by telephone or text message when needed. During the investigation, LS #1 observed Administrator #1 present at the facility actively supervising program operations. LS #1 also confirmed Staff #4 had been designated to oversee day-to-day operations during periods when Administrator #1 was not on-site. |
| Oct 15, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On September 25, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint concerning a lack of supervision and classrooms being out of staff-to-child ratio. An investigation was conducted on October 1, 2025. Based on the findings of the investigation, this complaint is substantiated for lack of supervision. LS #1 gained access to the facility through Staff #1, who left two children unattended in a classroom to open the door. During the observation, LS #1 also observed Staff #1 leaving the classroom again to open the door for additional arriving children. This complaint is also substantiated for not maintaining proper staff-to-child ratios. LS #1 observed ten children together in the same room, including one two-year-old child, which resulted in the classroom operating over the maximum staff-to-child ratio. An additional concern identified during the investigation involved exceeding room capacity. LS #1 observed ten children signed into the front classroom, while blueprints and measurements on file for the facility indicate the approved capacity for that room is five children. Older measurements for a previously licensed facility at this building indicate the room had a measured capacity of 6. A follow-up visit will occur to re-measure the space if requested by Owner #1 or Administrator #1. An additional concern identified during the investigation was there was no Early Childhood Teacher qualified staff member trained in day-to-day operations present upon LS #1 s arrival. |
| Dec 2, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | Between November 1, 2024, and November 13, 2024, three complaints were called into the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) regarding concerns of the facility telephone not being answered, not following the facility s policies and procedures (including disrespectful communication and not following tuition agreements), the administrator not being on-site at least 50% of the hours of operation, lack of supervision, lack of security practices in managing entry into the facility, not following proper diapering procedures, failing to report head injuries to the family, and serving an infant formula when they are a breastfed baby. An investigation was conducted on November 13, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for failure to notify families of head injuries because Staff #2 reported to LS #2 that they were unaware of the requirement for calling families in the event of a head injury to properly report. Staff #2 did enter the injury into ProCare, but the entry stated the family was not notified. This complaint is substantiated for serving an infant formula who is a breastfed infant. Administrator #1 reported consent was acquired to serve Child #1 formula when they did not have enough breastmilk for the day, but documentation of this consent was not available. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for the facility phone not being answered. Multiple staff members expressed the same procedure for answering the phone and LS #1 observed the phone being answered during the visit. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following the facility s policies and procedures. Regarding unprofessional and disrespectful communication, several pieces of documentation were presented to LS #1 in which Administrator #1 was professional and factual in the information being discussed. Administrator #1 also shared communications had with Parent #1 and #2 in which they were following through with center policy and procedure at a time when Pare nt #1 and Parent #2 were not, such as taking pictures of children in the classroom and posting on social media, and not following tuition payment schedules. Regarding the allegation of not following tuition agreements, Administrator #1 shared Parent #2 had a discounted rate and was made aware this would not transfer to Child #2 s next classroom. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for the allegation of the center administrator not being on site at least 50% of the facility operating hours. Administrator #1 provided a month s worth of timecard documentation depicting an average of six and a half hours a day spent on site. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision regarding the children using the hallway bathroom. Multiple staff members were asked about the center’s procedure for utilizing the bathroom throughout the day, all of which shared the same information. LS #2 witnessed several bathroom transitions throughout the visit in which there was adequate supervision. Documentation of classroom schedules were shared, depicting multiple time frames throughout the day in which bathroom transitions are scheduled. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for a lack of security measures in place regarding entering the facility because multiple staff members reported never observing the front door propped open. LS #1 has conducted several site visits at the facility and the procedure reported by multiple staff members has been observed at each visit. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following diaper changing procedures because LS #2 observed multiple diaper changes occur in the facility throughout the visit. LS #2 also confirmed the posting of diaper-changing procedures in all the bathrooms and changing tables, and Staff #2 verbally explained the proper procedures they utilize. An additional concern noted was a child s file information was deleted immediately after termination from care. This information must be kept for at least three months. |
| Sep 11, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern | On August 14, 2024, a complaint was made into the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) regarding improper discipline by withholding food due to a child s behavior or failure to comply. An investigation was conducted by OCCL beginning on August 22, 2024, and concluding on August 26, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for improper discipline. Staff members interviewed stated they did not witness or participate in withholding food from a child. Staff members reported consistent information with regards to having interactions with a particular child who was having a difficult day and refusing to eat lunch until lunch was almost over. Additional concerns noted at the time of the visits include the facility not using proper field trip procedures and not having a designated individual trained in daily operations on site at all times. On August 22, 2024, Administrator #1 and the named individual responsible for day-to-day operations were both not in the building. After interviewing Administrator #1, it was determined the children s field trip permission slips did not include all required information including the specific destination or date of this trip, the mode of transportation, or which adults would be present. |
| Jun 14, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern | On May 13, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns of insufficient staff and improper staff-to-child ratios. An investigation was conducted beginning May 21, 2024, and ending June 12, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for insufficient staff because during both visits, sufficient staff were present. Attendance records showed sufficient staff to operate. Staff members interviewed stated they have not been responsible for other duties while caring for children. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper staff-to-child ratios based on observation of the classrooms during two visits, interviews with staff, and a review of two weeks worth of attendance records. A concern noted during this investigation was the accuracy of the children s and staff’s attendance records. In the first attendance records received, there were children not signed in and out as required. In the attendance records received from the week of June 3, 2024, there were both children and staff not signed out of classrooms on four out of the five days. |
| Mar 27, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On March 22, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper medication storage. An investigation was conducted on March 25, 2024. Based on the results of this investigation there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because all three staff members were unaware of any child being sent home with a medication in their bookbag. Also, the Specialist was unable to obtain further information from the Reporter. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on November 13, 2023, regarding concerns about staff-to-child ratios, staff beginning employment prior to receiving their fingerprinting eligibility, unqualified staff members being left alone, and concerns about an unapproved pet being present in the center. A visit was conducted on November 16, 2023, to investigate this complaint. The complaint is substantiated for lack of supervision because Administrator Aniyah Lee-Buton had Staff #2 stand in the hallway to monitor her own classroom as well as the Pre-K classroom while she answered the front door to the center. This complaint is also substantiated for starting employment without their fingerprinting eligibility results. A staff member was employed for two weeks prior to being determined eligible. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper staff-to-child ratios as all classrooms were within correct.staff-to-child ratio at the time of this visit and attendance records accurately reflected the number of children present. All staff members interviewed stated their classrooms are never over correct staff-to-child ratios. There was no staff member employed by the name provided by the Reporter, but a staff member with a similar name was determined to be qualified to be left alone with children. There is no evidence to substantiate an unapproved pet present within the center, as there was no monkey in the center, and all staff interviewed stated they never saw a monkey in the center. There is no evidence to substantiate a broken gate on the playground or the playground not being age appropriate. The gate was in working order with the required self-latching closure and the materials present were age-appropriate and presented no hazards. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Wonder Years II This child care provider | Not given |
| Katherine Manning | Not given |
| Barbara Needles | Not given |
| Shaun Mullan-Wright DBA Sunshine Children’s House | Not given |
| Happy Place Child Care of Middletown | Not given |
| Jeffrey Whiting | Not given |
| Susan Thompson | Not given |
| Peace Arousa Augusta Osayanmwen | Not given |
| Mercy Land Academy | Not given |
| Brilliant Little Minds @apc | Not given |
| Grow & Learn Childcare Center | Not given |
| Charlotte Goode | Not given |
| Celebree School of Middletown | 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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Replies
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