Harrison Little Learners
A licensed child care center in Delaware City, Delaware 19706
132 Clinton St, Delaware City, Delaware 19706. (302) 832-1685.
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The short answer
Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Oct 26, 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?
7 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Mar 24, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
21 violations cited in the last three years.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
21 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 26, 2026. Updated daily.
Mar 24, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs the “in person” portion of CPR/ FA Staff #2 needs OCCL health and safety training”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 needs blood lead screening, Child #3 needs an updated health appraisal, Child #4 needs monthly feeding statement filled out for April.”
Feb 19, 2026: enforcement Visit1 violation
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Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
The inspectors’ words, 121 words
“A licensee shall ensure a staff member who is qualified as at least an early childhood teacher is present at all times during the hours of operation. A licensee shall have at least two staff present when seven or more children one year and older are present. The licensee shall have and follow emergency procedures providing immediate access to emergency services and an additional staff when only one staff member is present with children. Center was also out of ratio on this date due to their being only one staff present with 8 children (3 were toddlers) Please send a 2-week staff schedule to OCCL by March 2, 2026, showing OCCL there is a qualified staff member present at all times.”
Jan 29, 2026: enforcement Visit1 violation
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Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
The inspectors’ words, 98 words
“A licensee shall ensure a staff member who is qualified as at least an early childhood teacher is present at all times during the hours of operation. A licensee shall have at least two staff present when seven or more children one year and older are present. The licensee shall have and follow emergency procedures providing immediate access to emergency services and an additional staff when only one staff member is present with children. Please send a 2-week staff schedule to OCCL by March 2, 2026, showing OCCL there is a qualified staff member present at all times.”
Oct 10, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review4 violations
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Personnel Files
“Staff #1 needs a PD plan, Staff #2 needs an orientation.”
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Child Files
“Child #2 needs blood lead results.”
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Documenting Children’s Progress
“Ensure each child’s development is being tracked. Send an assessment for one infant, toddler, and pre-schooler.”
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Indoor Space
“Wall in main room needs to be repaired and painted”
Sep 24, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Notification to OCCL
“Ensure OCCL is notified within 5 business days of an administrator change. This was corrected when OCCL was notified on 9-11-2025”
Oct 14, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review11 violations
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Positive Behavior Management
“Behavior Management policy is not posted”
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Staff Qualifications
“Ensure proper child to teacher ratio is maintained. Staff #1 was alone in the infant room with 2 children without having a DEED’s certificate. Submit staff #1’s DEED certificate to OCCL. Review regulation 24 regarding staff qualifications and send a signed acknowledgement to OCCL.”
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Staffing
“Ensure a teacher is trained in day-to-day operations. Submit training form to OCCL”
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Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure facility has sufficient staffing. Staff #1 is not qualified to be alone with children. Submit proof of schedule to OCCL.”
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a DEEDs certificate, Staff #2 needs CPR and FA, Staff #3 needs PD plan, annual review of sleep, child abuse and neglect, training hours, Staff #5 needs CPR/FA, PD plan, annual review of safe seep, child abuse and neglect, training hours”
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Parents Right to Know
“Submit Parents Right To Know to OCCL”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Lead screening needed for children #1-5, 11. Developmental plans needed for children #1-5, 8,9, 12, 13. Health appraisals needed for child #11, Immunizations needed for child #4 ,5”
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Indoor Space
“Indoor space: floor area into kitchen and into preschool room must be prepared (transition strips). Send pics to OCCL Baseboard and ceiling in preschool/toddler bathroom need to be repaired. Water damage possible mold. Send pics to OCCL Ceiling tiles by backdoor need to be replaced. Send pics to OCCL Carpet in toddler room needs to be cleaned. Send pics to OCCL.”
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Kitchen and Food Preparation
“thermometer needed in infant room refrigerator”
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Outdoor Area
“Broken lightbulb (glass) by the back door (outside). Corrected 10/14/2024 Playground fence is not self-latching. Please send video to OCCL”
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Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Plese post diaper changing procedure in area where diapers are being changed.”
Oct 14, 2024: complaint Visit1 violation
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Lesson Plans
The inspectors’ words, 94 words
“74 10-25-2024 11-22-2024 A licensee shall have and follow a written lesson plan of varied, developmentally appropriate activities designed to help all children preschool-age and younger reach the goals described in subsection 73.B.1. The lesson plan must be current and posted for easy reference by parents or guardians and staff. A staff member stated they did not know what the class was doing on the day of the visit and the posted lesson plan did not contain age-appropriate activities. Send OCCL a copy of one week s lesson plan for each classroom by 11-22-24.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Mar 24, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Enforcement Visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Enforcement Visit | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 violations cited |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 11 violations cited |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 1 violation 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 1462781.
- Capacity: 30 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 2 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: Substantiated (2).
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
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| Apr 9, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. On March 10, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding an allegation of lack of supervision. A self-report was made to OCCL on March 13, 2025. A visit was attempted on March 14, 2025 but no one answered the door to grant admission to the facility. A follow-up visit was conducted on March 19, 2025. This complaint is substantiated for lack of supervision. The camera footage received showed Staff #1 was not present in the classroom during nap time. While Staff #1 was gone, Child #3 and Child #2 were both observed being inappropriate towards Child #1. Other concerns noted were Staff #1 was unqualified and alone with children and the conflicting descriptions regarding what transpired on March 7, 2025. Based on video footage reviewed and staff statements, Staff #1 and Administrator #1 were not being truthful during this investigation. Video footage shows there were no staff in the classroom at the time of the incident. Administrator #1 initially stated on March 13, 2025, in her self-report to OCCL that she was the only staff in the classroom at the time of the incident, but when interviewed on March 19, 2025, she stated she had been in the classroom, but left the classroom to do office work, leaving Staff #1 alone with the children. Staff #1 also stated Administrator #1 was in the office leaving her alone with the children and Administrator #1 then called her into the office, leaving the children unsupervised. Additionally, LS #1 and LS #2 were unable to enter the building on March 14, 2025, and were told this was due to the children being on a walk, however, the attendance records reviewed for March 14, 2025, did not reflect the children and staff having left the building for a walk. Attendance records for March 7, 2025, also showed Administrator #1 being signed into a classroom when it was shown on video and she late r stated, she was not present in the classroom during that time. Staff #1 also left the classroom during this time which was not documented on the attendance records. Finally, the door handle at the entrance of the building was off its hinges. |
| Nov 14, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On October 11, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint for not following diapering regulations, inappropriate combining of ages, not having and implementing lesson plans as required, staff using cell phones while caring for children, and inappropriate behavior management. This complaint is substantiated for not following and implementing written lesson plans because when Staff #1 was asked what the children were doing for the day according to the lesson plan, Staff #1 did not know. The posted lesson plan did not contain age-appropriate activities. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for inappropriate combining of ages because toddlers were only combined with older children when 12 or fewer children in total were present. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for staff using cell phones while caring for children or inappropriate behavior management. While Administrator #2 stated she had witnessed staff using a cell phone in the past, all staff were required to sign a cell phone policy acknowledgement. Staff were not observed using cell phones at the time of the visit. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for inappropriate behavior management because staff interviewed stated for behavior management, they redirect children or talk with them on eye level and administrative staff stated they have not observed improper discipline or behavior management by staff. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following diapering procedures. Although Staff #3 placed another child s diaper on Child #1 by mistake, when Administrator #1 attempted to contact Parent #1 to discuss this mistake, Parent #1 blocked the call. Staff and administrators both stated diapers are checked and changed as required or needed. An additional concern noted at the visit is that Staff #1 was observed alone with one infant and two one-year olds without having a DEEDS qualification. This non-compliance was cited un der the annual compliance review that was also conducted on October 11, 2024. |
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 26, 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 26, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Harrison Little Learners This child care provider | Not given |
| Katherine Manning | Not given |
| The Little Campus, LLC | Not given |
| Jamise Bailey | Not given |
| Kool Kids Learning Center | Not given |
| Rebekah Mercer | Not given |
| Learning Lane Childcare Center | Not given |
| Germaine Oden | Not given |
| Barbara Needles | Not given |
| Sherell Thomas | Not given |
| Kidz Ink I | Not given |
| Shaun Mullan-Wright DBA Sunshine Children’s House | 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 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews (pnbd-85r6).
Released Oct 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 27, 2026.
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