Kristin’s Care Inc. Early Learning Center at Sussex Tech
A licensed child care center in Georgetown, Delaware 19947
17099 County Seat Hwy, Georgetown, Delaware 19947. (302) 853-1826.
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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?
3 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Aug 11, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
8 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
8 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 11, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are completed. Three staff members need DEEDS certification.”
Aug 12, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Personnel Files
“Complete files are needed for the following staff members: Staff #1 needs administration of medication certification, Staff #2 needs OCCL health and safety training and staff #3 neecs CPR/ FA certification”
Aug 6, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are completed, Staff #2 need administration of medication certification, two reference letters and the OCCL health and safety training.”
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Parents Right to Know
“Submit the parent right to log for children who are enrolled and tour the center.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are completed, Child #11 need blood lead test result.”
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Hazardous Materials
“Update Radon test for the classroom.”
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Outdoor Area
“Repair or replace the latch on the self- closing gate outside.”
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Administration of Medication
“Revised the MAR documentation for all children with medication.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 6 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 1527140.
- Capacity: 72 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: No Evidence to Substantiate (1), No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern (1).
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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| Aug 17, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On July 14, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint alleging not following the complaint policy, mixing of ages with 10 or more children present, and meals and snacks. An investigation was conducted on July 16, 2016. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint of not following the complaint policy because the provider tried to meet with Parent #1, who would not accept the date due to a scheduling conflict for the additional non-parent/guardian Parent #1 wanted at the meeting. When the meeting was held, Parent #1 did not address all the concerns and did not explain why. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of mixing age groups because the policy in the handbook was followed by transitioning two times a year, and attendance reflected that the age groups are separated upon opening. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation that meals and snacks did not have the proper components or amount because the menu states the amount for each age group, and staff stated that there is always plenty of food for the children if they need more. |
| Jun 26, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern | On May 14, 2025, and May 15, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received two complaints regarding not meeting the needs of the children, not providing truthful information, not providing an infant daily log, confidentiality, not allowing breastfeeding, and not completing incident reports. An investigation was conducted on May 21, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because staff members interviewed stated they conduct diaper checks hourly, change a child if they are wet or dirty, and their daily logs match when they change diapers. Administrator #1 stated breastfeeding or pumping is welcome at the center, but a parent, who is also a staff member, needs to provide a breastfeeding schedule to ensure the classroom complies with the staff-to-child ratio. Additionally, Administrator #1 stated she or her staff did not breach confidentiality, but if a parent has a concern, she will address the concern with all her staff. Administrator #1 and staff members denied the allegation of not providing truthful information to parents and stated children enrolled in the center receive a daily update via the Tadpole app. While there is no evidence to substantiate not completing incident reports, a concern noted was the incident report from the Tadpole app does not reflect when the parent was informed of a serious injury, when a call was made to the parent, and did not have parent signatures. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Little Einstein’s Preschool & School Age Center Georgetown | Not given |
| Little Faces Learning Center | Not given |
| Irsd Early Learning Center at Howard T. Ennis School | Not given |
| Rainbow of Hope Childcare LLC | Not given |
| Love Drives Remi Campus | Not given |
| Little Faces Learning Center, LLC | Not given |
| Children & Families First Head Start Stockley | Not given |
| Children & Families First Head Start Annex | Not given |
| YMCA of Delaware/Georgetown Elementary | Not given |
| Paula Carroll | Not given |
| Kristin’s Care Inc. Early Learning Center at Sussex Tech This child care provider | Not given |
| Acelero Learning Stockley Center | 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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