Ready Set Grow Academy
A licensed child care center in Middletown, Delaware 19709
116 E. Main Street, Middletown, Delaware 19709. (302) 464-0601.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. Delaware’s own record is on data.delaware.gov.
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 20, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
2 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
2 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 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 20, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
-
Outdoor Area
“Ensure fall zones are covered. Send a picture of playground re-mulched to OCCL.”
Jan 30, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
-
Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Submit updated health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead results to OCCL.”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 1 year through 5 years.
- Takes part in: Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Licence number 1663421.
- Capacity: 130 children.
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: No Evidence to Substantiate (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On July 17, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of a classroom operating over capacity and over staff-to-child ratio, altered attendance records, inaccurate accident/injury reports, inadequate cleaning and sanitation and improper use of cleaning materials, frequent illness within the facility, and a staff member working with children prior to receipt of eligibility from a comprehensive background check. An investigation was conducted on July 20, 2026. Regarding classroom capacity and ratios, there is no evidence to substantiate the Blue Room exceeding its licensed capacity of 13 children or operated outside the required staff-to-child ratio. Attendance records and staff interviews were consistent in showing that, although 15 children were assigned to the classroom over the course of the summer, part-time schedules and absences meant the classroom did not exceed capacity on any given day, and observations during the investigation confirmed the classroom was within staff-to-child ratio. Regarding supervision during administrative meetings, there is no evidence to substantiate classrooms were left without adequate coverage. Staff consistently reported meetings with Administrator #1 are brief, work-related, and scheduled during breaks, lunch, or nap time so classroom ratios are not affected. Regarding recordkeeping, there is no evidence to substantiate ProCare records misrepresented classroom assignments or were altered in any way. Staff interviews and records reviewed were consistent in showing ProCare accurately reflected classroom placement. Regarding Child #1 s incident, there is no evidence to substantiate the incident report inaccurately described the cause of the child’s injury. The staff member who directly witnessed the incident and Administrator #1 both consistently described a tug-of-war between two children resulting in the injury, consistent with the written report. Regarding sanitation, th ere is no evidence to substantiate the facility is inadequately cleaned or cleaning products are improperly diluted to save costs. The cleaning schedule and product instructions collected during the investigation were compliant, staff consistently reported daily cleaning, and LS #1 observed the facility to be clean with proper cleaning materials present and the cleaning staff was present and working during the time of this visit. The specific bleach dilution conversation described by Administrator #1 involved correcting a staff member who was not sufficiently diluting bleach, which is the opposite of the conduct alleged. Regarding illness and inconsistent policy enforcement, there is no evidence to substantiate these allegations. Reports of illness this summer could not be confirmed other than the Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease notification on June 12, 2026. All families were notified of this illness, and the facility was closed for 2 weeks during their annual summer closure at this time. Regarding the supervision of a staff member pending a comprehensive background check, the investigation found Staff #9 was shadowing another staff member and present in the classroom on July 16 and July 17, 2026, prior to receiving their eligibility determination on July 17, 2026. However, Staff #9 was not counted toward ratio and was not left alone with children. When this was addressed with Administrator #1, they identified that language in Regulation #28 in DELACARE Regulations for Early Care and Education and School-Age Centers contains contradictory language on when a person without eligibility determination may or may not be present in the center. Due to this conflicting statement in the Regulations, Administrator #1 stated they believed Staff #9 could be in the classroom but never left alone with children and stated going forward they will ensure all staff are determined eligible prior to being present in the center. No regulation non-compliance was cited. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ready Set Grow Academy 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
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing. Delaware’s own record is on data.delaware.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.