Brilliant Little Minds Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Middletown, Delaware 19709
102 Sandhill Drive, Middletown, Delaware 19709. (302) 376-9889.
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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 Aug 12, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
9 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
9 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 12, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Full files for Staff #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 10. CPR and First aid for Staff #1, 4, 6, 8, 10. PD Plan for Staff #2. Send to OCCL.”
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Hazardous Materials
“Ensure radon test is completed every 5 years. Send results to OCCL.”
Aug 5, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review4 violations
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General Qualifications
“Ensure staff over 18 years old gets fingerprinted and determined eligible. Send eligibility letter to OCCL.”
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Send full files for Staff #2, 3, 6, 10, and 13. First aid/CPR needed for Staff #9. Orientation needed for Staff #1. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14. 4 references for Staff #1 and 14. Adult abuse for Staff #1-14. Health and TB needed for Staff #4 and 14. TB test for Staff #1. Send all to OCCL.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Parents Right to Know and screen time permission for Child #1. Blood lead screening for Child #7 and 10. Developmental plan for Child #18. Send all to OCCL.”
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Feeding of Infants
“Ensure infants have a written feeding statement updated monthly. Send for Child #6, 9, 12.”
Aug 8, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations
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Personnel Files
The inspectors’ words, 102 words
“Ensure all staff files are complete. CPR/First Aid needed for Staff #1, 2, 6, 10. PD plan and training hours needed for Staff #7. Full files needed for Staff #2, 7, 10. 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety training needed for Staff #3 and 7. 3 references needed for Staff #4. 2 references needed for Staff #5. 1 service letter and 2 references or 4 references needed for Staff #6. Adult abuse needed for Staff #4, 5, 9, and 3. Health appraisal w/TB test for Staff #3, Health appraisal for Staff #6. TB test for Staff #9. Fingerprints and eligibility for Staff #8.”
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Administration of Medication
“Ensure Child #17 has emergency medical care permission. Send to OCCL”
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Emergency Planning
“Ensure monthly fire drills are completed. Send June and July to OCCL.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 violations cited |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 5 years.
- Takes part in: Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Licence number 723814.
- Capacity: 165 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 4 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (1), No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern (1), Substantiated (1), Unsubstantiated with Concern (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 |
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| Jun 24, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On May 29, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratio, disrespectful communication by staff, and failing to exclude staff with a contagious condition. An investigation was conducted on June 2, 2026. Based on documentation and staff interviews, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for disrespectful communication by staff and failing to exclude staff with a contagious condition. While it was confirmed a staff member threatened another staff member, there is no evidence to show this threat was made while at the center. Documentation shows the staff member attempting to call out sick was allowed to do so and was not forced to work at the center. All staff members interviewed denied administration forcing staff members to work at the center while sick with contagious condition. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for incorrect staff-to-child ratio, as this concern was previously addressed and corrected. |
| May 13, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On April 17, 2026, and April 24, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received two complaints regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratios, not cleaning or sanitizing as required, and not notifying a parent of illness concerns in a timely manner. An investigation began on April 21, 2026, and concluded on April 27, 2026. Based on observations, staff interviews, and documentation received, this complaint is substantiated for incorrect staff-to-child ratios. During an unannounced visit, it was observed one classroom was out of staff-to-child ratio with nine two-year-old children with one staff member. Two out of three staff members interviewed stated they are sometimes over staff-to-child ratios in the mornings, and there were multiple instances of classrooms documented as over staff-to-child ratio on attendance records reviewed. Based on observations and staff interviews, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not cleaning or sanitizing as required and not notifying a parent of illness concern in a timely manner. All staff interviewed stated they clean as required daily and weekly and notify parents in a timely manner of illness concerns with children. LS #1 observed all classrooms to appear clean. An additional concern noted was staff attendance records were not accurate according to attendance documentation reviewed. While the attendance records reviewed documented children present in classrooms with no staff members signed into that classroom, administrators explained sometimes floaters are signed into the office, but have not signed in on the attendance record for the classroom where they are present. This practice causes classrooms to appear to have incorrect staff-to-child ratio. Technical assistance was provided to the administrator to ensure all staff, including floaters, are signed in on the attendance record for the classroom where they are present. |
| Mar 26, 2025 | IA Investigation: Unsubstantiated with Concern | Delaware gives no summary. |
| Nov 7, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern | On September 6, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a self-reported event from Administrator #1 regarding an incident that happened at the center on that date. On September 11, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding the same self-reported event alleging improper discipline. OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. An investigation began on September 6, 2024, and concluded on October 24, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline based on documentation and video footage received. A concern noted was even though Staff #1 was not observed using improper discipline with children, the staff member was observed picking up a child by their biceps, leaving small bruises on the child s arms. Staff #1 s employment was terminated by the center. |
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?
- 2026: 1 facility injury. 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 |
|---|---|
| Brilliant Little Minds Learning Center 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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