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Bright Beginnings Child Care Center, LLC

A licensed child care center in Millsboro, Delaware 19966

29753 John J Williams Hwy, Millsboro, Delaware 19966. (302) 934-1249.

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The short answer

Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Oct 23, 2026.

The last 24 months 20 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Every month

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 Apr 23, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.

20 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

When those violations happened

20 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

20 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 23, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations
  • Positive Behavior Management

    “Post the positive behavior management and send picture.”

    Rule 20U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 5, 2026.

  • Personnel Files

    “Complete file are needed. Staff #1needs updated administration of medication and health and safety training. Staff #2 needs administration of medication and 2 hours of health and safety. Staff#3 needs 2 hours of health and safety training. Staff #4needs a professional development plan, orientation, two references letters, health appraisal with TB, release of employment and service letters. Staff#5 needs updated administration of medication.”

    Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 17, 2026.

  • Parents Right to Know

    “Update the parents right to know log and send a copy.”

    Rule 38U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 18, 2026.

  • Child Files

    “Complete child files are needed. Child#1 needs emergency contact information. Child#3 needs a health appraisal with immunization and lead test results. Child #7,#9,#10 need updated health appraisals with immunization.”

    Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 11, 2026.

  • Administration of Medication

    “Ensure unused medication is returned to the parent or guardian when no longer needed by the child. Ensure each medication is documented on a separate MAR. Ensure only medication prescribed for allergies are administered to children. Ensure a MAR is completed to use sunscreen, bug spray, and diaper rash cream”

    Rule 63U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 5, 2026.

  • Emergency Planning

    “Post an evacuation route diagram in two classrooms.”

    Rule 66U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 5, 2026.

Apr 10, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review7 violations
  • Personnel Files

    The inspectors’ words, 106 words

    “Complete files are needed for the following staff: Staff #1 needs an annual safe sleep, annual abuse and neglect Staff #2 needs CPR/FA certification, an annual safe sleep, annual abuse and neglect Staff #3 needs administration of medication certification, OCCL health and safety training, job description, health appraisal with TB Staff #4 needs administration of medication certification, professional development plan, an annual safe sleep, annual abuse and neglect, OCCL health and safety training, job description, health appraisal with TB, annual training hours Staff #5 needs an annual safe sleep, annual abuse and neglect Staff #6 needs CPR/FA certification, an annual safe sleep, annual abuse and neglect”

    Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 17, 2025.

  • Child Files

    “Complete child file is needed for the following children: Child #1 needs a health appraisal and blood lead test result Child #2 needs blood lead test result Child #3 needs updated monthly feeding schedule Child #6 needs hours/ days care and blood lead test result Child #7 needs health appraisal, blood lead test result, days and hours of care Child #10 needs health appraisal”

    Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 28, 2025.

  • Documenting Children’s Progress

    “Annual progress report for all children in care is needed”

    Rule 42U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 30, 2025.

  • Hazardous Materials

    “Update radon test result is needed for the space used for children in care”

    Rule 45U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 1, 2025.

  • Kitchen and Food Preparation

    “Ensure to only use sinks for handwashing. During the visit, utensils were observed in the handwashing sink. Send picture.”

    Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 10, 2025.

  • Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

    “Ensure to follow the safe sleep practice when caring for infatns. In the infant classroom an infant was observed sleeping in baby rocker, covered in a blanket. This was corrected the staff removed the blanket and placed the infant in the crib.”

    Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 10, 2025.

  • Lesson Plans

    “Add health habits/ food exploration to the lesson plan for children over 24 months ones per week in the Busy Bee and Tumble Tots classroom.”

    Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 30, 2025.

Apr 10, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review7 violations
  • Personnel Files

    “Complete files are needed for the following staff members: Staff #1, 2, 5,6 needs one hours of health and safety training Staff #3 needs annual safe sleep training, annual abuse and neglect, professional development plan, annual training with health and safety Staff #4 needs annual training Staff #7 needs annual training and a professional development plan Staff #8 needs administration of medication certification”

    Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 28, 2024.

  • Child Files

    “Complete files are needed for the following children: All children needs a developmental plan Child #1,5,7 and 9 needs hours and days attending Child #3 needs a health appraisal with immunization and blood lead testing Child #10 needs days and hours attending a”

    Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 23, 2024.

  • Kitchen and Food Preparation

    “Ensure food preparation area clean. Remove bottles, laundry basket with dirty towels and toys from from the handwashing sink. Send pictures”

    Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 24, 2024.

  • Toilet Facilities

    “Provide liquid soap for the one-year old classroom”

    Rule 51U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 10, 2024.

  • Outdoor Area

    “Ensure the provide fall zone by the slides and swing. Purchase additional mulch. Send pictures”

    Rule 53U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 24, 2024.

  • Diapering and Soiled Clothing

    “Ensure trash bags are in the diaper pail and with in arm reach in the one year old classroom.”

    Rule 61U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 10, 2024.

  • Administration of Medication

    “Provide MAR for two children’s over the counter medication.”

    Rule 63U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 24, 2024.

All 3 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 23, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations cited
Apr 10, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review7 violations cited
Apr 10, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review7 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Child Care Center.
  • Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 5 years.
  • Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
  • Licence number 772192.
  • Capacity: 40 children.
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Delaware acted against it?

  • 3 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: Substantiated (3).
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
May 22, 2025IA Investigation: SubstantiatedDelaware gives no summary.
Jul 26, 2024OCCL Standards Complaint: SubstantiatedOn June 3, 2024, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and not accepted for investigation. It was sent to the Delaware State Police and the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) and accepted for investigation regarding improper discipline. This complaint was also self-reported by the owner to the report line and OCCL. On July 9, 2024, a detective stated the staff confessed to smacking the child and was charged. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because the staff admitted she smacked the child in the face. The owner terminated the staff s employment. A concern noted was staff did not follow the center s written policy regarding child abuse and neglect reporting requirements because the staff member who witnessed the incident did not call the hotline to report what she witnessed. In addition, the owner did not call the hotline until OCCL directed her to call. The incident occurred on May 31, 2024, but it was not called into the hotline until June 3, 2024.
Jun 10, 2024OCCL Standards Complaint: SubstantiatedThe Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on May 10, 2024, regarding diaper changing and not following their policies. An investigation was conducted on May 15, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for diaper changing because the administrator stated diapers are changed as needed for the children, but the classrooms also have diaper changing times which are around 8:00 am, 11:00 am, and 2:00 pm. OCCL requires diapers to be checked at least hourly and changed when wet or soiled. This complaint is substantiated for not following their policies because the parent handbook states, We encourage all children to be dropped off no later than 9:00 am.” By using the word encourage, this is a recommendation, not a requirement. However, the administrator informed a parent their child would not be accepted if he came later than 12:30 pm since it would be disruptive to the routine and nap time.

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.
Source:

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.
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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