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Beginnings and Beyond III
Child care center
333 Ludlow Ln
Felton, DE 19943
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Felton, DE
- Record Period
- 2022–2026
- Source Documents
- 20
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 19 licensing visits from March 2022 to September 2026, OCCL cited 38 regulations at Beginnings and Beyond III; 38 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 19
- 2022–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 38
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 38
- Of 38 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 13
- Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report
Citations by Year
- Citations
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 38 of 38 citations have a recorded correction date.
- OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- 13 visits in this window included a complaint investigation. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
- The latest full compliance review, November 14, 2025, recorded 7 citations.
What to Ask About
- Personnel Files, Cited in Six Visits
- Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Five Visits
- Child Files, Cited in Four Visits
- Hazardous Materials, Cited in Three Visits
- Administration of Medication, Cited in Three Visits
- Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
- Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Two Visits
- Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Beginnings and Beyond III
- Address
- 333 Ludlow Ln, Felton, DE 19943
- License Number
- DE-1501742
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 134 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks through 12 years
- Hours
- 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Injuries Reported
- 2023: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2026: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to November 1, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A citation is a licensing regulation Delaware found was not met. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
- 2026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 8, 2025
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Dec 9, 2025
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Nov 17, 2025
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Nov 25, 2025
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Nov 17, 2025
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Nov 14, 2025
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected Nov 18, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
10 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Nov 12, 2024
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 17, 2024
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Dec 6, 2024
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Nov 18, 2024
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Nov 8, 2024
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Nov 8, 2024
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Nov 12, 2024
- 65UFirst Aid KitsCitedCorrected Nov 12, 2024
- 72UFeeding of InfantsCitedCorrected Nov 12, 2024
- 76UActivity ScheduleCitedCorrected Nov 7, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
6 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 17, 2024
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Nov 27, 2023
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Dec 13, 2023
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Nov 30, 2023
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Nov 27, 2023
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Nov 21, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
9 citations
- 24UStaff QualificationsCitedCorrected Dec 20, 2022
- 26UStaffingCitedCorrected Nov 23, 2022
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Feb 15, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Nov 23, 2022
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Nov 10, 2022
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jan 19, 2023
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Nov 29, 2022
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Nov 23, 2022
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Nov 10, 2022
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
4 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected May 24, 2022
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected May 24, 2022
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected May 9, 2022
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected May 23, 2022
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Unannounced
2 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Mar 31, 2022
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 31, 2022
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware’s Office of Child Care Licensing publishes each regulation it cites, not a risk level for it.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Personnel Files, Cited in Six Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in March 2022, May 2022, November 2022, November 2023, November 2024 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Personnel Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222222223232323242424242425252525262630U across all 19 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Five Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in May 2022, November 2022, November 2023, November 2024 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Diapering and Soiled Clothing. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222222223232323242424242425252525262661U across all 19 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Child Files, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in March 2022, May 2022, November 2022 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Child Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222222223232323242424242425252525262640U across all 19 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Hazardous Materials, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 45U in November 2022, November 2023 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Hazardous Materials. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222222223232323242424242425252525262645U across all 19 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Administration of Medication, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 63U in November 2022, November 2023 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Administration of Medication. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222222223232323242424242425252525262663U across all 19 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in November 2023 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Indoor Space. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222222223232323242424242425252525262649U across all 19 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 50U in November 2024 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Kitchen and Food Preparation. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222222223232323242424242425252525262650U across all 19 visits, oldest to newest - 8
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 56U in November 2022 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222222223232323242424242425252525262656U across all 19 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in six visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 61U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Diapering and Soiled Clothing: cited in five visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 45U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Hazardous Materials: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 63U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Administration of Medication: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
What changed after 50U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Kitchen and Food Preparation: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 08
What changed after 56U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 09
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 10
Has the center ever been on probation or had its license suspended, and what changed afterward?
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, the regulations cited at compliance reviews and the results of complaint investigations are published by Delaware's Office of Child Care Licensing in its daily files on data.delaware.gov.
- Child care providers (data.delaware.gov)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 1501742
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 17, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit May 9, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 21, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 10, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit May 3, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 2, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 21, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 29, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Feb 13, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 10, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit May 2, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 6, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 27, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 9, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 5, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Oct 15, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 14, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 12, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Sep 30, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – November 1, 2026
- This record is OCCL's list of licensed providers as of November 2026, with the compliance reviews and investigations in OCCL's files, which run from November 2021.
- OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which it cited a regulation; a visit with nothing cited is not in it, so a program may have had more visits than this record shows.
- OCCL's notes on each citation and its written conclusion for each investigation are left out because they can describe children and staff; the regulation cited, the correction date and each investigation's result are kept.
- Special conditions OCCL records on a license (a variance, or that a home is also a foster home) are left out, and license-exempt care is not in OCCL's list.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Visits with nothing cited
- OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which a regulation was cited.
- Investigation conclusions
- Published by OCCL but left out of this record because they can describe children and staff.
- Severity of citations
- OCCL's files do not grade citations.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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