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Delaware Early Childhood Center
Child care center
100 W Mispillion St
Harrington, DE 19952
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Harrington, DE
- Record Period
- 2022–2026
- Source Documents
- 6
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 5 licensing visits from May 2022 to May 2026, OCCL cited 20 regulations at Delaware Early Childhood Center; 20 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 5
- 2022–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 20
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 20
- Of 20 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 0
- 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 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
What the Record Shows
- 20 of 20 citations have a recorded correction date.
- OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- No complaint investigation appears in this window. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
- The latest full compliance review, May 12, 2026, recorded 1 citation.
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Delaware Early Childhood Center
- Address
- 100 W Mispillion St, Harrington, DE 19952
- License Number
- DE-102131
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 94 children
- Ages Served
- 2 years through 12 years
- Hours
- 7 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Injuries Reported
- 2022: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2023: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2025: 1 facility injury. 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
Unannounced full compliance review
1 citation
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected May 20, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
1 citation
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected May 29, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 5, 2024
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Jun 17, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
9 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected May 19, 2023
- 38UParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected May 12, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected May 12, 2023
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected May 14, 2023
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected May 3, 2023
- 58USanitationCitedCorrected May 2, 2023
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected May 2, 2023
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected May 12, 2023
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected May 3, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected May 26, 2022
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Jun 29, 2022
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 29, 2022
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jun 13, 2022
- 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Jun 15, 2022
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jun 13, 2022
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Jun 13, 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 Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in May 2022, May 2023, May 2024 and May 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.
222324252630U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 2
General Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 28U in May 2022 and May 2026. The agency describes it this way: General Qualifications. 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.
222324252628U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in May 2022 and May 2023. 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.
222324252640U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in May 2023 and May 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.
222324252649U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Outdoor Area, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 53U in May 2022 and May 2023. The agency describes it this way: Outdoor Area. 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.
222324252653U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in May 2022 and May 2023. 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.
222324252661U across all 5 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 four visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 28U was cited, and how do you check it now?
General Qualifications: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 53U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor Area: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 61U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Diapering and Soiled Clothing: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
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.
- 08
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 · 102131
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 26, 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 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 May 16, 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 8, 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 May 12, 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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