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Innovative Kids Early Learning Academy
Child care center
614 Pulaski Highway
Bear, DE 19701
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The deeper story, beautifully organized. Available records, historical context, and questions worth asking.
- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Bear, DE
- Record Period
- 2025–2026
- Source Documents
- 5
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 4 licensing visits from August 2025 to August 2026, OCCL cited 28 regulations at Innovative Kids Early Learning Academy; 28 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 4
- 2025–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 28
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 28
- Of 28 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 0
- Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report
What the Record Shows
- 28 of 28 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 6, 2026, recorded 12 citations.
What to Ask About
- Personnel Files, Cited in Three Visits
- Child Files, Cited in Three Visits
- Hazardous Materials, Cited in Three Visits
- General Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
- Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits
- Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
- Lesson Plans, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Innovative Kids Early Learning Academy
- Address
- 614 Pulaski Highway, Bear, DE 19701
- License Number
- DE-1651134
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 133 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks through 12 years
- Hours
- 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Injuries 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
Announced
3 citations
- 20UPositive Behavior ManagementCitedCorrected Aug 21, 2026
- 26UStaffingCitedCorrected Aug 21, 2026
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Aug 21, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2026
Unannounced full compliance review
12 citations
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected May 15, 2026
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 2, 2026
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jun 2, 2026
- 42UDocumenting Children's ProgressCitedCorrected May 11, 2026
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected May 11, 2026
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected May 11, 2026
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected May 13, 2026
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected May 13, 2026
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected May 11, 2026
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected May 11, 2026
- 72UFeeding of InfantsCitedCorrected May 19, 2026
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected May 13, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
6 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 12, 2025
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Dec 5, 2025
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Nov 19, 2025
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Nov 19, 2025
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Nov 19, 2025
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Dec 5, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Aug 21, 2025
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Sep 10, 2025
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Aug 21, 2025
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Aug 21, 2025
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Aug 21, 2025
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Sep 8, 2025
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Aug 21, 2025
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 Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in August 2025, November 2025 and May 2026. 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.
2525262630U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Child Files, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in August 2025, November 2025 and May 2026. 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.
2525262640U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Hazardous Materials, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 45U in August 2025, November 2025 and May 2026. 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.
2525262645U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 4
General Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 28U in August 2025 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.
2525262628U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 56U in August 2025 and May 2026. 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.
2525262656U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in November 2025 and May 2026. 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.
2525262661U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Lesson Plans, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 74U in November 2025 and May 2026. The agency describes it this way: Lesson Plans. 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.
2525262674U across all 4 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 three visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 45U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Hazardous Materials: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 28U was cited, and how do you check it now?
General Qualifications: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
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.
- 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 changed after 74U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Lesson Plans: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 08
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.
- 09
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 · 1651134
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 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 May 6, 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 Aug 21, 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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