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Kidz Choice LLC
Child care center
1230 Pulaski Hwy
Bear, DE 19701
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The Vardell Report.Kidz Choice LLC
The deeper story, beautifully organized. Available records, historical context, and questions worth asking.
- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Bear, DE
- Record Period
- 2022–2025
- Source Documents
- 5
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 4 licensing visits from September 2022 to February 2025, OCCL cited 25 regulations at Kidz Choice LLC; 25 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 4
- 2022–2025, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 25
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 25
- Of 25 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 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 25 of 25 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, February 5, 2025, recorded 9 citations.
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Kidz Choice LLC
- Address
- 1230 Pulaski Hwy, Bear, DE 19701
- License Number
- DE-599276
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 46 children
- Ages Served
- 3 months through 12 years
- Hours
- 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
- Injuries Reported
- No facility injuries reported. 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.
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
9 citations
- 16UInsurance CoverageCitedCorrected Apr 22, 2025
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected May 20, 2025
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Apr 22, 2025
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Apr 22, 2025
- 42UDocumenting Children's ProgressCitedCorrected Apr 22, 2025
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Apr 22, 2025
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected May 20, 2025
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected May 20, 2025
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected May 20, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 24UStaff QualificationsCitedCorrected May 7, 2024
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Mar 15, 2024
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Apr 22, 2024
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2024
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Mar 15, 2024
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Apr 22, 2024
- 65UFirst Aid KitsCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
6 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Apr 17, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 1, 2023
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Apr 17, 2023
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Apr 17, 2023
- 65UFirst Aid KitsCitedCorrected Apr 17, 2023
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Apr 17, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
3 citations
- 38UParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected Sep 16, 2022
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Sep 16, 2022
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Sep 16, 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
Child Files, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in September 2022, February 2023, February 2024 and February 2025. 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.
2223242540U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Indoor Space, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in September 2022, February 2023, February 2024 and February 2025. 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.
2223242549U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Personnel Files, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in February 2023, February 2024 and February 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.
2223242530U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 4
First Aid Kits, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 65U in February 2023 and February 2024. The agency describes it this way: First Aid Kits. 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.
2223242565U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Lesson Plans, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 74U in February 2023 and February 2025. 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.
2223242574U 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 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 65U was cited, and how do you check it now?
First Aid Kits: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 74U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Lesson Plans: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
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.
- 07
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 · 599276
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 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 Feb 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 Feb 9, 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 Feb 5, 2025 · 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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