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Lil' Einsteins Learning Academy II

Child care center

201 Possum Park Rd
Newark, DE 19711

Report Date
Nov 1, 2026
Data Through
Nov 1, 2026
Report ID
VR-DE-1135882-2611
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Provider Category
Childcare
Location
Newark, DE
Record Period
2022–2026
Source Documents
24
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01

The Essentials

Summary

Across 23 licensing visits from February 2022 to July 2026, OCCL cited 25 regulations at Lil' Einsteins Learning Academy II; 25 have a recorded correction.

Visits
23
2022–2026, 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
17
Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

Citations by Year

  • Citations
2021: 0 citations across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 6 citations across 4 visits620224 visits2023: 6 citations across 7 visits620237 visits2024: 5 citations across 6 visits520246 visits2025: 6 citations across 4 visits620254 visits2026: 2 citations across 2 visits22026*2 visits2021: 0 citations across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 6 citations across 4 visits620224 visits2023: 6 citations across 7 visits620237 visits2024: 5 citations across 6 visits520246 visits2025: 6 citations across 4 visits620254 visits2026: 2 citations across 2 visits22026*2 visits

* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.

Citations by year
YearVisitsCitations
202100
202246
202376
202465
202546
202622

What the Record Shows

  • 25 of 25 citations have a recorded correction date.
  • OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
  • 17 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, February 10, 2026, recorded 2 citations.
02

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.

  1. 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)

  2. 2026

    Unannounced full compliance review

    2 citations

    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Mar 4, 2026
    • 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Feb 11, 2026

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  3. 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)

  4. 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)

  5. 2025

    Unannounced full compliance review

    6 citations

    • 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Feb 25, 2025
    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Mar 24, 2025
    • 43UChildren's AttendanceCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2025
    • 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Feb 18, 2025
    • 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Feb 18, 2025
    • 76UActivity ScheduleCitedCorrected Feb 18, 2025

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  6. 2025

    Complaint investigation

    No citations

    Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Unsubstantiated.

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  7. 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)

  8. 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)

  9. 2024

    Complaint investigation

    No citations

    Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Unsubstantiated.

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  10. 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)

  11. 2024

    Unannounced full compliance review

    5 citations

    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Apr 19, 2024
    • 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 22, 2024
    • 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Feb 22, 2024
    • 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Feb 22, 2024
    • 72UFeeding of InfantsCitedCorrected Feb 22, 2024

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  12. 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)

  13. 2023

    IA investigation

    No citations

    Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Unsubstantiated with Concern.

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  14. 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)

  15. 2023

    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)

  16. 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)

  17. 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)

  18. 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)

  19. 2023

    Unannounced full compliance review

    6 citations

    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Apr 21, 2023
    • 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 2, 2023
    • 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Feb 16, 2023
    • 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Mar 17, 2023
    • 72UFeeding of InfantsCitedCorrected Mar 17, 2023
    • 77UInfant and Toddler CareCitedCorrected Feb 16, 2023

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  20. 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)

  21. 2022

    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)

  22. 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)

  23. 2022

    Unannounced full compliance review

    6 citations

    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Mar 7, 2022
    • 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 9, 2022
    • 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Mar 1, 2022
    • 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Mar 1, 2022
    • 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Mar 10, 2022
    • 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Mar 1, 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.

03

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

  1. 1

    Personnel Files, Cited in Five Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in February 2022, February 2023, February 2024, February 2025 and February 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.

    222222222323232323232324242424242425252525262630U across all 23 visits, oldest to newest
  2. 2

    Child Files, Cited in Four Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in February 2022, February 2023, February 2024 and February 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.

    222222222323232323232324242424242425252525262640U across all 23 visits, oldest to newest
  3. 3

    Toilet Facilities, Cited in Three Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 51U in February 2022, February 2023 and February 2024. The agency describes it this way: Toilet Facilities. 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.

    222222222323232323232324242424242425252525262651U across all 23 visits, oldest to newest
  4. 4

    Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in February 2022 and February 2023. 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.

    222222222323232323232324242424242425252525262649U across all 23 visits, oldest to newest
  5. 5

    Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 56U in February 2024 and February 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.

    222222222323232323232324242424242425252525262656U across all 23 visits, oldest to newest
  6. 6

    Feeding of Infants, Cited in Two Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 72U in February 2023 and February 2024. The agency describes it this way: Feeding of Infants. 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.

    222222222323232323232324242424242425252525262672U across all 23 visits, oldest to newest
  7. 7

    Lesson Plans, Cited in Two Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 74U in February 2022 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.

    222222222323232323232324242424242425252525262674U across all 23 visits, oldest to newest
04

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.

  1. 01

    What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Personnel Files: cited in five visits, with no risk level published.

  2. 02

    What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Child Files: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.

  3. 03

    What changed after 51U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Toilet Facilities: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 06

    What changed after 72U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Feeding of Infants: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

05

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)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 1135882

    Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Feb 24, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Mar 14, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Mar 29, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Oct 27, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Feb 16, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Jul 12, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Jul 12, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Aug 15, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Aug 17, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Oct 6, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Dec 14, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Feb 8, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Feb 22, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Jun 6, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Jun 14, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Jun 18, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Jul 17, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Jan 7, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Feb 18, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit May 21, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Jun 10, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Feb 10, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Jul 29, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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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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