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Little Einstein's Preschool - Millsboro

Child care center

28253 Dupont Blvd
Millsboro, DE 19966

Report Date
Nov 1, 2026
Data Through
Nov 1, 2026
Report ID
VR-DE-1062091-2611
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Provider Category
Childcare
Location
Millsboro, DE
Record Period
2021–2025
Source Documents
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01

The Essentials

Summary

Across 7 licensing visits from December 2021 to December 2025, OCCL cited 23 regulations at Little Einstein's Preschool - Millsboro; 23 have a recorded correction.

Visits
7
2021–2025, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations
23
Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected
23
Of 23 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations
2
Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

Citations by Year

  • Citations
2021: 2 citations across 1 visit220211 visit2022: 5 citations across 2 visits520222 visits2023: 11 citations across 2 visits1120232 visits2024: 2 citations across 1 visit220241 visit2025: 3 citations across 1 visit320251 visit2026: 0 citations across 0 visits02026*0 visits2021: 2 citations across 1 visit220211 visit2022: 5 citations across 2 visits520222 visits2023: 11 citations across 2 visits1120232 visits2024: 2 citations across 1 visit220241 visit2025: 3 citations across 1 visit320251 visit2026: 0 citations across 0 visits02026*0 visits

* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.

Citations by year
YearVisitsCitations
202112
202225
2023211
202412
202513
202600

What the Record Shows

  • 23 of 23 citations have a recorded correction date.
  • OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
  • 2 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, December 8, 2025, recorded 3 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. 2025

    Unannounced full compliance review

    3 citations

    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 2, 2026
    • 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jan 28, 2026
    • 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected Dec 8, 2025

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

  2. 2024

    Unannounced full compliance review

    2 citations

    • 22UBreast FeedingCitedCorrected Jan 8, 2025
    • 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Dec 2, 2024

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

  3. 2023

    Unannounced full compliance review

    11 citations

    • 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Dec 22, 2023
    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 5, 2024
    • 41UChild Health AppraisalCitedCorrected Jan 10, 2024
    • 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Dec 7, 2023
    • 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Dec 7, 2023
    • 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jan 12, 2024
    • 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Jan 3, 2024
    • 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Dec 7, 2023
    • 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jan 3, 2024
    • 76UActivity ScheduleCitedCorrected Dec 7, 2023
    • 9UChanges Affecting a LicenseCitedCorrected Jan 3, 2024

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

  4. 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)

  5. 2022

    Unannounced full compliance review

    5 citations

    • 24UStaff QualificationsCitedCorrected Dec 1, 2022
    • 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Dec 1, 2022
    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 13, 2023
    • 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Dec 1, 2022
    • 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jan 5, 2023

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

  6. 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)

  7. 2021

    Unannounced

    2 citations

    • 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Dec 29, 2021
    • 43UChildren's AttendanceCitedCorrected Dec 29, 2021

    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 Three Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in December 2022, December 2023 and December 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.

    2122222323242530U across all 7 visits, oldest to newest
  2. 2

    Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Two Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 27U in December 2021 and December 2022. The agency describes it this way: Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision. 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.

    2122222323242527U across all 7 visits, oldest to newest
  3. 3

    Outdoor Area, Cited in Two Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 53U in December 2023 and December 2025. 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.

    2122222323242553U across all 7 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 three visits, with no risk level published.

  2. 02

    What changed after 27U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.

  3. 03

    What changed after 53U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Outdoor Area: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.

  4. 04

    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.

  5. 05

    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 · 1062091

    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 Dec 29, 2021 · 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 Feb 2, 2022 · 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 Dec 1, 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 Jan 5, 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 Dec 7, 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 2, 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 Dec 8, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗

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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