Little Scholars Early Learning Center, Seaford, DE

The Essentials

Summary

Across 5 licensing visits from November 2025 to August 2026, OCCL cited 20 regulations at Little Scholars Early Learning Center; 19 have a recorded correction and 1 has none recorded.

Visits: 5; 2025–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations: 20; Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected: 19; Of 20 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations: 0; Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

What the Record Shows

19 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, July 1, 2026, recorded 7 citations.

What to Ask About

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Three Visits
Personnel Files, Cited in Three Visits
Outdoor Area, Cited in Two Visits
Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
License Renewal, No Recorded Correction

Report at a Glance

Facility: Little Scholars Early Learning Center
Address: 315 High Street, Seaford, DE 19973
License Number: DE-791886
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 32 children
Ages Served: 2 years through Kindergarten
Hours: 7 a.m.–5 p.m.
Injuries Reported: 2026: 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.

Aug 12026
Unannounced
1 citation
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jul 62026
Unannounced
1 citation
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Jul 6, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jul 12026
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Jul 8, 2026
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Aug 4, 2026
- 41UChild Health AppraisalCitedCorrected Aug 4, 2026
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Aug 4, 2026
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Aug 4, 2026
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Aug 4, 2026
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Aug 4, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jan 82026
Unannounced full compliance review
8 citations
- 26UStaffingCitedCorrected Feb 12, 2026
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Jan 8, 2026
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Feb 18, 2026
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Feb 9, 2026
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Mar 20, 2026
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Feb 9, 2026
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Feb 9, 2026
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Jan 8, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Nov 192025
Unannounced
3 citations
- 22UBreast FeedingCitedCorrected Jan 8, 2026
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 8, 2026
- 38UParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected Jan 8, 2026
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
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 27U in January 2026, July 2026 and July 2026. 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.
252626262627U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest
2
Personnel Files, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in November 2025, January 2026 and July 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.
252626262630U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest
3
Outdoor Area, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 53U in January 2026 and July 2026. 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.
252626262653U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest
4
Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in January 2026 and July 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.
252626262661U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest
5
License Renewal, No Recorded Correction
8U was cited in August 2026. The agency describes it this way: License Renewal. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The August 2026 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
25262626268U 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 27U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
02
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
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.
04
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.
05
What changed after 8U was cited, and how do you check it now?
License Renewal: cited in one visits, with no risk level published. The August 1, 2026 citation has no recorded correction date.
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)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 791886
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 Nov 19, 2025 · 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 Jan 8, 2026 · 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 1, 2026 · 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 6, 2026 · 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 Aug 1, 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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