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Little Sprouts Learning Academy
Child care center
126 N Shipley St
Seaford, DE 19973
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Seaford, DE
- Record Period
- 2022–2025
- Source Documents
- 11
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 10 licensing visits from December 2022 to December 2025, OCCL cited 24 regulations at Little Sprouts Learning Academy; 24 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 10
- 2022–2025, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 24
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 24
- Of 24 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 6
- 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 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 24 of 24 citations have a recorded correction date.
- OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- 6 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 4, 2025, recorded 7 citations.
What to Ask About
- Personnel Files, Cited in Three Visits
- Outdoor Area, Cited in Three Visits
- Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
- Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
- Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Two Visits
- Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
- Lesson Plans, Cited in Two Visits
- Activity Schedule, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Little Sprouts Learning Academy
- Address
- 126 N Shipley St, Seaford, DE 19973
- License Number
- DE-1196173
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 132 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks 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
7 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 11, 2025
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Dec 11, 2025
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Dec 4, 2025
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Dec 11, 2025
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Dec 11, 2025
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jan 2, 2026
- 76UActivity ScheduleCitedCorrected Dec 4, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
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)
- 2025
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)
- 2025
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)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
5 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 25, 2024
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Jan 2, 2025
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Dec 11, 2024
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Dec 11, 2024
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Dec 11, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 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)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 18, 2024
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Jan 4, 2024
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jan 4, 2024
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Dec 13, 2023
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jan 4, 2024
- 75UActivity AreasCitedCorrected Jan 4, 2024
- 76UActivity ScheduleCitedCorrected Dec 13, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 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)
- 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)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
5 citations
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jan 6, 2023
- 46UAir Quality and WindowsCitedCorrected Jan 6, 2023
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Dec 20, 2022
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Jan 6, 2023
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jan 6, 2023
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 December 2023, December 2024 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.
2223232324242525252530U across all 10 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Outdoor Area, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 53U in December 2023, December 2024 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.
2223232324242525252553U across all 10 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in December 2022 and December 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.
2223232324242525252540U across all 10 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in December 2023 and December 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.
2223232324242525252549U across all 10 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 50U in December 2024 and December 2025. The agency describes it this way: Kitchen and Food Preparation. 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.
2223232324242525252550U across all 10 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in December 2022 and December 2024. 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.
2223232324242525252561U across all 10 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Lesson Plans, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 74U in December 2022 and December 2023. 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.
2223232324242525252574U across all 10 visits, oldest to newest - 8
Activity Schedule, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 76U in December 2023 and December 2025. The agency describes it this way: Activity Schedule. 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.
2223232324242525252576U across all 10 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 53U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor Area: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 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.
- 05
What changed after 50U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Kitchen and Food Preparation: 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 changed after 76U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Activity Schedule: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 09
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.
- 10
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 · 1196173
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 Dec 6, 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 Jul 26, 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 Oct 31, 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 Dec 13, 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 8, 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 Dec 11, 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 19, 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 Oct 1, 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 Oct 29, 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 Dec 4, 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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