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Twinkle Little Stars-Early Education Center
Child care center
34 Parkway Cir
New Castle, DE 19720
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- New Castle, DE
- Record Period
- 2022–2026
- Source Documents
- 12
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 11 licensing visits from May 2022 to October 2026, OCCL cited 52 regulations at Twinkle Little Stars-Early Education Center; 52 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 11
- 2022–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 52
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 52
- Of 52 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 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 17 |
| 2024 | 2 | 14 |
| 2025 | 3 | 15 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
What the Record Shows
- 52 of 52 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, May 21, 2026, recorded 4 citations.
What to Ask About
- General Qualifications, Cited in Three Visits
- Personnel Files, Cited in Three Visits
- Child Files, Cited in Three Visits
- Documenting Children's Progress, Cited in Three Visits
- Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Three Visits
- License Renewal, Cited in Three Visits
- Insurance Coverage, Cited in Two Visits
- Positive Behavior Management, Cited in Two Visits
- Staff Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
- Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
- Outdoor Area, Cited in Two Visits
- Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits
- Sanitation, Cited in Two Visits
- Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
- Administration of Medication, Cited in Two Visits
- Emergency Planning, Cited in Two Visits
- License Requirements, Cited in Two Visits
- Lesson Plans, Cited in Two Visits
- Activity Areas, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Twinkle Little Stars-Early Education Center
- Address
- 34 Parkway Cir, New Castle, DE 19720
- License Number
- DE-1328421
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 38 children
- Ages Served
- 8 weeks through 12 years
- Hours
- 6 a.m.–6 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.
- 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)
- 2026
Unannounced full compliance review
4 citations
- 24UStaff QualificationsCitedCorrected Jun 24, 2026
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Jun 24, 2026
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 24, 2026
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected May 21, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
15 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 20, 2025
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jun 5, 2025
- 42UDocumenting Children's ProgressCitedCorrected May 29, 2025
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Jun 18, 2025
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Jun 18, 2025
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Jun 18, 2025
- 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected May 27, 2025
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jun 18, 2025
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected May 27, 2025
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected May 27, 2025
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Jun 18, 2025
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Jun 18, 2025
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected May 27, 2025
- 75UActivity AreasCitedCorrected Jun 18, 2025
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected May 20, 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: Substantiated.
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: Substantiated.
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)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
14 citations
- 16UInsurance CoverageCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 20UPositive Behavior ManagementCitedCorrected Sep 24, 2024
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Sep 24, 2024
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Sep 24, 2024
- 33UAnnual TrainingCitedCorrected Sep 24, 2024
- 34UAnnual Professional Development PlanCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 35UFirst Aid and CPR TrainingCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 38UParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 42UDocumenting Children's ProgressCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 58USanitationCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected May 16, 2024
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: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern.
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
Unannounced full compliance review
17 citations
- 20UPositive Behavior ManagementCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
- 24UStaff QualificationsCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected May 17, 2023
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected May 17, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Aug 1, 2023
- 42UDocumenting Children's ProgressCitedCorrected Aug 1, 2023
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Aug 1, 2023
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
- 58USanitationCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected May 17, 2023
- 6ULicense RequirementsCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
- 75UActivity AreasCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 16UInsurance CoverageCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2022
- 6ULicense RequirementsCitedCorrected Jun 14, 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
General Qualifications, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 28U in May 2023, May 2024 and May 2026. The agency describes it this way: General Qualifications. 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.
222323232424252525262628U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Personnel Files, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in May 2024, May 2025 and May 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.
222323232424252525262630U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Child Files, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in May 2023, May 2024 and May 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.
222323232424252525262640U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Documenting Children's Progress, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 42U in May 2023, May 2024 and May 2025. The agency describes it this way: Documenting Children's Progress. 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.
222323232424252525262642U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 50U in May 2023, May 2024 and May 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.
222323232424252525262650U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 6
License Renewal, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 8U in May 2024, May 2025 and May 2026. The agency describes it this way: License Renewal. 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.
22232323242425252526268U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Insurance Coverage, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 16U in May 2022 and May 2024. The agency describes it this way: Insurance Coverage. 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.
222323232424252525262616U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 8
Positive Behavior Management, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 20U in May 2023 and May 2024. The agency describes it this way: Positive Behavior Management. 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.
222323232424252525262620U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 9
Staff Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 24U in May 2023 and May 2026. The agency describes it this way: Staff Qualifications. 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.
222323232424252525262624U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 10
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in May 2023 and May 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.
222323232424252525262649U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 11
Outdoor Area, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 53U in May 2023 and May 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.
222323232424252525262653U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 12
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 56U in May 2023 and May 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.
222323232424252525262656U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 13
Sanitation, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 58U in May 2023 and May 2024. The agency describes it this way: Sanitation. 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.
222323232424252525262658U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 14
Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in May 2023 and May 2025. 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.
222323232424252525262661U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 15
Administration of Medication, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 63U in May 2024 and May 2025. The agency describes it this way: Administration of Medication. 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.
222323232424252525262663U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 16
Emergency Planning, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 66U in May 2023 and May 2025. The agency describes it this way: Emergency Planning. 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.
222323232424252525262666U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 17
License Requirements, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 6U in May 2022 and May 2023. The agency describes it this way: License Requirements. 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.
22232323242425252526266U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 18
Lesson Plans, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 74U in May 2023 and May 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.
222323232424252525262674U across all 11 visits, oldest to newest - 19
Activity Areas, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 75U in May 2023 and May 2025. The agency describes it this way: Activity Areas. 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.
222323232424252525262675U across all 11 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 28U was cited, and how do you check it now?
General Qualifications: 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 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 42U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Documenting Children's Progress: cited in three 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 three visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 8U was cited, and how do you check it now?
License Renewal: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
What changed after 16U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Insurance Coverage: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 08
What changed after 20U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Positive Behavior Management: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 09
What changed after 24U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staff Qualifications: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 10
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 11
What changed after 53U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor Area: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 12
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.
- 13
What changed after 58U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Sanitation: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 14
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.
- 15
What changed after 63U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Administration of Medication: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 16
What changed after 66U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Emergency Planning: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 17
What changed after 6U was cited, and how do you check it now?
License Requirements: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 18
What changed after 74U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Lesson Plans: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 19
What changed after 75U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Activity Areas: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 20
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.
- 21
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 · 1328421
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 May 19, 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 May 17, 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 Jun 16, 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 17, 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 May 16, 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 Nov 14, 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 14, 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 May 5, 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 May 20, 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 May 21, 2026 · 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 20, 2026 · 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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