Beginner's Choice Day Care Center - Selbyville DE Licensed Child Care Center

38081 COMMUNITY LANE , SELBYVILLE DE 19975
(302) 436-4460

About the Provider

Description: BEGINNER'S CHOICE DAY CARE CENTER is a Licensed Child Care Center in SELBYVILLE DE, with a maximum capacity of 76 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2017: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; Stars Rating: Four Stars;

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 76
  • Age Range: 6 weeks through 12 years.
  • State Rating: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • District Office: State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-800-822-2236 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
  • Licensor: OCCL.DSCYF@state.de.us

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulation Code Status
2019-04-02 Non Compliance 64N - Feeding of Infants Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure bottles are labeled. The bottles in the Infant classroom were not labeled.
2019-04-02 Non Compliance 48N - Food service and preparation Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure a working thermometer is in each refrigerator and freezer. This was corrected at the visit.
2019-04-02 Non Compliance 19N - Child files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Two children need the date of enrollment and hours and days they attend. One child needs permission to sleep on a mat. One child needs the hours and days he attends.
2019-04-02 Non Compliance 49N - Emergency planning Corrected
Corrective Action: Update the facilities emergency plan.
2019-04-02 Non Compliance 16N - Records Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure daily attendance records are correct. Child attendance was not documented accurately in one classroom. Staff attendance was not documented accurately in one classroom. This was corrected at the visit.
2019-04-02 Non Compliance 42N - Sleeping accommodations Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure to sanitize mats daily when they are stored touching.
2019-04-02 Non Compliance 36N - General safety practices Corrected
Corrective Action: Purchase a covered trash can for the bathroom in the Preschool classroom. Discontinue use of the portable space heater in the Toddler I classroom. This was corrected at the visit when the heater was removed.
2019-04-02 Non Compliance 47N - Diapering Corrected
Corrective Action: Post a diaper changing procedure in the Infant and Toddler II classrooms. Ensure a disposable cover is used on the changing pad in the Toddler II classroom.
2019-04-02 Non Compliance 20N - Personnel files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a professional development plan and annual review of abuse and neglect. One staff needs to be fingerprinted for the facility, a health appraisal with TB results, an additional reference letter and a service letter or two additional reference letters. One staff needs an additional reference letter. Two staff need review of safe sleep.
2018-03-26 Non Compliance 49N - Emergency planning Corrected
Corrective Action: Purchase shelter in place supplies.
2018-03-26 Non Compliance 40N - Outdoor climate and space Corrected
Corrective Action: Remove broken brooms from the playground.
2018-03-26 Non Compliance 64N - Feeding of Infants Corrected
Corrective Action: Label bottles in the infant room. Daily infant daily log.
2018-03-26 Non Compliance 42N - Sleeping accommodations Corrected
Corrective Action: Store children’s blankets where they do not touch. Use safe sleep in the infant room. An infant was asleep on a pillow and covered with a blanket.
2018-03-26 Non Compliance 19N - Child files Corrected
Corrective Action: Document days and hours, each child attends. A health appraisal is needed for three children. Screen time permission is needed for one child. Ten children need a developmental plan. An infant feeding schedule is needed for one child.
2018-03-26 Non Compliance 16N - Records Corrected
Corrective Action: Document daily staff and child attendance in each classroom.

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