Licensed Child Care Center
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Beginnings And Beyond Iii
Felton, DE
· Kent County
333 LUDLOW LN,
Felton, DE 19943
Quick Facts
Capacity
134 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1501742
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
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About the Provider
BEGINNINGS AND BEYOND III is a Licensed Child Care Center in FELTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 134 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM. 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: 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2023: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2025-11-14 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs four references. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB screening. One staff needs OCCL's Health & Safety Training, and references. One staff needs OCCL's Health & Safety Training and references. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-11-14 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure radon testing is completed every five years. Complete testing in classrooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-11-14 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure freezers maintain a temperature of 0 degrees F or below. Adjust temperatures in the first three freezers in the kitchen. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-11-14 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure nap equipment is non-absorbent, free from rips or tears. Replace ripped nap maps in the young two's classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-11-14 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children have required materials. Add manipulatives and blocks to the older two's classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-11-14 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure pails used for soiled diapers are lined. This was corrected at the visit when a liner was added to the pail in the young two's classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-11-14 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration. Submit application. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-06 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infants and toddlers are not cared for in the same area as older children. LS Brey observed two and three-year-old's in the same classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-06 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs a Release of Employment History and Service Letters, if applicable, and one more reference. Two staff need an adult health appraisal with TB screening. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-06 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a blood lead level test result. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-06 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure walls are in good repair. The wall in the older infant room and the wall in the Pre-k 1 room need to be repaired. The trash can in the young two's bathroom needs a lid. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-06 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Maintain accurate refrigerator and freezer temperatures. The temperatures in the refrigerators and freezers in the young infant, older infant, and kitchen were all elevated above the requirement. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-06 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure diaper-changing mats are non-absorbent. Purchase new mat for the young one's classroom. Repair lid to diaper trash can in the young two's classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-06 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Medication Administration Records (MAR's) are completed entirely and correctly. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-06 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a complete first aid is available on site. Purchase safety pins and add to kit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-06 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infant monthly feeding statements are completed each month for each enrolled infant. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-06 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a daily schedule is posted in each classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-11-21 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. 3 staff need OCCL's Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training. 3 staff need a completed Release of Employment form. 1 staff needs a current Pediatric CPR/first aid certificate. 2 staff need additional training hours completed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-11-21 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the center is free of hazardous materials. LS Brey observed air freshener on the table in the school-age classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-11-21 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all areas are clean and in good repair. All classroom floors need to be cleaned. One toilet in the pre-k classroom needs to be repaired. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-11-21 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a non-porous diaper mat is available to children. The diaper changing mat in the young-one's classroom is ripped and needs to be replaced. A diaper changing mat needs to be available in the Pre-k room and three-year-old room. The diaper pal in the young-three's room is not foot-activiated and needs to be repaired or replaced. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-11-21 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure any diaper creams and medications are labeled with the child's name and have a detailed Medication Administration Record completed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-11-21 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are updated for the current week and posted. This was corrected at the visit when staff posted the current lesson plan. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the EC administrator has 15 hours of training in infant/toddler and 15 hours of training in school-age care. Submit the ECA's DEEDS certificate with the specialized trainings listed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Train and document an EC teacher in the day-to-day operations in the absence of the ECA. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Four staff members need two references. One staff member needs first aid certification. One staff member needs a development plan. One staff member needs orientation. Five staff members need eligibility letters. Two staff members need release of employment history and corresponding service letters. Two staff members need a service letter. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead screening result. One child needs an updated health appraisal with immunization records. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure hazardous materials and cleaners are stored inaccessible. Cleaners were observed in children's reach in the school-age classroom, four-year-old classroom, and older one's classroom. This was corrected when the cleaners were moved out of the children's reach. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove the broken barrier from the outdoor play area. Replenish the mulch with nine inches of mulch under all equipment needing fall zone material in the smaller outdoor play area. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure sheets are tight-fitting to crib mattresses. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase a foot-activated diaper pail for the younger one's classroom. One trash can was observed being used for regular trash and diapers. Ensure child and staff hands are washed after a diaper changed. A staff member in the older one's classroom was observed washing her hands, but not the child's after a diaper change. This was corrected when the staff agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure medication is stored securely. Petroleum jelly was observed on the diaper changing shelf in the two-year-old classroom. This was corrected when the medication was moved out of the children's reach. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-05-09 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members need a service letter. One staff member needs two references and a second attempt to obtain the service letters. One staff member needs CPR, first aid, and administration of medication certifications, annual review of abuse and neglect and annual review of safe sleep. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-05-09 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead test results. One child needs a health appraisal. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-05-09 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a non-porous surface is used on the diaper-changing area. The diaper-changing pad in the one-year-old classroom was ripped. This was corrected when a new pad was placed in the classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-05-09 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure monthly fire prevention checks are conducted and the checklist is completed. Only the month of April was produced. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-03-17 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a reference. Four staff need two references. One staff needs four references. Two staff need health appraisals with TB results. Six staff need service letters. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-03-17 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead results. Two children need a health appraisal. One child needs immunization records. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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