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Brightpath Milford

Milford, DE · Sussex County
200 KINGS HWY, Milford, DE 19963
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Quick Facts

Capacity
179 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information

📞 (302) 491-6611
200 KINGS HWY
Milford, DE 19963
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✓ Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1510379
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
[email protected]
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
District Office: 302-739-5487 Last verified September 29, 2026

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About the Provider

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BRIGHTPATH MILFORD is a Licensed Child Care Center in MILFORD DE, with a maximum capacity of 179 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:00 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: 2023: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2026: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2022: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.;

Hours of Operation

  • Monday6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Thursday6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Friday6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulation Code Status
2026-05-12 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs OCCL's Health & Safety Training. One staff needs a service letter, One staff needs annual safe sleep review and service letters, One staff needs annual safe sleep review and orientation. One staff needs an adult health appraisal with TB. One staff needs two attempts for service letters, and two additional references if not service letters are returned. Two staff need service letter attempts. One staff needs service letters and orientation. One staff needs to be fingerprinted for comprehensive background check. One staff needs service letters. One staff needs a health appraisal and service letter. One staff needs a resume, application, or personal data sheet.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-05-12 Non Compliance 45U - Hazardous Materials Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure radon testing is conducted every five years in each classroom or area where children are present. Complete testing.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-05-12 Non Compliance 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure stored food in kitchen is labeled with it's contents and the expiration date. Add labeling to foods.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-05-12 Non Compliance 53U - Outdoor Area Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure exit gates in each playground area is self-closing. Repair the three exit gates.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-05-12 Non Compliance 63U - Administration of Medication Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure Medication Administration Records (MAR) is completed for each sunscreen on site used for children. Ensure medications are not accepted without a corresponding, completed MAR. Obtain parent signatures for medications in classroom #206. Complete MAR's for sunscreens.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-05-15 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need PD Plans. Four staff need orientation. Five staff need OCCL's health and safety training. One staff needs application/resume or personal data sheet. Two staff need a job description. Eight staff need reference letters. One staff needs declaration and employee drug and alcohol statement. Two staff need letter of eligibility. Four staff need health appraisals. Three staff need TB test results. Three staff need service letters.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-05-15 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Two children need blood lead screening results. One child needs a health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs parents right to know on file.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-05-15 Non Compliance 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure rest equipment is labeled. One classroom needs cots labeled.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-05-15 Non Compliance 57U - Equipment Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure there is enough materials in the classroom for the children to use. Five classrooms need science, musical instruments, dramatic play, blocks and items to use with the blocks, manipulatives and table top activities.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-05-15 Non Compliance 63U - Administration of Medication Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure medication administration record is complete for any items used that are not soap and water. Seven children need MAR for diaper cream. Three children need MAR for sunscreen.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-05-15 Non Compliance 72U - Feeding of Infants Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure infant feeding statements are updated monthly. Three infants need updated statements.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-05-15 Non Compliance 74U - Lesson Plans Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are posted weekly.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-05-15 Non Compliance 77U - Infant and Toddler Care Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure adult seating is available in the infant room.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-03-05 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Eight staff need CPR/FA training. Twelve staff need PD plans. Six staff need Annual Review of Safe Sleep. Six staff need Annual Review of Child Abuse and Neglect. Two staff need orientation. Eight staff need OCCL's Health and Safety training. One staff needs an application or personal data sheet. Three staff need a job description. Eleven staff need references. Three staff need employee declaration. Two staff need drug/alcohol statement. Five staff need a letter of eligibility. Three staff need adult abuse registry check. Ten staff need adult health appraisal. Seven staff need TB test results. Two staff need release of employment. Fourteen staff need service letters.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-03-05 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs date of enrollment. Three children need emergency card information. Four children need current health appraisals with immunizations. Seven children need blood lead screening results. Nineteen children need development plans.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-03-05 Non Compliance 63U - Administration of Medication Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure medication logs are filled out and on file for those children needing diaper cream, sunscreen or bug spray. Two classrooms need MARs for diaper cream use.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-03-05 Non Compliance 65U - First Aid Kits Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure first aid kits are complete. First Aid kit on Bus #1 needs a thermometer, safety pins, plastic bags, pen/paper. finger splints and an eye patch. Bus #2 needs eye patch, finger splints, pen/paper. safety pins and tweezers.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-03-05 Non Compliance 66U - Emergency Planning Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure classrooms have an evacuation route posted. Six classrooms need evacuation route posted. Ensure there is emergency water on hand to shelter in place for 24 hours.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-03-05 Non Compliance 74U - Lesson Plans Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans for ages two through preschool include opportunities for healthy habits and food exploration.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-03-05 Non Compliance 76U - Activity Schedule Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure schedules are posted in each classroom. Two classrooms need schedules posted.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-06-11 Non Compliance 36U - Staff Attendance Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure the exact arrival and departure times for staff are documented in each classroom. The Specialist noted one staff was not signed out in Rm 206 and another staff not signed out in Rm 207. This was discussed and corrected at visit. Ensure the exact arrival and departure times for staff are documented in each classroom. According to attendance records on June 11, 2024, there was one staff not signed out of room 206 and another staff not signed out of room 207. This was discussed and corrected at the visit.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2024-05-01 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1, #4,#7, #12, #13, #14, #15 and #16 need two documented attempts at obtaining Service letters for appropriate, prior places of employment and 2 or 4 references depending on the return of service letters. Staff #2 and #11 need two documented attempts at obtaining service letters from appropriate prior places of employment. Staff #1 needs an employee declaration form signed and a health appraisal. Staff #6, #7, #12 and #13 need OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. Staff #6 needs two references and CPR/ First Aid. Staff #7 and #12 need a job description. Staff #2, #7, #8, #9, #10, #12, #16 need a complete Professional Development Plan. Staff #7 needs CPR/First Aid. Staff #10 needs annual review of safe sleep and child abuse and neglect. Staff 312 needs an adult health appraisal with TB screening results. Staff #13 need TB screening with results.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-05-01 Non Compliance 38U - Parents Right to Know Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure Parents Right to Know log is completed with current, touring and new families. Last log was dated for 8/2023.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-05-01 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #20 needs blood lead screening results. Child #1,5,7,8,9,10,11 need Parents Right to Know on file. Child #1 -#18 need development plans on file.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-05-01 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure walls are clean and in good repair. Drywall had pieces missing in the Scholars, Investigators 207 and Beyond the Bell classrooms.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-05-01 Non Compliance 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure containers containing food are labeled with the date of expiration and the contents. This was corrected when the kitchen staff labeled the cereal containers.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2024-05-01 Non Compliance 72U - Feeding of Infants Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure infant feeding logs are updated monthly. All current infants need an updated feeding log on file.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-04-15 Non Compliance 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times. Specialist observed one staff member with 12 children during naptime. One of the children was awake. Make sure all children are asleep before breaking to half staff. This was discussed and and corrected at the visit when another staff entered the room.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2024-01-10 Non Compliance 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff to child ratios and group sizes are maintained at all times. Upon review of attendance records on December 11, 2023 there were 13 children from 7:50 am to 8:00 am with 2 staff members, and 13 children form 8:16 am to 8:27 am with two staff members. On December 19, 2023, there were up to 17 children from 8:20 am until 9:38 am with 2 staff members. There were 15 children with 2 staff members until 3:21pm. At 3:35, a staff member was noted to be alone with up to 10 children. The ratio for the 1 year old room is 1:6 or 2:12. This was discussed and corrected at the visit.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2024-01-10 Non Compliance 43U - Children's Attendance Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure the exact arrival time and departure time for each child is recorded in the classroom. A child was documented on December 19, 2023 as arriving at 8:02 and and being signed out at 7:50 am. This was discussed and corrected at the visit
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2023-05-25 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. 17 staff need OCCL's Health and Safety Training. One staff needs in person CPR. One staff needs out-of-state background check. One staff needs two references, release of employment history, and service letters.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-05-25 Non Compliance 38U - Parents Right to Know Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure the Parents Right to Know log is complete.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Document
2023-05-25 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead screening results. One child needs a health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs the parents right to know form.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-05-25 Non Compliance 43U - Children's Attendance Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child attendance is accurate. In one classroom there were 10 children present, but only nine were signed in. This was corrected at the visit.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2023-05-25 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Clean the carpets. Place vision strips on windows.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-05-25 Non Compliance 53U - Outdoor Area Completed
Corrective Action: Repair the holes in the dirt under the fence on the playground to ensure the gaps are less than four inches.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-05-25 Non Compliance 63U - Administration of Medication Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure medication is stored securely. Sunblock was stored within children's reach in the bathroom. This was corrected at the visit.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2023-05-25 Non Compliance 8U - License Renewal Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure the application is submitted 60 days prior to the license expiration.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2022-11-04 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs safe sleep review, an orientation, a job description, two references, criminal history determination, and service letter. Staff #2 needs one reference, criminal history determination, and service letters. Staff #3 needs a job description and service letter. Staff #4 - Staff #23 needs professional development plans.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-11-04 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #3, Child #5, Child #6, Child #7, Child #7, and Child #16 need lead test results. Child #8 needs a developmental plan.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-11-04 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Remove all air fresheners from the facility including the three wall plugs observed in classrooms.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2022-11-04 Non Compliance 57U - Equipment Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure a sufficient quantity of toys are available. LS Sommer observed the shelves and toys inaccessible to the two-year-old children. Staff stated this is typical for transition periods to prevent distraction. LS Sommer discussed this and staff agreed to comply.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2022-11-04 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Completed
Corrective Action: Purchase a new non-porous diaper mat to replace the torn mat in the infant classroom. LS Sommer observed two diaper changing stations further than five feet from a handwashing sink. This was discussed and corrected.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-09-28 Non Compliance 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure ratios/ maximum group size is maintained at all times. According to attendance, the little learners classroom was over maximum group size because there were 11 children with three staff, the youngest was an infant. According to attendance in the discoverers, one staff was alone with ten children, the youngest was two-years-old.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2022-09-28 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1, Staff #4, and Staff #6 need CPR/ First Aid and administration of medication. Staff #2 and Staff #6 need two references. Staff #3 needs CPR/ First Aid. Staff #5 and Staff #6 need an adult health appraisal with TB. Staff #7 needs administration of medication.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Document
2022-09-28 Non Compliance 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure nap mat are 18 inches apart and adequate lighting is available.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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