Licensed Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Brightpath Porter
Bear, DE
· New Castle County
1703 PORTER ROAD,
Bear, DE 19701
Quick Facts
Capacity
160 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
1512149
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
BRIGHTPATH PORTER is a Licensed Child Care Center in BEAR DE, with a maximum capacity of 160 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: 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2023: 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 |
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| 2026-05-04 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. PD plan needed for staff #1. Annual safe sleep for Staff # 11, 12. Orientations is needed for Staff #1, 3, 11, 12. OCCL health and Safety Training for Staff #1, 3, 8, 11, 12. Job Description needed for Staff #11. References needed for Staff #4 (2), Staff #8 (2). Adult Abuse is needed for Staff #1, 11, 12. Release for employment is needed for Staff #1. Please send documentation to OCCL by June 5, 2026. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-04 | Non Compliance | 35U - First Aid and CPR Training | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are certified in CPR and First Aid within two months of hire. Staff #10 needs an updated certification. Send documentation to OCCL by June 5, 2026. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-04 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Date of enrollment and days attending needed for CHIld #1, 2, 8, 16. Emergency card information needed for Childs #1, 2, 3, 8. Updated health appraisal needed for Child #1, 3, 6, 11, 14, 15, 16. Immunizations needed for Child #3, 14, 16. Blood lead results needed for Child #14, 15 Transportation and medication permission needed for Child #1, 3, 8. Send documentation to OCCL by June 5, 2026. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-04 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure garbage cans are covered. Preschool 1 and Preschool 2 classrooms need trash cans with lids. Send picture/documentation to OCCL by June 5, 2026. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-04 | Non Compliance | 67U - Transportation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure vans drivers have poison control number. Add poison control number to van. Send picture/documentation to OCCL by June 5, 2026. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-03-18 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure positive Behavior Management policy is followed. A licensee shall ensure the following actions are prohibited. Roughly handling a child or physical punishment inflicted on a child s body, including, but not limited to the following: shaking, grabbing, striking, hairpulling, biting, pinching, plucking, slapping, hitting, kicking, or spanking. Self-report from administrator: Staff #1 hit/smacked Child #1 on the hand. Staff #2 did not report this incident to administration. Staff #1 was placed on administrative leave and terminated. Staff #2 received a final written warning for failure to report. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-15 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A licensee shall ensure that all staff use prevention strategies, appropriate redirection rather than restraint, and positive developmentally-appropriate methods of behavior supports for children, which encourage self-control, selfdirection, positive self-esteem, social responsibility, and cooperation. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-16 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 and #3 need 7-hour health and safety training Staff #4 needs an Application or a Personal data sheet and a Job description. Staff #5 needs service letters and two or four references Send corrections to OCCL by June 16, 2025. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-16 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #11 and #16 need Blood lead screening results. Child #15 needs screen time permission Send documentation to OCCL by June 16, 2025. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-16 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure radon testing is completed every five years. Send the updated report to OCCL by June 16, 2025. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-13 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #7 & # 8, need blood lead results Child #12, who is new to the program needs blood lead results too. . Please send documentation to OCCL by June 12, 2024. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-04 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All staff files must be complete. -Updated first and CPR are needed for Staff #5, #7. - Updated CPR only is needed for Staff #2, #4. -Administration of Medication certification is needed for Staff #4, #7. -Annual review of abuse and neglect and safe sleep are needed for Staff #1 (A and N only); and for #6. -A professional development plan is needed for Staff #9, #14. -The seven-hour Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood Professionals is needed for Staff #1, #2, #3, #5, #7, #9, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18. -Additional reference letters are needed for: -Staff #6 (4), #8 (2 or 4), #14 (2), #15 (2), #18 (2 or 4). -A job description is needed for Staff #6, #14. -Eligibility letters are needed in the file for: Staff #6, #8. -A release of employment history form is needed for Staff #7. -An adult health appraisal and TB results are needed for Staff #8, #18. -An adult health appraisal only is needed for Staff #14. -Proof service letters have been sent twice, | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-04 | Non Compliance | 33U - Annual Training | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Annual Training hours were due June 30.2023 now non-compliant. Please submit hour for the following staff Staff #1 needs 6 hours of training. Staff #3 needs 4 hours of training. Staff #4 needs 2.5 hours of training. Staff #5 needs 4.4 hours of training. Staff #10 needs 2.5 hours of training. Staff #11 needs 2.5 hours of training. Staff #17 needs 7 hours of training. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-04 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All child files must be complete. -Child #1 needs a school-age health appraisal, immunization records, and blood lead screening results. -Child #12 needs a signed parent right-to-know form. -Child #15 needs a child health appraisal. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-03 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All child files must be complete. -Child #5 needs lead blood screening results. -Child #6 needs a health appraisal, immunization records, and lead blood screening results. -Child #12 needs a health appraisal, immunization records, and lead blood screening results. -Child #13 needs one more emergency contact in file. -Child #14 needs blood lead screening results. -Child #15 needs mat permission form. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-03 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All staff files must be complete. -Staff #1 needs 2 reference letters and a health appraisal with TB results. -Staff #2 needs a signed orientation form in the file. -Staff #3 needs Administration of Medication certification and an eligibility letter. -Staff #4 needs Administration of medication certification and a signed orientation form. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-21 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All child files must be complete. -A child health appraisal with immunization records is needed for Child #1. -Child #3 needs a signed parent right-to-know form. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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