Licensed Child Care Center
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Brightpath Songsmith Bear
Bear, DE
· New Castle County
1 SONGSMITH DR,
Bear, DE 19701
Quick Facts
Capacity
135 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
1512146
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 SONGSMITH BEAR is a Licensed Child Care Center in BEAR DE, with a maximum capacity of 135 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: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2025: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2026: 5 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2022: 1 facility injury. 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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| 2026-05-07 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Administrator has specialized training in Infant/Toddler and School age. Staff #13 needs15 hours of School Age training, apply, and receive School age Specialized Training. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-07 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. PD Plan signed and filled out- Staff #1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14. Annual review and signed safe sleep -Staff #1, 5, 6, 12, and 13. Annual review and signed Abuse and Neglect- Staff #1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 12. Orientation- Staff #2, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. 7-hour OCCL health and safety training -Staff #2, 7, 8, 11, 13, and 15. Application, resume or data sheet -Staff #2 and #13. Job Description- Staff #2, 8, 9, 11, and 13. References and service letter Staff #2, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15 need 4 reference with proof of 2 attempts for service letter or 2 references with a completed service letter, Declaration and Drug and alcohol statement Staff #8, 13, and 15. Adult abuse- Staff #2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 15. Adult health appraisal with TB- Staff # #2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 15. Release of employment- Staff #7, 13 and 15. CPR first aid Staff #2, 5, 9 and 12. Medication training Staff #2, 5, 7 and 13. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-07 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Updated Health Appraisal Child #4, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Immunizations Child #9, 13, 14. Development Plans- Child 2 16. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-07 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classrooms has sufficient of material and equipment to support literacy, language, and social-emotional development. Toddler 1 classroom needs more equipment to include books and dramatic play. Send picture to OCCL by June 8, 2026 | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-07 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure first aid kit contains all supplies listed. Items needed pen and note pad, Plastic bag, rolled gauze, safety pins, scissors, triangle bandage or sling, and tweezers. Van first aid kits were complete. Add poison control number to van. Send picture to OCCL by June 8, 2026. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-07 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Infant feeding statements are updated and signed by parent monthly. Send infant feeding statements do all infants enrolled. Send documentation to OCCL by June 8, 2026. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-04-28 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children are supervised at all times. On April 27, 2026 a child was left unsupervised. During transition a child was left in the classroom unsupervised. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-09 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the Administrator has specialization in school-age when serving school-aged children. Send documentation to OCCL with a school-age specialization credential by June 9, 2025. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-09 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Items needed for the staff are listed below. PD plan Staff #2, #4, #7, #10, #13, #14, #18. Annual review of Abuse and neglect Staff #2, #3, #4, #7, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18. Orientation Staff #18 OCCL 7-hour health and safety training Staff #2, #3, #6, #7, #11, #12, #13, #15, #16, #17, #18. Application/resume or personal data sheet Staff #7. #15, #18. Job description Staff #2, #3, #6, #7, #11, #12, #15, #16, #18. References (2 with service letter or 4 with two attempts) Staff #2, #3, #6, #7, #11, #12, #15, #16, #18. Declaration and Drug and Alcohol statement Staff #2, #3, #6, #7, #15, #16. Adult abuse Staff #2, #3, #6, #7, #11, #12, #16, #17, #18. Health Appraisal Staff #2, #3, #7, #11, #12#18 Release of employment Staff #3, #6, #7, #8, #15 Service letters (receipt or two attempts documented) Staff #2, #3, #6, #7, #8, #12, #15, #16, #17, #18. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-09 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #10 and #12 need blood lead screening results Child #17 & #18 need the Parents' Right to Know signed. Send documentation to OCCL by June 9, 2025. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-09 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure radon testing is completed every five years. Send the updated report to OCCL by June 9, 2025. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-16 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Roughly handling a child or physical punishment inflicted on a child s body, including, but limited to, the following: shacking, grabbing, striking, hair pulling, biting, pinching, plucking, slapping, hitting, kicking, or spanking. When aware of the concern, the center immediately sent the staff member home, and later terminated their employment. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-15 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Below are the items needed. Send documentation to OCCL by June 13, 2024 Two hours of Health & Safety training - Staff # 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Signed PD plan - Staff #2, 12, 14 Orientation - Staff #3, 12, 13 15 7-hour health and safety training #2,3,6,7, 12,15,16 Job Descriptions - Staff #2, 3, 6, 12, 14, 15, 18 References - Staff #2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18 Annual sleep safe Staff #2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18 Annual abuse and neglect Staff # 5, 11, 18 Declaration and Drug/alcohol statement Staff # 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16 Adult abuse Staff #5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18 Health Appraisal Staff #5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18 Release of employment history and service letters Staff #7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-15 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Child files are complete. Below are the items needed. Send documentation to OCCL by Janu 13, 2024. Emergency Card Information - Child #8, 9 Health Appraisal - Child #9 Immunization - Child #6 Blood lead screening - Child #8, 9 Medication permission - Child @8 needs MAR for epi-pen | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-15 | Non Compliance | 42U - Documenting Children's Progress | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the center is documenting children's progress. Send annual progress or development plans by June 13, 2024 - Child #1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-15 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all chemicals are in locked cabinets. Cabinets in the twos and fours classroom locks are working. Send a picture to OCCL by June 13, 2024 | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-15 | Non Compliance | 67U - Transportation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the fire extinguisher is inspected on Bus # 1 (moose key) | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-12-19 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Licensee shall ensure all staff members are fingerprinted and the licensee has received and eligibility determination or provisional eligibility notification before the start of employment. Staff member was employed and fingerprinted but became inactive. Staff member was sent home until they complete updated fingerprinted. Staff member and administrator were Informed the staff cannot work in the building until eligibility letter is received. A licensee shall ensure a staff member is fingerprinted and the licensee has received an eligibility determination or a provisional eligibility notification before the start of employment. Staff #2 was sent home and were informed they cannot return to work until they have completed the fingerprinting process and receive an eligibility letter or provisional eligibility. | |||
| 2023-05-02 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All staff files must be complete. -CPR and first aid certification is needed for Staff #2, #3, #5, #5. -Administration of medication certification is needed for Staff #5. -Staff #6 needs two or four reference letters, the Employee Declaration/Drug- Alcohol signed paper, an eligibility letter in the file, adult abuse registry, and proof service requests were sent twice. If no service letter is returned, two additional reference letters are needed. (Total of four. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-02 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All child files must be complete. -Child #1 needs an updated health appraisal and immunization records. Child #2 needs updated immunization records. -Child #6 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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| 2023-05-02 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Classroom #4 needs soap and water and sanitizer bottles labeled. | |||
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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: All staff files must be complete. -Staff #1 needs CPR and first aid certification. -Staff #2 need administration of medication certification, a signed professional development plan, and service letter(s), or proof each request was sent twice. -Staff #3 needs CPR and first aid and administration of medication certification, two referene eltters, and a completed release of employment form. -Staff #4 needs a completed and signed professional development plan. -Staff #5 needs a signed professional development plan and a completed release of employment history form. -Staff#6 needs a completed orientation, an updated application for rehire, the declaration and drug/alcohol prohibition form and an adult abuse registry. -Staff #7 needs a completed and signed professional development plan. -Staff #8 needs a health appraisal and TB results, and a service letter. -Staff #9 needs an eligibility letter and service letter(s) or proof requests were sent twice. -Staff #10 needs CPR and first | |||
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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: All child files must be complete. --An additional emergency contact name and number are needed for Child #7. -Lead blood screening results are needed for Child #7, #8, #19, #20. -A signed parent right-to-know form is needed for Child #3. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Paper towels are needed in the school-age bathroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: The large playground needs a new self-latching mechanism on the inside of the gate. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Monthly fire drills and evacuation checklists must be completed. Send November and December's checklists to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-11-10 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: The lesson plan in Investigators (three and four year olds) classroom needs a food/healthy habits activity, a science activity, and a music activity. Send a complete lesson plan to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-30 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All staff files must be complete. -Annual review of safe sleep is needed for Staff 33, #4. -New hire orientation is needed for Staff #1, #2, #3, #4. -A job description is needed for Staff #2, #3. #4. -Reference letters are needed for Staff #2, #3, #4. -Declaration and drug/alcohol prohibition signature page is needed for Staff #1, #2. -A release of employment history form must be completed and placed in the file for Staff #2, #4. | |||
| 2022-09-30 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All child files must be complete. -A lead blood screening result is needed for Child #4. -Child health appraisals with immunization records and lead blood screening results are needed for Child #2, #3, #5, #6, #7. | |||
| 2022-09-30 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Place the correct week's lesson plans on the board for Room #107. | |||
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