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First Steps Preschool - Milford, Llc
Milford, DE
· Sussex County
104 MCCOY STREET,
Milford, DE 19963
Quick Facts
Capacity
63 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
973652
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
FIRST STEPS PRESCHOOL - MILFORD, LLC is a Licensed Child Care Center in MILFORD DE, with a maximum capacity of 63 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 - 5:30 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: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Based on daily attendance the infant classroom was out of ratio. Ensure the infant classroom maintain correct staff to child ratios at all times. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. | |||
| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children files are complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Label the cleaner bottle in the one year old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Label the contents and date of expiration for bulk snack items in containers. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace or repair the gates on the playground to ensure they are self- closing. Replace or repair the beach fencing on the playground, slats are broken exposing sharp edges around the fence. Children were observed playing on a splash pad in the parking lot. Children are only permitted to play in licensed space, refrain from using the parking lot. | |||
| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 54U - Pools and Swimming | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Refrain from using the splash pad that holds water. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all cribs are set to the lowest setting. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-08-04 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff files must be complete Staff #1 needs medication training and a health appraisal to include TB testing. Staff #2 needs seven hour OCCL Health & Safety training, Staff #3 needs medication training, seven hour OCCL Heath & Safety training, and an application for employment with First Steps | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-04 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff members must sign in/out of their classrooms with exact hours of arrival/departure. Send one weeks attendance for each classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-04 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Child files must be complete Child # 2, #5 and #6 need health appraisals Child #7 needs days and hours to attend | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-04 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: One child in the one year old classroom needs an MAR for sunscreen | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-04 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: An infant feeding schedule is needed for one infant | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-07 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL seven hour health and safety training. Forward certificate to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-07 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the gates are self-closing and self latching. Repair the gate in the toddler play yard | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-08-07 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff files must be complete. Staff #3 needs CPR/1st aid, a health appraisal with TB, a service letter, medication certification and one additional reference. Staff #6 needs a service letter Staff #10 needs a service letter | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-08-07 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Child files must be complete Child #3 needs blood lead test results Child #6 needs a health appraisal | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-08-07 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Evacuation routes must be posted in each classroom. This was corrected at the visit when the evacuation route was posted. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-11-16 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: There were 13 one and two year old's napping together. Maximum capacity is 12. This was corrected when one two year old was moved to nap with the three year old's. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-08-01 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained. School age classroom was observed with 17 children and one staff member. Ensure supervision for each classroom. Three children were observed walking out of the classroom unsupervised. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-01 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff must be fingerprinted before their start date/start of employment. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-08-01 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff files must be complete Staff #7 needs a job description, a health appraisal w/TB, two additional references or a service letter Staff #9 needs proof of eligibiloity, TB results and release of employment/service letter | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-01 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff must be signed into the areas w/exact hours worked and correct classroom assignment. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-01 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Child files must be complete Child # 3,5,7 and 9 need proof of blood lead test Child#4 needs a health appraisal and immunization shot records Child #12 needs documentation of date of enrollment Medication permission is need for each child enrolled Center has sunscreen, lip balm, asthma pumps and epi pens. Obtain medication permission | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-01 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Exact hours of arrival and departure is required for each child when not with assigned class. Two school agers were not signed into their assigned classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-01 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Fencing does not meet OCCL requirements. Ensure the gates are self closing | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-01 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure monthly evacuation and fire prevention is carried out and documented. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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