Licensed Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Milford Early Learning Center
Milford, DE
· Sussex County
901 NORTH DUPONT HIGHWAY,
Milford, DE 19963
Quick Facts
Capacity
70 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 5 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
776741
Licensed Since
2008
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
MILFORD EARLY LEARNING CENTER is a Licensed Child Care Center in MILFORD DE, with a maximum capacity of 70 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 5 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;
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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| 2026-02-10 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #1 needs one reference letter, Staff #2 needs one hour in health and safety and two reference letters. Staff #3 needs a professional plan and three hours of annual training, Staff #4 needs OCCL health and safety training, two reference letters and health appraisal. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-02-10 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure to document medications on the appropriate MAR form in the infant and early two's classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-02-13 | Non Compliance | 14U - Notification to OCCL | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure to notify OCCL when there is a change in administrator. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-02-13 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are completed: Staff #3 needs OCCL health and safety training, two reference, letter, a job description, Staff #6 needs a reference letter, Staff #7 needs a job description, Staff #8 needs administration of medication certification, and OCCL health and safety training, Staff #10 needs CPR certification, a service letter, Staff #11 needs CPR certification and OCCL health and safety training, Staff #12 needs CPR sertification and OCCL health and safety training, | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-02-13 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Complete child files are needed for the following children: Child #1 and Child #6 needs days and hours of attendance, Child #16 needs an emergency card, Child #6 and Child #13 needs a health appraisal, immunization and a blood lead test result, Child #5,6,7,10,11 needs bloob lead test results, Child #9,10,13,16 needs a health apprasial, Child #2 needs parent right to know and sacreen time, CHild #6 needs permission to sleep on a nap mat, Child#16 needs a developmental plan. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-02-13 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair the self latch on the outdoor right gate | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-02-13 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the diaper change table is five feet from handwashing sink. In the Butterfly classroom the place the diaper changing table five feet from the handwashing sink. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-02-13 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A MAR is needed for an over the counter medication in the Clubhouse classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-02-13 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the lesson plans in the 24 months and older classroom has the weekly components. Submit the lesson plan to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-02-13 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure to maintain staff to child ratio at all times and ensure to care for toddlers and preschool children in separate classrooms. Two year olds and three year olds were observed in the three year old classroom with a total of 17 children with two staff members. ( This was corrected when the two year olds returned to their classroom with a staff member. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-02-13 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a health appraisal with TB. Staff #2 needs CPR certification, Staff #3 needs an additional 7 hours of annual training., Staff #4 needs a job description and two reference letters, Staff #5 needs a job description and a health appraisal with TB, staff #6 needs administration of medication certification, a professional development plan, OCCL health and safety training, 10 hours of additional annual training, job description, reference letters and health appraisal with TB. Staff #7 FA certification, administration of medication certification, 9 hours of annual training, reference letter. Staff #8 needs a release of employment. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-02-13 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Child #4 needs a blood lead screening result. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-02-13 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure to store cleaning supplies are stored separately from food supplies. Cleaning supplies were observed in the food storage area. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-02-13 | Non Compliance | 64U - Child Accident and Injury | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure to notify parents immediately when a child receives an injury to their face and document the time when the parent received the notification. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-02-14 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: ECA for the center needs 15 hours of training in infant and toddler. Submit training to DEEDS. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-14 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Complete files are needed for the following staff members: Staff #1 needs CPR/FA certification, professional development, annual abuse and neglect, annual safe sleep and OCCL health and safety. Staff #2 needs professional development, annual abuse and neglect, annual safe sleep and OCCL health and safety Staff #3 needs CPR/FA certification, professional development, annual abuse and neglect, annual safe sleep and OCCL health and safety Staff #4 needs CPR/FA certification, professional development, annual abuse and neglect, annual safe sleep and OCCL health and safety Staff #5 needs CPR/FA certification, professional development, annual abuse and neglect, annual safe sleep and OCCL health and safety Staff #6 needs a complete file Staff #7 needs CPR/FA certification and two reference letters Staff #8 needs professional development, annual abuse and neglect, annual safe sleep and OCCL health and safety Staff #9 needs a complete file Staff # 10 needs needs professional developme | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-14 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Complete child files are needed for the following children: Child #1 needs immunization and an updated infant feeding schedule Child #2 needs a health appraisal and blood lead test Child #3 and CHild #4 needs a blood lead test Child #8, Child #9, Child # 11 and Child #12 needs a health appraisal Child #4, 9 10 needs a sign parent right to know and screen time permissions Child #9 and CHild #11 needs an emergency transportation permission Child #2,5,6,7,8,9 ,10, 11 and 12 needs a developmental plan | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-14 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure to document the exact arrival of each child in care. The toddler classroom was on the playground with 10 children, however nine children was observed on the attendance record. ( This was corrected when staff added to tenth child to the attendance record) | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-02-14 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Clean the carpet in the EHS 1 classroom and ensure children's belonging are not touching in the PreK classroom | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-14 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Provide fall zone for the merry go around on the outdoor playground. Send picture | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-14 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace all rip nap mats in the center. Ensure all nap mats are labeled with the children in care name and ensure all children over one year old have top and bottom bedding. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-14 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Provide emergency water and food for the child care capacity | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-14 | Non Compliance | 71U - Meals and Snacks | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Post an updated menu | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-14 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Update lesson plan for each classroom | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-02-23 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A complete is needed for Staff #1. An adult abuse check is needed for Staff 1. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-02-23 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Complete child files are needed for two children. Health appraisals are needed for Child #1 and Child #5 . | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-02-23 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the changing table in the two-year-old classroom is no more than five feet from the handwashing sink. (This was corrected when staff moved the changing table five feet to the handwashing sink.) | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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