Licensed Child Care Center
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Shell's Early Learning Center - Milton, Inc.
Milton, DE
· Sussex County
225 MILTON ELLENDALE HIGHWAY,
Milton, DE 19968
Quick Facts
Capacity
110 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
499737
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
SHELL'S EARLY LEARNING CENTER - MILTON, INC. is a Licensed Child Care Center in MILTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 110 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: 2024: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2025: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 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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| 2025-10-23 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs CPR/First Aid, annual review of safe sleep and annual review of child abuse and neglect. One staff needs annual review of safe sleep and annual review of child abuse and neglect. One staff needs two additional references and an adult health appraisal with TB screening. One staff needs orientation, one additional reference, and two documented attempts to obtain service letters. One staff needs DEEDs qualification, CPR/First Aid, OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, and one additional reference letter. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-23 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Three children need blood lead level test results. One child needs updated immunizations. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-23 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure refrigerators remain at 41 degrees or below and freezers remain at 0 degrees or below. Adjust temperature in the refrigerator and freezer in the infant room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-23 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure proper number of toilets are available based on capacity. Repair inoperable toilet in the preschool/school -age building. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-23 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure nap mats are non-absorbent, free from rips and tears. Replace all ripped mats throughout both buildings. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-23 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Medication Administration Records (MAR) are filled out correctly and accompany each medication submitted. Review and compare all medications and MAR's in the young two-year-old classroom and correct, as needed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-23 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration. Submit application. This was corrected at the visit when the renewal application was provided. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-09-05 | Non Compliance | 14U - Notification to OCCL | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure OCCL is contacted within one business day in the event of a known arrest or conviction of a staff member or licensee. During a complaint investigation on August 6, 2025, Executive Director #1 confirmed to OCCL that Owner #1 was currently in prison for tax issues related to the child care centers. This was discussed and corrected when Executive Director #1 agreed to comply in the future. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-09-05 | Non Compliance | 15U - Governing Body | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the licensee, governing body, and employees follow all applicable federal, State, and local laws and regulations. During a complaint investigation on August 6, 2025, Executive Director #1 confirmed to OCCL that Owner #1 was currently in prison for tax issues related to the child care centers. This was discussed and corrected when Executive Director #1 agreed to comply in the future. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-10-10 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs to complete first aid. Six staff members need a complete and signed professional development plan. One staff member needs a reference letter. One staff member needs two reference letters. One staff member needs an eligibility letter. One staff member needs a corrected adult health appraisal. Four staff members need release of employment history and corresponding service letters. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-10 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance includes exact hours worked in each classroom or area. One staff member did not sign into the older twos and pre-k classrooms when she entered the classrooms. This was corrected when the staff member signed into the classrooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-10-10 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Three children need health appraisals. Four children need blood lead screening results. One child needs screen time permission. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-10 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's belongings are not touching. The cubbies in the older two-year-old classroom are over-flowing causing the children's items to touch. Rearrange or remove items so they no longer touch. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-10 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator in the infant classroom to ensure the temperature is at 41 degrees F or colder and a second thermometer for the freezer in the storage closet to ensure the temperature is at 0 degrees F or colder. Ensure stored food is labeled with its contents and date of preparation or expiration. Two unlabeled containers were observed in the cabinet in the storage room. Label the containers. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-10 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure structures and equipment are in safe condition. Repair the ladder with missing steps on the taller wooden play structure. Repair the splintered wood on the ladder and monkey bars on the taller play structure. Replenish the fall zone materials to ensure there is nine inches of pea gravel under all required areas. Remove the lock from the gate during hours of operation. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-10 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase new nap mats to ensure they are non-absorbent. Multiple nap mats through out the facility were observed to be ripped and no longer non-absorbent. Replace all nap mats. Clean bedding when wet or soiled. Two fitted sheets in cribs in the infant classroom need to be washed as they were observed soiled/wet. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-10 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Post a daily schedule in the three-year-old classroom | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-10 | Non Compliance | 77U - Infant and Toddler Care | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace the T-shaped safety straps on the high chairs in the infant classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-10 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the renewal application is submitted to OCCL at least 60 days prior to the license expiration date. This was corrected when the application was given to the licensing specialist at the full compliance review on 10/10/2024. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-09 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Complete staff files are needed for the following staff members: Staff #1 needs a professional developmental plan. Staff #2 needs CPR/FA certification, annual training hours, professional developmental plan, annual safe sleep, annual review abuse and neglect. Staff #3 needs CPR/FA certification, administration of medication certification, annual training hours, professional developmental plan, OCCL health and safety training, health appraisal with TB, service letter Staff #4 needs CPR/FA certification, annual training hours, professional developmental plan, annual safe sleep, annual review abuse and neglect Staff #5 needs CPR/FA certification, annual training hours, professional developmental plan, reference letters, health appraisal with TB, service letter Staff #6 needs CPR/FA certification, annual training hours, professional developmental plan, annual safe sleep, annual review abuse and neglect, updated comprehensive background check. Staff #7 needs administration of medicat | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-09 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Complete child files are needed for the following children: Child #2 needs a developmental plan, Child #3 needs and updated health appraisal and developmental plan Child #4 needs a developmental plan. Child #6 needs a developmental plan. Child #7 needs a developmental plan. Child #8 needs a health appraisal, blood lad screening results. Child #9 needs hours/ date of attending, a health appraisal, blood lead screening results and a development plan, Child #14 needs blood lead screening results Child #15 needs development plan Child #16 needs days and hours of attending Child #17 needs days and hours of attending | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-09 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure play equipment is free from hazard, repair or place the bottom step of ladder climber and the exposed screws. Additional rocks to fall zones. Send picture to OCCL | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-09 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure diapers are disposed of in the diaper pail only. Diaper was observed in the garbage bin in the bathroom in the two year old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-09 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Update two monthly feeding schedules in the infant classroom | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-10-20 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a professional development plan, review of safe sleep, and an eligibility letter. Staff #2 needs a professional development plan and an eligibility letter. Staff #3 needs a professional development plan and an eligibility letter. Staff #4 needs a professional developmental plan, annual safe sleep, and annual review of abuse and neglect. Staff #6 needs a professional development plan, two references, and an eligibility letter. Staff #7 needs a professional development plan, annual safe sleep, and an eligibility letter. Staff #8 needs a professional development plan. Staff #9 needs a complete orientation, two references, an eligibility letter, and a service letters. Staff #11 needs CPR/First Aid, two references, and an eligibility letter. Staff #12 needs a professional development plan and eligibility letter. Staff #13 needs a professional development plan, review of abuse and neglect, and an eligibility letter. Staff #14 needs administrati | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-10-20 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a developmental plan. Child #4 needs a parents right to know and a developmental plan. Child #5 needs parents right to know. Child #6 needs a developmental plan and parents right to know. Child #7 needs lead test results and parents right to know. Child #9 needs a health appraisal with lead results. Child #10 needs a health appraisal, parent right to know, and a developmental plan. Child #11 needs a developmental plan. Child #12 needs lead test results and parents right to know. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-10-20 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace the garbage cans in the school-age classroom to include enclosed lids. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-10-20 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase pea gravel to add to fall zones allowing a minimum of nine inch fall zones around the entire play equipment. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-10-20 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure pack-n-play mattresses are fitting to the sides of the pack-n-play. LS Sommer observed two pack-n-plays where the sheet caused the mattress to shrink to an unfitting size. This was discussed and corrected when staff agreed to use the cribs instead. LS Sommer observed a weighted sleep sack and asked if it was used. Staff stated one child uses it at nap but he was turning one-year-old soon and would stop. This was discussed and corrected when staff agreed to discontinue its use. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-10-20 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff follow diaper procedures. LS Sommer observed Staff #2 change a child, not was their hands or the child's hands, and placed another child on the mat using the same disposable cover for both children. The area was not cleaned and sanitized. This was discussed and agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-10-20 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infants food and bottles are labeled. This was discussed and corrected when they were labeled and staff agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-10-20 | Non Compliance | 77U - Infant and Toddler Care | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infant daily logs are documented with diaper changes, sleep with sleep checks, and feedings. The facility uses brightwheel but did not log anything for the day. This was discussed and corrected. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-10-20 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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