Licensed Child Care Center
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The Next Step Learning Center, Inc.
Selbyville, DE
· Sussex County
2 E CHURCH ST,
Selbyville, DE 19975
Quick Facts
Capacity
196 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
843590
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
THE NEXT STEP LEARNING CENTER, INC. is a Licensed Child Care Center in SELBYVILLE DE, with a maximum capacity of 196 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: Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2024: 1 facility injury. 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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| 2026-04-15 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a complete release of employment history and a corresponding service letter. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-04-15 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure floors and walls are cleanable and in good repair. Repair the floor in the main hallway. Repair the walls in four classrooms. Discontinue the use of the oil diffuser. An oil diffuser was observed in use in the one-year-old classroom. This was discussed and corrected when the oil diffuser was removed from the one-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-04-15 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure toilet rooms have an operable window or ventilation fan. The ventilation fan in the bathroom located in the preschool classroom was observed not working. Repair the fan. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-04-15 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Obtain written parent permission before swaddling an infant. An infant was observed swaddled and no written parent permission was on file. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-04-15 | Non Compliance | 77U - Infant and Toddler Care | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children under three years old do not have access to plastic bags. Plastic bags were observed on the open diaper changing table shelves in children's reach in a classroom with two-year-olds. This was discussed and corrected when the plastic bags were removed from the children's reach. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-04-08 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are completed. One staff member needs two references. Two staff members need an adult health appraisal. One staff member needs one reference. One staff member needs CPR and first aid certifications. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-04-08 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Four children need blood lead test results. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-04-08 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the freezer is 0 degrees F or colder. The thermometer in the kitchen freezer read 20 degrees F. A second thermometer was placed in the freezer, it also read 20 degrees F. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-04-08 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a non-porous surface is used for diaper-changes. The diaper-changing mat in the Busy Bees classroom is ripped and needs to be replaced. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-04-08 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Medication Administration Records (MAR) are complete and signed by the parent/guardian. MAR's were observed for diaper cream for multiple children in the Busy Bee's classroom; however, the MAR's were not signed by the children's parent/guardians. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-04-08 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the Early Childhood Administrator has successfully completed 15-clock-hours of accepted training in infant and toddler development and curriculum and 15-clock-hours of accepted training in school-age care. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-18 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1, 2, 3 and 4 need two documented attempts in obtaining a completed service letter. Submit proof of attempts to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-18 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure attendance record includes exact arrival and departure times. Classrooms First Steps and Little Sprouts were combined. There 12 children present but only 11 children were signed in. Staff corrected it immediately. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-04-18 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure refrigerators are 41 degree or colder and freezers are 0 degrees or colder. The refrigerator in the kitchen read 45 degrees Fahrenheit and the freezer read 4 degrees Fahrenheit. Please send a picture of correct temps. The refrigerator in the Beautiful Beginnings infant room read 48 degrees and the freezer read 20 degrees. Please send pictures of corrected temperature readings to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-18 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure crib mattress sheet is covered with tight fitting bottom sheet. The Lil' Cruisers classroom and Beautiful Beginnings classroom crib sheets were not tight fitting. Please send a picture of the correction to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-12-11 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the use of air fresheners is prohibited. The facility had 5 classrooms with air fresheners. Remove air fresheners and send OCCL verification that they are no longer in use. Ensure the facility has enough lighting to supervise children. LS observed a crib being occupied and a child could not be observed in the crib asleep. This was corrected when a night light was observed in the area and out of reach. Ensure trash is stored securely. LS observed trash accessible in the Discovery Classroom. This was corrected when the trash was placed in a receptical. Ensure weekly lesson plans are updated and posted. 3 classrooms needed a current weeks plan posted. This was corrected when updated lesson plans were posted in the Little Sprouts classroom, Discovery classroom, and Beautiful Beginnings classroom. The use of air fresheners is prohibited. The facility had five classrooms with air fresheners. Remove air fresheners and send OCCL verification they are no longer in use. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-04-18 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infants/toddlers are cared for in a separate area from the older children. This specialist observed 16 children, ages two through five, in the Discovery Preschool classroom. Two of the children were two year olds. According to staff three two-year-old children are enrolled in the classroom. Send confirmation to OCCL once the children have been removed from the older child classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-04-18 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. 17 staff need to complete the Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. Six staff need eligibility letters from the Criminal History Unit (CHU). Four staff need service letters. One staff needs a reference letter and adult health appraisal with TB results. One staff needs administration of medication training or certification. Two staff need employee declaration. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-04-18 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Discontinue the use of the air fresheners in all classrooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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