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Child care center · Bear, DE
SPRINKLES CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE & DEVELOPMENT, LLC
A licensed child care center in Bear, Delaware, with its state inspection and complaint history from the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 60 FIR AVE, Bear, DE 19701
Phone: (302) 524-4460
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 68 children
OCCL license number: 1492538
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Injuries reported to the state (as published): the state's file lists injuries in the last 5 years that needed medical or dental treatment. 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
View the official record on Delaware's child care search (search for the program's name).
Inspection history
Last 3 years (November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026, when the state's files were last updated)
- 5 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 19 violations cited on these visits
- 1 complaint investigation completed (Substantiated: 1)
A violation means a licensing specialist found that a Delaware licensing rule wasn't met. The state gives the program a date to correct each one and records when it was corrected. Complaint results use the state's own terms, as published. Read the official record for details.
Visits with violations
All 6 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 24 violations in all. The state's file lists only visits where a rule was cited, so visits where nothing was cited are not shown. Each violation shows the state's short title for the rule, its regulation code, the date the state set for the fix and the correction status as published.
August 6, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by September 11, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 21, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. CPR/First aid for Staff #3, 5, and 6. PD plan for Staff #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #5, 6, and 10. 2 References for Staff #4, 5, 6, 10. 1 Reference for Staff #7. Release of employment for Staff $5, 6, 7, 10. 1 service letter or 2 additional references for Staff #5, 6, 7, 10. Adult abuse registry check for Staff #10. Health appraisal w/TB test for Staff #5, 6, 7. Send to OCCL.
Annual Training
Regulation code 33U · Correct by July 31, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 21, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Training hours for Staff #1, 2, 3, 8, 9 will be cited if not received by 8/31/2026.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by September 11, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Developmental plans for Child #4, 5, 6, 9. Screen time permission for Child #10. MAR for Child #11. Send to OCCL.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by September 11, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure radon test is done every 5 years. Send results to OCCL.
August 13, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Insurance Coverage
Regulation code 16U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 12, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure general liability insurance is not expired. Send a copy to OCCL.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 31, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. FA/CPR needed for Staff #5, 7, 9, and 10. Signed PD plans for Staff #1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12. Annual review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect for Staff #1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12. Orientation for Staff #4, 7, 8, 10, 12. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #7 and 8. Job description for Staff #8. 2 references for Staff #5, 7, 8, 10, 12. Release of employment for Staff #5, 8, 10, 12. Service letter or 2 additional references for Staff #5, 7, 8, 10, 12. Declaration for Staff #12. Drug/alcohol statement for Staff #5 and 12. Adult abuse for Staff #8, 10, 12. Health appraisal for staff #8. TB test for Staff #7 and 8. Full staff file and out-of-state checks for Staff #4.
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 12, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Send Parent's Right to Know log.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Health appraisal with immunizations for Child #3 and 4. Immunizations for Child #1. Blood lead screening for Child #1 and 5. Developmental plan for Child #4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12. Send all to OCCL.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 12, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 12, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
July 1, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Annual Training
Regulation code 33U · Correct by July 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 16, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff complete annual training hours 30 days before the license expiration date. 18 hours are needed for Staff #1, #3, #5, #6, #7 including 2 in health and safety. 9 hours are needed for Staff #8, including 1 hour in health and safety. Staff #2 needs 14 hours more hours of training. Staff #4 needs 7-hour including 2 hours in health and safety. Please send documentation by June 30 or this will become non-compliant.
June 6, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by July 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 16, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
First Aid and CPR Training
Regulation code 35U · Correct by July 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 16, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff are certified in CPR and first aid within two months of employment. Staff #1, #3, #6, and #8 need CPR and FA training. *Noted CPR training is scheduled for 6/11/2024 for all staff. Please send documentation to OCCL by July 7, 2024
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by July 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 22, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Blood lead screening is needed for Child #3, #4, and #9 Please send documentation to OCCL by July 7, 2024.
Documenting Children's Progress
Regulation code 42U · Correct by July 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 22, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children's progress is documented. Child #1,#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9 need development plans. Noted at visit, a training is scheduled to help staff complete progress reports. Please send documentation to OCCL by July 8, 2024.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by July 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure a foot-activated diaper pail is within arms' reach of the diapering chaining table in the preschool room. Send a picture to OCCL by July 8, 2024.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by July 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the infant room board is complete post evacuation route and schedule. Send a picture to OCCL by July 8, 2024.
December 13, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 18, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. A professional development plan is needed for staff #1, 2. A full file is needed for staff #3 including CPR/FA. Staff #4 needs CPR/FA, OCCL health and safety training, health appraisal with TB test, release of employment, one service letter with one more reference or 3 additional references. Staff #6 needs 7 hr OCCL health and safety training, one service letter with one additional references or three more references. Staff #7 needs a health appraisal with TB test
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by January 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, December 13, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure infants are not given a bottle while laying in a crib. This was corrected at the visit.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
October 9, 2023 · 60-Day Visit · 5 violations
Staff Qualifications
Regulation code 24U · Correct by October 9, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 10, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure there are qualified staff in each room at all times. At the visit, it was observed an aide and a volunteer not qualified through DEEDS were supervising three children ages 2-4 years old. This was fixed when a qualified staff member came into the room. An aide and an intern were alone with five infants. This was corrected when the administrator walked into the room. Send a staffing plan for the rest of the week to ensure qualified staff are in all classrooms.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 9, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 16, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff files are complete. CPR and First aid is needed for Staff #3 and 5. Safe sleep review is needed for Staff #1, 3, 4, and 5. Review of abuse and neglect is needed for Staff #1 and 5. Orientation is needed for staff #1, 3, 4, 5 References are needed for staff #4 and 5. Declaration and drug/alcohol statement is needed for Staff #1 and 5. Adult Abuse check is needed for Staff #1, 3, and 4. Health appraisal with TB results are needed for Staff #1, 3, and 4. Release of employment is needed for Staff #5. Service letters or proof of 2 attempts to send them is needed for Staff #3, 4, and 5.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 9, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 29, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all child files are complete. Health appraisals are needed for Child #1, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, and 18. Immunizations are needed for Child #1, 6, 12, 13, 14, 18, and 19. Blood lead screening is needed for Child #12, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 19.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by November 9, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 27, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all evacuation routes are posted in each classroom. Send a picture. Ensure all monthly fire drills are recorded and posted. Do a fire drill and send documentation to OCCL.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by November 9, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 12, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Please send 2 weeks of lesson plans for each age group and have them available to review.
Complaint investigations
All 2 complaint investigations in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published. In the state's summaries, "IA" is the state's Institutional Abuse Unit.
Completed November 5, 2025 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On October 8, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding incorrect ratios, lack of supervision, failing to use appropriate behavior management supports, and not having sufficient staff to monitor entrance to the facility. An investigation began on October 14, 2025, and concluded on October 27, 2025. Based on documentation and video footage reviewed, this complaint is substantiated for incorrect ratios and failing to use appropriate behavior management supports. Attendance documentation showed five instances over four days where classrooms were not following proper staff-to-child ratios. Video footage showed staff not intervening in an altercation between two children for 40 seconds. Based on staff interviews and observations, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision or not having sufficient staff to monitor entrance to the facility. Staff are qualified and supervise the classrooms and there is sufficient staff to monitor entrance to the facility.
Completion date not published · Result: not published
Type (as published): IA Investigation
The state's file has no summary for this investigation.
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Sources
- Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities: program details, enforcement action and injuries report.
- Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information: visits, violations, corrections and specialist notes.
- Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews: complaint investigations, results and summaries.
All three are published by the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on data.delaware.gov as Public Domain and cover about the last five years. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published. Program details last checked October 21, 2026.