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Child care center · Georgetown, DE

PRIMEROS PASOS, INC

A licensed child care center in Georgetown, 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: 20648 SAVANNAH RD, Georgetown, DE 19947

Phone: (302) 856-7406

Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.

Age group: Infant through School-Age

Licensed capacity: 75 children

OCCL license number: 705686

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. 2023: 1 facility injury. 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)

  • 2 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
  • 6 violations cited on these visits
  • 2 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 1; 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 7 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.

  1. July 7, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30U · Correct by July 29, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 17, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete.

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40U · Correct by July 29, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 29, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      A complete file is needed for one child.

    • Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

      Regulation code 56U · Correct by July 29, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 7, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure cribs are set to the lowest setting.

    • Administration of Medication

      Regulation code 63U · Correct by July 29, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure medication and medication are current.

    • Feeding of Infants

      Regulation code 72U · Correct by July 29, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 7, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure bottles are warmed in a warmer that is no warmer than 120 degrees.

  2. July 1, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30U · Correct by July 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 31, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete. Staff # 2,4,5,6,8, and 9 need one hour health and safety training

  3. Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)

  4. July 21, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation

    • Hazardous Materials

      Regulation code 45U · Correct by July 21, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 21, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit

      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).

Complaint investigations

All 4 complaint investigations in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.

  1. Completed September 3, 2025 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate

    Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint

    The state's summary (as published)

    The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on July 18, 2025, regarding not acquiring parent permission for a routine outing, not completing the required accident/injury report, not washing hands after handling an animal, and using air fresheners in the classroom. An investigation was conducted on July 23, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate these allegations because permission for outings was shown to the specialists, there was no reported injury at the center, no one reported an animal being handled, aerosol sprays were not observed during the visit, and the staff denied the use of aerosol sprays

  2. Completed March 31, 2025 · Result: Substantiated

    Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint

    The state's summary (as published)

    The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on March 14, 2025, regarding lack of supervision, hazardous materials in the children's reach, and vaping. This complaint is substantiated for lack of supervision and hazardous materials in the children's reach because Staff #1 admitted the pen must have fallen from their pocket and was picked up by Child #1 unnoticed by the staff. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of vaping because staff did not indicate they were vaping in the facility and the staff handbook prohibits vaping.

  3. Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)

  4. Completed April 24, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern

    Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint

    The state's summary (as published)

    The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on March 30, 2023, regarding improper discipline, staff communication, and altering attendance records. An investigation was conducted on April 4, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of improper discipline, disrespectful communication, or altering attendance records because the staff interviewed denied the allegations. A concern noted during the interviews was a staff member who was recently rehired was present before receiving an updated eligibility determination.

  5. Completed January 17, 2022 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate

    Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint

    The state's summary (as published)

    OCCL received a complaint on December 28, 2021, improper staff-to-child ratio and staff wearing their mask improperly. A telephone investigation and document review were conducted on December 29, 2021. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because review of the classroom attendance showed the rooms were in proper staff-to-child ratio and no one in the receiving classroom admitted to wearing their mask improperly.

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Sources

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.

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