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Child care center · Harbeson, DE
LULLABY LEARNING CENTER, INC.
A licensed child care center in Harbeson, 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: 26324 LEWES GEORGETOWN HIGHWAY, Harbeson, DE 19951
Phone: (302) 703-2871
Ages served: 6 weeks through Kindergarten.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 119 children
OCCL license number: 1000579
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. No facility injuries reported. No facility deaths reported.
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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)
- 9 violations cited on these visits
- 3 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 3)
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 10 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.
June 9, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by June 23, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, June 9, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the water temperature at all sinks is at or below 120 degrees F. The sinks located in the bathrooms in the preschool classroom read 121.7 degrees F and 120.9 degrees F. This was corrected when the water heater setting was lowered. Ensure trash cans are covered. The trash can located in the bathroom in the preschool classroom was not covered. Used paper towels were observed in the trash can.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by June 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, June 9, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the diaper-changing surface is non-porous. The diaper changing pad in the toddler bee's bathroom was observed ripped. This was corrected when the mat was replaced.
July 1, 2025 · Unannounced · 1 violation
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by July 1, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 1, 2025 · 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).
June 18, 2025 · Unannounced · 1 violation
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by June 18, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, June 18, 2025 · 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).
June 11, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by June 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, June 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure proper staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times. There were nine two-year-old children in the two-year-old classroom. This was discussed and corrected when one child was moved to another classroom.
June 20, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by July 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 27, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs two documented attempts at obtaining service letters and one additional reference if no service letters are received. One staff person needs two additional references.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by July 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 27, 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).
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by July 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 20, 2024 · 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).
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by July 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 20, 2024 · 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).
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
June 1, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by June 16, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, June 12, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff are fingerprinted within five days of their eighteenth birthday. Submit the receipt of verification from fingerprinting for one staff member.
Complaint investigations
All 5 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 October 11, 2024 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On September 30, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding not providing truthful information and not following the discrimination and suspension/expulsion policy in the parent handbook. An investigation was conducted on October 3, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because staff denied the allegations and the center's policies were followed.
Completed March 6, 2024 · 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 February 7, 2024, regarding not having the administrator present at the center at least 50% of the hours of operation and functioning in the role. An investigation was conducted on February 22, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because the owner provided documentation showing two persons share the administrator's position and provided documentation of the number of hours each administrator works in the administrator position.
Completed February 20, 2024 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
A complaint was received by the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line on January 17, 2024, and accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU), but was then abridged on January 18, 2024, due to no child injury. The complaint was sent to OCCL and accepted for investigation regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on January 24, 2024. There is insufficient evidence to substantiate this complaint because the owners and two staff denied the allegation. However, one staff stated the owner slapped a child across the face while he was sitting in his highchair and later informed OCCL that her employment had been terminated due to this incident. Additional concerns noted during the visit were the administrator left employment in November and OCCL was not notified, and the infant classroom and one-year-old classroom changed the outer barriers of the rooms without notifying OCCL.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed July 26, 2023 · 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 June 5, 2023, regarding improper discipline and forcing children to eat. It was sent to the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU) on June 6, 2023, and accepted for investigation on June 7, 2023. OCCL and IAU conducted a joint investigation on June 28, 2023. On June 28, 2023, IAU stated their investigation would be closed as no evidence to substantiate. According to IAU, the child did not disclose abuse and appeared attached to the accused staff member. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for improper discipline or forcing children to eat because the staff and child interviewed denied the allegations.
Completed June 28, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
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.