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Child care center · Lewes, DE
BEACH BUDDIES SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM
A licensed child care center in Lewes, 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: 31174 LEARNING LN, Lewes, DE 19958
Phone: (302) 644-1585
Ages served: Kindergarten through 12 years.
Age group: School-Age
Licensed capacity: 95 children
OCCL license number: 1058557
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. 2021: 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)
- 3 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 11 violations cited on these visits
- 0 complaint investigations completed
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 4 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 12 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.
February 16, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30T · Correct by February 27, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, February 17, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are completed, Staff #1 and Staff #2 needs job descriptions, Staff #2 needs an orientation and a two reference letters.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45T · Correct by February 16, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, February 16, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure hazardous materials are non-accessible to children in care. Locked the cabinet in the boy's bathroom that contains hazardous materials. (This was corrected when the cabinet was locked)
Heating and Cooling
Regulation code 48T · Correct by February 27, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 2, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure air vents are cleaned and dusted in all classrooms. Submit photograph of dusted removed from vents.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49T · Correct by February 27, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 2, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure indoor space are in good repair. Repair hole in the celling in room 28. Submit pictures of the repair
License Renewal
Regulation code 8T · Correct by February 16, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, February 16, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure to submit the renewal application 60 days before license expiration. (This was corrected when the application was submitted during the visit)
February 3, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30T · Correct by February 21, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 21, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #1 needs DEEDS certification on file, OCCL health and safety training, Staff #2 needs four reference letters, a release of employment with service letter attempts, Staff#3 needs a DEED certification, CPR/FA certification, a comprehensive background check with eligiblity determined, Staff#4 needs letter of eligiblity, Staff #5 needs orientation, service letter, Staff #6 needs a letter of eligiblity, adult abuse check. Send copy to OCCL.
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38T · Correct by February 21, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 20, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure parent right to know is completed. Send a copy to OCCL.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49T · Correct by February 21, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 24, 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).
February 19, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27T · Correct by February 19, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 19, 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).
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30T · Correct by March 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 26, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complete files are needed for Staff #1 to Staff 12. Staff #1 needs annual training hours, annual abuse and neglect, professional development and an updated comprehensive background check. Staff #2 needs a porefessional plan, a job description, adult abuse check, a health appraisal, release of employment and a service letter. Staff #3 to Staff #9 needs annual training hours, annual abuse and neglect, professional development plan. Staff #10 needs a job description, adult abuse check, release of employment and a service letter. Staff #12 needs a complete file.
Child Files
Regulation code 40T · Correct by March 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
A complete child file is needed for Child #7 and Child #10. Parent right to know and screen time permission is needed.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
February 13, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Child Files
Regulation code 40T · Correct by February 28, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 2, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
A Complete file is needed for all children in care. Child #1 needs a health appraisal and Child #16 needs a signed parent right to know, screen time permission are needed for Child #16
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. In the state's summaries, "IA" is the state's Institutional Abuse Unit.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed February 10, 2023 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
Completed February 1, 2023 · Result: Unsubstantiated with Concern
Type (as published): IA Investigation
The state's file has no summary for this investigation.
Completed August 9, 2022 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On July 26, 2022, a complaint was accepted for investigation by OCCL regarding a lack of supervision. An investigation began on June 26, 2022, and concluded on July 27, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because staff members and children interviewed stated children are supervised at all times.
Completed January 27, 2022 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
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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.