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Child care center · Middletown, DE
BRIGHT FUTURES INC.
A licensed child care center in Middletown, 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: 125 SLEEPY HOLLOW DRIVE, Middletown, DE 19709
Phone: (302) 376-1700
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 127 children
OCCL license number: 1332117
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: 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)
- 3 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 7 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 5 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 9 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 5, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 6, 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 complete. Staff #1, 2, 3 need 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety training. Send to OCCL.
February 20, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Child Health Appraisal
Regulation code 41U · Correct by March 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 4, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 needs a health appraisal. Child #12 needs a blood lead screening result. Child #15 needs an updated health appraisal with immunizations. Send to OCCL.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by March 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure there are no hazards on the playground. Repair or replace the two platforms that are peeling up so rusted metal is not exposed. Send a picture.
February 7, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 7, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 15, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs a health appraisal. Staff #3 needs a TB test.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 7, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 23, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #4 needs a health appraisal with blood lead screening. Child #15 needs a health appraisal.
First Aid Kits
Regulation code 65U · Correct by March 7, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 9, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure first aid kit for the bus is complete. Please add an eye patch, pen and note pad, roll gauze, safety pins, thermometer, triangle bandage or sling, and tweezers. Send a picture to OCCL.
Transportation
Regulation code 67U · Correct by March 7, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 9, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all children riding on the bus have parent permission on file including pick up and drop off times to school. Send copies for each child using the bus to OCCL.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
February 6, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 7, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, February 8, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
All staff files must be complete. -Staff #2 needs a release of employment history in the files and a service letter, or proof the request for a service letter was sent twice. -Staff #4 needs to be re-fingerprinted as soon as possible. The five years expired on 10-22-2022. -Staff #5 needs administration of medication training or certification, and the seven-hour Health and Safety for Early Childhood Professionals. -Staff #7 needs proof of fingerprinting in the file and an eligibility letter. Staff #7 also needs proof that two service letter requests were sent out.
June 27, 2022 · Unannounced · 1 violation
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by June 27, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, June 27, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Telephone
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
A child was left on the playground for 6-7 minutes when the children and staff came back into the building. The staff person was counseled about the seriousness of leaving a child alone, and a written warning was given to her. The staff person has given her two week notice.
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.
Completed July 16, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On June 15, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding security concerns, staff smoking, staffing, release of children policy, and policy for handling complaints from parents. An investigation began on June 22, 2026, and concluded on July 3, 2026. According to documentation received, observations at the visit, and staff interviews, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint regarding security concerns, staff smoking, staffing, release of children policy, or policy for handling complaints from parents. Staff interviewed stated there are no security concerns, concerns about staffing, or concerns about staff smoking. According to documentation received, the release of children policy was followed based on court documents, and staff stated Parent #1 was asked to not contact an administrator on their personal cell phone but was never told to not contact the center through the center phone or through email. An individual facility makes the decision about how they will address custody arrangements of the families who attend the facility.
Completed March 18, 2025 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On March 7, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of lack of supervision, failure to report a child injury requiring medical attention to OCCL within one business day, and failure to keep all indoor spaces hazard-free. Based on interviews, this complaint is substantiated for failure to report a child injury requiring medical attention to OCCL within one business day. The center did not notify OCCL of an injury requiring medical care within one business day of being notified medical care was needed. Based on interviews conducted and observation during the visit, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failure to keep all indoor spaces hazard-free. All staff interviewed stated the door was not broken. Based on interviews conducted, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision. The staff member was present and supervising children but was not close enough to intervene before the injury occurred.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed September 7, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
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 September 7, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
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.