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Child care center · Middletown, DE
BRILLIANT LITTLE MINDS @ CLECC
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: 1221 CEDAR LANE ROAD, Middletown, DE 19709
Phone: (352) 391-8003
Ages served: Kindergarten through Kindergarten.
Age group: School-Age
Licensed capacity: 64 children
OCCL license number: 1363376
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.
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)
- 10 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 16 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.
November 17, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30T · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 17, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs orientation, health and safety training, 4 references, health appraisal w/TB test, and eligibility letter.
Child Files
Regulation code 40T · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 8, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs a health appraisal, immunizations, and blood lead screening.
September 16, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 violations
Telephones
Regulation code 17T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 17, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure emergency numbers are posted.
Annual Professional Development Plan
Regulation code 34T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 17, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff have a signed professional development plan. Send Staff #1's to OCCL.
Child Health Appraisal
Regulation code 41T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 15, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all child files are complete. Child #7 and 8 need an updated health appraisal. Child #10 needs immunizations and blood lead screening.
Area for Children Who Become Ill
Regulation code 52T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 17, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure there is a designated area for sick children.
First Aid Kits
Regulation code 65T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 17, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure first aid kit is complete. Send a picture of a thermometer.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 18, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fire drills are conducted monthly. Send September's to OCCL. Ensure there is emergency water and send a picture. Ensure emergency plan is posted and send a picture.
License Requirements
Regulation code 6T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 17, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure OCCL license is posted.
Child Care Activities
Regulation code 91T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 17, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure daily schedule is posted. Send a picture.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
September 12, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Telephones
Regulation code 17T · Correct by October 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, September 29, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Post a copy of the emergency numbers at each location.
Positive Behavior Management
Regulation code 20T · Correct by October 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, September 25, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Post a copy of the positive behavior policy.
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38T · Correct by October 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, September 26, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Send the completed Parent Right to Know log.
Child Files
Regulation code 40T · Correct by October 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 4, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
All child files must be complete. Send the signed parent permission form for two children. Send the current health appraisal with immunizations for two children. Send the documentation of the completed blood lead screening for one child.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66T · Correct by October 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, September 29, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure there is enough emergency food and water for all staff and children that may be present for up to 24 hours.
License Requirements
Regulation code 6T · Correct by October 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, September 29, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Provide a copy of the current OCCL and Delaware State business license to be available for review at each location.
The state's file lists no complaint investigations for this program from November 29, 2021 to November 10, 2026.
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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.