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Child care center · Middletown, DE
DUCKLINGS ELC MIDDLETOWN DBA JDBB HOLDINGS, LLC.
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: 621 MAPLETON AVE., Middletown, DE 19709
Phone: (302) 676-7410
Ages served: 6 weeks through 8 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 145 children
OCCL license number: 1537836
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Special conditions (as published): Variance
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.
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)
- 6 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 14 violations cited on these visits
- 1 complaint investigation completed (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 6 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 14 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.
October 9, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 29, 2026 · 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).
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by October 19, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 29, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure medication is in original container. Honeybees - CW is missing original container for inhaler.
September 11, 2026 · Announced · 1 violation
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by September 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 15, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure supervision is provided at all times. Staff members went inside with their class, leaving child on the enclosed playground. Staff in an adjacent playground area saw the child and brought them into the facility. Staff members received a formal written warning and training.
October 2, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 16, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs updated med certification. Staff #3 needs updated TB test.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #9 needs updated health appraisal.
October 2, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 1, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, November 18, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs references (2), Health Appraisal & TB. Staff #3 needs signed PD Plan, orientation, references (2), TB test. Staff #4 needs CPR/First Aid, PD Plan, orientation, references (2), Health Appraisal & TB.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 1, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 18, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children's files are complete. Child #1, 5, 8 need blood lead test results.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by October 3, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 2, 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).
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by November 1, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 21, 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).
April 26, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by April 26, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 26, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, two staff were signed out of the crickets room for breaks prior to taking the breaks. Also, one staff member did not sign out of the infant classroom and one staff member did not sign out of the doodlebugs room.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by May 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, May 1, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. A monthly infant feeding schedule is needed for one child. Parents' right to know is needed for one child. Blood lead testing results are needed for two children.
February 19, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 19, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 20, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. A health appraisal with TB is needed for one staff. A health appraisal is needed for one staff. Service letters are needed for eight staff.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by February 19, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure classrooms do not use air fresheners. Remove air freshener from the caterpillars room.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by February 19, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure nap equipment is labeled. Label cots is the caterpillar and crickets room.
Complaint investigations
The 1 complaint investigation in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Completed September 29, 2026 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On September 10, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of a lack of handwashing due to an interruption of running water and failure to notify OCCL. An investigation was conducted on September 17, 2026. Based on interviews, this complaint is substantiated for a lack of handwashing and failing to notify OCCL and families of an interruption of running water. Administrator #1 stated they did not notify OCCL or families they did not have running water. Owner #1 stated the facility remained open without running water for a little over three hours, and hand sanitizer was used instead of washing hands.
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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.