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Child care center · Middletown, DE
BRILLIANT LITTLE MINDS @ CRE
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: 1470 AVIATOR WAY, Middletown, DE 19709
Phone: (352) 391-8003
Ages served: 6 years through 12 years.
Age group: School-Age
Licensed capacity: 100 children
OCCL license number: 1552638
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)
- 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 13 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 5, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30T · 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 staffing files are complete. Staff #2 needs a health appraisal with TB test.
Child Files
Regulation code 40T · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 12, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #9 and 10 need immunizations and blood lead screening.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66T · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 2, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fire drills are conducted and documented monthly. Send November and December to OCCL.
September 17, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 7, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs annual review of abuse and neglect. Staff #2 needs annual review of abuse and neglect, orientation, job description, 2 references, declaration, drug/alcohol statement, release of employment, and service letter (or 2 additional references).
Child Health Appraisal
Regulation code 41T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 8, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children have immunizations on file. Child #2 needs immunizations.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 23, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure there is enough water available for sheltering in place. Send a picture.
January 12, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27T · Correct by January 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 12, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children are supervised by qualified staff at all times. Seven children were alone with an aide on the playground for 3 minutes. This was corrected when a qualified staff member went back on the playground.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30T · Correct by February 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 23, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs a professional development plan, adult abuse, and health appraisal with TB test. Once qualified as an intern, will also need first aid/CPR.
Child Health Appraisal
Regulation code 41T · Correct by February 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 needs immunizations, Child #4 needs a blood lead screening, and Child #9 needs a health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66T · Correct by February 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 5, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure monthly fire drills are completed. Send January and February to OCCL.
License Renewal
Regulation code 8T · Correct by February 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure state business license is not expired. Send a copy to OCCL.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
October 24, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Child Files
Regulation code 40T · Correct by November 27, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 18, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
All child files must be complete. Send the current health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening for one child. Send documentation of the completed blood lead screening for one child.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63T · Correct by November 27, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 24, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure medication is secured and you have the Medication Administration Record for one child. Send the completed MAR to OCCL.
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.