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Child care center · Middletown, DE

BRILLIANT LITTLE MINDS @ CLE

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: 1259 CEDAR LANE ROAD, Middletown, DE 19709

Phone: (302) 376-9889

Ages served: Kindergarten through 12 years.

Age group: School-Age

Licensed capacity: 61 children

OCCL license number: 1611436

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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 11 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.

  1. November 17, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations

    • Telephones

      Regulation code 17T · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 18, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure emergency numbers are posted. Send a picture.

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30T · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 10, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete. Annual abuse and neglect for Staff #1 and #2. Health and TB test for Staff #3.

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40T · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 6, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure child files are complete. Child #7 and #8 need health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening.

    • Administration of Medication

      Regulation code 63T · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 10, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure MAR is filled out for Child #11. Send administration of medication for Staff #1 and #2.

  2. December 9, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30T · Correct by January 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 9, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety training and Administration of Medication. Staff #2 needs a health appraisal with TB test.

    • Child Health Appraisal

      Regulation code 41T · Correct by January 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 24, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure all children have a health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening on file. Child #2, 4, 8, and 10 need a health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening. Send to OCCL.

    • Administration of Medication

      Regulation code 63T · Correct by January 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 10, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Medication Administration Records are needed for Child #8 and 10.

    • Emergency Planning

      Regulation code 66T · Correct by January 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure fire drills are done monthly. Send December and January to OCCL. Ensure there is enough emergency water. Obtain one additional gallon of water and send a picture to OCCL.

  3. October 9, 2024 · 60-Day Visit · 3 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30T · Correct by November 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, November 8, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL Health and Safety training, 4 references, and health appraisal with TB test. Send Staff #2's full file.

    • Child Health Appraisal

      Regulation code 41T · Correct by November 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, November 8, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a health appraisal. Child #4 needs blood lead screening. Child #5 needs immunizations and blood lead screening. Send to OCCL.

    • Emergency Planning

      Regulation code 66T · Correct by November 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, November 7, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure evacuation/fire drills are done monthly. Send October and November 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

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.

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