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Child care center · Middletown, DE
DUCKLINGS ELC MIDDLETOWN SOUTH
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: 760 LEVELS ROAD, Middletown, DE 19709
Phone: (302) 492-2100
Ages served: 6 weeks through 6 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 177 children
OCCL license number: 1653680
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.
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Inspection history
Last 3 years (November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026, when the state's files were last updated)
- 4 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 7 violations cited on these visits
- 5 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 3; Substantiated: 2)
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 7 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.
July 13, 2026 · Announced · 1 violation
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by July 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 28, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure proper feeding of infants. A staff member was reported to have fed breast milk to the incorrect infant. Staff member was removed from classroom and retrained on safe feeding requirements.
April 9, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 11, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 21, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL H&S needed for Staff #1, #6, #8, #9, #10. Job description needed for Staff #9. Health appraisal/TB needed for Staff #4, #6, #8, #9 (TB), #10. CPR/FA needed for Staff #10. References needed for Staff #5, #6, #8, #10.
October 21, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 17, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 12, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR/FA. Staff #5 needs medication cert updated, health appraisal/TB. Staff #6 needs health appraisal/TB. Staff #7 needs CPR/FA, 1 reference, health appraisal/TB. Staff #8 needs 2 references, health appraisal/TB.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by November 17, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 24, 2025 · 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).
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 17, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 18, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children's files are complete. Child #8 needs blood lead screening.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by November 17, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 24, 2025 · 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).
July 23, 2025 · 60-Day Visit · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 22, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 21, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs job description, 1 reference, health appraisal. Staff #3 needs orientation. Staff #5 needs job description. Staff #6 needs health appraisal/TB. Staff #7 needs job description. Staff #8 needs orientation, safe sleep, abuse/neglect, OCCL 7 hr training, job description, 4 references, declaration, drug/alcohol, release of employment.
Complaint investigations
All 5 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 August 13, 2026 · 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 June 3, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On May 6, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received two complaints regarding allegations of failing to use appropriate behavior supports. An investigation began on May 13, 2026, and concluded on May 19, 2026. Based on staff interviews, video and documents reviewed, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to use appropriate behavior supports. Child #1 was observed on video being dropped off for care without displaying movement in their arm and both staff in the classroom stated Child #1 did not display any signs of distress throughout the day.
Completed May 7, 2026 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On April 14 16, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received three complaints regarding allegations of failing to use appropriate behavior supports. An investigation was conducted on April 17, 2026. Based on staff interviews, video, and documents reviewed, this complaint is substantiated for failing to use appropriate behavior supports. Staff were observed on video holding a bathroom door shut to prevent a child from exiting the bathroom. One staff member was terminated from employment on April 15, 2026.
Completed April 14, 2026 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On March 26, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of infant safe sleep practices, infant feeding schedules and using inappropriate behavior supports. An investigation was conducted on March 31, 2026. Based on interviews and observations, this complaint is substantiated for failing to follow safe sleep practices. LS #1 observed a sleep-positioning device in the crib of a child who did not have documentation for the device from a health care provider. Based on interviews and review of documents, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to have or follow infant feeding schedules. LS #1 reviewed all updated infant feeding schedules. Infant schedules are individually based and staff stated there is daily communication with parents. Based on interviews with staff, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for using inappropriate behavior supports with children. All staff members stated they do not yell at children in the infant classroom. One staff member stated there is a staff member that sometimes raises their voice but does not yell.
Completed April 1, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On March 16, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OOCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of failing to use appropriate behavior supports, failing to provide incident reports to families and failing to follow suspension/expulsion policies. On March 17, 2026, OCCL received two additional complaints regarding the same incident. An investigation was conducted on March 19, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to use appropriate behavioral support. LS #1 interviewed staff members, who all stated they did not use improper behavior supports with Child #1. LS #1 viewed video footage clips and did not view Child #1 being hit or scratched by a staff member. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to provide incident reports to families. Although the facility did not complete an incident report for scratches on Child #1's back, there was no evidence to show any staff member was aware of an injury happening at the facility. LS #1 interviewed staff who all stated there were no incidents where Child#1 was injured or seemed in distress. LS #1 viewed video footage clips and did not see Child #1 being hit or scratched by a staff member or another child, nor did they seem to be in distress. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to follow suspension/expulsion policies. LS #1 reviewed the Parent Handbook and confirmed the center followed their written policies. Owner #1 stated they discussed the expulsion policy and made both parents aware Child #1 would be suspended, and if the following week they displayed the same unsafe behaviors, they would be expelled. Owner #1 stated the parents terminated care for Child #1 effective that day.
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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.