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Child care center · Milford, DE
EARLY LIFE LEARNING LLC
A licensed child care center in Milford, 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: 258 NORTH REHOBOTH BOULEVARD, Milford, DE 19963
Phone: (302) 422-3728
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 138 children
OCCL license number: 1599286
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. 2025: 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)
- 4 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 8 violations cited on these visits
- 2 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 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 8 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.
April 7, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by May 8, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fall zones have at least 9 inches of material extending 6 ft in all directions of fall zones.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by May 8, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 29, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure infants have a feeding schedule updated at least every month. One child needs an updated feeding schedule.
April 2, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by May 2, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure Radon testing is conducted every five years. Current Radon expired on 3/23/2025.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by May 2, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 8, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fall zones have at least 9 inches of material and extends at least 6 feet in all directions.
October 14, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by October 28, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 28, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs an additional reference on file.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 28, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 28, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Two children need development plans on file.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by November 1, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, November 1, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fall zones are covered with at least 9 inches of protective material.
August 19, 2024 · 60-Day Visit · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by September 6, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 2, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs working papers on file. Staff #2 needs updated health appraisal with TB results on OCCL's form.
Complaint investigations
All 2 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 November 5, 2025 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on October 17, 2025, regarding lack of positive behavior supports. An investigation was conducted on October 23, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of positive behavior supports because staff stated they use both hands to safely move children off equipment and denied being rough.
Completed May 12, 2025 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On April 29, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on May 5, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because staff stated they have never witnessed anyone being aggressive and plucking a child in the head.
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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.