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Child care center · Millsboro, DE
SPLASH BAY SHORE DAY SCHOOL
A licensed child care center in Millsboro, 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: 36773 MILLSBORO HWY, Millsboro, DE 19966
Phone: (302) 238-7457
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 132 children
OCCL license number: 491839
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. 2024: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2022: 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)
- 2 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 9 violations cited on these visits
- 1 complaint investigation completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 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 3 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.
July 17, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by July 17, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 17, 2025 · 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).
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 31, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal. One staff member needs to complete an in-person skills demonstration for CPR.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by August 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 23, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Three children need blood lead screening results.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by July 24, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 23, 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).
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by July 24, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 23, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all freezers are 0 degrees or colder. The thermometer in kitchen freezer read 10 degrees F.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by August 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 23, 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 3, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by July 26, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 22, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #1 needs a comprehensive background check with eligibility determined. Staff #2 needs administration of medication certification.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by July 26, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 22, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complete file is needed for Child #3. Child #3 needs blood lead test result.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by July 26, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the gates are self-closing. Repair or replace the self- latches on the outdoor playground gates.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
July 11, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by August 2, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 25, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
An updated comprehensive background check is needed for the applicant
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 2, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 24, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complete files are needed for the following staff members : Staff #1 needs nine additional training hours, and OCCL health and safety training, Staff #2 needs OCCL health and safety training, Staff #3 and Staff #4 needs a job descriptions, Staff #5 needs a job description and one reference letter, Staff #6 needs a service letter, Staff #7 needs CPR/ FA certification and a service letter and Staff #8 needs a job description, one reference letter, a release of employment and a service letter
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by August 2, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 20, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff members document their exact hours they work in the classroom. Staff members did not sign in and out the classrooms. Provide staff members attendance for each classroom from 7-12-2023 to 7-19-2023.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by August 2, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 24, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complete files are needed for five children. Updated feeding schedules are needed for five infants.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by August 2, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 24, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Update lesson plans to include the weekly specials for the classrooms.
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 January 13, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On December 22, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding lack of supervision and not following the center's termination policy. An investigation was conducted January 7, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate for lack of supervision and not following the center's termination policy because staff denied the allegations and the center's termination policy was followed.
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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.