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Child care center · Milton, DE
SHELL'S EARLY LEARNING MILTON CENTER
A licensed child care center in Milton, 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: 225 MILTON ELLENDALE HIGHWAY, Milton, DE 19968
Phone: (302) 684-3201
Ages served: 8 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 94 children
OCCL license number: 1700701
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)
- 1 visit where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 6 violations cited on these visits
- 1 complaint investigation completed (Substantiated: 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
The 1 visit with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 6 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.
October 19, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 6, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 19, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by October 19, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the gates on the playground are self closing and self latching. Remove the dead branch on the play structure.
Hand Washing
Regulation code 59U · Correct by November 6, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the teacher in the two year old classroom follows handwashing requirements after diaper changing.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by November 6, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Remove topicals from the center if children are no longer attend. A MAR is needed for one child.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by November 6, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure lesson plans include weekly activity for cooking, food exploration, or healthy habit.
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 August 12, 2026 · Result: Substantiated
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).
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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.