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Child care center · Smyrna, DE
LITTLE KID'S SWAGG LEARNING CENTER, LLC
A licensed child care center in Smyrna, 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: 433 SOUTH DUPONT BOULEVARD, Smyrna, DE 19977
Phone: (302) 480-4404
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 46 children
OCCL license number: 1218402
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)
- 26 violations cited on these visits
- 3 complaint investigations completed (Substantiated: 2; 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 7 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 41 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.
December 4, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 9 violations
Staffing
Regulation code 26U · Correct by December 4, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 4, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that at least one staff member is on site at all times who is certified in the Administration of Medication. Ensure that a designated staff member responsible for the center has documented training on emergency procedures, opening and closing procedures, the location and access to child and staff files, and the supervision of children and staff. Upon arrival, no staff were on-site who were certified to administer medications.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a professional development plan. Two staff members require annual reviews of safe sleep and of abuse and neglect. One staff member needs Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training. One staff member needs a job description. One staff member needs four references. One staff member needs a follow-up service letter attempt for a previous child care employer.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by January 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs updated immunizations. Six children need developmant plans.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by January 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Remove hazards from the classrooms. The yellow classroom has a shelf and a play mat on the baseboard heater.
Air Quality and Windows
Regulation code 46U · Correct by December 4, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 4, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that sprays are not fragranced to alter the air's odor. Each classroom had air fresheners and aerosols that are fragranced and disinfectant.
Heating and Cooling
Regulation code 48U · Correct by January 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure baseboard heater elements are not accessible. The toddler classroom baseboard heater elements are accessible because they are not tacked down.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by January 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
A licensee shall keep all areas, furnishings, and equipment of the center in a clean, hazard-free, and safe condition. Floors, walls, counter surfaces, toilets, and surfaces or finishes must be cleanable and in good repair. The infant classroom ceiling is deteriorating; the trash can contains waste without a liner. The yellow classroom, the wall by the door is moldy under the air conditioner all the way to the floor, the ceiling is peeling, the molding and sills are peeling paint, where the floor strip is, there is a soft spot in the room floor, and there are holes in the closet wall. The blue room remove the accessible extension cord, plugged into the television, cleaned the tape residue from the wall, shelves, and cubbies, and there is paint peeling off the walls. The green room requires repair and repainting to address peeling paint. Every classroom intake and exchange vent in the ceiling needs to be cleaned of excessive dust. Each classroom has water staining on the ceiling. The pink bathroom paint the wall to ensure that the patch repair is cleanable. Make sure trash is emptied daily. Trash cans that are no longer in use for an extended period contain trash. Some of them have trash and no liner.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by January 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the outdoor play area has no hazards; broken equipment must be removed, repaired, or replaced; gates must be self-closing and self-latching; and all equipment where a child's feet intentionally leave the ground must have fall zones with proper depth and circumference, including indoor slides. Remove trash from the area, broken bikes, broken kitchen equipment, broken slides, broken boards with nails, and the bounce house that is not in use. Restrict access to areas where the building exterior is deteriorating. Repair the gate by the infant toddler classroom doors to be self-closing and self-latching.
Sanitation
Regulation code 58U · Correct by January 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
A licensee shall ensure staff members wash with a soap and water solution and then disinfect the following equipment, items, or surfaces, as recommended in DELACARE. Ensure toilet seats and areas of toileting are cleaned with soap and water then disinfected. It was observed a toilet seat in each bathroom was not cleaned after use, because soap and water and disinfectant labeled bottles are not available. Toys and classroom materials in each classroom need to be cleaned and disinfected it was observed that there were dusty items, dead bugs, and dirt in the bottom of the bin storing the toys, on surfaces, and dirty toys in each classroom.
December 6, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Child Health Appraisal
Regulation code 41U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 10, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure an updated health appraisal and immunization record are on file. A child needs an updated health appraisal and immunization record on file.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 12, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure cabinets and items in the room are not a hazard and chemicals are out of reach. The green classroom had soap and water, disinfectant aerosol, and antibacterial wipes accessible. The yellow classroom sink cabinet doors are falling off the hinges.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 6, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the walls are in good repair and the heating and air conditioning systems are clean. In the girl's bathroom and the bathroom in the infant classroom, the wall to the right of the door has holes in it. Repair or replace the wall. The air conditioner in the wall of the infant classroom is dusty and has cobwebs remove dust and cobwebs.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 6, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure food is free from spoilage and contamination by applying an expiration date and properly sealing and storing foods. Ensure contents and container are noted. The left shelf has a clear container with a blue lid that is not labeled with contents or expiration date. Milks are opened with no expiration date from the date opened. Pears are in a bowl with a potlid, but there is no name or expiration date. Shredded meat with no name or expiration date. Blueberry muffins should have no expiration date or be covered to prevent spoilage.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 17, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the outdoor area is free from hazards and unwanted trash, the exits are self-closing and self-latching, and fall zones are adequate depth for material and fall height where a child's feet intentionally leave the ground. Remove the red chair that is inoperable due to excessive distress. The gate near the one and two-year-old exit no longer self-closes self-latches to repair or replace the faulty mechanisms. The gate to the additional fenced space needs a lock or self-closing self-latching mechanism. Add a fall zone to the swing slide combination equipment.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 6, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that lesson plans cover all required areas. Social-emotional learning is to be applied on lesson plans on all days of the week.
December 1, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 11 violations
Positive Behavior Management
Regulation code 20U · Correct by December 1, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 1, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure a positive behavior management policy is posted.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by December 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 21, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff members need professional development plans. One staff member needs annual review of abuse and neglect reporting procedures, and safe sleep. One staff member needs Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals certification. One staff member needs references. One staff member needs a letter of eligibility on file. One staff member needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form with TB results.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by December 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 21, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Two children need health appraisals. Three children need immunizations updated. Three children need blood lead test results.
Air Quality and Windows
Regulation code 46U · Correct by December 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 21, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure torn screens are repaired or replaced.
Heating and Cooling
Regulation code 48U · Correct by December 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 15, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure air vents are cleaned and maintained. Two classrooms need air vents cleaned.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by December 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 15, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure cleanliness and safety is maintained in the indoor care area. The carpets in the blue room need to be cleaned tape needs to be removed from the celling, and the blanket over the door needs to be removed. The green room needs the tape removed form the celling, the walls need to be wiped, the stick needs to be removed from the back door handle, and the outlets need covers. The hallway needs the walls and the baseboards cleaned. The infant/one-year-old room needs outlet covers, remove the insulation from the air vent, plastic bags are removed, and the carpets cleaned. The two-year-old room needs the walls wiped down, the changing table cleaned, and the carpets cleaned.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by December 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the small freezer has a therometer that reads 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by December 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the outdoor area are safe and hazard free. The grass needs to be cut in the back corner and around the fence. Remove the broken kid table, add a fall zone to the commination swing slide paly equipment. Repair or replace the gate latch on the gate by the two-year-old classroom. Remove the various pieces of trash in the play area.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by December 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 15, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure sleep equipment is labeled and a fitted sheet is on the crib mattress.
Equipment
Regulation code 57U · Correct by December 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 15, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure enough age appropriate equipment is available in the front room for children ages 3 year old to school age.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by December 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 15, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure evacuation route are posted in the blue room and emergency water is available.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
January 23, 2023 · Unannounced · 2 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 23, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
A staff member was following proper staff-to-child ratios, when one school-age student left the classroom, entered the hallway and then entered the front classroom where the administrator was present with the licensing specialists. The staff member called for the child to come back into the classroom. The administrator asked the school-age child what she was doing. The school-age child stated she was trying to get something from her book bag. The administrator immediately returned the school-age child to her classroom.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 23, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Remove the wood pole from the back door placed between the door and push exit bar.
January 18, 2023 · Unannounced · 1 violation
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by January 18, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 18, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children are supervised at all times. Upon arrival, an early childhood intern was in the main classroom next to the front office. The early childhood intern was signed onto the attendance record and responsible for seven napping one and two-year-old children. This was corrected when the early childhood intern returned to the classroom.
January 9, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 11 violations
Governing Body
Regulation code 15U · Correct by January 9, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 9, 2023 · 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).
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by January 9, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 9, 2023 · 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 January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 24, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs administration of medication, OCCL's health and safety training, and an OCCL adult health appraisal with TB. Staff #2 needs administration of medication, OCCL's health and safety training, fingerprint receipt, eligibility letter, one reference, service letters, and an OCCL adult health appraisal with TB. Staff #3 needs annual safe sleep, and abuse and neglect. Staff #4 needs first aid/ CPR, administration of medication, annual safe sleep, and abuse and neglect, Staff #5 needs OCCL's health and safety training, one reference, service letters, and an OCCL adult health appraisal with TB. Staff #6 needs a full file on site.
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 27, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complete and submit the Parents Right to Know log.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 24, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 and Child #2 need a health appraisal with immunizations, and lead test results. Child #9 and Child #10 need a health appraisal with immunizations. Child #2, Child #4, Child #5, Child #7, and Child #8 need lead test results. Child #5 needs parents right to know permission. Child #4 needs a developmental plan.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 24, 2023 · 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).
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 24, 2023 · 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 January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 24, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Clean the walls and surfaces in the kitchen which have spilled food on them.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 28, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Repair the fence to ensure it is connected and secure on the right side of the playground. Repair the gates to ensure they are self-closing and self-latching. The gate on the right side of the playground cannot open due to overgrown grass. Remove the wood board by the window with exposed nails. Repair the raised wooden boards to prevent tripping hazards.
Equipment
Regulation code 57U · Correct by January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 24, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure there are sufficient activities are available to the children. Add language/literacy, and science to the one-year-old classroom. Add construction, manipulatives, science, and music to the one and two-year-old classroom. Add manipulatives, art and science to the school-age classroom. Add manipulatives, art, science, music, and dramatic play to the main room.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by January 23, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 24, 2023 · 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).
February 7, 2022 · Unannounced · 1 violation
Substitutes, Volunteers, and Contracted Special Services Persons
Regulation code 25U · Correct by February 16, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, February 10, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children receiving services without an IEP receive parent permission and are signed out of the attendance record while working alone with a contracted therapist from the school district.
Complaint investigations
All 7 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 October 11, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on September 4, 2024, regarding the facility's termination policy. An investigation was conducted on September 18, 2024. The complaint is substantiated because the past and most recent facility handbook received on September 4, 2024, does not state the facility can terminate a child's care for any reason; however, that statement was included in the application packet for each child upon enrollment. Owner #1 stated the parent handbook would be updated, and parents would be informed of the new handbook.
Completed September 18, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on August 22, 2024, regarding the facility's health exclusion policy, not posting the menu, food not being prepared on-site, and facility cleanliness. An investigation was conducted on August 28, 2024. The complaint is substantiated for not following the facility's health exclusion policy because two children were excluded from care for coughing and a runny nose with no fever. The exclusion policy states the cough must be persistent and other symptoms, including a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit or greater. Furthermore, there are no additional addendums or updates to the parent handbook with a change in facility policy. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of food not being prepared on-site because lunch was being prepared during the visit. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of a menu not being posted because the current month's menu was posted in the entryway. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of the facility not being clean because the floors and flat surfaces were observed to be clean and in good repair. An additional concern noted was the four-year-old classroom needed a labeled disinfecting solution bottle.
Completed December 18, 2023 · 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 December 14, 2023, regarding not enough staff to run the facility and improper staff-to-child ratio. An investigation was conducted on December 15, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because during the visit and according to attendance records from December 14, 2023, the facility was following proper staff-to-child ratio.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed August 7, 2023 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on June 30, 2023, regarding lack of supervision and failure to follow accident and injury reporting procedures. An investigation was conducted on July 5, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for a lack of supervision because children had scissors and were able to cut a shirt multiple times and a doll's hair without the staff knowledge or intervention. According to the attendance records for June 29, 2023, children were not left alone in the classroom. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of improper accident and injury reporting because the interviewed staff provided information about accident and injury procedures which align with the DELACARE Regulations.
Completed June 29, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On May 4, 2023, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) accepted the complaint for investigation on May 5, 2023, regarding staff not following requirements for positive behavior supports, diapering, and meals and snacks. An investigation was conducted on May 11, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate the reported allegations. The staff interviewed stated no staff have ever hit or threatened to hit any child in care at the facility. The administrator also denied threatening or hitting her own children while at the facility. A staff member said one child in the three-year-old classroom wears a diaper. The staff member reported the child is potty training and uses the bathroom every two hours or less, so their diaper rarely needs to be changed. Regarding meals and snacks, the licensing specialist observed children eating lunch, and the serving sizes were more than the required minimum for each food item. Concerns noted were not enough staff were physically present to fulfill the minimum daily functions and proper staff-to-child ratios were not maintained. A staff member left another staff member alone in the toddler classroom with seven children, ages one and two, to answer the main door and clean the kitchen.
Completed June 3, 2022 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
OCCL received a complaint on May 13, 2022. On May 23, 2022, IA informed OCCL they would not be investigating the reported allegation. An investigation was conducted by OCCL on May 24, 2022, regarding improper discipline and possibly not providing an accident/ injury report. This complaint is no evidence to substantiate because all staff interviewed denied the allegation of improper discipline and stated Child #1's injury did not occur while in the facility.
Completed February 3, 2022 · 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.