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Child care center · Townsend, DE
BEACH BABIES CHILD CARE/TOWNSEND
A licensed child care center in Townsend, 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: 6020 SUMMIT BRIDGE ROAD, Townsend, DE 19734
Phone: (302) 378-4778
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 188 children
OCCL license number: 803059
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. 2025: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2023: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2021: 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)
- 3 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 11 violations cited on these visits
- 4 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 3; 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
All 4 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 13 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.
August 13, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 7 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 28, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are completed: Staff #1 needs CPR/FA, Staff #2 needs a health appraisal with TB and Staff #3 needs a health appraisal.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by August 28, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, August 21, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are completed: Child#12 needs a screentime permission and Child#17 needs a health appraisal with immunization.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by August 28, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Updated radon test is needed for the child care center.
Toilet Facilities
Regulation code 51U · Correct by August 28, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, August 30, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Dust all vents in the bathrooms.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by August 28, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, August 30, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Provide mulch for all fall zone on the outdoor play area.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by August 28, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, August 30, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff members follow the administration of medication procedures and ensure all medications have the correct MAR and labelled.
Transportation
Regulation code 67U · Correct by August 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, August 13, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Provide an updated travel first aid kit for the bus.
August 14, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 28, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 16, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complet files are needed for the following staff member: Staff #1 need DEEDS certification and eligibility determination, And Staff #2 needs DEEDS certification
August 15, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 30, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Three references needed for staff adult health appraisal and adult abuse check for staff #2 Two reference letters for staff #3
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by August 30, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Add mulch to the fall zones.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by August 30, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure to document the name of the medication. Rewrite the MAR to include the sunscreen name..
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
August 11, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 30, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, September 22, 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, 8 and 10 needs CPR/FA certification, Staff #2, 3,4,5, 6,7,9,11, 12,13,14,15, and 16 needs OCCL health and safety training, Staff #2 needs OCCL health and safety training and a health appraisal with TB, Staff #9 needs OCCL health and safety training and a service letter
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by August 31, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, August 28, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complete files are needed for the following children: Child #1 and Child #2 needs updated infant feeding schedule
Complaint investigations
All 4 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 7, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on July 13, 2026, regarding not conducting fire drills and not posting the current month. An investigation was conducted on July 22, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because Administrator #1 provided fire drill documentation for LS #1 to review. The records demonstrated that fire drills had been conducted monthly from January 2026 through June 2026, and the current month was posted.
Completed April 15, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on March 5, 2026, regarding inappropriate staff communication. An investigation was conducted on March 19, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because while one staff member stated Staff #4 stated they knew what the child would be doing later when the child was observed putting their hands through a sandwich, Staff #4 denied all allegations, and there was no explanation on the interpretation of the statement. Also, all written communication reviewed did not contain any inappropriate statements from Staff #4.
Completed February 4, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on January 6, 2026, regarding not following diapering procedures. An investigation was conducted on January 12, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because interviewed staff members stated they made several attempts to change Child #1's pull-up after being informed by the bus driver that Child #1 was wet. Child #1 refused each attempt. Staff #1 stated that Parent#1 was notified, who sent Child #1's grandmother to assist with the diaper changing.
Completed November 27, 2023 · 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.