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Child care center · Townsend, DE
LIFEHOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
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: 101 KARINS BLVD, Townsend, DE 19734
Phone: (302) 464-1105
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 176 children
OCCL license number: 1379319
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: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2025: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2023: 3 facility injuries. 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)
- 7 violations cited on these visits
- 5 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 3; Substantiated: 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 10 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 7, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 11, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, November 2, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Admin of medication updated certificates for Staff #1and #2. Send updated Med Certificate to OCCL by November 6, 2026.
October 23, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Staff file items needed: Staff #1 needs full eligibility from criminal history from out of state Staff #2, 3, 4 needs to be re-fingerprinted Send receipts when completed
Child Health Appraisal
Regulation code 41U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Child file items needed: Child # 4 & 14 need immunization records or notarized exemption forms send records/forms
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 9, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Radon testing needed every 5 years. Have completed for each child care space. Send results to OCCL.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 14, 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 November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 14, 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).
Toilet Facilities
Regulation code 51U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Clean ventilation fans in all classroom bathrooms. Send photos to OCCL.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
October 4, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Insurance Coverage
Regulation code 16U · Correct by November 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 3, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Provide documentation of current liability insurance.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 3, 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).
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by November 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 3, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Obtain current (non-expired) medication for Child #19.
Complaint investigations
All 6 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 June 3, 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).
Completed May 13, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
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).
Completed July 25, 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 July 17, 2025, regarding concerns of lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on July 21, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns of lack of supervision based on the staff interview, staff statements reviewed, and video footage reviewed. Staff interviewed and staff statements consistently noted Child #1 lost his balance at the top of the slide and fell down the slide with staff present and attending to children. LS #1 observed video footage of the playground with two staff members engaging in play with nine children.
Completed November 14, 2024 · 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 October 25, 2024, regarding concerns of failure to follow illness exclusions. A telephone investigation was conducted on October 28 and 29, 2024. This complaint is substantiated because a screenshot of Staff #1's conversation with Administrator #1 shows Staff #1 state they had a fever along with Child #1, and Administrator #1's response was that they would tell Staff #1 to stay home, but they were already short a staff member for the day. Staff #1 then stated they and Child #1 would take medication and come in.
Completed May 20, 2024 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
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).
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed August 7, 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 June 27, 2023, regarding concerns of lack of supervision and not meeting the needs of a child. An investigation was conducted on June 27, 2023, and July 11, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because Child #1 was supervised, the staff member saw the fall, helped Child #1 up, and held his/her hand while he/she returned to play. Observation of the video footage from June 20, 2023, showed Child #1 continuing to play without showing signs of being injured.
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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.