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Child care center · Townsend, DE

BRILLIANT LITTLE MINDS @ ODESSA PRESCHOOL

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: 570 TONY MARCHIO DR, Townsend, DE 19734

Phone: (302) 842-2634

Ages served: 3 years through 4 years.

Age group: Pre-School

Licensed capacity: 34 children

OCCL license number: 1491564

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)
  • 8 violations cited on these visits
  • 0 complaint investigations completed

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 9 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.

  1. February 13, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, February 24, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure child files are complete. Health appraisal with immunizations for Child #7, 9, and 10. Blood lead screening for Child #7.

    • Emergency Planning

      Regulation code 66U · Correct by March 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 2, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure fire drills are done monthly. Send February and March to OCCL.

  2. February 18, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations

    • Child Health Appraisal

      Regulation code 41U · Correct by March 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 28, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 and #4 need a health appraisal, immunizations, and blood lead screening. Child #3, 5, and 7 need a health appraisal with immunizations.

    • Emergency Planning

      Regulation code 66U · Correct by March 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 19, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure emergency water is on site. Send a picture.

    • License Renewal

      Regulation code 8U · Correct by March 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 18, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure state business license is posted. Send a copy to OCCL.

  3. January 12, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30U · Correct by February 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 31, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL Health and Safety, application or resume, and release of employment. Staff #2 needs a professional development plan, and annual review of abuse and neglect.

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40U · Correct by February 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 29, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure child files are complete. Date of enrollment with hours and days of attendance is needed for Child #1-10. Health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening is needed for Child #2 and 3. Health appraisal with immunizations is needed for Child #6 and 7.

    • License Renewal

      Regulation code 8U · Correct by February 12, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure state business license is not expired. Send a copy to OCCL.

  4. Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)

  5. January 10, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40U · Correct by February 10, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 24, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      All child files must be complete. Send the current health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening for one child. Send the current health appraisal with immunizations for one child. Send documentation of the completed blood lead screening for one child.

The state's file lists no complaint investigations for this program from November 29, 2021 to November 10, 2026.

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Sources

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.

A listing is not an endorsement or a rating. The state's record is the official source: confirm licensing, inspections and program details with the Office of Child Care Licensing and the program before you enroll a child. Report a problem with this page.