Delaware records · Sussex County · Lewes
BEACH BUDDIES SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM
Licensed Child Care Center · Lewes, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 1058557
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 31174 LEARNING LN, Lewes, DE 19958
- Licensed capacity
- 95
- Ages served, as listed
- Kindergarten through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 4 |
| Complaint investigations | 4 |
| Citations recorded | 12 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 12 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | January 27, 2022 – February 16, 2026 |
How to read this record
A compliance visit is a licensing visit by an OCCL specialist. When the specialist finds a regulation has not been met, the visit record carries a citation: the regulation's code and short description, the specialist's corrective-action note describing what was found, and the correction record — the date correction was due, whether the state has marked it completed, the date it was corrected, and how. A complaint investigation begins with a complaint; its record carries the state's result and the investigator's written conclusion. Delaware does not grade citations by risk or severity, so no grade is shown — the specialist's note is the substance of the record. One visit can produce several citations. A citation the state later records as corrected stays in the history; that is what a licensing record is.
Record by year
| Year | Visits & investigations | Citations recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
5 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are completed, Staff #1 and Staff #2 needs job descriptions, Staff #2 needs an orientation and a two reference letters.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 17, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 27, 2026
Ensure hazardous materials are non-accessible to children in care. Locked the cabinet in the boy's bathroom that contains hazardous materials. (This was corrected when the cabinet was locked)
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 16, 2026 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due February 16, 2026
Ensure air vents are cleaned and dusted in all classrooms. Submit photograph of dusted removed from vents.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 2, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 27, 2026
Ensure indoor space are in good repair. Repair hole in the celling in room 28. Submit pictures of the repair
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 2, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 27, 2026
Ensure to submit the renewal application 60 days before license expiration. (This was corrected when the application was submitted during the visit)
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 16, 2026 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due February 16, 2026
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #1 needs DEEDS certification on file, OCCL health and safety training, Staff #2 needs four reference letters, a release of employment with service letter attempts, Staff#3 needs a DEED certification, CPR/FA certification, a comprehensive background check with eligiblity determined, Staff#4 needs letter of eligiblity, Staff #5 needs orientation, service letter, Staff #6 needs a letter of eligiblity, adult abuse check. Send copy to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 21, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 21, 2025
Ensure parent right to know is completed. Send a copy to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 20, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 21, 2025
Ensure classrooms walls, surface and floors are clean and in good repair. Arrange or restore the Pink Classroom back to operation according to the Delacare regulation, Blue Classroom 1st on left windows need repainting, baseboard is loose, clean the vent from dust, Blue Classroom 2nd on Left paint is peeling, baseboard is loose. Remove tape residue from the walls. Send picture or video.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 24, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 21, 2025
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure direct supervision of all children in care. Upon arrival at the center four children was observed leaving the Terrific Tigers, Two children entered the Lightning Lion, no staff was in the lobby or the Lion room. Two children entered the Lucky Lynx with no staff. This was corrected when a staff brought the children back to the Tiger classroom. Later, another child left the Tiger room and entered the lobby to go to a classroom with no staff present.. Another time a staff allow children to go back and forth from the Lynx room and the Tiger room. A conversation was held with staff about supervising children in the door threshold was not allowed.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 19, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due February 19, 2024
Complete files are needed for Staff #1 to Staff 12. Staff #1 needs annual training hours, annual abuse and neglect, professional development and an updated comprehensive background check. Staff #2 needs a porefessional plan, a job description, adult abuse check, a health appraisal, release of employment and a service letter. Staff #3 to Staff #9 needs annual training hours, annual abuse and neglect, professional development plan. Staff #10 needs a job description, adult abuse check, release of employment and a service letter. Staff #12 needs a complete file.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 26, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 15, 2024
A complete child file is needed for Child #7 and Child #10. Parent right to know and screen time permission is needed.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 19, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 15, 2024
1 regulation cited at this visit.
A Complete file is needed for all children in care. Child #1 needs a health appraisal and Child #16 needs a signed parent right to know, screen time permission are needed for Child #16
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 2, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 28, 2023
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On July 14, 2022, a complaint was accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IA) and the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL). On January 30, 2023, IA informed OCCL the complaint will be closed as unsubstantiated with concern. The concern noted was how Administrator Ondrea Daniels carried Child #1 out of the classroom. OCCL conducted an investigation regarding improper discipline on February 9, 2023, by reviewing the video footage of the incident. This complaint is substantiated for improper disciple because the video footage showed Ms. Daniels holding Child #1's arms over his head while she was pulling and dragging him out of the classroom.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The state recorded no written conclusion for this investigation.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On July 26, 2022, a complaint was accepted for investigation by OCCL regarding a lack of supervision. An investigation began on June 26, 2022, and concluded on July 27, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because staff members and children interviewed stated children are supervised at all times.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On January 4, 2022 and January 12, 2022, a complaint was accepted for investigation by OCCL regarding not allowing officials from Institutional Abuse Unit and other agencies access to information for an investigation to determine compliance with applicable regulations or laws. The complaint was also accepted for failing to notify parent of Child #1 s behavior problem. This complaint is substantiated because the complainant had to obtain a subpoena from the DOJ because Mr. Toner was reluctant to cooperate with the investigation and to provide the needed information. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of the center not addressing and notifying the parent of Child #1 s behavior issues because the center stated the parent was informed. The center provided child observation notes, disciplinary reports that were signed by the child s parent, and a structural chart created by the staff to help child understand the behavior expectations at the center.
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