Delaware records · Sussex County · Georgetown
LITTLE FACES LEARNING CENTER, LLC
Licensed Child Care Center · Georgetown, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 1439990
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 22549 LITTLE ST, Georgetown, DE 19947
- Licensed capacity
- 82
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 4 |
| Complaint investigations | 6 |
| Citations recorded | 19 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 19 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | November 30, 2021 – February 10, 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 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
7 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure a staff member trained in Day-to-Day operations has documentation of training on file.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 11, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 20, 2026
Ensure children are supervised at all times. LS observed several pre-school age children walk down the hallway from the bathroom back to the classroom unsupervised.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 18, 2026 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due March 20, 2026
Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff members need orientation completed. Two staff members need the Health and Safety for Child Care professionals training completed on file. One staff member needs a resume, application, or personal data sheet completed. Three staff members need a job description. One staff member needs two references. Two staff members need an employee declaration. Two staff members need a drug and alcohol statement. One staff member needs an eligibility letter on file. Two staff members need an adult abuse registry check completed. One staff member needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form, and TB results on file. Five staff members need their employment release forms completed. Six staff members need initial or follow-up service letter requests completed and documented.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 11, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 20, 2026
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs screen time permission. Two children need developmental plans.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 11, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 20, 2026
Ensure the chest freezer has a thermometer that reads degrees Fahrenheit or less. Ensure that the foods in the refrigerator are labeled with contents and an expiration or open date. Ensure milk cups are named; 8 of the 16 cups were unnamed.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 13, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 20, 2026
Ensure a non-porous surface is available, along with disposable covers and a foot-activated, diaper-only trash can, in the tiger bathroom.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 11, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 20, 2026
Ensure the high chair table chairs all have a safety T-Strap that is used. One chair is missing a T-Strap.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 11, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 20, 2026
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on October 13, 2025, regarding staff not receiving the staff handbook, staff not completing the orientation, outdoor area, indoor space, staff and child attendance, not keeping medications out of the children s reach, not keeping chemicals out of the children s reach, having chemicals in the labeled soap/water bottles instead of soap and water, not having paper towels for handwashing, not following meal pattern requirements, and allowing children to walk unsupervised to the bus without parent permission. An investigation was conducted on October 23, 2025. This complaint is substantiated because water bottles containing chemicals were labeled as soap and water, wires on the small playground were exposed, and the fence on the large playground did not have functioning self-closing and self-latching mechanisms. There is no evidence to substantiate staff not being oriented, staff not receiving a handbook, attendance records not being used, medications being stored in children s reach, unlocked cabinets with chemicals in children s reach, a child spraying chemicals in their face, inadequate portions sizes served at meals, and school-age children being unsupervised at the bus stop based on interviews and observations.
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan, orientation, a job description, references and adult health appraisals. release of employment and a service letter Staff #2 needs OCCL 7 hour training references, an adult health appraisal and a service letter. Staff #3 needs a job descriptioon, references and a service letter Staff #4 needs an adult health appraisal, and adult abuse registry cvheck and a service letter Staff #5 needs orientation and references Staff #6 needs a professional development plan, references and a service letter Staff #7 needs a professional development plan Staff #8 needs a professional development plan Staff #9 needs seven hour OCCL training,a health appraisal and a service letter.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 28, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 7, 2025
Ensure child files are complete Child #1 needs parents right to know documentation Child #3 needs blood lead test results
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 28, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 7, 2025
Exact hours of arrival and departure are to be documented daily. Send one weeks attendance for the Panthers and Zebra's classrooms.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 28, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 14, 2025
Ensure to purchase new nap masts throught out the center. Send proof of purchase
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 7, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 14, 2025
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on October 4, 2024, regarding accident/injury procedures, not providing water to the children, diapering procedures, not following the expulsion policy, and not following health exclusions. An investigation was conducted on October 14, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate these allegations because Administrator #1 stated the injury was communicated to Parent #1 through the BrightWheel app immediately on the day of the injury and the parent called the center shortly after confirming she received the message. Staff members interviewed all confirmed water is offered to all children in care daily. Additionally, staff confirmed cleaning Child #1 after each diaper change and Administrator #1 says she does not remember an incident where Parent #1 was called because Child #1 was moody, and the notice that went out about hand, foot, and mouth was not saying Child #1 had it, just that a child in the center did. Also, Administrator #1 said Parent #1 was informed if she did not like the procedures set in place by the center, then their agreement was not working, and October 10, 2024, would be Child #1 s last day. The center handbook states the center can terminate care at any time.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on April 1, 2024, regarding lack of supervision by not providing timely attention to the children s actions and needs. An investigation was conducted on April 10, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because interviewed staff reported constantly wiping the child s nose and meeting the child s needs while doing their best to ensure all the other children were being cared for.
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs an adult health appraisal w/TB results and a service letter Staff #2 needs an entire file on site. Send entire file Staff #3 needs fingerprints and eligibility Staff #4 needs an adult health appraisal to include TB results Staff #5 needs two references Staff #6 needs a release of employment form
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 16, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 27, 2024
Ensure child files are complete Child #1,2,3,6 and 14 need developmental plans Child #4 needs days and hours to attend and a developmental plan
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 8, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 27, 2024
Ensure lesson plan are complete The Bears classroom did not have healthy habits documented on the lesson plans. Send one weeks lesson plan to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 5, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 27, 2024
5 regulations cited at this visit.
Staff files must be complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL 7 hur health and safety training. Staff #2 needs OCCL 7 health and safety training and 5 additional training hours
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 10, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 10, 2023
Child filels must be complete Developmental plans are required 45 days after enrollment
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 10, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 10, 2023
Repair the fence provided by the property owners, or discontinue use of that space until repaired. The gap in the fence is unsafe for the children.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 27, 2023 · how corrected: Telephone · correction was due March 10, 2023
Rest equipment muist be labeled. This was corrected at the visit when provide Ms. Edwards labeled the mats.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 23, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due February 23, 2023
Lesson plans must contain social emotional component. Ensure social emotional is included in the weekly plans documented daily.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 10, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 10, 2023
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
OCCL received a complaint on June 2, 2022, regarding a child being kicked out of the center without notification, a child came home with unexplained marks, and once a child came home with a busted lip without an explanation or accident report. An investigation was conducted on June 6, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because Parent #1 could not give specific dates, the center produced accident reports including one for a busted lip, and the center s termination policy states the center has the right to terminate at any time without cause.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
OCCL received a complaint on February 1, 2022, regarding a child being terminated from the program, a teacher sending rude emails, and the center not working with the child because of her disabilities. An investigation was conducted on February 8, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because the center provided documentation that they continually worked with Child #1 and the Reporter to meet Child #1 s needs and has exhausted all supports for the child. The center followed their termination of child care services policy that is listed in the parent handbook. Additionally, there is no evidence that Staff #1 s email comments were rude because she was trying to gain a better of Child #1 s needs to be able to better serve Child #1.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
OCCL received a complaint on November 12, 2021, regarding not following policies in the parent handbook. An investigation was conducted on November 15, 2021. This complaint is substantiated because Ms. Edwards did not follow the termination policy written in her parent handbook. Ms. Edwards stated she terminated care due to feeling her business was being attacked, which is not in her handbook for reasons for termination.
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