Delaware records · New Castle County · Middletown
DUCKLINGS ELC MIDDLETOWN DBA JDBB HOLDINGS, LLC.
Licensed Child Care Center · Middletown, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 1537836
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 621 MAPLETON AVE., Middletown, DE 19709
- Licensed capacity
- 145
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 8 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- State programs listed
- Purchase of Care
- Conditions recorded by the state
- Variance
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 6 |
| Complaint investigations | 1 |
| Citations recorded | 14 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 14 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | February 19, 2024 – October 9, 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 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 9 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs orientation, OCCL H&S training, App/resume, references, health appraisal w/TB, service letter. Staff #2 needs references, service letter. Staff #4, #6, #9 needs references-service letter. Staff #8, #11 needs medication certification.
Correction status: Completed · corrected October 29, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 9, 2026
Ensure medication is in original container. Honeybees - CW is missing original container for inhaler.
Correction status: Completed · corrected October 29, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due October 19, 2026
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On September 10, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of a lack of handwashing due to an interruption of running water and failure to notify OCCL. An investigation was conducted on September 17, 2026. Based on interviews, this complaint is substantiated for a lack of handwashing and failing to notify OCCL and families of an interruption of running water. Administrator #1 stated they did not notify OCCL or families they did not have running water. Owner #1 stated the facility remained open without running water for a little over three hours, and hand sanitizer was used instead of washing hands.
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure supervision is provided at all times. Staff members went inside with their class, leaving child on the enclosed playground. Staff in an adjacent playground area saw the child and brought them into the facility. Staff members received a formal written warning and training.
Correction status: Completed · corrected September 15, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 15, 2026
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs updated med certification. Staff #3 needs updated TB test.
Correction status: Completed · corrected October 16, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 3, 2025
Ensure child files are complete. Child #9 needs updated health appraisal.
Correction status: Completed · corrected October 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 3, 2025
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs references (2), Health Appraisal & TB. Staff #3 needs signed PD Plan, orientation, references (2), TB test. Staff #4 needs CPR/First Aid, PD Plan, orientation, references (2), Health Appraisal & TB.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 18, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 1, 2024
Ensure children's files are complete. Child #1, 5, 8 need blood lead test results.
Correction status: Completed · corrected October 18, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 1, 2024
Ensure hazardous materials are not accessible to children. Toilet wand and cleaning pads in bathroom of Jitterbugs classroom.
Correction status: Completed · corrected October 2, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due October 3, 2024
Ensure refrigerator temp reads 41' or colder. The Crickets classroom refrigerator is reading 45'.
Correction status: Completed · corrected October 21, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 1, 2024
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, two staff were signed out of the crickets room for breaks prior to taking the breaks. Also, one staff member did not sign out of the infant classroom and one staff member did not sign out of the doodlebugs room.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 26, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due April 26, 2024
Ensure child files are complete. A monthly infant feeding schedule is needed for one child. Parents' right to know is needed for one child. Blood lead testing results are needed for two children.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 1, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 15, 2024
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. A health appraisal with TB is needed for one staff. A health appraisal is needed for one staff. Service letters are needed for eight staff.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 20, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 19, 2024
Ensure classrooms do not use air fresheners. Remove air freshener from the caterpillars room.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 19, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due February 19, 2024
Ensure nap equipment is labeled. Label cots is the caterpillar and crickets room.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 19, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due February 19, 2024
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