Delaware records · Sussex County · Milton
SHELL'S EARLY LEARNING MILTON CENTER
Licensed Child Care Center · Milton, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 1700701
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 225 MILTON ELLENDALE HIGHWAY, Milton, DE 19968
- Licensed capacity
- 94
- Ages served, as listed
- 8 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 6:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 1 |
| Complaint investigations | 1 |
| Citations recorded | 6 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 6 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | August 12, 2026 – October 19, 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.
Visits and investigations, newest first
6 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete.
Correction status: Completed · correction was due November 6, 2026
Ensure child files are complete.
Correction status: Completed · correction was due October 19, 2026
Ensure the gates on the playground are self closing and self latching. Remove the dead branch on the play structure.
Correction status: Completed · correction was due October 19, 2026
Ensure the teacher in the two year old classroom follows handwashing requirements after diaper changing.
Correction status: Completed · correction was due November 6, 2026
Remove topicals from the center if children are no longer attend. A MAR is needed for one child.
Correction status: Completed · correction was due November 6, 2026
Ensure lesson plans include weekly activity for cooking, food exploration, or healthy habit.
Correction status: Completed · correction was due November 6, 2026
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On July 21, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint regarding meals and snacks, sanitation, keeping the center clean, hazard-free, and in safe condition, not having enough materials, accident and injury reporting procedures, and failure to keep routine cleaning products out of the reach of children and used in a safe manner. This complaint is substantiated for failure to keep routine cleaning products out of the reach of children and used in a safe manner. A child climbed onto a chair, retrieved a disinfectant bottle, and sprayed another child s forehead. There is no evidence to substantiate an allegation regarding meals and snacks. According to Staff #1, the center maintains sufficient food supplies and submitted a menu confirming the vegetable component was met daily. There is no evidence to substantiate inadequate sanitation. Interviewed staff stated that daily cleaning includes soap and water, disinfectants, sanitizing toys at the end of the day with deep cleaning on Fridays. Additionally, Owner #1 is temporarily washing items off site until the center s washing machine is repaired. There was an outbreak of hand foot and mouth disease at the center. According to Staff #2, parents were notified via the Bright Wheel app, and documentation was posted on the front doors. There is no evidence to substantiate regarding not keeping the center clean, hazard-free, and in safe condition and not having enough materials in the classroom. LS #1 conducted a walkthrough of the classroom, observing no safety hazards and confirming that sufficient materials were present. There is no evidence to substantiate not following accident and injury procedures. Owner #1 stated incidents are documented, parents are notified immediately depending on the severity of the incident, and documentation is provided at the end of the day. Owner #1 denied that a child was bitten at the center and the parent was not provided with an incident report.
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