Delaware records · New Castle County · Bear
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Licensed Child Care Center · Bear, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 563562
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 1703 PORTER ROAD, Bear, DE 19701
- Licensed capacity
- 199
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 1 |
| Complaint investigations | 2 |
| Citations recorded | 3 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 3 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | January 18, 2022 – June 13, 2022 |
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
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
A report was received on May 23, 2022, regarding children not being properly supervised, a staff person being on illegal drugs, children not being allowed to play with toys, and Staff #1 acting unprofessionally toward the Reporter. An investigation was conducted on June 1, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for children not being properly supervised, as observations in each classroom showed staff supervising children appropriately. At least four staff people interviewed stated they did not know of any staff person not supervising the children properly. There is no evidence to substantiate a staff person being on illegal drugs, as all staff people interviewed were lucid and coherent. Staff #1 and Ms. Ketterer also stated they had no concerns about Staff #2 being on drugs. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation that children were not permitted to play with the toys in the classroom. On the day in question, it was the very end of the day and toy shelves were pushed aside in preparation for cleaning. The few children remaining were occupied with other activities. There is no evidence to substantiate that Staff #1 acting in an unprofessional manner. Staff #1 reported she stayed calm while the Reporter was yelling at her. No other staff person was present at that moment, and no staff reported hearing yelling between the Reporter and Staff #1. A concern exists regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratios, because Ms. Flowers counted 13 one-year-old children present with two staff upon entering the classroom on the day of the investigation.
3 regulations cited at this visit.
All staff files must be complete. -Staff #1 needs an adult health appraisal and TB results. -Staff #2 needs proof that service letters were sent two times. If a service letter is not returned, obtain two additional reference letters. -Staff #6 needs proof that both service letters were sent two times each.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 16, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 16, 2022
All child files must be complete. -an updated health appraisal and immunization records are needed for Child #7. -Parent right-to-know signed forms are needed for Child #1 and Child #15. -Mat/cot permission is needed for Child #4 and Child #5.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 26, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 16, 2022
Put down six inches of mulch six feet around fall zones on the playground. Send photos.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 16, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 16, 2022
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
A complaint was received on December 29, 2021, regarding an allegation of drug use by an employee during child care hours. An investigation was conducted, beginning on December 29, 2021, and ending on January 4, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate that a male employee sat in his car to use drugs during his break, before returning to work in the center. Ms. Catka interviewed two employees who had no knowledge that an employee used drugs. Regional Director Tammy Ketterer spoke with the owners about the allegations and the three of them conducted an internal investigation. They found no evidence of actual drug use.
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