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Licensed Child Care Center · Dagsboro, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 580472
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 28154 LIGHTHOUSE XING, Dagsboro, DE 19939
- Licensed capacity
- 212
- Ages served, as listed
- Kindergarten through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Nonprofit;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 6 |
| Complaint investigations | 5 |
| Citations recorded | 12 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 12 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | February 28, 2022 – March 2, 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 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure direct supervision is maintained at all times. LS observed a 2nd-grade classroom in which a child left the room unaccompanied to use the bathroom. LS Informed staff in the room that they must accompany children to any part of the facility and maintain a staff-to-child ratio while doing so. LS observed staff at the front desk radioing to the classroom for a child, then a child left the classroom to meet their guardian at the front door, with no staff in the hallway with the child. LS observed a child leave a back classroom, run down the hallway to the front door, and give another child something that was left in the classroom. No staff were in the hallway with the child.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 2, 2026 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due March 2, 2026
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a professional development plan. One staff member needs an orientation. One staff member needs Health and Safety for Child Care professionals training. Five staff members need additional references. Three staff members need the adult abuse registry check results. Three staff members need health appraisals with TB results. Three staff members need a release of employment history completed. Four staff members need attempts for service letters.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 3, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 10, 2026
Ensure staff administering medication have the Administration of Medication certification. Ensure that a Medication Administration Record (MAR) is completed, that MARs are correctly documented, that medication is labeled in its original package with the pharmacy label, and that medication is not expired. A staff member administered medication on 1/12/26 and 1/16/26. The certification to administer medication expired and was recertified on 2/17/26. A staff member administered medication on 12/22-23/2025, 12/29-30/25, and 2/26/26 and was not certified until 2/28/2026. 17 medications on site have no MAR. 10 MARs on site were not completed correctly. Five medications have no names of the medications. One child no longer attends, and the medication expired on October 14, 2025. Three medications have expired.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 3, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 10, 2026
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on December 11, 2025, regarding a staff member revealing the middle finger with children present, a staff member wanting to fight a parent in the presence of children, a staff member vaping in the facility, a staff member using an illegal substance at the facility, and lack of positive behavior management. An investigation was conducted on December 15, 2025. The allegation of not modeling appropriate behavior is substantiated because staff stated in statements gathered by the facility that Staff #1 did use their middle finger while children were in care and was reprimanded for the incident. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint of vaping in the facility because the staff all denied that they vape in the facility and no vaping was observed or smelled at the time of the visit. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of consuming illegal substances at the facility because staff denied that any illegal substances are used at the facility and there was no evidence during the visit of use in the facility or staff presenting themselves as under the influence. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation that positive behavior management was not used in the classroom, as staff and children denied verbal or physical harm to the children. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation that Staff #1 wanted to fight at the facility while children were present because the staff member who viewed the video of the incident stated they did not interpret the staff member taking off their over shirt and placing it in their vehicle as a threat and that it is typical behavior for this staff member.
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 28, 2025, regarding positive behavior support and unqualified staff alone with children. An investigation was conducted on May 1, 2025, after clearance from other agencies was received. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of lack of positive behavior support because the staff and children stated that the only time a staff member raised their voice was for attention to directions when callbacks did not work, not for discipline. All staff and children stated they were not harmed by staff physically or verbally, and staff stated they have not received a parent or child complaint about staff harming a child. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of unqualified staff with children because the teen area is not required to be licensed with OCCL, and the attendance for the middle school classroom shows two staff members in the classroom.
2 regulations cited at this visit.
An early childhood aide may be 15 years old if attending a high school s early childhood education program and enrollment documentation is on file at the center.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 5, 2025 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due March 5, 2025
Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff members need complete files, two need health and Safety for Child Care Professionals Training, and one staff member needs a health appraisal with TB results.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 24, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 4, 2025
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint regarding improper discipline on July 16, 2024. An investigation was conducted on October 7, 2024. The complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because a staff member grabbed Child #1 by the arm. This staff member s employment was terminated. A concern noted was the center did not report the allegation to the Child Abuse and Neglect hotline.
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.
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs an entire file. One staff member needs an attempt to receive a service letter from prior child care employer.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 12, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 15, 2024
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a reference letter. Four staff need initial attempts to gain a service letter from a prior employer.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 27, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 24, 2023
Ensure the medication administration record is correctly filled out. Staff name and initial are was not completed. Ensure Expired medication is sent home on or before it expires.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 14, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due March 24, 2023
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure the water temperature in the sinks do not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit. LS Sommer observed the sinks temperature in Building 2 reach 149 degrees Fahrenheit. This was corrected when the water temperature was turned down.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 20, 2022 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due April 20, 2022
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a service letter. Staff #7 needs a service letter. Staff #8 needs a health appraisal and criminal history determination.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 20, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 8, 2022
Ensure child files are complete. Child #10, Child #12, and Child #14 need a health appraisal with immunizations.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 6, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 8, 2022
Ensure all trashcans are lidded. This was corrected.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 22, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 22, 2022
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
OCCL received a complaint on February 3, 2022, regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on February 14, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because Staff #1 stated he did tell Child #1 to stop crying or he would retaliate but could not remember the specific wording he used. Staff #1 stated he would never hurt Child #1 but has a joking relationship with him because they are family.
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