Delaware records · New Castle County · Middletown
BRIGHT STARS CHILDCARE & PRESCHOOL
Licensed Child Care Center · Middletown, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 838390
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 5350 SUMMIT BRIDGE RD, Middletown, DE 19709
- Licensed capacity
- 103
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 4 |
| Complaint investigations | 2 |
| Citations recorded | 15 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 15 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
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 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure Administrator has Specialized training for School Age. Send documentation to OCCL by August 3, 2026.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 31, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 3, 2026
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs release of employment and service letters Staff #2 needs Health Appraisal w/TB results Staff #3 needs six training hours Staff #4 cannot return to work until updated eligibility letter is received. Send corrections to OCCL by August 3, 2026.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 31, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 3, 2026
Ensure child files are complete. Child #10 and #12 need Developmental Plans. Send documentation to OCCL by August 3, 2026.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 31, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 3, 2026
Ensure bottle warmers do not exceed 120 degrees. Infant room crock pot style bottle warmer was reading 130 degrees at the time of the visit. Send pic of adjusted temperature and a plan to keep the warmer 120 degrees or below to OCCL by August 3, 2026.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 31, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 3, 2026
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 and #3 need health appraisal with TB.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 31, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 15, 2025
Ensure child #2 has an updated health appraisal with immunizations.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 24, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 15, 2025
7 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Annual review of safe sleep and Child abuse prevention for Staff # 1 and 4. Health appraisal with TB results for Staff # 5 and 6 One reference is needed for staff #5 Send documentation to OCCL by August 12.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 25, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 12, 2024
Ensure all areas are clean and in safe condition. Clean vents in all bathrooms. Clean vents in one-year-old and three-year-old classrooms Remove crayon marks on walls and furniture in ones, twos, and three-year-old classrooms. Removed stored cribs near the water heater and replaced the barrier for the hot water heater in the older school-age room. Replace stained ceiling tile in school-age bathroom. Fix the drop ceiling in the boys' bathroom. Secure sinks in the bathrooms. Send documentation or photos to OCCL by August 12.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 19, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 12, 2024
Ensure the outdoor area has working self-closing gates. And the fence is safe. Replace or fix three of the four self-closing gates on the playground. Replace the broken picket on the left side of the older children s area fence. Send documentation or photos to OCCL by August 12.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 19, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 12, 2024
Ensure foot/motion activated diaper pail in infant room is in working order. Fix or replace diaper pail. Send documentation or pictures to OCCL by August 12.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 19, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 12, 2024
Ensure parents provide a written feeding statement listing foods and drinks, including specific formula or breast milk, and what the infant eats or drinks. The schedule must be updated monthly as needed. Send updated forms for enrolled infants to OCCL by August 12, 2024. Ensure bottle warmers are 120 degrees or less. We removed the small bottle warm at the visit. Send a picture of the bottle warmer reading 120 degrees or less. Send documentation or pictures to OCCL by August 12.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 25, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 12, 2024
Ensure current lesson plans are posted for easy reference for parents, guardians, and staff. Review lesson plan regulations and decide how you will best meet these regulations. Send your plan or picture of posted lesson plans to OCCL by August 12, 2024.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 19, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 12, 2024
Ensure a T-shaped safety strap is used for infant seats with trays. Send a picture of the chair with a T-shaped strap or remove the chair for use.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 19, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 12, 2024
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1, 2, and 3 need their Health and Safety training. Staff #5 needs their orientation form, and Staff #1 needs a returned service letter. If no service letter returned, 2 more references and 2 documented attempts of sending the service letter.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 18, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 18, 2023
Ensure all child files are complete. Submit developmental plans for Children #3, 4, and 10. Submit blood lead screening results for Child #14. Submit an updated health appraisal for Child #11. Submit July's infant feeding statement for Child #8.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 18, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 18, 2023
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On December 02, 2022, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper discipline. On December 08, 2022, a duplicate complaint was reported via email to the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line, and the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU) did not accept it for investigation. An investigation was conducted on December 08, 2022. There was no evidence to substantiate the complaint because none of the staff who were interviewed reported seeing a staff member roughly handle a child in care, forcefully sit a child down, or swing a child by their arm. The administrator denied observing a staff member swing a child by his arm in video footage of the reported incident on October 24, 2022.
A complaint investigation. The state recorded no result word for this investigation, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The state recorded no written conclusion for this investigation.
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