LITTLE SPROUTS LEARNING ACADEMY

License #1196173 · SEAFORD, DE · Capacity 132

Lifetime deficiency profile

34 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

34 citations across this facility's inspection history. Top 10 below — click any rule to read the plain-English summary, evidence inspectors look for, and how to fix.

RuleTimes citedSample narrative
53U 4 Outdoor Area — Ensure gates in the outdoor playground are self-closing and self-latching. The large gate and the gate leading into the larger play area need to be repaired so they self-close and self-latch.
30U 4 Personnel Files — Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form, a release of employment history, and a service letter attempt with a follow-up if one service letter is not rec…
76U 3 Activity Schedule — Ensure a daily schedule is posted in each classroom. Post a daily schedule in the Giraffe's classroom. This was corrected at the visit when the scheduled was posted on the wall.
49U 3 Indoor Space — Ensure indoor space is in good repair. The baseboard trim in the pink bathroom needs to be repaired. Ensure child cubbies in the Pandas classroom are labeled with the child's name. Ensure the trash can in …
40U 3 Child Files — Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal.
50U 3 Kitchen and Food Preparation — Ensure food storage areas are clean. Clean spilled substance inside freezer in kitchen. Ensure freezers maintain a temperature of 0 degrees F or below. Adjust freezer temperature in Young I…
74U 2 Lesson Plans — Ensure lesson plans include physical social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive activities daily.
56U 2 Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments — Ensure nap mats are cleanable and non-absorbent. LS Brey observed ripped nap mats in the Giraffe and Frogs classrooms. This was corrected at the visit when the ripped…
61U 2 Diapering and Soiled Clothing — Ensure a diaper changing mat and disposable cover are available for pull-up changes in the children's bathroom. This was corrected at the visit when a mat and disposable covers were placed…
75U 1 Activity Areas — Ensure language and literacy materials are available in each classroom. Add these materials to the Flamingo classroom.

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Source data as of May 11, 2026 · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 11, 2026 · Source: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing