SHELL'S EARLY LEARNING CENTER-HARRINGTON — DE childcare facility public record

Lifetime deficiency profile

41 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

41 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.

Rule	Times cited	Sample narrative
`40U`	5	Child Files — Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead screening results.
`30U`	5	Personnel Files — Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members need administration of medication training and/or certification. One staff member needs to complete the Health and Safety Training for Child Care Profe…
`56U`	4	Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments — Ensure safe sleep practices are used at all times. An eleven-month-old infant was observed laying on a nap mat. After discussion with staff, it was determined the inf…
`61U`	4	Diapering and Soiled Clothing — Ensure child and staff hands are washed after every diaper change. Staff in the infant classroom were observed not washing the child's and their hands after diaper changes. Ensure a workin…
`53U`	4	Outdoor Area — Ensure no hazards are in the outdoor play area. A large hole was observed near the building in the older child outdoor play area. Ensure the fall zone areas are supplied with nine inches of pea gravel. The…
`8U`	4	License Renewal — Ensure the renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration.
`49U`	3	Indoor Space — Ensure all floors, walls, and surfaces are cleanable and in good repair. The sink counter in the preschool classroom needs to be repaired/replaced so that it is cleanable.
`27U`	2	Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision — Ensure proper staff-to-child ratios are maintained through the assignment of a qualified staff member. A staff member who has not been fingerprinted and determined eligible was obser…
`28U`	2	General Qualifications — Ensure a staff member schedules a fingerprinting appointment with the Delaware State Police to be fingerprinted and the licensee receives eligibility determination notification before the start o…
`66U`	1	Emergency Planning — Post an emergency evacuation route in the three-year-old classroom.

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