SHELL'S EARLY LEARNING CENTER - MILTON, INC.

License #499737 · MILTON, DE · Capacity 110

Lifetime deficiency profile

33 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

33 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
40U 4 Child Files — Ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a developmental plan. Child #4 needs a parents right to know and a developmental plan. Child #5 needs parents right to know. Child #6 needs a developmental pl…
30U 4 Personnel Files — Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a professional development plan, review of safe sleep, and an eligibility letter. Staff #2 needs a professional development plan and an eligibility letter…
56U 3 Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments — Ensure pack-n-play mattresses are fitting to the sides of the pack-n-play. LS Sommer observed two pack-n-plays where the sheet caused the mattress to shrink to an unf…
8U 3 License Renewal — Ensure the application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration.
53U 3 Outdoor Area — Purchase pea gravel to add to fall zones allowing a minimum of nine inch fall zones around the entire play equipment.
49U 2 Indoor Space — Replace the garbage cans in the school-age classroom to include enclosed lids.
61U 2 Diapering and Soiled Clothing — Ensure staff follow diaper procedures. LS Sommer observed Staff #2 change a child, not was their hands or the child's hands, and placed another child on the mat using the same disposable c…
77U 2 Infant and Toddler Care — Ensure infant daily logs are documented with diaper changes, sleep with sleep checks, and feedings. The facility uses brightwheel but did not log anything for the day. This was discussed and cor…
72U 2 Feeding of Infants — Ensure infants food and bottles are labeled. This was discussed and corrected when they were labeled and staff agreed to comply.
50U 2 Kitchen and Food Preparation — Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator in the infant classroom to ensure the temperature is at 41 degrees F or colder and a second thermometer for the freezer in the storage closet to …

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