Delaware Early Childhood Center
Daycare center in Harrington, DE. 100 W Mispillion St, Harrington, DE 19952
About the program
Delaware Early Childhood Center is a licensed daycare center in Harrington, Delaware. It is licensed for 94 children and serves toddler, preschool and school age ages.
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It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Delaware Early Childhood Center does not publish a fee schedule on its website. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $607 a month.
Licensing and safety
Open the state record →Most violations are record-keeping, training or maintenance items, and nearly every program has some. Read what each one was and how fast it was fixed. Delaware records each regulation found out of compliance at a review, with the corrective action required and the date it was corrected. The state does not assign a risk level.
General Qualifications (regulation 28U)
Ensure staff are fingerprinted with a comprehensive background check and eligibility determination on file. One staff member was fingerprinted for the school district prior to employment but was not fingerprinted for the center.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members need to complete CPR and first aid training. One staff member needs employee declaration. One staff member needs an adult abuse registry check. One staff member needs orientation. One staff member needs to be fingerprinted for the center. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal. One staff member needs a service letter. One staff member needs administration of medication training and/or certification and OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Nine staff needs OCCL's health and safety training. One staff needs one reference. One staff needs CPR and first aid. Two staff needs eligibility letters.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Repair the chipped paint in two classrooms.
Show all 20 violations on file
Parents Right to Know (regulation 38U)
Ensure the Parent's Right to Know Notice Log is completed by enrollment and any tours given.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure all areas are in a safe condition. The heater vent in the bathroom in Classroom #5 needs to be repaired. Ensure trash is covered. The trash can in Classroom #5 was not covered. This was corrected when the trash can was replaced.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Trampolines are prohibited. Two trampolines were observed in two separate classrooms. Remove the trampolines or apply for a variance for each child with an IEP that requests trampolines. Replenish the mulch in all areas required to have a fall zone. Mulch is available at the center; however, it needs to be spread.
Sanitation (regulation 58U)
Ensure soap and water is available to clean items/equipment as required. Soap/water was not available in Preschool 4, Little Spartans 2, and Little Spartans 1. This was corrected when soap/water solutions were made available in all classrooms.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
Ensure foot-activated diaper pails are used for diapers and pull-ups. Preschool 3 and Preschool did not have foot-activated diaper pails. This was corrected at the visit when foot-activated diaper pails were placed at the diaper-changing areas.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans contain daily opportunities for physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive development and weekly opportunities for each special activity.
License Renewal (regulation 8U)
Ensure the renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration.
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times. Two staff were present in the Early Choices classroom without eligibility determination. This was corrected at the visit when a qualified staff member entered the classroom.
General Qualifications (regulation 28U)
Ensure staff are fingerprinted before the start of employment and receive a comprehensive background check. Four staff members were previously deactivated and not re-fingerprinted. Two staff members were not printed prior to employment.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Twelve staff members need complete orientation. Seven staff members need a job description. Nine staff members need two references. Five staff members need employee declaration and drug/alcohol statements.. Four staff members need an adult abuse registry check. Six staff members need an adult health appraisal with TB results. Three staff members need service letters. Eight staff members need release of employment history and corresponding service letters.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Three children need blood lead results. One child needs an immunization record.
Toilet Facilities (regulation 51U)
Ensure all bathrooms have a working ventilation fan. At the time of the visit, the ventilation fans were not in working condition in any of the bathrooms.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Replenish the mulch in the fall zone areas. Move the see-saw and two small slides to the fall zone materials.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
Purchase a non-porous surface for the diaper changing area in the Little Spartans 2 classroom.
Getting there
100 W Mispillion St, Harrington, DE 19952
Questions about Delaware Early Childhood Center
Is Delaware Early Childhood Center licensed?
Yes. Delaware Early Childhood Center holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 102131), with a licensed capacity of 94 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Delaware Early Childhood Center had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 4 violations for Delaware Early Childhood Center in the last three years, across 5 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 10. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.
What ages does Delaware Early Childhood Center take?
Delaware Early Childhood Center is licensed to serve toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 7 am to 5 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Delaware Early Childhood Center cost?
Delaware Early Childhood Center does not publish tuition on its website. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees. The program accepts child care subsidy.