Mercy Land Academy
Daycare center in Middletown, DE. 211 E Main St, Middletown, DE 19709
About the program
Mercy Land Academy is a licensed daycare center in Middletown, Delaware. It is licensed for 54 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Mercy Land Academy does not publish a fee schedule. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $590 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.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Submit DEEDS certificate for Staff #4. Submit CPR/FA, Administration of Medication certificate, orientation form, 4 references, health appraisal, health and safety training, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts for Staff #6. Submit job description, release of employment history, 4 references, and their eligibility letter (OOS from Maryland) for Staff #7.
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Ensure staff sign in/out whenever they enter or leave a classroom. 1 staff member was night signed in, in the preschool room and one staff did not sign out. This was corrected at the visit.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Submit Radon results to OCCL.
Insurance Coverage (regulation 16U)
Submit liability insurance.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1, 2, and 3 need updated CPR/FA certification. Staff #2 and 5 needs their administration of medication certification. Staff #3 needs 11 training hours. Staff #4 needs 9 training hours. Staff #5 needs a DEEDS certificate, CPR/FA, health and safety training, 4 references, release of employment history, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts at sending the letter.
Show all 27 violations on file
Parents Right to Know (regulation 38U)
Submit parents right to know log.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs an immunization record and blood lead screening results. Child #5 needs a full health appraisal with immunizations. Child #4 needs parents right to know, screen time, and mat permission signatures, and a blood lead screening result. Child #8 needs parents right to know, screen time, and mat permission signatures. Child #15 needs a full health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead results. Child #16 needs hours and days of attendance.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure all trashcans are covered. The opening room, and girls bathroom do not have lids. Send a picture of cans with lids to OCCL. Place outlet covers in the school age room and send a picture to OCCL. Remove yellow cord in the one year old room.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
Replace all diaper mats and send a picture to OCCL. (Received) All mats are torn. Place disposable covers at each station and send a picture to OCCL.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure the school-age room has a posted monthly calendar of activities. Send calendar for the month of October to OCCL. Ensure all lesson plans have 2 or more weekly food/healthy habits and science components. Send updated lesson plan for 1 week for all classrooms.
Activity Areas (regulation 75U)
Ensure the school-age, Pre-K, opening room, and one year old room have sufficient materials. The school-age room does not have a construction/block, art, manipulatives, or dramatic play station. The Pre-K room does not have enough science or music materials. The opening room does not have a manipulatives, art, or dramatic play station, or science and music materials. The one year old room does not have a manipulatives, science, construction, or art station. No building block or materials. Send a picture of all rooms with the required (sufficient) materials to OCCL.
Activity Schedule (regulation 76U)
Post daily schedule in the one year old room.
Infant and Toddler Care (regulation 77U)
Remove walker in the one year old room.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs to be re-fingerprinted and determined eligible. Staff #2 needs their professional development plan. Staff #3 needs their first aid certification, release of employment history, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts of sending the letter. Staff #4 needs updated CPR/First Aid certification and a professional development plan. Staff #5 needs their first aid certification, administration of medication, orientation form, health and safety training, signed and dated application, 4 references, health appraisal with TB results, release of employment and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts. Staff #6 needs annual safe
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure all child files are complete. Children #1, 2, and 5 need blood lead screening results. Children #3 and 4 need hours/days of attendance or date of enrollment. Child #8 needs their parents right to know, screen time, transportation, and mat signatures.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure all bathrooms have outlet covers. This was corrected at the visit.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure playground' is free of hazards. Replace turf and send a picture to OCCL.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Submit the following to complete staff files: CPR/First Aid for Staff #3 and 4 Health and safety training for Staff #3 (1 hour) Signed and dated professional development plans for Staff #1,3,5,7, and 8. Annual review of safe sleep and child abuse for Staff #3 Job description for Staff #7 and 8 Two references for Staff #1 and 1 reference for Staff #4 Adult abuse registry check for Staff #1 and 7 Eligibility letters for Staff #7 and 8 An adult health appraisal with TB results for Staff #4 Release of employment for Staff #1,2,4,6, and 7 Service letters with documented attempts for Staff #1,2,4,6, and 8.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Submit the following to complete children's files: Complete developmental plans with goals for all children infants through pre-k (school age children do not need it) A signed parent infant feeding schedule Blood lead test results for Child #1,2,6,7,10, and 12, and a health appraisal for Child #9.
Children's Attendance (regulation 43U)
Ensure children's attendance is documented upon arrival and departure. One child was not signed in, in the infant room. Children were not signed out in the Pre-K room, and one child was not signed in, in the Pre-K room. This was corrected at the visit. Send in one weeks attendance of all classrooms to OCCL. Documentation was submitted and the facility is still non-compliant.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure electrical outlets are covered. Cover all outlets in the infant room (near the computers), school-age room, pre-k room (above the television), and the girls bathroom. Send picture of covered outlets to OCCL.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure the outdoor area is free from hazards, and all fall zones are protected. The outdoor playground is currently unsafe for children due to the outdoor carpet coming up. Ensure children are not using the playground until the carpet is fixed. Send a picture of updated playground to OCCL.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)
Ensure all nap items, cots are labeled. One pack-n-play in the infant room, and all nap cots in the pre-k room were not labeled. Label nap pack-n-plays and cots, and send to OCCL.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
Ensure the diaper mat in the boy's bathroom is replaced. Send a picture of new diaper mat to OCCL.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Ensure infant bottles are labeled. One infant did not have a label on their bottle. Ensure the parent is completing the infant feeding schedule, along with the parents signature. A teacher signed and completed an infant feeding schedule. Send in labeled bottles and the infant feeding schedule completed by the parent to OCCL.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure the lesson plans contain a science component. The lesson plan in the one-two's room did not include a science component. Send an updated lesson plan with a science component to OCCL.
Activity Areas (regulation 75U)
Ensure there are enough activities for children. Place blocks, manipulatives, activities for children in the school-age room.
What parents say
I have two of my kids in this daycare . I love the way they teach and care for them. If you need a place you can be rest assured your kids are in good hands , check them out.
The Ambassadors Of Christ · 5/5 on Google · 7 years agoThis daycare is amazing, never any issues! My child loves all of his teachers and runs to them every morning!
Brittany Fielding · 5/5 on Google · 8 years agoThe environment is so neat and conducive for children. All the teachers has a beautiful and mother's heart. I scored them %100.
Matt Iyanda · 5/5 on Google · 8 years agoGetting there
211 E Main St, Middletown, DE 19709
Questions about Mercy Land Academy
Is Mercy Land Academy licensed?
Yes. Mercy Land Academy holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 1127712), with a licensed capacity of 54 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Mercy Land Academy had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 17 violations for Mercy Land Academy in the last three years, across 4 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 7. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.
What ages does Mercy Land Academy take?
Mercy Land Academy is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 6:30 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Mercy Land Academy cost?
Mercy Land Academy does not publish tuition. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees. The program accepts child care subsidy.
