Little Bucs Learning Center
Daycare center in Milford, DE. 600 Ne Front Street Ext, Milford, DE 19963
About the program
Little Bucs Learning Center is a licensed daycare center in Milford, Delaware. It is licensed for 32 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Little Bucs Learning Center does not publish a fee schedule.
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.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Complete radon testing.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure the playground is clean and in safe condition. Cut weeds/ vines growing on the playground and fence. Ensure the exits are self closing and self latching.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
Ensure medication for one child is no longer needed or provide an updated MAR and medication at the center.
Emergency Planning (regulation 66U)
Post evacuation routes in each classroom.
Show all 50 violations on file
Infant and Toddler Care (regulation 77U)
Ensure Styrofoam plates are not used with infant and toddlers.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan and one hour annual health and safety training Staff #2 needs one hour annual health and safety training Staff #3 needs one hour annual health and safety training and a professional development plan Staff #4 needs one hour annul health and safety training, a professional development plan and annual review of abuse/neglect and annual safe sleep Staff #5 needs CPR/FA, one hour annual health and safety training, orientation, OCCL seven hour training, adult abuse registry check and s service letter Staff #6 needs one hour annual health and safety training and a professional development training
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure to obtain and distribute mulch on the playground. Specifically under the fall zones.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans have weekly opportunities for special activities
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Child files must be complete Child #1 needs days/hours to attend Child #5 needs a health appraisal and permissions Child #9 needs a health appraisal
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan and 1 hour of health and safety training Staff #2 needs a service letter Staff #3 needs a professional development plan staff #4 needs a professional development plan Staff #5 needs orientation OCCL seven hour training, a job description, two references and an adult abuse registry check
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete Child # 1,2,3 and 7 need blood lead test results.
Children's Attendance (regulation 43U)
Ensure arrival and departure is documented with exact hours of arrival and departure. Send one weeks attendance for the infant room.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
Medication must be current. An epi pen was out dated. This was corrected when the provider gave the pen back to the parent.
First Aid Kits (regulation 65U)
Ensure the first aid kit is complete. The kit needs a FA guide, a cold pack, roll gauze, and tweezers
License Renewal (regulation 8U)
Ensure renewal applications are submitted 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the provider forwarded the application to the specialist
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
Ratios must be maintained at all times. Administrator Judy Diaz was in the infant classroom with five (5) infants. This was corrected when an additional staff member entered the classroom.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Personnel files must be complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan, 1st aid/CPR and 11 additional annual training hours Staff #2 needs a professional development plan and 11 additional training hours. Staff #3 needs annual safe sleep verification Staff #4 needs 1 hour health & safety training, a prelesional development plan and 18 annual trainings hours. Staff #5 needs a professional development plan and annual safe sleep Staff #6 needs heath and safety training, professional development, annual abuse & neglect, jog description, declaration, drug statement, adult abuse statement, release of employment and a service letter Staff #7 needs CPR/1st aid, annual safe sleep an
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Child files must be complete Child #1, 4, and 5 need blood lead test results Child #2 and Child #6 need updated infant feeding schedules.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Adequate lighting is required. Both the hall bathroom and the room where the chidden eat have no lights. Correct and send photo to OCCL.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Infant feeding schedules are required. No feeding schedules were available at time of visit. Send schedules to OCCL
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
Ensure interns are not alone with infants upon arrival,. Judy opened the door and went to her office with the Licensing Supervisor. They then walked into the infant classroom where Ms. Burton (an intern) was alone with three infants. This was discussed and corrected when Judy entered the classroom. Ensure interns are not alone with infants. Staff #1 was observed alone with three infants. This was discussed and corrected when Ms. Diaz entered the classroom. Also, according to attendance records, Ms. Diaz was signed out of the infant classroom before all infants left on June 6, 2023, June 9, 2023, June 13, 2023, June 15, 2023, and June 20, 2023, and no other staff were signed in.
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Ensure staff arfe signed in. No staff were signed into the infant classroom duirng the visit. Submit attendance records for the week of June 26th for all classrooms by July 3rd. Ensure staff are signed into the attendance record. During the visit, no staff were signed into the infant classroom. On June 14, 2023, no staff were signed into the infant classroom, but three infants were present. Submit attendance records for all classrooms for the week of June 26, 2023, by July 3, 2023.
Parents Right to Know (regulation 38U)
Ensure a parents right to know log is competed by each parent and forwarded to OCCL
Staff Qualifications (regulation 24U)
A centerr is required to have sufficient staffing. Ensure a teaher or assistant teachier is hired . There are interns with one teacher and one ECA on staff.
Staffing (regulation 26U)
Designate and train the teacher for day=to=day operations when the admintrator is not present
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
Staff to child ratio must be maintained at all times. Specialist observed two interns alone with six infants. This was corrected when Administrator Judy Diaz substituted herself for one of the interns.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Staff files must be complete Staff #1 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #2 need CPR/1st aid, OCCL 7 hour training, job description, references and a service letter Staff #3 need OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #4 needs OCCl 7 hur health and safety training Staff #5 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #6 neess medicatation certification, annual training hours a professional development plan, OCCL 7 hour health and safety training and a health appraisal w/TB Staff #7 needs trainings, 7 hour health and safety traing and a health appraisaw/TB
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Staff must sign in/out with exact hours of arrival and departure. This was corrected at the visit when the staff member signed into her classroom.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Chid files must be complete Child #3 needs a health appaisal w/immunizations and blood eadt test resultsChild #4 needs date of enrollment, days and hours to attend and blood lead test resultss Child #5 nbeed days and hours to attend, health appraisal w/immunizations and blood lead test results
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Update, create and post lesson plans for each classroom.
Positive Behavior Management (regulation 20U)
Ensure positive behavior support policies are posted. Post the policy.
Adult Health Requirements (regulation 29U)
disregard
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a job description, references, release of employment and a service letter Staff #3 needs CPR & references Staff #6 needs references and an adult abuse registry Staff #7 needs CPR/1st aid
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Staff must sign in/out with exact hours in each classroom.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #4 and Child #5 need blood lead test results Child #7 needs parents right to know Child #8 needs an infant feeding schedule
Emergency Planning (regulation 66U)
Ensure shelter in place materials are purchased. Purchase water for the center.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Provide OCCL with an infant feeding schedule
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Staff attendance must be accurate. One staff member was not signed into the classroom. This was corrected at the visit.
Positive Behavior Management (regulation 20U)
Post the postivie behavior managment policies.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Staff files must be complete. Provide OCCL with orientation for Staff #5
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Child #5 meeds dates of enrollment and blood lead test results. Child #6 needs a health appraisal with immunization shot record. Child #7 needs blood lead test immunization results
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
Ensure ratios are maintained at all times. Staff #1, who is an aide, was observed alone in the classroom with four infants. This was corrected when a qualified teacher entered the classroom.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #4 and #6 needs a review of safe sleep, review of child abuse, orientation, job description, two references, employee declaration, drug and alcohol statement, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB results, First Aid and CPR certification, administration of medication training, and a completed service letter or two documented attempts. Staff #5 needs an annual review of child abuse, orientation, job description, two references, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB results, a service letter or two attempts documented. Staff # 2 needs annual review of safe sleep, a service letter or two documented attempts, and administration of medication tra
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Ensure staff are signed in and out correctly. Staff were not signing in and out correctly.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a developmental plan. Child #4 and #5 need a developmental plan, and permission for emergency transportation.
Children's Attendance (regulation 43U)
Ensure children's attendance is recorded with accurate arrival and departure times. There was no attendance recorded for children between 12/1/21-12/9/21.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)
Ensure all staff are practicing safe sleep procedures. LS Smith observed one infant sleep in the crib with a bib around its neck.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Ensure all infants have an updated feeding schedule completed by the guardian monthly. Ensure bottles are labeled and stored properly. Ensure breast milk and formula is stored correctly in the fridge at the proper temperature. Mixing prepared formula or breast milk in a bottle with anything else requires written permission from an infant s health care provider. LS Smith observed cereal in an infants bottle.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans a re posted and have all the required components. Infant room did not have a lesson plan. Pre-school room's lesson plan did not have all the required components.
Getting there
600 Ne Front Street Ext, Milford, DE 19963
Questions about Little Bucs Learning Center
Is Little Bucs Learning Center licensed?
Yes. Little Bucs Learning Center holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 1483397), with a licensed capacity of 32 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Little Bucs Learning Center had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 16 violations for Little Bucs Learning Center in the last three years, across 12 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 8. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.
What ages does Little Bucs Learning Center take?
Little Bucs Learning Center is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 6:30 am to 5 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Little Bucs Learning Center cost?
Little Bucs Learning Center 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.
