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Child Craft Co

Daycare center in Seaford, DE. 26396 Seaford Road, Seaford, DE 19973

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AgesSchool age
Hours7 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri
Tuition fromNot listed
Licensed capacity137 children
Violations, last 3 years20
On the register sinceNot listed

About the program

Child Craft Co is a licensed daycare center in Seaford, Delaware. It is licensed for 137 children and serves school age ages.

Child Craft Company is a licensed family child care provider located in Seaford, Delaware, serving children ages 6 weeks to 12 years.

It accepts child care subsidy.

Accepts subsidy

Tuition and capacity

Tuition: not listed. Child Craft Co does not publish a fee schedule on its website.

Licensing and safety

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Licence typeChild Care Center · 29816
Licence statusActive
Licensed capacity137 children
Inspections on file6
Source: Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing. Last synced September 18, 2026.
Violations, last 3 years20Area median for centers: 8
Inspections on file62 substantiated complaints
All violations on file35Most recent October 2025

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.

Cited October 14, 2025Corrected November 19, 2025

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)

Ensure supervision is provided at all times. Upon arrival, a staff person was observed exiting the classroom of eight children to answer the door. Later, this Licensing Specialist observed a child exit the same classroom, walk down the hallway, and enter the kitchen, unsupervised. Retrain Staff #5 on proper supervision of children.

Corrected October 14, 2025

General Qualifications (regulation 28U)

Ensure an eligibility determination from a comprehensive background check is received before the start of employment. Upon arrival, a new staff person was observed in the classroom with the Administrator without an eligibility determination on file. This was corrected at the visit when the new staff person left the center.

Cited October 14, 2025Corrected November 19, 2025

Personnel Files (regulation 30U)

Ensure staff files are complete. Four staff need CPR/First Aid training. Three staff need an updated professional development plan. One staff needs a review of child abuse/neglect, orientation, job description, references, employee declaration/drug and alcohol statement, release of employment history, and service letters.

Cited October 14, 2025Corrected November 18, 2025

Parents Right to Know (regulation 38U)

Ensure Parent's Right to Know log is reviewed with and signed by each newly enrolled family and any family touring the center. Obtain signatures.

Cited October 14, 2025Corrected December 2, 2025

Child Files (regulation 40U)

Ensure child files are complete. Two children need an updated health appraisal and immunizations. Two children need an updated health appraisal, immunizations, and blood lead level test result.

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Cited October 14, 2025Corrected November 18, 2025

Indoor Space (regulation 49U)

Ensure walls are in good repair. Repair hole around pipes in kindergarten girl's bathroom.

Cited October 14, 2025Corrected November 18, 2025

Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)

Ensure refrigerators maintain a temperature of 41 degrees F or below and freezers maintain a temperature of 0 degrees F or below. Adjust the refrigerator in Room #1 and the left freezer in the kitchen to the proper temperature.

Cited October 14, 2025Corrected November 18, 2025

Sanitation (regulation 58U)

Ensure a soap and water bottle is available in the classrooms for proper cleaning and sanitation. Add soap and water bottles.

Cited October 16, 2024Corrected November 26, 2024

Personnel Files (regulation 30U)

Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs to complete CPR/First Aid and receive out-of-state background check. One staff needs a second attempt at obtaining a Service Letter.

Cited October 16, 2024Corrected November 25, 2024

Child Files (regulation 40U)

Ensure child files are complete. Two children need an updated Health Appraisal, immunizations, and blood lead level test result. Two children need a blood lead level test result.

Corrected October 16, 2024

Indoor Space (regulation 49U)

Ensure sinks supply both hot and cold water. This was corrected at the visit when the hot water was turned back on.

Cited October 16, 2024Corrected December 11, 2024

Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)

Ensure the refrigerator in each classroom and those in the kitchen are maintained at a temperature of 41 degrees F or below. Ensure the freezers in the kitchen are maintained at a temperature of 0 degrees F or below.

Cited October 16, 2024Corrected November 25, 2024

Toilet Facilities (regulation 51U)

Ensure each bathroom has an operable ventilation fan.

Cited October 16, 2024Corrected December 11, 2024

Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)

Ensure nap mats are non-absorbent and cleanable.

Cited October 18, 2023Corrected January 2, 2024

Personnel Files (regulation 30U)

Ensure staff files are complete. Six staff need to complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals.

Cited October 18, 2023Corrected November 30, 2023

Child Files (regulation 40U)

Ensure child files are complete. Four children need an updated health appraisal. Two children need immunization records. Two children need blood lead level results. One child needs a development plan.

Cited October 18, 2023Corrected November 26, 2023

Indoor Space (regulation 49U)

Ensure baseboards are in good repair. The baseboard in the boy's bathroom is falling off the wall and needs to be repaired.

Cited October 18, 2023Corrected November 30, 2023

Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)

Ensure equipment in the outdoor play area is in good repair. The two "Little Tikes" equipment have broken and cracking parts and need to be removed. Ensure the right amount of protective material is under each fall zone in the outdoor play area.

Cited October 18, 2023Corrected November 30, 2023

Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)

Ensure all nap mats are in good repair and are non-absorbent. Rips and tears were observed on the nap mats.

Cited October 18, 2023Corrected December 3, 2023

Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)

Ensure lesson plans in each classroom include weekly opportunities for food exploration or healthy habits.

Cited October 26, 2022Corrected November 3, 2022

Child Files (regulation 40U)

Complete files are needed for the following children: Child #1 and Child #3 needs a health appraisal and a blood lead test Child #4, Child #6 and Child #9 needs a date of enrollment Child #12 needs a blood lead test

Cited May 12, 2022Corrected May 27, 2022

Personnel Files (regulation 30U)

Complete files are needed for the following staff members: Staff #1 needs administration of medication certification. Staff #2 needs CPR/FA certification, annual abuse and neglect, orientation, job description, two reference letters Staff #3 needs annual abuse and neglect, two reference letters, employee declaration, drug/ alcohol statement, adult abuse check and a health appraisal with TB. Staff #4 needs CPR/FA certification, orientation, job description, employee declaration. Staff #5 needs a service letter.

Cited May 12, 2022Corrected June 6, 2022

Child Files (regulation 40U)

Complete files are needed for the following children: Child #3 needs blood lead testing result Child #6 needs date of enrollment Child #8 and 9 needs a health appraisal with immunization and blood lead testing result

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected February 22, 2022

General Human Resources and Personnel Policies (regulation 18U)

Ensure staff handbook is completed and meet OCCL's regulations.

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected February 28, 2022

Center Policies-Parent/Guardian Handbook (regulation 23U)

Ensure parent handbook reflects current company policies/guidelines and meets OCCL regulations.

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected December 15, 2021

Staff Qualifications (regulation 24U)

Ensure sufficient staffing is available for answering the door, and taking children to the bathroom.

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected December 7, 2021

Staffing (regulation 26U)

Ensure at least an EC teacher is trained in day-to-day operations in the absence of ECA/ECC.

Corrected October 28, 2021

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)

Ensure staff/child ratios are maintained. When LS Donovan and LS McPhatter knocked on the door staff #7 left room #1 to open the door, leaving eight children in the room alone without a qualified staff member. At 12:06 pm Staff #7 left the classroom to check on child #4 to see if they used the bathroom leaving seven children alone in the classroom. Ensure while staff are providing direct care, staff is not responsible for other duties. Staff #7 answered the door and then called on her personal cell phone to get the director to come from upstairs. This was discussed and corrected with staff, and they agreed to comply. Additionally, two staff members who are qualified as an aide were alone

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected February 4, 2022

Personnel Files (regulation 30U)

Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs administration of medication, annual review of abuse and neglect, annual training hours, and a professional development plan. Staff #2 needs CPR/First Aid, administration of medication, professional development plan, annual training hours, annual review of abuse and neglect. Staff #3 needs administration of medication, professional development plan, and annual review of abuse and neglect. Staff #4 and 5 needs administration of medication, professional development plan, annual review of abuse and neglect , an orientation, job description, two reference letters, drug and alcohol statement, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB results, r

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected December 1, 2021

Parents Right to Know (regulation 38U)

Ensure parents right to know log is complete with all enrolled children and anyone who tours.

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected December 7, 2021

Child Files (regulation 40U)

Ensure child files are complete. Child #5, 9, and 11 needs a health appraisal. Child #17 needs transportation permission.

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected November 19, 2021

Indoor Space (regulation 49U)

Ensure all garbage cans have lids.

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected November 19, 2021

Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)

Ensure refrigerator is 40 degrees or colder and the freezer is 0 degrees or colder, an a working thermometer is in the fridge and freezers. Room #5 freezer reads 25F degrees, The refrigerator in the following rooms read over 40 degrees; room #1 56 degrees, room 2 43 degrees, and room #9 55 degrees. Room #1, 2, 3, and 9 had no thermometer in the freezer. Room #3, 4, and 5 had no thermometer in the refrigerator.

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected November 19, 2021

Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)

Ensure outdoor play structure are in safe condition. A log cabin structure has a roof and other panel not attached and propped up on the fence.

Cited October 28, 2021Corrected November 19, 2021

Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)

Ensure rest equipment is labeled. The equipment in all classrooms is numbered, but no number chart or indicators of what mat goes to what child.

Getting there

26396 Seaford Road, Seaford, DE 19973

Questions about Child Craft Co

Is Child Craft Co licensed?

Yes. Child Craft Co holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 29816), with a licensed capacity of 137 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.

Has Child Craft Co had any inspection violations?

Delaware records 20 violations for Child Craft Co in the last three years, across 6 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 Child Craft Co take?

Child Craft Co is licensed to serve school age ages, and is open 7 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri.

How much does Child Craft Co cost?

Child Craft Co 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.

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