Licensed Child Care Center
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Pyle Child Development Center
Frankford, DE
· Sussex County
34314 PYLE CENTER ROAD,
Frankford, DE 19945
Quick Facts
Capacity
47 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 5 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
2
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
Licensed Since
1992
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
OCCL.DSCYF@state.de.us
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
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About the Provider
PYLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Licensed Child Care Center in FRANKFORD DE, with a maximum capacity of 47 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 5 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Initial Licensed Date: 08/01/92; Financial Arrangements: Purchase of Care, Child Care Food Program; Stars Rating: Two Stars; Special Conditions: Regulated Services:; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2015: 1 facility injury and no facility deaths reported.
2017: 1 facility injury and no facility deaths reported.;
2017: 1 facility injury and no facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-30 | Non Compliance | 15U - Governing Body | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are following all applicable state laws and regulations (face covering and social distancing requirements per the governor’s COVID-19 State of Emergency). LS Kenton observed several staff not wearing face coverings. This was corrected at the visit when staff members put on face coverings. | |||
| 2020-03-23 | Non Compliance | 23U - Center Policies-Parent/Guardian Handbook | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure written permission is received from the parent/guardian prior to disclosing or using a child’s written, electronic, or digital information. Staff #1 sent a picture of Child #1 through text message to the Reporter and Parent #1. The Reporter had only given permission for pictures to be sent through the HiMama Program to her email. Notify staff in writing about all requirements regarding disclosing a child’s written, electronic, or digital information. Have staff sign the notification acknowledging they have received the information and submit verification of completion to OCCL by 03/31/2020. | |||
| 2020-01-24 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure only qualified staff members are alone with the children. LS Kenton observed Staff #2, an aide, alone with a napping group of four to five-year-olds. Staff #3, an aide, was observed alone with a group of napping toddlers while Staff #1 left the classroom to get children off the bus. This was corrected when Ms. Hoffman entered the classroom with Staff #2 and Staff #1 entered the classroom with Staff #3. Maintain staff-to-child ratios at all times. | |||
| 2019-11-12 | Non Compliance | 23U - Center Policies-Parent/Guardian Handbook | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the facility is following policies set forth in the parent handbook. This was corrected when the administrator was contacted and agreed to comply in the future. | |||
| 2019-11-06 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the administrator is present at the center the required amount of time and functioning in that role. Administrator Hoffman was not present during the facility visit and did not have record of her schedule or timesheet for review. Send two weeks’ worth of the administrator’s attendance to OCCL by November 22, 2019. | |||
| 2019-11-06 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Available video footage for October 24, 2019, showed Staff #1 improperly discipline two children by grabbing one child under the arms and tossing him on the floor after he was arguing over who could sit in a chair with another child and this staff member also was observed flicking another child on the arm and on the head and grabbing him. Ensure staff use positive developmentally appropriate methods of behavior management when disciplining a child. This was corrected when the staff member was immediately terminated. | |||
| 2019-04-16 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child and staff attendance is documented, showing the arrival and departure time into each individual classroom. Children and staff names should be documented on attendance records for the rooms they are physically in. | |||
| 2019-04-16 | Non Compliance | 42N - Sleeping accommodations | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Label the rest equipment in the Toddler and Wee Learner classrooms. | |||
| 2019-04-16 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: The classroom used in the morning for mixed age groups of children was not following correct staff-to-child ratio. Ensure staff-to-child ratios and maximum group size are being followed by having sufficient qualified staff present with the children. | |||
| 2019-04-16 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Purchase covered trash cans for both the boys and girls bathroom. | |||
| 2019-04-16 | Non Compliance | 66N - Program goals and planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all classrooms create and post a lesson containing the required areas. | |||
| 2019-04-16 | Non Compliance | 47N - Diapering | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Purchase a new changing pad for the changing tables in the boys and the girls bathroom. Purchase a foot activated trash can for the boys bathroom. | |||
| 2019-02-04 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Video footage revealed one staff was alone in the classroom with 7-8 children, the youngest child was one-year-old, while another staff left the room to conduct diaper changes. Maintain correct ratios at all times. The administrator agreed to have a floater go into the classroom to cover diaper changes when a staff leaves the classroom or she will have the floater take children to the bathroom to ensure correct ratios are maintained. | |||
| 2018-10-02 | Non Compliance | 65N - Positive behavior management | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member squirted a child in the face with water who was not listening. Before this investigation occurred, the staff member received a disciplinary notice from the center’s administrator for this action. Ensure staff members only use the center’s positive behavior management techniques. The staff is no longer employed at the center. | |||
| 2018-04-18 | Non Compliance | 28N - Staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Document the staff member in charge when the administrator is absent. | |||
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