Licensed Child Care Center
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Shell's Recreation Center
Milton, DE
· Sussex County
225 MILTON ELLENDALE HIGHWAY,
Milton, DE 19968
Quick Facts
Capacity
110 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
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
Reviews
Julie Wyatt
2022-07-28 02:16:50
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
Shells is a awesome center , my children attended for about 9 years , along with my brother and sister who attended for many years , my neices and nephews attend also, I recommend this center to anyone looking for childcare !
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About the Provider
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2020: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2019: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-14 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #9, and #10 require administration of medication training. Staff #3, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, and #14 require professional development plans for the licensing year 2019- 2020. Staff #1 needs annual review of safe sleep. Staff #5 and #14 need a job description. Staff #2 and #6 need two references each. Staff #4, #6, #8, and #15 need an adult health appraisal on OCCL's form with TB results or assessment. Staff #2 requires service letter for three employers. Staff #5 needs a service letter from three employers. Two additional references are needed if service letters are not returned. | |||
| 2020-10-14 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the written infant feeding schedule is updated monthly or as needed. Child #11 and #12 had feeding schedules signed in September 2020. | |||
| 2020-10-14 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the diaper changing area is equipped with a non-porous surface. The diaper changing mat in the two-year-old classroom was torn. This was corrected when the mat was replaced. | |||
| 2020-10-14 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure equipment is in safe condition. LS Kalafut observed a mini refrigerator on a small table tray in the infant classroom. When touched, the table and refrigerator were unstable. This was corrected when the refrigerator was placed on the floor. Ms. Malbec stated a new refrigerator has been ordered as a replacement. | |||
| 2020-03-03 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Based on attendance records for the one and two-year-old classroom dated February 17, 2020, to February 21, 2020, the center was over maximum group size and staff-to-child ratio. The one and two-year-old classrooms were over staff-to-child ratio on records dated February 19 - 21, 2020. On the two-year-old attendance records dated February 20, 2020, the classroom was over maximum group size when the youngest child was one-year-old. This was corrected upon review of attendance records dated February 24, 2020 to February 28, 2020. | |||
| 2020-02-10 | Non Compliance | 58T - Sanitation | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff members were placing toys mouthed by children in a bucket and using disinfectant to clean them at the end of the day. Mouthed toys must be cleaned with soap and water and then disinfected. The administrator and all staff working with infants and toddlers are required to complete Better Kid Care’s online training, “Infant-Toddler Care: Healthy Spaces” by February 25, 2020. | |||
| 2020-02-10 | Non Compliance | 60U - Standard Precautions | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member cleaned up vomit without using Standard Precautions. Staff members are to ensure vomit is immediately cleaned up with soap, water, and disinfectant to protect against disease and infection. The administrator and all staff working with infants and toddlers are required to complete Better Kid Care’s online training, “Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: A Curriculum for ECE” by February 25, 2020. | |||
| 2020-01-15 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff attendance was incorrectly documented for the two year old classroom. | |||
| 2020-01-15 | Non Compliance | 61T - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Soiled or wet diapers must be placed in a foot-activated diaper pail used exclusively for diapers. There was no diaper pail in two areas used for diapering. Provide OCCL with documentation that foot-activated diaper pails were purchased for the two-year-old’s classroom and the common diaper changing area. | |||
| 2020-01-15 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Replace the diaper trash can in the two year old classroom and the community diaper changing station. | |||
| 2020-01-15 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Crib sheets are to be tight fitting. Purchase new crib sheets or ensure crib sheets fit tightly on the mattress. | |||
| 2019-10-29 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Send service letter for staff #17 to OCCL. | |||
| 2019-10-03 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member was hired and the administration failed to obtain a health appraisal within 30 days of employment that stated the staff could perform essential job functions. The health appraisal submitted was not conducted with one year before the staff members hire date. Health appraisals must be on file at the center within 30 days of hire and must be been conducted within the past year of the date of hire. | |||
| 2019-10-03 | Non Compliance | 24N - Child abuse and neglect reporting requirements | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: The center’s policy is to have cases of suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to be reported to the center’s administration. DE law requires the person with direct knowledge to make the report to the reportline. The center is to revise it’s policy to comply with the law and the administrator is to contact her licensing specialist in order to schedule a mandatory training for all staff on how to identify and report child abuse and neglect in DE. The training must be completed by 10/31/19. | |||
| 2019-07-10 | Non Compliance | 60N - Administration of medication | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A written record of medication administered to each child is required. Obtain an updated MAR for Child #1. | |||
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