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Leslie's Romper Room

Laurel, DE 19956 · home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
licensed capacity
12
a week, county median
$155

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About Leslie's Romper Room

Leslie's Romper Room is a licensed group home daycare in Laurel, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 12 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

As a home daycare, the provider shares the address with families when you call.

Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 13 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsSchool-ageAccepts child care subsidy

Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

From the state license
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Type
Group home daycare
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today
Not listed
Licensed capacity
12 children

Hours

Hours

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Programs

Programs and care

AgesInfants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license
SettingGroup child care homeFrom the state license
Child care subsidyAccepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license
Licensed capacity12 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Leslie's Romper Room has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Sussex County has a median price of $155 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Sussex County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$182
Home daycare$155

Toddler

Center$139
Home daycare$131

Preschool

Center$145
Home daycare$131

School age

Center$111
Home daycare$66

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Leslie's Romper Room

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Large Family Child Care
Capacity
12 children
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
License number
#666253
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Summary

3 visits with a cited rule in the last 3 years · Most recent Sep 9, 2025

13 rules cited in those visits. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing publishes only visits where a rule was cited, so this record cannot show how often it was inspected.

  • Records and paperwork 5
  • Safety and hazards 2
  • Supervision and ratios 1
  • Food and nutrition 1
  • Safe sleep 1
  • Health, medication and illness 1
  • Other rules 2

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Sep 9, 2025Inspection4 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      68Q Capacity and Staff/Child Ratios

      “Ensure ratios are maintained when the assistant teacher is present at the large family child care home. No more than six pre-school age children and younger in care. There were five pre-school and older children, three infants, and one toddler with an assistant teacher.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Records and paperwork

      67Q Staffing

      “Ensure that staffing attendance is documented with exact arrival and departure times. There was no attendance for staff available when it was requested.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Food and nutrition

      51Q Feeding of Infants

      “An infant must be held for bottle-feeding. When an infant is able to hold a bottle or does not want to be held while fed, the infant may be placed in a high chair or at a feeding table. An infant was in a swing with a bottle propped with a blanket.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Records and paperwork

      24Q Daily Attendance of Children

      “A licensee shall have daily attendance records for children that state the exact time each child arrives. When attendance was requested, it was not available.”

      Corrected during the visit

  2. Sep 3, 2025Inspection6 rules cited
    • Other rules

      8Q License Renewal

      “Ensure an annual renewal application is submitted 60 days before license expiration.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 17, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      48Q Pets

      “Ensure the canine has updated rabies vaccinations.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 23, 2025

    • Safe sleep

      35Q Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

      “Ensure infants are in a pack and play with no rips, no toys, and sleep checks are conducted every 15 minutes.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      30Q Fire Safety

      “Ensure a fire extinguisher is tagged yearly. There was no fire extinguisher on site.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2025

    • Health, medication and illness

      23Q Children's Health Appraisal

      “Ensure child files are complete. Six children need health appraisals, one child needs an emergency card information, one child needs date of enrollment hours and days attending care, four children need immunization records, two children need blood lead screening results, one child needs medication permission, two children need infant feeding statements, one child needs Matt's permission, and one child needs permission to sleep in another area.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 9, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      13Q General Requirements

      “Ensure staff file documents are on file one staff needs a letter of eligibility and adult abuse registry check. One staff needs one reference, a letter of eligibility on file, and service letter attempts.”

      Correction date in the state record: Nov 26, 2025

  3. Sep 6, 2024Inspection3 rules cited
    • Other rules

      8Q License Renewal

      “Ensure a completed application is submitted 60 days before license expiration.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 17, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      22Q Children's Files

      “Ensure child files are complete. Five children need blood lead test results. One child needs an information card, parent permissions, and immunizations on file. One child needs a physical and immunizations.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 26, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      21Q Parents Right to Know Act

      “Ensure the Parent's Right to Know Log is completed.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 8, 2024

  4. Nov 1, 2023Inspection1 rule cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      70Q Training

      “Ensure staff files are complete. The Provider and assistant need annual training hours.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2023

  5. Sep 6, 2023Inspection3 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      22Q Children's Files

      “Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a complete file, two children need a blood lead test result, and one child needs a physical, and one child needs a physical, immunization record, and a blood lead test result.”

      Correction date in the state record: Nov 6, 2023

    • Staff training and qualifications

      15Q Use of a Substitute

      “The emergency substitute needs a complete file.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2023

    • Records and paperwork

      13Q General Requirements

      “Ensure a comprehensive background check is conducted upon hire and every five years. Staff #1 needs a five year comprehensive background check. Staff #3 needs an initial background check.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 1, 2023

  6. Sep 15, 2022Inspection15 rules cited
    • Other rules

      8Q License Renewal

      “Ensure an annual renewal application is submitted at least 60 days before license expiration.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 6, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      67Q Staffing

      “Ensure staff taking care of children are signed in. This was corrected at the visit.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Safety and hazards

      61Q General and Fire Safety

      “Ensure an annual fire marshal inspection is completed.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 23, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      60Q Insurance

      “Provide documentation of insurance.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 23, 2022

    • Health, medication and illness

      5Q Authority granted to inspect

      “Ensure first aid kit is complete. Add gloves to the first aid kit.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 23, 2022

    • Discipline and child guidance

      52Q Activities and Interactions

      “Ensure screen time is no longer than one hour and all children have permission. LS McPhatter arrived at 8:42 a.m. and during the visit the television was on periodically totaling over one hours in screen time. This was discussed and corrected at the visit.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Food and nutrition

      50Q Meals and Snacks

      “Ensure a current menu is posted and changes to the menu are documented.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 29, 2022

    • Safety and hazards

      48Q Pets

      “Ensure pet rabies is up to date. Two puppies need to be vaccinated.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 14, 2022

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      32Q Outdoor Area

      “Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs date of enrollment, hours and days attending, A completed emergency card, emergency transportation permission, Parents Right to Know Log, screen time permissions, mat permission, infant feeding schedule, infant dily log, and permission to sleep in another area. Child #2 needs date of enrollment, hours and days attending, a completed emergency card, emergency transportation permission, an updated health appraisal, an updated immunization record, lead test results, Parent Right to Know, mat permissions, screen time permission, permission to sleep in another area, asthma action plan, MAR completed for inhaler and inhaler on site. Child #3 needs Lead test results and updated immunization record. Child #8 needs lead test results. Child #9 needs lead test results. Child #12 needs date enrolled, emergency card information, updated physical, emergency transportation release, immunization records, lead test results, parents right to know log, screen time permissions, mat permission, permission to sleep in another area.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 14, 2022

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      29Q Indoor Space

      “Ensure paint peeling in the bathroom is repaired.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 28, 2022

    • Health, medication and illness

      26Q Health Observations

      “Ensure health observations are completed and documented daily. This was corrected at the visit when each child was observed and documented.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Records and paperwork

      25Q Infants' Records

      “Ensure infant daily logs are completed with sleep checks, diapering, and meals.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 4, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      24Q Daily Attendance of Children

      “Complete daily attendance with exact arrival and departure of each child as arrival and departure happen. LS McPhatter observed daily attendance was last documented at arrival on Monday, September 12, 2022.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 4, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      21Q Parents Right to Know Act

      “Ensure the Parents Right to Know log is completed.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 14, 2022

    • Safety and hazards

      17Q Telephones

      “Update the emergency phone number listing and post.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 22, 2022

  7. Oct 29, 2021Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Other rules

      OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)

      “OCCL received a complaint on October 12, 2021, regarding [name] having an unapproved household member and not notifying OCCL of a change in household composition. An investigation was conducted on October 18, 2021. The complaint is substantiated because [name] stated her son, Person #1, resides in a camper on her property. Person #1 was not fingerprinted for the LFCCH and OCCL was not notified of the change in household composition.”

Copied from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing on October 1, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2021. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about Leslie's Romper Room

Is Leslie's Romper Room licensed?

Yes. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.

When was Leslie's Romper Room last inspected?

Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on September 9, 2025, with 4 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Leslie's Romper Room had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 13 rules across 3 of 3 visits in the last 3 years; 13 show a correction in the state record. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can Leslie's Romper Room care for?

12, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

Does Leslie's Romper Room accept child care subsidies?

Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.

What are Leslie's Romper Room's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (302) 258-5360 to confirm.

How much does Leslie's Romper Room cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 258-5360 to ask.

What is Leslie's Romper Room's phone number?

(302) 258-5360.

Where is Leslie's Romper Room?

Laurel, DE 19956. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.

Sources: Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).