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Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy
- licensed capacity
- 102
- a week, county median
- $280
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About
About Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy
Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy is a licensed child care center in Bear, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 102 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing made 9 visits in the last 3 years and cited 21 rules across 7 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
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- Type
- Child care center
- Ages
- Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
- Hours today
- Not listed
- Licensed capacity
- 102 children
Hours
Hours
Hours not listed. Call (302) 832-1833 to confirm.
Programs
Programs and care
| Ages | Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
| Licensed capacity | 102 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Tuition and costs
Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in New Castle County has a median price of $280 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.
Infant
Center$280
Home daycare$182
Toddler
Center$199
Home daycare$154
Preschool
Center$210
Home daycare$155
School age
Center$106
Home daycare$86
State record
Inspection reports for Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy
License
- Status
- Licensed and operating
- License type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Capacity
- 102 children
- Ages
- Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
- License number
- #1033382
Summary
9 visits with a cited rule in the last 3 years · Most recent Jul 9, 2026
21 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 7
- Building, equipment and play areas 3
- Health, medication and illness 2
- Food and nutrition 2
- Safety and hazards 2
- Safe sleep 1
- Other rules 4
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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Jul 9, 2026Inspection5 rules cited
63U Administration of Medication
“Submit MAR's for sunscreen to OCCL for all children who use it. Correct sunscreen forms with correct permissions and send to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 21, 2026
56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure infant crib sheets are tight fitting. Submit pictures of infant only crib sheets with tight fitting to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 21, 2026
49U Indoor Space
“Sand or paint wall in the 3's room and send a picture to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 3, 2026
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete: Staff #1 needs 4 references and a health appraisal with TB. Staff #2 needs their OCCL Health/Safety training. Staff #3 needs 4 references and a health appraisal with TB. Staff #4 needs their OCCL Health/Safety training and 4 references. Staff #5 needs their OCCL Health/Safety training and 5 references. Staff #6 needs 5 training hours (ND). Staff #7 needs 18 training hours (ND). Staff #8 needs their OCCL Health and Safety training, application/resume/data sheet, 4 references, and a health appraisal with TB.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 7, 2026
16U Insurance Coverage
“Submit liability insurance to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 10, 2026
Feb 26, 2026Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“On January 15, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint alleging inappropriate screen time practices with toddlers, staff use of personal cell phones while supervising children, and insufficient materials in the one-year-old classroom. An investigation was conducted on January 21, 2026. Although no cell phone usage was observed at this visit, administration confirmed a staff person s employment was terminated due to repeated personal cell phone use in the classroom. No evidence was observed to substantiate the allegations regarding inappropriate screen time or insufficient materials. Staff interviews indicated one-year-old children do not use iPads, and employees are subject to termination for personal cell phone use in classrooms. LS #1 observed the one-year-old classroom met requirements for developmentally appropriate materials. During the visit, children were engaged with sensory-based learning materials. LS #1 reviewed Staff #2 s timecard documenting attendance concerns and tardiness, written disciplinary records, and copies of the facility s cell phone policy, time-off calendar, code of conduct, and attendance policy. Documentation and staff interviews confirmed Staff #2 violated facility policies related to cell phone use and attendance. Employment was terminated based on those violations.”
- Dec 5, 2025VisitNo rules cited
Aug 13, 2025Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“On July 23, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint alleging a lack of respectful communication among staff and the Early Childhood Administrator s absence for at least 50% of the program s operating hours. The complaint was substantiated for the administrator not being present for at least 50% of the operating hours. Administrator #1 reported she does not maintain records of her daily attendance because she is a salaried employee and only provided a pay statement as documentation. Multiple staff reported Administrator #1 is present only during the licensing period; however, Administrator #1 began employment on July 26, 2025, while the licensing period covers the entire month of July. OCCL could not verify Administrator #1 s daily attendance without supporting documentation. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint regarding disrespectful communication among staff. Staff #5 stated Staff #1 can be disrespectful depending on the day, and two additional staff noted Staff #1 can be disengaged at times, and sometimes disrespectful. Administrator #1 and Staff #10 indicated Staff #1 does not display disrespectful behavior.”
Jul 17, 2025Inspection6 rules cited
72U Feeding of Infants
“Submit infant feeding schedules for all infants by 8/18/2025.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 29, 2025
66U Emergency Planning
“Submit fire drill for the month of July.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 4, 2025
61U Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Replace diaper mat in the two year old classroom. This was corrected at the visit.”
Corrected during the visit
57U Equipment
“Place additional dramatic play materials in the one year old room. This was corrected at the visit.”
Corrected during the visit
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Submit blood lead screening for Child #18. Submit developmental plans for Children #2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-12.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 29, 2025
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #3 needs 1 reference. Staff #4 needs a DEEDS certificate, 4 references, and an adult health appraisal. Staff #5 needs a DEEDS certificate and 2 more references. Staff #6 needs 4 references, an adult health appraisal. Staff #7 needs 4 references, a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts. Staff #8 needs their health and safety training, administration of medication, 4 references, adult health appraisal, and fingerprinting results. (staff #8's last day is 8/8/2025, therefore these are not determined). Staff #9 must be re-fingerprinted.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 4, 2025
Aug 14, 2024Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“On July 12, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of serving food to a child when there is a known allergy, not providing medical attention to a child having an allergic reaction to a food, not providing the parent with an accident injury report, and not maintaining child files as required. An investigation was conducted on July 16, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for serving food to a child when there is a known allergy. Child #1 was served a corndog that contained dairy. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not providing medical attention to the child because staff interviewed stated Child #1 was vomiting and defecating and was being cared for by staff in the classroom. Staff denied Child #1 was turning blue or wheezing so the Epi Pen was not administered. There is no evidence to substantiate not providing an incident report because a copy of an incident report was received during this visit, but Child #1 did not return to care, so the report was not given to or signed by a parent. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not maintaining a child file as required because staff denied saying a file would be destroyed after 30 days. Staff noted child files are archived after 30 days, but not destroyed. An additional concern noted during this investigation was a Medication Administration Record (MAR) log was not completed for Child #1 s Epinephrine injection (EPI) pen, and an allergy action plan was not provided with the medication. Child #1 s medication was not stored securely and out of reach of children as it was in the child s bookbag.”
Jul 16, 2024Inspection6 rules cited
72U Feeding of Infants
“Submit infant feeding schedule for Child #1.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 16, 2024
49U Indoor Space
“Place an outlet cover in the two year old bathroom. This was corrected at the visit.”
Corrected during the visit
45U Hazardous Materials
“Lock cabinet in the Pre-K room under the sink or remove chemicals and send a picture to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 17, 2024
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a blood lead screening result. Child #18 needs a health appraisal. Children #11 and 18 need a developmental plan.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 27, 2024
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL health and safety training is needed from Staff #2,3,13,14, and 15. References needed for Staff #2, 3, 11, 14, and 16. Health appraisal and TB needed for Staff #3 and 6. Staff #10 needs to be re-fingerprinted. Staff #13 needs her out of state results. CPR/FA is needed for Staff #10, 11, and 15.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 27, 2024
16U Insurance Coverage
“Submit updated liability insurance.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 30, 2024
May 29, 2024Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“On May 2, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns about not notifying a parent of a child injury before the child left for the day and not providing an injury report. An investigation was conducted on May 8, 2024. This complaint is substantiated because Parent #1 was not notified of the injury before the child left for the day and Staff #2 states in the text message that she thought Parent #1 was informed of the injury. Parent #1 refused to sign the incident report the next day.”
- Apr 29, 2024VisitNo rules cited
Jul 18, 2023Inspection3 rules cited
72U Feeding of Infants
“Ensure Child #17 and 18 have updated infant feeding schedules on file. Send feeding schedule for Child #17 and #18 to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 20, 2023
51U Toilet Facilities
“Ensure vent fan in the two's room is operating. Fix fan and send a video of fan in use to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 21, 2023
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #3 needs their health and safety training, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts. Staff #6 needs their fingerprinting eligibility results. Staff #8 needs their health and safety training. Staff #9 needs their health and safety training, professional development plan, annual review of safe sleep and abuse/neglect signatures. Staff #11 needs their health and safety training, 2 references, release of employment history, and a returned service letter or 4 references and 2 documented attempts. The applicant must be re-fingerprinted and determined eligible.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 15, 2023
Show 4 earlier visits
- Oct 28, 2022VisitNo rules cited
Sep 30, 2022Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“OCCL received a complaint on September 08, 2022, regarding a staff member not having an understanding of and respect for a child s family and culture; areas, furnishings, and equipment not being in a clean, hazard-free, and safe condition; a staff member not ensuring adult-child interactions, teaching strategies, activities, materials, and equipment are adapted as needed to support all children s learning; a staff member not following diapering procedures; a staff member not following a parent s choice to provide the child s food; improper discipline and staff not teaching by example by not being respectful when speaking to children; a staff member giving out a child s information without written permission from the parent or guardian and the licensee not ensuring children s files are available to staff responsible for particular children on a need-to-know basis; a staff member not following training she received on photographing or videotaping children; improper staff-to-child ratios; and a staff member participating in personal activities that interfere with providing care to children. An investigation was conducted on September 14, 2022. The complaint is substantiated for a staff member not following diapering procedures because the staff member received a written warning for not changing a child s diaper on August 4, 2022. A concern noted was a parent s choice to provide food for their child was not documented in a written statement and kept on file. There was no evidence to substantiate the following allegations: a staff member not having an understanding of and respect for a child s family and culture; areas, furnishings, and equipment not being in a clean, hazard-free, and safe condition; a staff member not ensuring adult-child interactions, teaching strategies, activities, materials, and equipment are adapted as needed to support all children s learning; staff not teaching by example by not being respectful when speaking to children; a staff member givi ng out a child s information without written permission from the parent or guardian and the licensee not ensuring children s files are available to staff responsible for particular children on a need-to-know basis; a staff member not following training she received on photographing or videotaping children; improper staff-to-child ratios; and a staff member participating in personal activities that interfere with providing care to children. Although there was no evidence to substantiate the allegation that Staff #2 specifically used improper discipline, it is concerning that two out of eight staff stated Staff #1 yelled at children when she was employed at the center and the two staff did not report the violation to the center s administration.”
Jul 13, 2022Inspection8 rules cited
72U Feeding of Infants
“Ensure each infant has a completed written feeding schedule with monthly updates.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 15, 2022
51U Toilet Facilities
“Ensure there are paper towels in the two-year-old class bathroom.”
Corrected during the visit
50U Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure each classroom has a working thermometer in the refrigerators and freezers.”
Corrected during the visit
49U Indoor Space
“Ensure all outlets and power strips are covered in the bathrooms and classrooms.”
Corrected during the visit
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child # 1,4,5,6,7,10,12,17 need blood lead screening results.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 27, 2022
38U Parents Right to Know
“Ensure each parent signs the annual parent's right to know log.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 19, 2022
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs their DOE certification and Medication certification. Staff #3 needs their completed PD plan, the signature of the annual review of sleep safe, abuse & neglect, a signature of orientation and drug and alcohol and declaration, and an updated health appraisal. Staff #4 needs an updated health appraisal and a completed service letter. Staff #5 needs an updated health appraisal and a completed service letter. Staff #6 needs a complete service letter. Staff #7 needs an updated health appraisal. Staff # 9 and Staff # 10 need a complete service letter. Staff #11 needs 2 references, an updated health appraisal, and a completed service letter.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 12, 2022
16U Insurance Coverage
“Ensure facility has a current liability insurance certificate.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 27, 2022
May 4, 2022Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“On April 4, 2022, OCCL accepted a complaint in regards to allegations that a staff member was verbally threatening a child in care. An investigation was conducted on April 18, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because children stated that Staff #1 threatens to hit them on the head with a tissue box when they do not listen. One child was hit on the head with a tissue box by Staff #1, but he believes she was being silly.”
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FAQ
Questions about Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy
Is Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy licensed?
Yes. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.
When was Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy last inspected?
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on July 9, 2026, with 5 rules cited. It lists 9 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 21 rules across 7 of 9 visits in the last 3 years; 17 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 Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy care for?
102, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Does Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
What are Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy's hours?
Its hours are not listed. Call (302) 832-1833 to confirm.
How much does Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy cost?
It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 832-1833 to ask.
What is Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy's phone number?
(302) 832-1833.
Where is Lil' Einstein's Learning Academy?
234 Rickey Boulevard, Bear, DE 19701. The nearest other daycare we list is Tree of Life Learning Center, Inc. DBA the Learning Tree, 0.4 miles away.