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Milford, DE 19963 · toddlers to school-age · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Little Bucs Learning Center
- licensed capacity
- 36
- open each week
- 5 days
- a week, county median
- $182
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About
About Little Bucs Learning Center
Little Bucs Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Milford, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 36 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
It is open Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing made 4 visits in the last 3 years and cited 16 rules across 4 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
InfantsSchool-ageAccepts child care subsidyOpens before 7 AM
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
- Closed today
- Licensed capacity
- 36 children
Hours
Hours
| Monday | 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Thursday | 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Friday | 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| SundayToday | Not listed |
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 | 36 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Tuition and costs
Little Bucs Learning Center has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Kent County has a median price of $182 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$182
Home daycare$156
Toddler
Center$139
Home daycare$128
Preschool
Center$145
Home daycare$129
School age
Center$111
Home daycare$64
State record
Inspection reports for Little Bucs Learning Center
License
- Status
- Licensed and operating
- License type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Capacity
- 36 children
- Ages
- Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
- License number
- #1483397
Summary
4 visits with a cited rule in the last 3 years · Most recent Aug 24, 2026
16 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 6
- Safety and hazards 3
- Health, medication and illness 3
- Building, equipment and play areas 2
- Discipline and child guidance 1
- Other rules 1
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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Aug 24, 2026Inspection6 rules cited
77U Infant and Toddler Care
“Ensure Styrofoam plates are not used with infant and toddlers.”
Corrected during the visit
66U Emergency Planning
“Post evacuation routes in each classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 11, 2026
63U Administration of Medication
“Ensure medication for one child is no longer needed or provide an updated MAR and medication at the center.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 11, 2026
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure the playground is clean and in safe condition. Cut weeds/ vines growing on the playground and fence. Ensure the exits are self closing and self latching.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 24, 2026
45U Hazardous Materials
“Complete radon testing.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 24, 2026
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 24, 2026
Aug 6, 2025Inspection3 rules cited
74U Lesson Plans
“Ensure lesson plans have weekly opportunities for special activities”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 18, 2025
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure to obtain and distribute mulch on the playground. Specifically under the fall zones.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 22, 2025
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan and one hour annual health and safety training Staff #2 needs one hour annual health and safety training Staff #3 needs one hour annual health and safety training and a professional development plan Staff #4 needs one hour annul health and safety training, a professional development plan and annual review of abuse/neglect and annual safe sleep Staff #5 needs CPR/FA, one hour annual health and safety training, orientation, OCCL seven hour training, adult abuse registry check and s service letter Staff #6 needs one hour annual health and safety training and a professional development training”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 19, 2025
Aug 4, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
40U Child Files
“Child files must be complete Child #1 needs days/hours to attend Child #5 needs a health appraisal and permissions Child #9 needs a health appraisal”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 19, 2025
Aug 12, 2024Inspection6 rules cited
8U License Renewal
“Ensure renewal applications are submitted 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the provider forwarded the application to the specialist”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 12, 2024
65U First Aid Kits
“Ensure the first aid kit is complete. The kit needs a FA guide, a cold pack, roll gauze, and tweezers”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 16, 2024
63U Administration of Medication
“Medication must be current. An epi pen was out dated. This was corrected when the provider gave the pen back to the parent.”
Corrected during the visit
43U Children's Attendance
“Ensure arrival and departure is documented with exact hours of arrival and departure. Send one weeks attendance for the infant room.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 20, 2024
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete Child # 1,2,3 and 7 need blood lead test results.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 16, 2024
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan and 1 hour of health and safety training Staff #2 needs a service letter Staff #3 needs a professional development plan staff #4 needs a professional development plan Staff #5 needs orientation OCCL seven hour training, a job description, two references and an adult abuse registry check”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 27, 2024
Aug 7, 2023Inspection5 rules cited
72U Feeding of Infants
“Infant feeding schedules are required. No feeding schedules were available at time of visit. Send schedules to OCCL”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 9, 2023
49U Indoor Space
“Adequate lighting is required. Both the hall bathroom and the room where the chidden eat have no lights. Correct and send photo to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 11, 2023
40U Child Files
“Child files must be complete Child #1, 4, and 5 need blood lead test results Child #2 and Child #6 need updated infant feeding schedules.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 21, 2023
30U Personnel Files
“Personnel files must be complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan, 1st aid/CPR and 11 additional annual training hours Staff #2 needs a professional development plan and 11 additional training hours. Staff #3 needs annual safe sleep verification Staff #4 needs 1 hour health & safety training, a prelesional development plan and 18 annual trainings hours. Staff #5 needs a professional development plan and annual safe sleep Staff #6 needs heath and safety training, professional development, annual abuse & neglect, jog description, declaration, drug statement, adult abuse statement, release of employment and a service letter Staff #7 needs CPR/1st aid, annual safe sleep and 11 additional training hours.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 21, 2023
27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ratios must be maintained at all times. Administrator [name] was in the infant classroom with five (5) infants. This was corrected when an additional staff member entered the classroom.”
Corrected during the visit
- Aug 2, 2023VisitNo rules cited
Jul 24, 2023Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on June 13, 2023, regarding staff-to-child ratio, not changing soiled clothing, not meeting the needs of the child, and not following proper health exclusions. An investigation was conducted on June 22, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for staff-to-child ratio because an intern was observed alone with infants. Also, according to attendance records, [name] was signed out of the infant classroom before all of infants left on June 6, 2023, June 9, 2023, June 13, 2023, June 15, 2023, and June 20, 2023, and no other staff were signed in. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of not changing soiled clothing, not meeting the needs of the child, and not following proper health exclusions because staff denied these allegations, and this was not observed at the time of this visit. An additional concern noted during the visit was staff attendance was not accurate.”
Jun 22, 2023Complaint investigation2 rules cited
36U Staff Attendance
“Ensure staff arfe signed in. No staff were signed into the infant classroom duirng the visit. Submit attendance records for the week of June 26th for all classrooms by July 3rd. Ensure staff are signed into the attendance record. During the visit, no staff were signed into the infant classroom. On June 14, 2023, no staff were signed into the infant classroom, but three infants were present. Submit attendance records for all classrooms for the week of June 26, 2023, by July 3, 2023.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 13, 2023
27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure interns are not alone with infants upon arrival,. Judy opened the door and went to her office with the Licensing Supervisor. They then walked into the infant classroom where [name] (an intern) was alone with three infants. This was discussed and corrected when Judy entered the classroom. Ensure interns are not alone with infants. Staff #1 was observed alone with three infants. This was discussed and corrected when [name] entered the classroom. Also, according to attendance records, [name] was signed out of the infant classroom before all infants left on June 6, 2023, June 9, 2023, June 13, 2023, June 15, 2023, and June 20, 2023, and no other staff were signed in.”
Corrected during the visit
Feb 23, 2023Visit1 rule cited
38U Parents Right to Know
“Ensure a parents right to know log is competed by each parent and forwarded to OCCL”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 23, 2023
Feb 16, 2023Visit7 rules cited
74U Lesson Plans
“Update, create and post lesson plans for each classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 1, 2023
40U Child Files
“Chid files must be complete Child #3 needs a health appaisal w/immunizations and blood eadt test resultsChild #4 needs date of enrollment, days and hours to attend and blood lead test resultss Child #5 nbeed days and hours to attend, health appraisal w/immunizations and blood lead test results”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 1, 2023
36U Staff Attendance
“Staff must sign in/out with exact hours of arrival and departure. This was corrected at the visit when the staff member signed into her classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 16, 2023
30U Personnel Files
“Staff files must be complete Staff #1 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #2 need CPR/1st aid, OCCL 7 hour training, job description, references and a service letter Staff #3 need OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #4 needs OCCl 7 hur health and safety training Staff #5 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #6 neess medicatation certification, annual training hours a professional development plan, OCCL 7 hour health and safety training and a health appraisal w/TB Staff #7 needs trainings, 7 hour health and safety traing and a health appraisaw/TB”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 1, 2023
27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Staff to child ratio must be maintained at all times. Specialist observed two interns alone with six infants. This was corrected when Administrator [name] substituted herself for one of the interns.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2023
26U Staffing
“Designate and train the teacher for day=to=day operations when the admintrator is not present”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 1, 2023
24U Staff Qualifications
“A centerr is required to have sufficient staffing. Ensure a teaher or assistant teachier is hired . There are interns with one teacher and one ECA on staff.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2023
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Aug 31, 2022Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“OCCL received a complaint on August 4, 2022, regarding failing to follow accident and injury procedures, not serving milk with lunch, not following their handbook for health exclusions, lack of supervision, not having enough equipment, not following screen time requirements, and having people in the building who should not be there. An investigation was conducted on August 17, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for lack of supervision because a picture was submitted showing Staff #2 asleep in the classroom and [name] stated she probably sleeps in the classroom, but she has never observed it. It is substantiated for not serving milk with lunch because when Specialist Rasin-Benn checked the fridge after lunch, there was not any milk and [name] stated they ran out in the morning. It is substantiated for not following screen time requirements because [name] stated two children bring their video games from home and play them during naptime instead of sleeping. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of not following accident and injury procedures, not following their handbook for health exclusions, not having enough equipment, and having people in the building who should not be there because [name] denied these allegations and Specialist Rasin-Benn observed adequate equipment in the classrooms. An additional concern noted was attendance records were not correct because a staff member had not signed in.”
Aug 4, 2022Inspection7 rules cited
72U Feeding of Infants
“Provide OCCL with an infant feeding schedule”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 23, 2022
66U Emergency Planning
“Ensure shelter in place materials are purchased. Purchase water for the center.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 21, 2022
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #4 and Child #5 need blood lead test results Child #7 needs parents right to know Child #8 needs an infant feeding schedule”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 21, 2022
36U Staff Attendance
“Staff must sign in/out with exact hours in each classroom.”
Corrected during the visit
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a job description, references, release of employment and a service letter Staff #3 needs CPR & references Staff #6 needs references and an adult abuse registry Staff #7 needs CPR/1st aid”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 8, 2022
29U Adult Health Requirements
“disregard”
Corrected during the visit
20U Positive Behavior Management
“Ensure positive behavior support policies are posted. Post the policy.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 8, 2022
Jun 30, 2022Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“OCCL received a complaint on June 1, 2022, regarding improper staff-to-child ratios, failure to use security procedures, and the air conditioner not working. An investigation was conducted on June 2, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child ratios and failure to use security procedures because there was an unqualified staff supervising two separate classrooms, the front door was unlocked, and there was not a staff member monitoring the front door to ensure security procedures were followed. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of the air conditioner not working because staff denied this and the temperature was under the maximum allowed temperature. Additional concerns noted were staff attendance records were not accurate, children were missing top or bottom coverings for naps, and an infant was observed awake in a crib with a bottle.”
Jun 22, 2022Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“OCCL received a complaint on June 9, 2022, regarding the owner showing up late to open the building, the owner s daughter running things when the owner is unavailable, and a staff member having her grandson at the center chilling in the classroom. An investigation was conducted on June 12, 2022. This complaint is substantiated because [name] stated she does show up late to the center in the morning. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of the owner s daughter running things or a staff member having her grandson at the center chilling in the classroom. Both of these events did happen, but after the investigation it was determined these are not regulation violations.”
Jun 10, 2022Complaint investigation1 rule cited
36U Staff Attendance
“Staff attendance must be accurate. One staff member was not signed into the classroom. This was corrected at the visit.”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 10, 2020
- Feb 21, 2022VisitNo rules cited
Feb 7, 2022Inspection3 rules cited
40U Child Files
“Child #5 meeds dates of enrollment and blood lead test results. Child #6 needs a health appraisal with immunization shot record. Child #7 needs blood lead test immunization results”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 18, 2022
30U Personnel Files
“Staff files must be complete. Provide OCCL with orientation for Staff #5”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 14, 2022
20U Positive Behavior Management
“Post the postivie behavior managment policies.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 8, 2022
Dec 9, 2021Inspection8 rules cited
74U Lesson Plans
“Ensure lesson plans a re posted and have all the required components. Infant room did not have a lesson plan. Pre-school room's lesson plan did not have all the required components.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2022
72U Feeding of Infants
“Ensure all infants have an updated feeding schedule completed by the guardian monthly. Ensure bottles are labeled and stored properly. Ensure breast milk and formula is stored correctly in the fridge at the proper temperature. Mixing prepared formula or breast milk in a bottle with anything else requires written permission from an infant s health care provider. LS Smith observed cereal in an infants bottle.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 5, 2022
56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure all staff are practicing safe sleep procedures. LS Smith observed one infant sleep in the crib with a bib around its neck.”
Corrected during the visit
43U Children's Attendance
“Ensure children's attendance is recorded with accurate arrival and departure times. There was no attendance recorded for children between 12/1/21-12/9/21.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2022
40U Child Files
“ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a developmental plan. Child #4 and #5 need a developmental plan, and permission for emergency transportation.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 22, 2021
36U Staff Attendance
“Ensure staff are signed in and out correctly. Staff were not signing in and out correctly.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2022
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #4 and #6 needs a review of safe sleep, review of child abuse, orientation, job description, two references, employee declaration, drug and alcohol statement, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB results, First Aid and CPR certification, administration of medication training, and a completed service letter or two documented attempts. Staff #5 needs an annual review of child abuse, orientation, job description, two references, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB results, a service letter or two attempts documented. Staff # 2 needs annual review of safe sleep, a service letter or two documented attempts, and administration of medication training,”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 7, 2021
27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure ratios are maintained at all times. Staff #1, who is an aide, was observed alone in the classroom with four infants. This was corrected when a qualified teacher entered the classroom.”
Corrected during the visit
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FAQ
Questions about Little Bucs Learning Center
Is Little Bucs Learning Center licensed?
Yes. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.
When was Little Bucs Learning Center last inspected?
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on August 24, 2026, with 6 rules cited. It lists 4 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Little Bucs Learning Center had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 16 rules across 4 of 4 visits in the last 3 years; 16 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 Little Bucs Learning Center care for?
36, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Does Little Bucs Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
What are Little Bucs Learning Center's hours?
Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Holiday hours can differ.
How much does Little Bucs Learning Center cost?
It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 424-6613 to ask.
What is Little Bucs Learning Center's phone number?
(302) 424-6613.
Where is Little Bucs Learning Center?
600 Ne Front Street Ext, Milford, DE 19963. The nearest other daycare we list is Early Life Learning, 0.9 miles away.