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Middletown, DE 19709 · infants to school-age · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Mercy Land Academy
- licensed capacity
- 54
- open each week
- 5 days
- a week, county median
- $280
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About
About Mercy Land Academy
Mercy Land Academy is a licensed child care center in Middletown, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 54 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 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 13 rules across 2 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
- 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM
- Licensed capacity
- 54 children
Hours
Hours
| MondayToday | 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 |
| Sunday | 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 | 54 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Tuition and costs
Mercy Land 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 Mercy Land Academy
License
- Status
- Licensed and operating
- License type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Capacity
- 54 children
- Ages
- Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
- License number
- #1127712
Summary
3 visits with a cited rule in the last 3 years · Most recent Jul 8, 2026
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 6
- Safety and hazards 2
- Discipline and child guidance 2
- Building, equipment and play areas 2
- Health, medication and illness 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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- Jul 8, 2026VisitNo rules cited
Oct 14, 2025Inspection3 rules cited
45U Hazardous Materials
“Submit Radon results to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 14, 2025
36U Staff Attendance
“Ensure staff sign in/out whenever they enter or leave a classroom. 1 staff member was night signed in, in the preschool room and one staff did not sign out. This was corrected at the visit.”
Corrected during the visit
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Submit DEEDS certificate for Staff #4. Submit CPR/FA, Administration of Medication certificate, orientation form, 4 references, health appraisal, health and safety training, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts for Staff #6. Submit job description, release of employment history, 4 references, and their eligibility letter (OOS from Maryland) for Staff #7.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 20, 2025
Oct 15, 2024Inspection10 rules cited
77U Infant and Toddler Care
“Remove walker in the one year old room.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 22, 2024
76U Activity Schedule
“Post daily schedule in the one year old room.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 16, 2024
75U Activity Areas
“Ensure the school-age, Pre-K, opening room, and one year old room have sufficient materials. The school-age room does not have a construction/block, art, manipulatives, or dramatic play station. The Pre-K room does not have enough science or music materials. The opening room does not have a manipulatives, art, or dramatic play station, or science and music materials. The one year old room does not have a manipulatives, science, construction, or art station. No building block or materials. Send a picture of all rooms with the required (sufficient) materials to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 22, 2024
74U Lesson Plans
“Ensure the school-age room has a posted monthly calendar of activities. Send calendar for the month of October to OCCL. Ensure all lesson plans have 2 or more weekly food/healthy habits and science components. Send updated lesson plan for 1 week for all classrooms.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 22, 2024
61U Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Replace all diaper mats and send a picture to OCCL. (Received) All mats are torn. Place disposable covers at each station and send a picture to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 16, 2024
49U Indoor Space
“Ensure all trashcans are covered. The opening room, and girls bathroom do not have lids. Send a picture of cans with lids to OCCL. Place outlet covers in the school age room and send a picture to OCCL. Remove yellow cord in the one year old room.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 22, 2024
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs an immunization record and blood lead screening results. Child #5 needs a full health appraisal with immunizations. Child #4 needs parents right to know, screen time, and mat permission signatures, and a blood lead screening result. Child #8 needs parents right to know, screen time, and mat permission signatures. Child #15 needs a full health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead results. Child #16 needs hours and days of attendance.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 22, 2024
38U Parents Right to Know
“Submit parents right to know log.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 7, 2024
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1, 2, and 3 need updated CPR/FA certification. Staff #2 and 5 needs their administration of medication certification. Staff #3 needs 11 training hours. Staff #4 needs 9 training hours. Staff #5 needs a DEEDS certificate, CPR/FA, health and safety training, 4 references, release of employment history, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts at sending the letter.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 12, 2024
16U Insurance Coverage
“Submit liability insurance.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 26, 2024
Oct 17, 2023Inspection4 rules cited
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure playground' is free of hazards. Replace turf and send a picture to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 31, 2023
49U Indoor Space
“Ensure all bathrooms have outlet covers. This was corrected at the visit.”
Corrected during the visit
40U Child Files
“Ensure all child files are complete. Children #1, 2, and 5 need blood lead screening results. Children #3 and 4 need hours/days of attendance or date of enrollment. Child #8 needs their parents right to know, screen time, transportation, and mat signatures.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 14, 2023
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs to be re-fingerprinted and determined eligible. Staff #2 needs their professional development plan. Staff #3 needs their first aid certification, release of employment history, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts of sending the letter. Staff #4 needs updated CPR/First Aid certification and a professional development plan. Staff #5 needs their first aid certification, administration of medication, orientation form, health and safety training, signed and dated application, 4 references, health appraisal with TB results, release of employment and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts. Staff #6 needs annual safe sleep and child abuse and neglect signatures, a professional development plan, and 1 hour in health/safety training.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 28, 2023
- Sep 13, 2023VisitNo rules cited
Jan 30, 2023Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“On January 13, 2023, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on January 25, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because the administrator stated when she met with the staff accused, the staff admitted to making the threat. The staff was immediately terminated from employment at the center.”
- Nov 21, 2022VisitNo rules cited
Oct 13, 2022Inspection10 rules cited
75U Activity Areas
“Ensure there are enough activities for children. Place blocks, manipulatives, activities for children in the school-age room.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 27, 2022
74U Lesson Plans
“Ensure the lesson plans contain a science component. The lesson plan in the one-two's room did not include a science component. Send an updated lesson plan with a science component to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 17, 2022
72U Feeding of Infants
“Ensure infant bottles are labeled. One infant did not have a label on their bottle. Ensure the parent is completing the infant feeding schedule, along with the parents signature. A teacher signed and completed an infant feeding schedule. Send in labeled bottles and the infant feeding schedule completed by the parent to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 17, 2022
61U Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure the diaper mat in the boy's bathroom is replaced. Send a picture of new diaper mat to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 14, 2022
56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure all nap items, cots are labeled. One pack-n-play in the infant room, and all nap cots in the pre-k room were not labeled. Label nap pack-n-plays and cots, and send to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 17, 2022
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure the outdoor area is free from hazards, and all fall zones are protected. The outdoor playground is currently unsafe for children due to the outdoor carpet coming up. Ensure children are not using the playground until the carpet is fixed. Send a picture of updated playground to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 9, 2022
49U Indoor Space
“Ensure electrical outlets are covered. Cover all outlets in the infant room (near the computers), school-age room, pre-k room (above the television), and the girls bathroom. Send picture of covered outlets to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 14, 2022
43U Children's Attendance
“Ensure children's attendance is documented upon arrival and departure. One child was not signed in, in the infant room. Children were not signed out in the Pre-K room, and one child was not signed in, in the Pre-K room. This was corrected at the visit. Send in one weeks attendance of all classrooms to OCCL. Documentation was submitted and the facility is still non-compliant.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 15, 2022
40U Child Files
“Submit the following to complete children's files: Complete developmental plans with goals for all children infants through pre-k (school age children do not need it) A signed parent infant feeding schedule Blood lead test results for Child #1,2,6,7,10, and 12, and a health appraisal for Child #9.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 28, 2022
30U Personnel Files
“Submit the following to complete staff files: CPR/First Aid for Staff #3 and 4 Health and safety training for Staff #3 (1 hour) Signed and dated professional development plans for Staff #1,3,5,7, and 8. Annual review of safe sleep and child abuse for Staff #3 Job description for Staff #7 and 8 Two references for Staff #1 and 1 reference for Staff #4 Adult abuse registry check for Staff #1 and 7 Eligibility letters for Staff #7 and 8 An adult health appraisal with TB results for Staff #4 Release of employment for Staff #1,2,4,6, and 7 Service letters with documented attempts for Staff #1,2,4,6, and 8.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 18, 2022
- May 3, 2022VisitNo rules cited
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FAQ
Questions about Mercy Land Academy
Is Mercy Land Academy licensed?
Yes. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.
When was Mercy Land Academy last inspected?
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on July 8, 2026. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Mercy Land Academy had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 13 rules across 2 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 Mercy Land Academy care for?
54, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Does Mercy Land Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
What are Mercy Land Academy's hours?
Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Holiday hours can differ.
How much does Mercy Land Academy cost?
It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 378-2013 to ask.
What is Mercy Land Academy's phone number?
(302) 378-2013.
Where is Mercy Land Academy?
211 E Main St, Middletown, DE 19709. The nearest other daycare we list is Ready Set Grow Academy, 0.2 miles away.