Beach Babies Child Care Milford
6251 RADIAN CIR, MILFORD, DE 19963Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects 4 complaints in the last 3 years and 5 injury reports on file. The structural rating also includes Delaware's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Delaware caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 18 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 214
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:6 12
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 3 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (3), Building & Premises Safety (1), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Oct 14, 20253 Findings3 Important
- Personnel Files30U
Complete staff files are needed, Staff #1 needs an updated fingerprint, Staff #2 needs a health appraisal with TB, Staff #3 and Staff #4 needs adminis
- Indoor Space49U
Repair walls by the windows in room #115.
- Lesson Plans74U
Add a healthy habit or food exploration to the lesson plans in the 2 years and up classrooms. (corrected when staff added a health habit.)
Oct 17, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Personnel Files30U
Complete file is needed for Staff #1. Staff #1 needs a DEEDS certification.
Oct 19, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Personnel Files30U
Complete files are needed for the following staff members: Staff #1 needs a health appraisal with TB Staff #2 needs a comprehensive background check
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints (Last 36 Months)
- 4
- 2% of licensed capacity
- Reported injuries (Lifetime)
- 5
- 2% of licensed capacity
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