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First Steps Preschool - Milford, Llc

104 MCCOY STREET, MILFORD, DE 19963Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    4 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects 2 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
63
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:48
Toddlers1:612

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
High School Diploma

Inspection History

1 Inspection Visit Since 2025 · 5 Findings
Most recent: Aug 4, 2025⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
5 Important

Across 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), Children's Records & Files (1), and Medication Administration (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.

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  1. Aug 4, 20255 Findings5 Important
    • Personnel Files30U

      Staff files must be complete Staff #1 needs medication training and a health appraisal to include TB testing. Staff #2 needs seven hour OCCL Health

    • Staff Attendance36U

      Staff members must sign in/out of their classrooms with exact hours of arrival/departure. Send one weeks attendance for each classroom.

    • Child Files40U

      Child files must be complete Child # 2, #5 and #6 need health appraisals Child #7 needs days and hours to attend

    • Administration of Medication63U

      One child in the one year old classroom needs an MAR for sunscreen

    • Feeding of Infants72U

      An infant feeding schedule is needed for one infant

Complaints & Safety Record

Reported injuries (Lifetime)
2
3% of licensed capacity

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