Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center Llc.
Data last updated · May 2026
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 no 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
- Licensed capacity
- 58
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8
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 (1), Emergency Preparedness & Drills (1), and Children's Records & Files (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Jul 8, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Personnel Files30U
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs first aid certification. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal and TB results. One
- Emergency Planning66U
Purchase additional bottled water for an emergency supply to shelter-in-place for 24 hours.
Jul 18, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Child Files40U
Ensure child files are complete. Child #12 needs up dated health appraisal and immunizations.
Jul 26, 20232 Findings2 Important
- Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision27U
Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained through qualified staff, early childhood interns are permitted to supervise children ages toddler through
- Air Quality and Windows46U
Ensure windows used for ventilation have screens in good repair. The bathroom window in the one and two-year-old classroom, used for ventilation, does
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints (Last 36 Months)
- 4
- 7% of licensed capacity
- Reported injuries (Lifetime)
- 0
- 0% of licensed capacity