Piper's Playhouse/geraldine Piper
36298 SUSAN BEACH ROAD, DELMAR, DE 19940Childery Rating: 5/5
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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.5 / 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.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects 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
- Group Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- 12
- 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 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (2), Child Transportation Safety (1), and Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Nov 19, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Children's Files22Q
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal.
- Transportation46Q
Discontinue the use of the 15-passenger van or provide documentation to show what the vehicle's, used for transporting the child care children, rated
Nov 6, 20243 Findings3 Important
- Use of a Substitute15Q
Ensure the emergency-use substitute is fingerprinted for the large family child care home. Obtain an adult health appraisal with TB results for the em
- Positive Behavior Management18Q
Ensure positive behavior management polices are followed. This specialist observed four children sat in chairs for a time-out because they did not eat
- Indoor Space29Q
Discontinue burning candles during child care hours. This was corrected when the provider blew the candle out.
Complaints & Safety Record
- Reported injuries (Lifetime)
- 0
- 0% of licensed capacity
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