Lily Dollard
A licensed family child care in Wilmington, Delaware 19802
2408 Jessup Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19802. (302) 482-9624.
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The short answer
Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Oct 23, 2026.
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
3 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Jun 25, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
4 violations cited in the last three years.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
4 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each violation, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 25, 2026: announced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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First Aid Kit
“Send a picture of an eye patch for the first aid kit.”
Jun 11, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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General Requirements
“Ensure substitute is re-fingerprinted. Substitute fingerprints expired in January 2025.”
Jun 13, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Children’s Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #4 and #2 needs parent right to know and screen time permission. Child #6 needs an updated health appraisal.”
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Transportation
“Ensure children are being transported in the vehicle approved by OCCL. Send transportation items (first aid kit, fire extinguisher, emergency numbers, restraints) to OCCL by 7/12/2024”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Announced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Family Child Care.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Takes part in: Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Licence number 1132753.
- Capacity: 9 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 1 complaint investigation in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: Substantiated (1).
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. On December 5, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint alleging being over-capacity, noncompliance with transportation requirements, operating without electricity or heat, improper care of an infant, inadequate meals being served, and a minor child being responsible for child care duties. An investigation was conducted on December 9, 2025. The complaint was substantiated for violations related to transportation requirements. Ms. Dollard reported she began providing transportation services after the enrollment of Child #2; however, during the annual compliance review conducted on June 11, 2025, she stated transportation was not provided and did not notify Licensing Specialist (LS) #1 of the change following Child #2 s enrollment. Ms. Dollard stated she transported no more than seven children and transported four to five children to a local licensed child care facility, where the children are not enrolled, during the week of November 24, 2025. The vehicle was unavailable for inspection at the time of this visit. The complaint was also substantiated for operation without electricity or heat. Ms. Dollard reported her heat service was discontinued on November 27, 2025, and she was unable to provide care in her home. OCCL was not notified of the utility disruption. Ms. Dollard initially stated she told families to find alternative arrangements when the utilities were shut off, then later stated she transported four to five children to a local licensed child care facility for one day during that week while awaiting restoration of utility services and cleaning of the home, rather than closing operations until services resumed. This complaint is substantiated for improper care of an infant based on observation and review of documentation. Child #2 was observed asleep in a bouncy seat and was not immediately transferred to a crib. Child #2 had only a bassinet available for sleep at the home. An infant feeding schedule and daily log for Child #2 were not available during the visit. Ms. Dollard stated diaper checks occur every two hours; however, regulations require diaper checks to occur hourly, with changes every two hours or as needed. This complaint is substantiated for a minor child, also a household member, being responsible for performing child care duties based on observation and an interview with the child. Child #1 was observed giving directions to children and being asked to complete duties during this visit. There was no evidence to substantiate the allegation of over-capacity care, as Ms. Dollard reported seven children were enrolled, and six children were present during this visit. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for inadequate meals being served. However, the meal service described by Ms. Dollard did not align with the posted menu for either breakfast or lunch, and no menu changes were noted. An additional concern noted at this visit was attendance records were neither taken nor available for any dates requested, and Ms. Dollard was unsure which date children were transported to another location and unsure of the exact number of children that were transported. An additional concern was Ms. Dollard not being truthful when providing information due to changing the information when interviewed regarding how care was handled when utilities were shut off in the home. |
Who does the caring?
- Delaware doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers.
Who owns it?
- Delaware’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- No facility injuries reported. No facility deaths reported.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Providers aren’t compared: Delaware lists only the visits that found violations, so a count can’t tell a clean record from one never visited.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Kool Kids Learning Center | Not given |
| Chosen Children Child Care, LLC | Not given |
| Donna Nichols | Not given |
| Carter’s Child Care and Learning Center | Not given |
| Shining Stars Childcare Inc. | Not given |
| My Children Childcare Center, LLC | Not given |
| Lily Dollard This child care provider | Not given |
| Little Hearts Childcare, LLC | Not given |
| Little Legends Learning & Family Development Center | Not given |
| Boys & Girls Club @ Warner Elementary | Not given |
| Brandy Moore | Not given |
| The Choir School of Delaware | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- Delaware doesn’t grade violations by severity, so read what was cited.
- Delaware’s open data lists a visit only when a violation was cited there, so visits that found nothing aren’t shown.
- Delaware publishes five years of reviews and complaints; this page shows the last three.
- Delaware doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- Delaware lists only the visits that found violations, so a provider with none listed may not have been visited at all: no count of violations is used to headline, filter or compare its providers.
Sources
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities (iuzd-3dbt).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information (wb83-pkcv).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews (pnbd-85r6).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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