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Destined for Greatness Learning Center II

A licensed child care center in Dover, Delaware 19901

744 River Road, Dover, Delaware 19901. (302) 883-3092.

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The short answer

Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Oct 23, 2026.

The last 24 months 53 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Every month

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?

6 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Apr 21, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.

53 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

When those violations happened

53 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

53 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 21, 2026: unannounced1 violation
  • Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

    “Ensure children, over the age of one, are provided with a top and bottom covering for nap. A one-year-old child was observed in a crib in the infant classroom. The child was not provided with a top or bottom covering. This was discussed and corrected when the child was provided all required nap equipment.”

    Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 21, 2026.

Mar 31, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review10 violations
  • Insurance Coverage

    “Submit updated general liability insurance documentation.”

    Rule 16U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 16, 2026.

  • Enrollment

    “Ensure children who attend the center have a child file with all required information. Upon arrival, a school-age child was observed in the office. The administrator stated the child is not enrolled at the center and was only dropped off due to not being able to attend school for a behavior issue. The child was transported by a staff member in another staff members personal car to that staff member’s home to meet the child’s father. This was discussed and corrected when the administrator agreed to comply in the future.”

    Rule 39U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 31, 2026.

  • Indoor Space

    The inspectors’ words, 198 words

    “Ensure all areas are clean and in a safe condition. A rug in the three-year-old classroom, the hopscotch rug and the oval rug in the pre-k classroom were observed raised, presenting a tripping hazard. Ensure the rugs are flattened or properly secured. Ensure floors are cleanable and in good repair. Repair the broken floor tiles at the buildings front door, along the main/front hallway, doorway to the three-year-old classroom, in the older three-year-old classroom by the science/sensory shelf, in front of the water fountain, and in front of the fish tank, in the infant classroom near the cribs and in front of the refrigerator. Ensure walls are cleanable and in good repair. Repair the missing baseboard/door frame at the back exit door in the infant classroom at the back door in the pre-k classroom, and the baseboard in the bathroom located in the pre-k classroom. Ensure children are only cared for in spaces that have been set up, inspected, and approved for care. The approved space must measure for 35 square feet per child. Upon arrival, a school-age child was observed in the office. This was discussed and corrected when the administrator agreed to comply in the future.”

    Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 16, 2026.

  • Kitchen and Food Preparation

    The inspectors’ words, 157 words

    “Ensure a working thermometer is used to ensure refrigerators are at 41 degrees F or colder and freezers are 0 degrees F or colder. Place a thermometer in the refrigerator and the freezer in the infant classroom. The thermometer in the freezer located in the kitchen pantry/closet read 26 degrees F. The large stand alone freezer in the kitchen did not have a thermometer. The freezer was not working properly and all the food inside was thawed. After discussion with staff, the freezer commonly freezes over and has to be thawed out frequently. The administrator stated the freezer was thawed out yesterday and all the food was transferred to the refrigerator to thaw the freezer. She stated the food was transferred back to the freezer the morning of the visit. After discussion with the center’s CACFP representative, it was determined the food could be placed in the fridge and safe to use within the next 24 hours.”

    Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 13, 2026.

  • Outdoor Area

    “Ensure structures are in a safe condition in the outdoor play area. Repair the broken metal door on the chimney. Repair the dilapidated fence that surrounds the buildings heating and air conditioning units. Remove all hazards from the outdoor play area. Remove the fourteen large plastic trash bags full of leaves from the toddler outdoor play area. This was corrected when the bags were removed from the fenced outdoor play area.”

    Rule 53U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 16, 2026.

  • Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

    “Ensure rest equipment is non-absorbent. Replace the ripped nap mats in the two-year-old classroom. Ensure safe sleep practices are used. A blanket was observed being used in place of a tightly fitted, fitted sheet in an infant’s crib. An applesauce pouch lid was observed in a crib with a napping infant.”

    Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 13, 2026.

  • Equipment

    “Ensure a sufficient quantity of developmentally-appropriate materials are available for the children. The infant classroom needs additional building and language/literacy materials.”

    Rule 57U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 13, 2026.

  • Diapering and Soiled Clothing

    “Ensure a foot-activated diaper pail is within arm’s reach of the diaper changing area. Staff in the two-year-old classroom stated the children in the classroom are potty training and her foot-activated trash can is in the bathroom located outside the classroom. The staff member stated if a child poops, she changes the child at the changing table and throws the diaper away in the bathroom.”

    Rule 61U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 13, 2026.

  • Emergency Planning

    “Purchase an emergency water supply to shelter in place. Post an evacuation route in the three-year-old classroom.”

    Rule 66U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 13, 2026.

  • Lesson Plans

    “Post a lesson plan in the three-year-old classroom.”

    Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 13, 2026.

Mar 6, 2025: unannounced1 violation
  • Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

    The inspectors’ words, 96 words

    “Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times. Upon arrival, the preschool classroom had eleven children, ages three to four, with one staff member and a second staff member who arrived at the same time as the licensing specialist. According to the attendance record, there was one staff member alone with eleven children from 8:51 am until 9:00 am. This specialist asked the staff member if another staff member was in the classroom with her and she responded no. This was corrected when the classrooms were split and a second staff member entered the preschool classroom.”

    Rule 27U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 6, 2025.

Mar 4, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review14 violations
  • Staffing

    “Designate a qualified EC teacher (or higher) to be in charge in the absence of the ECA. Document the training on the Training Record for Staff Member Trained in Day to Day Operation form.”

    Rule 26U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 10, 2025.

  • Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

    “Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained through qualified staff. An aide was observed alone with seven three year olds. This was corrected when the children were moved to a classroom with a qualified staff member.”

    Rule 27U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 4, 2025.

  • Personnel Files

    “Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs first aid certification and an adult health appraisal.”

    Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 21, 2025.

  • Child Files

    “Ensure child files are complete. Two children need a health appraisal. One child needs blood lead screening results. One child needs a health appraisal, immunization record, and blood lead screening results. One child needs a development plan.”

    Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2025.

  • Hazardous Materials

    “Ensure radon testing is conducted every five years. Radon results are needed for four classrooms. Ensure routine cleaners are labeled. The two-year-old classroom’s soap and water solution and disinfectant solution need to be labeled. The three-year-old A classroom needs a soap and water solution and disinfectant solution.”

    Rule 45U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 27, 2025.

  • Indoor Space

    “Repair the baseboard in the three-year-old B classroom in the block center. Cover all electrical outlets throughout the building. Ensure the sinks supply both hot and cold water. The sink the in the bathroom located between the three-year-old A classroom and the infant classroom did not supply hot water. Ensure all trash cans in the bathroom located between the three-year-old classroom and infant classroom was not covered and pull-ups were observed in the unlined, uncovered trash can.”

    Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2025.

  • Toilet Facilities

    “Ensure bathrooms and sinks are supplied with paper towels. The bathroom located between the three-year-old A classroom and the infant classroom did not have paper towels. The two-year-old classroom needs paper towels at the handwashing sink. Ensure the bathroom is clean. There is a strong urine smell in the bathroom located between the three-year-old A classroom and the infant classroom.”

    Rule 51U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2025.

  • Outdoor Area

    “Ensure all hazards are removed before children play in the outdoor play area. Remove the panel of wood. Repair the fence that is located around the air unit. Ensure all gates are self-closing and self-latching. Repair all gates located in the outdoor play area and the entrance of the building. Remove the two black power lines that are low and accessible to children.”

    Rule 53U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 20, 2025.

  • Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

    “Replace the ripped nap mats in the two-year-old classroom.”

    Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 10, 2025.

  • Equipment

    “Ensure sufficient quantity of materials are available for the children. The two-year-old classroom needs language/literacy and science materials. The three-year-old B classroom needs science materials. The three-year-old A classroom needs language/literacy in the children’s reach, construction/blocks, art materials, manipulatives, science and music materials.”

    Rule 57U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2025.

  • Diapering and Soiled Clothing

    The inspectors’ words, 118 words

    “Ensure foot-activated diaper pails are used for diaper only. The foot-activated diaper pails in the infant classroom and bathroom located between the three-year-old A classroom and infant classroom need to be replaced. Dispose of diapers in foot-activated trash cans used solely for diaper only. Pull-ups were obsersved in an unlined, uncovered trash can in the bathroom located between the three-year-old A classroom and infant classroom. Ensure a non-porous surface and a disposable cover are used for each diaper change. Clean the area with soap and water solution and disinfectant after each diaper change. The bathroom located between the three-year-old A classroom and infant classroom need a non-porous surface, disposable covers, a soap and water solution, and a disinfectant.”

    Rule 61U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2025.

  • Lesson Plans

    “Ensure lesson plans obtain weekly opportunities for each special activity. The two-year-old classrooms lesson plan needs a food/health habit. The three-year-old A and B classrooms needs food/healthy habits, science, music, and sensory activities.”

    Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2025.

  • Activity Areas

    “Ensure indoor space is organized into all five required areas. The three-year-old A classroom needs a construction/block, art, and language/literacy in the children’s reach areas.”

    Rule 75U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 17, 2025.

  • License Renewal

    “Ensure the renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration. Renew the state of Delaware business license.”

    Rule 8U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 12, 2025.

Sep 5, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review23 violations
  • Staff Qualifications

    “Ensure interns are not alone with children under the age of one. Staff #3, an intern and Staff #2, an aide were observed in the infant classroom with six infants. This was corrected when Staff #4, a teacher entered the classroom. Ensure aides are under the direct observation of at least an intern. Staff #1 was observed alone with six children, ages one and two. This was corrected when Staff #7, an intern entered the classroom.”

    Rule 24U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Sep 5, 2024.

  • Staffing

    “Designate a staff member, who is at least qualified as an EC teacher, and train them in the day-to-day operations. Submit the training record to OCCL.”

    Rule 26U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 24, 2024.

  • Personnel Files

    The inspectors’ words, 296 words

    “Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs annual review of safe sleep, annual review of abuse and neglect, OCCL health and safety training, and an adult health appraisal with TB results. Staff #2 needs a professional development plan, annual review of safe sleep, annual review of abuse and neglect, orientation, OCCL health and safety training, an application, resume or personal data sheet, job description, two references, employee declaration, drug and alcohol statement, an adult abuse registry check, an adult health appraisal with TB results, release of employment history and service letters. Staff #3 needs CPR and first aid certification, OCCL health and safety training, one reference, an adult health appraisal with TB results, completed release of employment history and service letters. Staff #4 needs CPR and first aid certification, drug and alcohol statement, and completed release of employment history. Staff #5 needs a professional development plan, annual review of safe sleep, annual review of abuse and neglect, orientation, and job description. Staff #6 needs a professional development plan, annual review of safe sleep, annual review of abuse and neglect, one reference, and an adult health appraisal with TB results. Staff #7 needs first aid certification, a professional development plan, annual review of safe sleep, annual review of abuse and neglect, a job description, and an adult abuse registry check. Staff #8, Staff #9, and Staff #10 need CPR and first aid certification, administration of medication certification, a professional development plan, annual review of safe sleep, annual review of abuse and neglect, orientation, OCCL health and safety training, an application, resume or personal data sheet, job description, two references, employee declaration, drug and alcohol statement, eligibility letter, an adult abuse registry check, an adult health appraisal with TB results, release of employment history, and service letters.”

    Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Nov 14, 2024.

  • Staff Attendance

    The inspectors’ words, 96 words

    “Ensure staff attendance is documented and includes exact hours worked in each classroom. Upon arrival, Staff #5 answered the front door for the licensing staff. Staff #5 then returned to the Pre-K classroom. Licensing Specialist #1 asked what staff was in the classroom when Staff #5 left to answer the door and she stated Staff #4 and Staff #7. Staff #4 was signed out of the Pre-K classroom at 8:00 am and Staff #5 was not signed in. This was corrected when Staff #4 and Staff #5 documented their time of arrival on the attendance record.”

    Rule 36U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Sep 5, 2024.

  • Child Files

    “Ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a health appraisal, immunization record, and blood lead screening results. Child #4 needs a health appraisal, blood lead screening, and infant feeding schedule. Child #5 needs an immunization record and blood lead screening results. Child #6 needs parent right to know permission and screen time permission. Child #7 needs a health appraisal, immunization record, and blood lead screening results. Child #9 needs parents right to know permission and screen time permission. Submit all documentation to OCCL.”

    Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Nov 14, 2024.

  • Children’s Attendance

    “Ensure child attendance is documented and includes exact arrival and departure times. Fifteen children were present in the Pre-K classroom however only twelve were signed in. This was corrected when the three children were identified and signed in.”

    Rule 43U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Sep 5, 2024.

  • Hazardous Materials

    “Ensure hazardous materials are labeled and stored inaccessible to children. Toilet bowl cleaner and an unidentified liquid were observed in an unlocked cabinet in the bathroom of the Pre-K classroom. This was corrected when the items were removed. The soap/water solution in the infant classroom was not labeled and did not have a spray nozzle. Submit a picture of the complete labeled spray bottle.”

    Rule 45U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Heating and Cooling

    “Ensure all cords are inaccessible to children. Cords were observed in the reach of the infants in the infant classroom. Submit a picture showing the cords have been made inaccessible.”

    Rule 48U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Indoor Space

    The inspectors’ words, 190 words

    “Ensure all areas are clean, hazard-free, and in safe condition. The hallway leading to the infant classroom needs to be vacuumed. Repair the nail sticking out of the baseboard of the bathroom in the Pre-K classroom. Repair the doorknob of the bathroom in the Pre-K classroom. Repair the hole in the bathroom of the Pre-K classroom. Remove the broken art cabinet doors in the Pre-K classroom. Remove or repair the broken shelf from the younger three-year-old classroom. Remove the sharp base ledge by the outside door in the infant classroom. Remove the vacuum from the infant classroom. Ensure all floors, walls, and surfaces are cleanable and in good repair. Repair the peeling paint in the Pre-K classroom. Repair the ripped carpet in the older three-year-old classroom and one-year-old classroom. Paint the wooden baseboard along the back wall in the two-year-old classroom. Ensure all unused electrical outlets are covered. Several outlets in each classroom need outlet covers. Ensure all sinks supply hot and cold water at all times. No sinks in the facility, other than the one in the two-year-old classroom, supplied hot water. Remove all air fresheners from the facility.”

    Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Kitchen and Food Preparation

    The inspectors’ words, 95 words

    “Ensure each refrigerator and freezer have a working thermometer and the refrigerator is at 41 degrees F or colder and the freezer is at 0 degrees F or colder. There were broken thermometers in two refrigerators and one freezer. One refrigerator thermometer read 44 degrees F. The large standing freezer needs to be defrosted. Ensure food provided is clean and free from spoilage. An opened jug of apple juice was observed on a shelf in the kitchen. The jug states it should be refrigerated after opening. This was corrected when the jug was thrown away.”

    Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Toilet Facilities

    “Ensure liquid soap, toilet paper, and paper towels are accessible. The bathroom in the Pre-K classroom needs soap and paper towels. The bathroom down the hallway near the infant classroom needs soap, toilet paper, and paper towels. Ensure toilet rooms are kept in a sanitary condition and cleaned daily or more frequently, if needed. The men s bathroom down the hallway near the two-year-old classroom needs to be cleaned.”

    Rule 51U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Outdoor Area

    The inspectors’ words, 93 words

    “Ensure the outdoor play area is safe and free from hazards. Remove the trash located around the outdoor play area; this includes large pieces of wood, debris, and broken toys and equipment. Remove the ac unit and paint can. Repair the metal plate on the chimney. Repair the opening in the fence that are larger than 3 inches. Remove the uncovered trash cans from the outdoor play area. Ensure all gates are self-closing and self-latching. Replenish the fall zones material to ensure there is nine inches of mulch under the artificial grass mats.”

    Rule 53U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

    The inspectors’ words, 120 words

    “Ensure rest equipment is labeled with the child s name or assigned chart number. The rest equipment in the infant classroom and two-year-old classroom need to be labeled. Ensure safe sleep practices are followed. An infant was observed sleeping in a broken pack n play. An infant was observed sleeping on a large comforter blanket in the broken pack n play. Two infants were observed asleep in their pack n play with bibs on. Two infants were observed asleep in bouncer seats, and one was observed asleep in a swing. Staff #2 and Staff #3 are required to complete Better Kid Care s online training titled, Safe Sleep Practices for Caregivers: Reduce the Risk of SUID by September 20, 2024.”

    Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Equipment

    “Ensure classrooms provide children with a sufficient quantity of developmentally appropriate supplies or equipment. Provide each classroom with more age-appropriate materials.”

    Rule 57U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Sanitation

    “Ensure soap and water and sanitizer/disinfectant is available. Provide a soap/water solution for the infant classroom. Ensure mops used for cleaning are rinsed, disinfected, wrung dry, and hung to dry. A mop was observed on the floor in the kitchen.”

    Rule 58U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Diapering and Soiled Clothing

    “Ensure diaper checks are conducted each hour and documented for infants. According to Staff #3, the center utilizes ProCare for documenting infant diaper changes; however, she had not documented any changes for the day. This was discussed with staff and corrected when they agreed to comply in the future. Purchase a non-porous surface for the diaper-changing area in the two-year-old classroom, the cover on the mattress has small holes. Purchase disposable covers for the two-year-old classroom.”

    Rule 61U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Meals and Snacks

    “Post the current menu. The menu that was posted was dated for April.”

    Rule 71U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Feeding of Infants

    “Ensure written infant feeding schedules are obtained and updated at least monthly. Ensure infants are held for bottle feeding when too young to use a feeding chair. An infant was observed with a propped bottle in a bouncer seat. This was discussed with staff and corrected when they agreed to comply in the future.”

    Rule 72U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Lesson Plans

    “Ensure lesson plans contain physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, cognitive development, and provide weekly opportunities for each special activity for 24 months and older. Post the lesson plans. No classrooms had a current lesson plan posted. Submit completed lesson plans for each classroom to OCCL for review.”

    Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Activity Areas

    “Ensure the indoor physical space is organized into activity areas for children 24 months and older. The Pre-K classroom needs construction and blocks materials. The older three-year-old classroom, younger three-year-old classroom, and two-year-old classroom need to be organized into activity areas.”

    Rule 75U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Activity Schedule

    “Post an activity schedule in the infant classroom.”

    Rule 76U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Infant and Toddler Care

    “Discontinue the use of the walker. This was corrected when the walker was removed from the infant classroom. Document infant feedings, sleeping, diapering, and 30-minute sleep checks. According to Staff #3, the center utilizes ProCare for documenting infant feedings, sleeping, diapering, and sleep checks; however, she had not documented anything for the day. This was discussed with staff and corrected when they agreed to comply in the future.”

    Rule 77U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Changes Affecting a License

    The inspectors’ words, 121 words

    “Submit a plan review and receive approval before making additions or renovations to the indoor areas and classrooms. Walls in the infant and one-year-old classrooms were removed without prior Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) approval. Send the completed plan review narrative, new radon test results, and City of Dover Fire Marshal approval or confirmation to OCCL. According to Staff #4, the building on the property next to the center was used for school-age children during summer camp. A plan review has not been submitted and the building has not been inspected by OCCL. Prior to using the building again in the future, submit a plan review, radon results, City of Dover Fire Marshal approval, and City of Dover zoning approval.”

    Rule 9U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Nov 12, 2024.

Jun 27, 2024: 60-Day Visit4 violations
  • Staffing

    “Ensure the Administrator or a Teacher who is trained in day-to-day operations is present at the Center at all times.”

    Rule 26U.

  • Children’s Attendance

    “Ensure accurate attendance records are maintained at all times, including when children are moved from one classroom to another. This was corrected at the visit when the attendance sheets were updated.”

    Rule 43U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 27, 2024.

  • Indoor Space

    The inspectors’ words, 91 words

    “Ensure indoor space is in good repair. LS Brey observed a hole in the wall in the Infant room. This was corrected at the visit when the hole was covered. Ensure room capacity is maintained at all times. The one-year-old classroom measures for 7 children and there were 8 children present. This was corrected at the visit when a child was removed and placed in a different classroom. The baseboard in the infant room has a sharp edge and needs to be repaired. Ensure all exposed, accessible outlets have outlet covers.”

    Rule 49U.

  • Outdoor Area

    “Ensure the outdoor play area is free of hazards. LS Brey observed electrical wires hanging on the outside wall, accessible to children. Drain standing water from large garbage can.”

    Rule 53U.

All 6 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 21, 2026Unannounced1 violation cited
Mar 31, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review10 violations cited
Mar 6, 2025Unannounced1 violation cited
Mar 4, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review14 violations cited
Sep 5, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review23 violations cited
Jun 27, 202460-Day Visit4 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Child Care Center.
  • Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
  • Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
  • Licence number 1206362.
  • Capacity: 70 children.
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Delaware acted against it?

  • 5 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (3), Substantiated (2).
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Oct 21, 2026OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to SubstantiateOn October 5, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding a lack of positive behavior support. An investigation was conducted on October 8, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint. According to the video footage, Child #1 was bitten on the knee by another child and rather than Staff #1. When interviewed, Staff #1 was unaware Child #1 had been bitten, so no accident/injury report was written at that time.
Feb 17, 2026OCCL Standards Complaint: SubstantiatedOn January 28, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding not notifying OCCL of an equipment breakdown, not maintaining proper air temperature, security procedures, and not meeting the needs of the children. An investigation was conducted on January 28, 2026. The complaint is substantiated for not notifying OCCL of an equipment breakdown. According to Administrator #1, the building s heating system stopped working prior to opening on January 21, 2026. Administrator #1 failed to notify OCCL of the equipment breakdown. There is no evidence to substantiate for not maintaining proper air temperature, security procedures, or not meeting the needs of the children because staff denied the allegations and stated no children had been in care at the center since relocating them to another licensed child care center on January 21, 2026.
Sep 29, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint: SubstantiatedOn September 2, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding handwashing procedures, not having soap and paper towels in the bathroom, and not following the schedule for naps. The complaint is substantiated for handwashing procedures because Staff #1 did not know there was hand soap in the soap dispenser on the wall in the infant classroom and was cleaning her hands and the infants hands with baby wipes. There is no evidence to substantiate for not having soap and paper towels and not following the schedule for naps because staff denied the allegations. LS #1 observed the hand soap and paper towels at each sink as well as additional supplies in a supply cabinet. LS #1 observed posted schedules that list nap time is from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. A concern noted during the visit was the two gates in the front of the building were observed not to be self-closing and self-latching. A second concern noted was the trash can in the bathroom located in the pre-k classroom was observed without a cover.
Feb 3, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to SubstantiateOn January 21, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding a lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on January 22, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate for lack of supervision because Staff #1 stated she observed the incident occur but was too far from the children to avoid Child #1 receiving the injury.
Jul 15, 2024OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to SubstantiateOn July 9, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding room temperature. An investigation was conducted on July 10, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because when the supervisor conducted a visit in the afternoon, all classroom temperatures were below the maximum temperature of 82 degrees.

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?

  • 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
Source:

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.
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

12 compared
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Favored Children AcademyNot given
Pediatric Health Choice at the Children’s Secret GardenNot given
Shell’s Early Learning Center - DoverNot given
Beginnings and Beyond IINot given
Destined for Greatness Learning Center II This child care providerNot given
The Little Peoples Lfcc 2Not given
Gathering LambsNot given
All Beautiful Children Learning AcademyNot given
Angels of Mine DaycareNot given
Cherise VogelNot given
Mercedes Shorts DBA All Shorts of Love LLCNot given
Loren FullerNot given

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  • 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.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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