Rivers of Learning Academy, LLC
A licensed large family child care in Dover, Delaware 19904
1344 Forrest Avenue, Dover, Delaware 19904. (302) 579-1671.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. Delaware’s own record is on data.delaware.gov.
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 Jul 8, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
29 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
29 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Jul 8, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review9 violations
-
General Requirements
“Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members need CPR and first aid certification on file. One staff member needs a date of hire, 2 references, a release of employment history, service letter attempts, or for more references, a health appraisal on OCCL s form, TB results, a letter of eligibility, adult abuse registry check, child abuse reporting law, a job description, completed orientation, OCCL’s health and safety for childcare professionals training, child abuse and neglect certificate.”
-
Parents Right to Know Act
“Ensure newly enrolled children are added to the parents’ right-to-know log. Five children need to have the log completed by their parents.”
-
Children’s Health Appraisal
“Ensure child files are complete. Three children need health appraisals on file, two children need immunization records on file, and one child needs blood lead results on file.”
-
Indoor Space
“Ensure safety hazards are not accessible and that walls and ceilings are in good repair. The second room’s ceiling is falling and peeling; repair or replace it to ensure it is cleanable and intact. The infant room wall is peeling; repair and/or replace it so it is cleanable. The heater paint is peeling off, leaving flakes on the floor. Repair the peeling paint and sweep up the paint flakes.”
-
Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure that the food stored is dated and labeled. Foods in the freezer and refrigerator need dates open or expiration dates, and contents.”
-
Outdoor Area
“Ensure the sandbox is covered or remove the sand.”
-
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure that rest equipment is labeled infant and that other equipment is not labeled. Ensure that the rest equipment is not touching when stored. The toddler’s rest equipment and bedding are touching.”
-
Equipment
“Ensure T straps in high chairs are in use while a child is sitting in the chair. Ensure walkers are used only when prescribed by a doctor. Ensure plastic and Styrofoam are not accessible to the children. The specialists observed 3 children in high chairs with no T straps in use. The specialist observed a child in a walker. The specialist observed children eating from Styrofoam bowls. There is an unsecured plastic cover over a window.”
-
License Renewal
“Ensure a renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to license expiration.”
Jul 2, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review5 violations
-
Parents Right to Know Act
“Ensure a Parent’s Right to Know Log is completed by tours and enrolled families.”
-
Children’s Health Appraisal
“Ensure child files are complete. Two children need blood lead screenings, and one child needs an updated health appraisal. One child needs an infant feeding plan.”
-
Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members require one reference letter and the results of an adult abuse registry check. One staff member needs a job description.”
-
Training
“Ensure that annual training is submitted 30 days before license expiration for the Provider and assistant.”
-
License Renewal
“Ensure a renewal application is submitted 60 days before license expiration.”
Jan 17, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review15 violations
-
General Requirements
“Ensure staff files are completed. Two staff need references. Two staff need a release of employment histories. Two staff need service letter attempts. Two staff need health appraisals and TB results. Four staff need adult abuse registry checks. Two staff need Child abuse and neglect reporting law reviews. Four staff need job descriptions. One staff needs OCCL’s Health and Safety training, child abuse and neglect certificate, administration of medication certificate, CPR, and First Aid training.”
-
Telephones
“Post emergency phone numbers for ambulance or emergency medical services, police, fire departments (911); the Poison Control Center; and the 24-Hour Child Abuse Report Line (currently 1-800-292-9582).”
-
Parents Right to Know Act
“Ensure that tours and enrolled families complete the Parent’s Right to Know Log and that the tours and enrollments receive the Parent’s Right to Know form.”
-
Children’s Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Three children need a health appraisal, blood lead screening, Parent’s Right to Know notice on file, and permission to sleep in another area. One child needs immunizations on file. One child needs medication permission. Four children need emergency transportation permission.”
-
Infants’ Records
“Ensure daily logs for children under one are completed. The visit began at 9:35 a.m., the log was viewed at 10:51 a.m. The infant was awake at the beginning of the visit. The log states the infant started sleeping at 8:40 a.m. with no sleep checks.”
-
Hazardous Materials
“Ensure medications and cords are out of reach. An ointment was stored on the bottom shelf of the diaper-changing area, and a radio with a cord was accessible to children.”
-
Heating and Cooling
“Ensure heat shields on the baseboard heater are intact in the diaper changing area.”
-
Indoor Space
“Ensure walls are in good repair. THe bathroom tiles on the wall near the floor have come off.”
-
Fire Safety
“A licensee shall at least have a properly installed, battery-operated working smoke alarm. A licensee shall complete a monthly fire prevention inspection and post the current report in a visible space. No inspections have been accomplished since opening.”
-
Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure the refrigerator is at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Food items must be correctly labeled with the contents and date of preparation. Food must be stored in closed or sealed containers labeled with the contents and expiration date. The refrigerator was at 42 degrees Fahrenheit; food was stored with no label of contents, expiration date, or lid.”
-
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure a child’s rest equipment is labeled with the child’s name or assigned chart number unless cleaned and disinfected after each use.”
-
Hand Washing
“A licensee shall ensure staff and children’s hands are washed with liquid soap and running water, even if gloves are worn. Paper towels or a mechanical hand dryer are used. Before and after eating or handling food, giving medications, and toileting or diapering, the infant’s hands were not washed after diapering, the toddler’s hands were not washed before eating lunch, and the provider’s hands were not washed after handling food.”
-
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure disposable diapers are placed in a foot-activated trashcan that is used only for diapers. This trashcan must be within arm’s reach of the changing area, lined with a plastic bag, and sanitized daily. There was no foot-activated trash can available. The diaper was closed and left on the changing table, and the used disposable covers were not removed. The diaper changing area was not sanitized or disinfected after.”
-
Feeding of Infants
“A parent or guardian provides a written feeding statement listing the foods and drinks, including specific formula or breast milk, an infant eats or drinks. This schedule must be updated monthly and as needed;”
-
License Renewal
“Ensure the State business license is updated yearly unless tax-exempt verification is provided.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 9 violations cited |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 violations cited |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 15 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Large Family Child Care.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through Kindergarten.
- Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed).
- Licence number 1358847.
- Capacity: 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On October 2, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint regarding improper staff-to-child ratio. An investigation was conducted on October 5, 2026. The allegation of improper staff-to-child ratio is substantiated because the Reporter provided a monitoring report from September 30, 2026, showing Provider #1 was alone with eight children, from toddler to pre-school. Additional non-compliances cited at the visit were staff attendance due to no attendance records being completed for the week of September 23, 2026, and an incomplete staff file for Aide #1. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Miracles of Life Child Care | Not given |
| Dover’s Childrens Village Too | Not given |
| Greater Dover Boys and Girls Club | Not given |
| Mattie Rena Duffie | Not given |
| Lakeisheia Booker | Not given |
| Tyra Ceo | Not given |
| De Colores Home Learning Center | Not given |
| Tilithia Allen | Not given |
| Janet M. Denton | Not given |
| Rivers of Learning Academy, LLC This child care provider | Not given |
| Little Kid’s Swagg Learning Center, LLC Too | Not given |
| Sunshine Home Childcare, LLC | 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
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing. Delaware’s own record is on data.delaware.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.