C.a.c.c. Montessori School
A licensed child care center in Hockessin, Delaware 19707
1313 Little Baltimore Road, Hockessin, Delaware 19707. (302) 239-2917.
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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?
2 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Sep 8, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
3 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
3 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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.
Sep 8, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. -References for Staff #1, 3, 4, and 5. -OCCL Health & Safety training for Staff #2, 4, and 5. -Application or Data Sheet for Staff #2 and 5. -Job Description for Staff #3, 4, and 5.”
Sep 4, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Indoor Space
“Ensure ceiling tiles have no water damage. Replace ceiling tiles with water damage in Room 1 and Room 8. Ensure vents are cleaned of dust in Room 5 and Room 6. Remove hazard in the hallway between Room 5 and Room 6.”
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Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure a foot-activated trash can in within arms reach of changing table. -Corrected at visit.”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 3 months through Kindergarten.
- Licence number 27579.
- Capacity: 155 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 2 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (1), No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern (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 2, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on December 16, 2025, regarding concerns of inability to maintain proper indoor temperature due to the heating system not functioning. An investigation was initiated on December 16, 2025, and concluded on December 18, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns of inability to maintain proper indoor temperature due to the heating system not functioning, based on classroom temperature observed and staff interviews conducted. Administrator #1 and nine staff members were interviewed. Administrator #1 and seven staff members stated they have no concerns with the temperatures in the classroom, and there are supplemental wall-mounted heating units if needed. Two staff members stated they have concerns about the low temperatures in the morning and throughout the day, and wall-mounted heaters are not warming up the classrooms. Temperatures taken in classrooms during two visits were within the required range. An additional concern noted at the visit was one of the closing classrooms had 12 children present, with the youngest child being under one year old, with three staff members. |
| Mar 1, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on February 2, 2024, regarding concerns of sanitation, mold growth within the center, and lack of respectful communication toward staff. An investigation was conducted on February 7, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns of sanitation based on interviews conducted and observations of classrooms. Staff stated diaper changing tables are cleaned between each diaper change. Administrator Aparna Bagdi stated all items within the center are sanitized as required, and more frequently if needed. Multiple classrooms were observed as well as multiple staff completing diapering procedures. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for mold growth within the center based on observations of the classroom and mold test results received on February 28, 2024. Ms. Bagdi stated there was a pipe leak in the ceiling recently, and the ceiling tile was replaced. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for disrespectful communication toward staff based on interviews conducted. All staff interviewed stated administration is respectful when communicating and responsive to their needs. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Club @ William F. Cooke Jr Elementary | Not given |
| Carmen Barnett | Not given |
| Enchanted Minds Child Care Center | Not given |
| Wilmington Christian School Early Learning Center | Not given |
| Goddard School of Hockessin | Not given |
| Innovative Kids Early Learning Academy - Hockessin | Not given |
| The Goddard School in Hockessin | Not given |
| C.a.c.c. Montessori School This child care provider | Not given |
| La Petite Academy (Limestone) | Not given |
| Early Learning Center | Not given |
| The Hockessin Montessori School | Not given |
| Kindercare (Lancaster Pike) | 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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