The Hockessin Montessori School
A licensed child care center in Hockessin, Delaware 19707
1000 Old Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, Delaware 19707. (302) 234-1240.
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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?
4 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on May 14, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
8 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
8 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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.
May 14, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs proof of 2 attempts for a service letter and 1 more reference letter. Orientation is needed for Staff #3, 5, 6, 7, 8. Annual review of abuse and neglect needed for Staff #2.”
May 15, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations
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Insurance Coverage
“Ensure general liability insurance is up to date and on file. Send a copy to OCCL.”
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Emergency Planning
“Ensure fire drills are done monthly and documented. Send copies of January - April 2025.”
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License Renewal
“Ensure application for license renewal is sent at least 60 days before license expiration. Mail or email notarized application to OCCL.”
Nov 12, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure personnel files are complete. CPR and First Aid certifications are needed for Staff #3, 4, 6, and 8. Orientation is needed for Staff #1, 2, 7, and 8. Four references are needed for Staff #2, 7, and 8. Health appraisal with TB test needed for Staff #2. Health appraisal is needed for Staff #9. PD Plan needed for Staff #2. Medication certification needed for Staff #7 and 9.”
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Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure refrigerator reads 41 degrees or below. Send a picture of CH 2’s thermometer to OCCL.”
Sep 20, 2024: 60-Day Visit2 violations
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Personnel Files
The inspectors’ words, 110 words
“Ensure staff files are complete. Annual review of abuse and neglect needed for Staff #2 and 3. Signed orientation needed for Staff #1, 2, and 10. 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety training needed for Staff #1 and 13. Service letter or 2 additional references needed for Staff #1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, and 14. 2 references needed for Staff #1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, and 17. Health appraisal w/TB test needed for Staff #2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 17. Declaration and drug/alcohol statement needed for Staff #13 and 18. Full eligibility for Staff #19. Fingerprints and eligibility needed for Staff #16.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Parents Right to Know needed for Child #1-20. Screen time permission needed for Child #11, 12, 14, 16, 17, and 20.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| May 15, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 60-Day Visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 1 year through 5 years.
- Delaware lists it as: Private.
- Special conditions, in Delaware’s words: Variance.
- Licence number 28406.
- Capacity: 303 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- No complaint investigations in the last three years.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
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: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2025: 5 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2024: 3 facility injuries. 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 | Not given |
| La Petite Academy (Limestone) | Not given |
| Early Learning Center | Not given |
| The Hockessin Montessori School This child care provider | 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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