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Kindercare (Lancaster Pike)

A licensed child care center in Hockessin, Delaware 19707

6696 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, Delaware 19707. (302) 234-8680.

Delaware’s own record, on data.delaware.gov

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The short answer

Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Nov 4, 2026.

The last 24 months 21 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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?

3 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Jun 4, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.

21 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.

When those violations happened

21 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

21 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

Hover or focus a month to read it.

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 Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.

Jun 4, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review7 violations
  • Personnel Files

    “Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #1 and #3. Job description for Staff #1. Service letters for Staff #2 and #10. Health appraisal for Staff #4, #9, and # 11. CPR and First Aid for Staff #6 and #7. TB results for Staff #4, #5, #9, and #11.”

    Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 10, 2026.

  • Child Files

    “Ensure children files are complete. Blood lead screening results for Child #9 and #12. Infant feeding schedule for Child #5. Developmental plan for Child # 1, #2, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #14, #16, #17, #18, #19, and #20.”

    Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 1, 2026.

  • Hazardous Materials

    “Ensure radon is completed every five years. -Send updated radon results to OCCL.”

    Rule 45U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 10, 2026.

  • Indoor Space

    “Ensure vents are clean and clear of dust buildup in Infant B classroom.”

    Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 22, 2026.

  • Kitchen and Food Preparation

    “Ensure refrigerators are within the appropriate temperature range. -Refrigerator temperatures in Infant A and Infant B were at 50 degrees.”

    Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 30, 2026.

  • Toilet Facilities

    “Ensure all toilets are operational in all classroom. -Send verification of toilet in discovery preschool.”

    Rule 51U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 29, 2026.

  • Lesson Plans

    “Ensure lesson plan’s are completed and dated. -Send one week of lesson plans for all classrooms.”

    Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 12, 2026.

Jun 9, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review8 violations
  • Substitutes, Volunteers, and Contracted Special Services Persons

    “Ensure staff have been fingerprinted and determined eligible prior to starting at the facility. Staff #10 and Staff #11 have not been fingerprinted or determined eligible.”

    Rule 25U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Aug 21, 2025.

  • Personnel Files

    “Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #12. Application/Data Sheet for Staff #3, #6, #7, #8, #10, #11. References for Staff #3, #6, #7. Adult abuse for Staff #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #12, and #13. Health Appraisal with TB for Staff #4, #6, #8, #9, #10, #12, and #13. Out-of-state clearance for Staff #6. CPR and First Aid for Staff #4, #6, #8, #12.”

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

  • Child Files

    “Ensure children’s files are complete. Blood lead screening results for Child #1, #7, #18, and #20.”

    Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 26, 2025.

  • Indoor Space

    “Ensure surfaces are in good repair and cleanable. Repair the cabinet under the sink in the hallway/school-age classroom. _Paint the windowsill in the discovery preschool classroom. -Replace ceiling tiles in preschool A classroom.”

    Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 26, 2025.

  • Kitchen and Food Preparation

    “Ensure refrigerators have thermometers. No thermometer in the Infant B classroom. -Corrected at visit. Ensure food is labeled with expiration dates.”

    Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Aug 21, 2025.

  • Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

    “Ensure cots are labeled or posted cot chart. No cot chart or labeled cots in the Toddler A classroom, Preschool A, or Preschool B classroom.”

    Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 26, 2025.

  • Lesson Plans

    “Ensure lesson plans are complete and posted. Infant A had lesson plans for May. Preschool B had an incomplete lesson plan posted with no food/healthy habits.”

    Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Aug 21, 2025.

  • License Renewal

    “Ensure application is completed and submitted 60 days before licenses expiration.”

    Rule 8U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 9, 2025.

Jun 14, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations
  • Personnel Files

    “Ensure staff files are complete Health Appraisal with TB for Staff #1, #2, #3. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #2 and #6.”

    Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Aug 23, 2024.

  • Child Files

    “Ensure children’s files are completed. Blood lead screen results for Child #8 and #10. Development plans for Child #2, #3,#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10,#11.”

    Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Aug 23, 2025.

  • Indoor Space

    “Ensure all lights are working and clean in the toddler classroom. Ensure vents are clean of dust buildup. Ensure the water temperature is below 120 degrees”

    Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Aug 23, 2024.

  • Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

    “Ensure all infants have swaddlers permission. Ensure the cot chart is updated and posted in the toddler classroom and two-year-old room.”

    Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 26, 2024.

  • Emergency Planning

    “Ensure evacuation routes are posted in infant classroom and Preschool rooms.”

    Rule 66U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 14, 2024.

  • License Renewal

    “Ensure the application is completed 60 days prior to expiration.”

    Rule 8U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 27, 2024.

All 3 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jun 4, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review7 violations cited
Jun 9, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review8 violations cited
Jun 14, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Child Care Center.
  • Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
  • Takes part in: Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
  • Delaware lists it as: Private.
  • Licence number 378440.
  • Capacity: 149 children.
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Delaware acted against it?

  • 8 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (6), No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern (1), Substantiated (1).
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Mar 25, 2026OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to SubstantiateThe Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on March 17, 2026, regarding concerns of a child ingesting an unknown medication due to a medication not being stored securely and out of children’s reach. An investigation was conducted on March 18, 2026. Administrator #1 and two staff members stated Child #1 did put an unknown pill in their mouth, but the pill was removed immediately, and all policies and procedures were followed. It was not able to be determined how the medication came to be in the classroom. All staff interviewed denied having any such medication at the center. While a child did access some type of medication found on the floor of the classroom, there was no evidence of incorrect storage of classroom medications or lack of supervision; therefore there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint.
Mar 24, 2026IA Investigation: No Evidence to SubstantiateDelaware gives no summary.
Jan 28, 2026OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to SubstantiateThe Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on January 14, 2026, regarding concerns of not following transportation requirements for safety restraints. An investigation was conducted on January 22, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following transportation requirements for safety restraints based on interviews conducted and documents reviewed. Administrator #1 and two staff members all stated children are using safety restraints during transportation, and the document reviewed showed name-to-face and seat belt checks were completed.
Jan 2, 2026OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiatedvisit. Conclusion Detail: The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on December 17, 2025, regarding concerns of infant bottles not being labeled and concerns of a staff member not using positive behavior management. An investigation was conducted on December 18, 2025. This complaint is substantiated for concerns of infant bottles not being labeled based on staff interviews. Administrator #1 stated Child #1’s bottles were not labeled, which led to Staff #3 not feeding Child #1 throughout the morning. This complaint is substantiated for not using positive behavior management based on staff interviews and documents reviewed. Administrator #1 and Staff #1 stated Staff #2 was lifting children by one arm to move them to a different area in the classroom, and Staff #2’s coaching form stated Staff #2 demonstrated how they lifted the children, which was lifting children by one arm. Staff #2 was required by center administration to complete training in Infant and Toddler safety after this incident.
Dec 15, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate with ConcernThe Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on October 23, 2025, regarding concerns of not following positive behavior support. An investigation was conducted on December 5, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns of not following positive behavior support, based on staff interviews conducted. Administrator #1 and eight staff members were interviewed separately and stated they have only observed appropriate positive behavior management within the facility and stated they only use appropriate behavior management support. A concern noted during the visit and review of attendance records was that staff members worked alone with children who were unqualified through DEEDS Early Learning on multiple occasions. In the walkthrough of the facility during the investigation, four classrooms, including two infant rooms and two toddler rooms, had unqualified staff working alone with children. Attendance records reviewed for the week of November 17, 2025, through November 21, 2025, reflected an Early Childhood Intern and staff members without a DEEDS Early Learning qualifications were alone with infants in both Infant classrooms for the entire week of attendance viewed. Staff members with no DEEDS Early Learning qualification were signed in alone with one-year-old children for the entire week in all three toddler classrooms. There were four instances throughout the week of November 17, 2025, where staff without qualifications were alone in two-year-old and preschool-age classrooms as well. An additional concern noted was a staff member signed in to work with children alone on multiple occasions without having a comprehensive background check completed. Another concern noted is inaccurate attendance records as there were several instances of staff not signing out of their classrooms from November 17, 2025, through November 21, 2025, and instances where no coverage of classrooms was shown.
Jun 11, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to SubstantiateOn June 5, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns regarding meeting sanitation requirements due to excessive illness within the center. An investigation was conducted on June 9, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint based on interviews conducted. Administrator #1 and eight staff members interviewed stated classrooms and toys are cleaned and sanitized daily, toys are sanitized when mouthed, and classrooms and toys are continuously sanitized when an illness is present in the facility. No cleanliness or sanitation concerns were noted during the walkthrough of the facility, and proper cleaning solutions were observed in each classroom.
May 30, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to SubstantiateOn May 20, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns of use of improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on May 27, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline based on interviews conducted. Ten staff members interviewed stated they have not witnessed any improper discipline within the facility. All staff members interviewed stated they have not used improper discipline.
Feb 24, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to SubstantiateOn February 7, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns of use of improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on February 13, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint based on interviews conducted. Administrator #1 and four staff members interviewed stated they have not witnessed any improper discipline within the facility. One staff member stated Staff #1 nudged a child on the head. All staff members interviewed stated they have not used improper discipline.

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: 5 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
  • 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
  • 2024: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
  • 2023: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
  • 2022: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
  • 2021: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Nov 4, 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 Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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

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