Epworth Preschool

Insurance Coverage

“Ensure insurance documentation is kept current and available. Obtain current insurance documentation.”

Rule 16U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 14, 2026.

Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs an adult health appraisal with TB screening. One staff needs OCCL’s Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, a job description, pending out-of-state background check, two documented attempts to obtain service letters, and references.”

Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 3, 2026.

Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff indicate the hours worked in each classroom, documenting exact arrival and departure. This was corrected at the visit when the pre-populated departure times of staff were removed from the attendance sheets.”

Rule 36U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 13, 2026.

Indoor Space

“Ensure hot water temperature does not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Adjust water heater.”

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

Outdoor Area

“Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish mulch to nine inches in all fall zone areas. Ensure main gate into outdoor play area is self closing. Repair gate to ensure it self-closes.”

Rule 53U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 13, 2026.

Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans contain activities in physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and language/literacy daily. Ensure lesson plans contain weekly opportunities in a food/healthy habit, science, music, and sensory. Add required activities.”

Rule 74U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 16, 2026.

License Renewal

“Ensure renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the application was received by OCCL.”

Rule 8U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 8, 2026.

Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete Child #4 and Child #5 need updated health appraisals Child #10 needs days and hours to attend, This was corrected at the visit”

Rule 40U.

Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs OCCL seven hour training Staff #4 needs OCCL seven hour training, release of employment and a service letter”

Rule 30U.

Toilet Facilities

“Ensure the ventilation system in the bathroom of class #4 is operable. Send proof when completed.”

Rule 51U.

License Renewal

“Renewal applications are due 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the provider sent the renewal applicaition to OCCL.”

Rule 8U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 27, 2025.

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ratios and group size must be maintained at all times. Turtles/Owls were combined with 21 children. The youngest child was 3 years old. Maximum capacity is 20. This was corrected at the visit when the teacher returned and took her students to their own classroom,”

Rule 27U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 31, 2024.

Personnel Files

“Staff files must be complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL 7 hour training, service letter finger prints and eligibility. Staff was sent home pending eligibility Staff #2 needs annual training hours ,professional development plan and OCCL 7 hour training.”

Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 27, 2024.

Child Files

“Child files must be complete Child #1 needs medication permission Child #2 needs days and hours to attend Child #19 needs health appraisal and immunization shot records”

Rule 40U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 15, 2024.

Children’s Attendance

“Exact hours of arrival and departure is required for each enrolled child. Send one weeks attendance for the Turtles classroom.”

Rule 43U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 16, 2024.

Indoor Space

“Hot water is required in each sink. The Owls classroom had not hot water. Cover the trash in the pelican and turtles bathrooms. Send proof of functioning hot water and covered trash.”

Rule 49U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 15, 2024.

Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Diaper trash must be foot operated. Non foot activated diaper genie was being used. Send proof of change.”

Rule 61U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 15, 2024.

First Aid Kits

“First aid kit needs to be fully stocked with required items. Send proof of pen/paper, plastic bag, roll gauze and thermometer”

Rule 65U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 15, 2024.

Activity Areas

“Lesson plans must contain weekly opportunities for special activities. Healthy habits/cooking. Send on week lesson plans for the Penguin and Turtles classrooms.”

Rule 75U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 15, 2024.

License Renewal

“Renewal applications are due 60 days prior to license expiration.”

Rule 8U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 26, 2024.