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Kids Cottage

A licensed child care center in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 19971

35448 Wolfe Neck Rd, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 19971. (302) 644-7690.

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 Oct 23, 2026.

The last 24 months 8 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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 Jul 14, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.

8 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

8 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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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 Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

Jul 14, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review4 violations

  • Personnel Files

    “Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #4 needs adult abuse check, Staff #5 and Staff #6 needs adult abuse check and health appraisal.”

    Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 31, 2026.

  • Outdoor Area

    “Purchase a sandbox covered for the sandbox.”

    Rule 53U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 31, 2026.

  • Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

    “Purchase new nap mats for all classrooms.”

    Rule 56U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Aug 6, 2026.

  • Administration of Medication

    “Ensure staff follows administration of medication procedures. Send confirmation that all medications have the required documents and staff have revised the medication procedures.”

    Rule 63U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 31, 2026.

Jul 10, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation

  • Personnel Files

    “Complete files are needed for three staff members. Staff #1 needs a health appraisal with TB. Staff #2 and Staff #3 needs four reference letters.”

    Rule 30U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 14, 2025.

Jul 2, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations

  • Personnel Files

    “Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #1 need a health appraisal, Staff #2 needs administration of medication certification , OCCL health and safety training and a health appraisal with TB and Staff #3 needs a health appraisal with TB”

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

  • Kitchen and Food Preparation

    “Purchase thermometers for the refrigerators in the Sandcrabs and Minions classrooms.”

    Rule 50U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 23, 2024.

  • Administration of Medication

    “Add the exact name of the sunscreen and diaper cream on the MAR in all classrooms”

    Rule 63U. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 23, 2024.

All 3 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 14, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 violations cited
Jul 10, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation cited
Jul 2, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 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).
  • Licence number 564685.
  • Capacity: 162 children.
Source:

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), Unsubstantiated with Concern (1).
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Oct 7, 2026OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to SubstantiateThe Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on August 19, 2026, regarding improper cleaning of vents, playground hazards, staff being under the influence of alcohol while working with children, discrimination, failure to provide appropriate toileting routines and discipline, and lack of respectful communication. An investigation was conducted on August 29, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because, during the investigation, LS #1 did not observe dust accumulation on the classroom vents. Staff members interviewed consistently denied the allegations regarding the use of inappropriate language and the alleged inappropriate toileting practices when assisting a child in using the toilet. Additionally, the red tunnel had developed cracks but was not in use and was pending removal by maintenance. Duct tape was observed on one swing; however, LS #1 did not observe cracks or other hazardous conditions on the remaining playground equipment. Regarding the allegation that Staff #2 returned to the center smelling of alcohol, Administrator #1 confirmed that Staff #2 was sent home after the concern was reported but could not find any evidence that Staff #2 was under the influence of alcohol while caring for children. Staff #2 denied the allegation. Administrator #1 stated all staff members are required to review and re-sign the drug and alcohol policy during an upcoming professional development meeting.
Jan 13, 2026OCCL Standards Complaint: Unsubstantiated with ConcernOCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on September 22, 2025, regarding improper discipline. An investigation began on November 20, 2025, and concluded on December 11, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because Staff #1 and Staff #2 denied the allegation and video footage reviewed did not show staff members alone in the bathroom with Child #1 or Child #1 being hit or touched inappropriately.

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.
Source:

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.
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

12 compared
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Epworth PreschoolNot given
YMCA of Delaware/RehobothNot given
Kids Cottage This child care providerNot given
Boys & Girls Club @ Rehoboth BeachNot given
Beach Babies Child Care RehobothNot given
Lullaby Learning Center, Inc.Not given
Tops Childcare LLCNot given
Children’s Place Child Development CenterNot given
Beach Buddies School Age ProgramNot given
Little Einstein’s Preschool - MillsboroNot given
Gigglebugs Early Learning Center, LLCNot given
Boys & Girls Club @ MilfordNot 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

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 Oct 24, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

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

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