Barbara Bell
A licensed family child care in Dover, Delaware 19904
231 Kesselring Avenue, Dover, Delaware 19904. (302) 270-5637.
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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?
3 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on May 5, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
10 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
10 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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 5, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review4 violations
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Use of a Substitute
The inspectors’ words, 124 words
“Ensure that a non-emergency substitute has CPR and first aid training; that a guardian is notified when the non-emergency substitute will be left alone with the children; that the current non-emergency substitute’s name and phone number are not documented on the posting; and that the non-emergency substitute and the provider document exact arrival and departure times. The current non-emergency substitute cpr and first aid expired in April 2026. When the LS arrived, the non-emergency substitute was the only adult in the family child care supervising the children. The provider had not documented her exit from the home, and the non-emergency substitute did not document her arrival to care for the children. The current posting does not reflect the non-emergency substitute’s name and phone number.”
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Children’s Health Appraisal
“Ensure enrolled children have a health appraisal on file every 13 months. Ensure the immunization record on file is up to date. Three children need updated health appraisals and immunizations on file.”
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Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure the freezer has a thermometer that reads 0 degreese farenheight or less.”
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Training
“Ensure the provider’s CPR and first aid are current. The providers’ CPR and first aid expired in April 2026.”
May 8, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations
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Children’s Files
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs updated health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs updated health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening results. One child needs days/hours of attending, date of enrollment, emergency card and parent permissions. One child needs hours and days attending.”
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First Aid Kit
“Ensure first aid kit is complete. Kit is missing safety pins and plastic bags.”
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Emergency Planning
“Ensure fire drills and fire prevention inspections are conducted monthly.”
May 8, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations
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Children’s Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #2, #9, # 12 need updated health appraisals, immunizations and blood lead screening results. Child #11 needs updated health appraisal and blood lead screening results.”
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Hazardous Materials
“Ensure radon testing is completed every 5 years for the rooms used for care.”
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License Renewal
“Ensure license renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration date. This was corrected at visit when provider gave specialist the renewal packet.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 violations cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Family Child Care.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 3 months through 12 years.
- Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Licence number 823339.
- Capacity: 9 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?
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Barbara Bell This child care provider | Not given |
| Miracles of Life Child Care | Not given |
| Dover’s Childrens Village Too | Not given |
| Greater Dover Boys and Girls Club | Not given |
| Mattie Rena Duffie | Not given |
| Lakeisheia Booker | Not given |
| Tyra Ceo | Not given |
| De Colores Home Learning Center | Not given |
| Tilithia Allen | Not given |
| Janet M. Denton | Not given |
| Rivers of Learning Academy, LLC | Not given |
| Little Kid’s Swagg Learning Center, LLC Too | Not given |
| Sunshine Home Childcare, LLC | 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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