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Child care center · Dover, DE
WESLEY PRESCHOOL AND PLAY CARE
A licensed child care center in Dover, Delaware, with its state inspection and complaint history from the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 209 SOUTH STATE STREET, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 678-8987
Ages served: 1 year through 5 years.
Age group: Toddler through Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 132 children
OCCL license number: 28077
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Injuries reported to the state (as published): the state's file lists injuries in the last 5 years that needed medical or dental treatment. No facility injuries reported. No facility deaths reported.
View the official record on Delaware's child care search (search for the program's name).
Inspection history
Last 3 years (November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026, when the state's files were last updated)
- 3 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 10 violations cited on these visits
- 1 complaint investigation completed (Substantiated: 1)
A violation means a licensing specialist found that a Delaware licensing rule wasn't met. The state gives the program a date to correct each one and records when it was corrected. Complaint results use the state's own terms, as published. Read the official record for details.
Visits with violations
All 5 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 15 violations in all. The state's file lists only visits where a rule was cited, so visits where nothing was cited are not shown. Each violation shows the state's short title for the rule, its regulation code, the date the state set for the fix and the correction status as published.
February 25, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 20, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 6, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a service letter request for a previous employer.
Child Health Appraisal
Regulation code 41U · Correct by March 20, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 6, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal on file.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by March 20, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 6, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure medications are stored with a name on the box and the item in the box. Expired medications need to be returned and replaced. Medications for children no longer in use must be disposed of. Three medications were observed to not have a name on the box or the item. One medication had expired. One medication the child was no longer in care.
February 13, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 28, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 need updated fingerprints and eligibility prior to returning to work.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by February 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 17, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by February 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 17, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Telephone
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
February 21, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by February 21, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 21, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure personnel files are complete Staff #1 needs CPR/FA certification., health and safety hours and three additional training hours.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by March 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 1, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff sign in/out with exact hours of arrival and departure.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by March 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 1, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance is documented with the children's exact hours of arrival/departure. Send one weeks attendance to OCCL
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by March 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 1, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
February 9, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 1, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 9, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Staff files must be complete Staff #1 needs OCCL s7 hour health and safety training Staff #2 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff # 3 needs a professional development plan and OCCL 7 hour heath and safety training Staff #6 needs a professional development plan Staff #7 needs a professional development plan Staff #8 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #10 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #12 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #13 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #14 needs updated annual abuse and neglect documentation. Staff #16 needs a professional development plan and OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #17 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #18 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #20 needs date of hire and OCCL 7 hour health and safety training Staff #21 needs annual review of abuse and neglect Staff #22 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training
February 14, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, February 14, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ratios must be maintained at all times. One child took one child to the restroom leaving the classroom out of staff to child ratio. This was corrected at the visit after having a conversation with staff.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 8, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, February 28, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 8, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Child files must be complete. Child #2 needs immunization or medical exemption Child #8 needs innumizations and blood lead results Child #9 needs immunizations
Complaint investigations
The 1 complaint investigation in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Completed January 9, 2025 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on December 3, 2024, regarding temperatures in the building being too cold. An investigation was conducted on December 4, 2024. This complaint is substantiated because when the complaint was investigated Administrator #1 admitted the heater had been broken but repaired. However, a few of the classroom temperatures were below the required 68 degrees at the time of the visit.
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Sources
- Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities: program details, enforcement action and injuries report.
- Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information: visits, violations, corrections and specialist notes.
- Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews: complaint investigations, results and summaries.
All three are published by the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on data.delaware.gov as Public Domain and cover about the last five years. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published. Program details last checked October 21, 2026.