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Child care center · Dover, DE
BAYHEALTH CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING CENTER
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: 150 SCULL TERRACE, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 744-7182
Ages served: 8 weeks through 5 years.
Age group: Infant through Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 78 children
OCCL license number: 28242
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. 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2021: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
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Inspection history
Last 3 years (November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026, when the state's files were last updated)
- 2 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 7 violations cited on these visits
- 3 complaint investigations completed (Substantiated: 2; Unsubstantiated with Concern: 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 9 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.
November 10, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by December 5, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 21, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a PD plan. Four staff need OCCL's health and safety training. One staff needs an application or personal data sheet. Two staff need a job description. Four staff need reference letters. Two staff need health appraisals with TB screenings. Two staff need service letters with two documented attempts or two additional reference letters.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by December 5, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 18, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure each classroom has a foot activated trash cans for disposing of diapers.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by December 5, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 20, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure Medication Administration Records are on file for children's medications. Two children need MARs.
November 13, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by December 8, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 16, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure Staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL's Health and Safety training. Staff#2 and #3 need service letters with 2 documented attempts. Staff #5 and #6 needs health appraisal with TB test results.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by December 8, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 13, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure trash can in bathroom is covered. Trash can in toddler room needs a lid.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by December 8, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 16, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure food items are labeled with contents and expiration dates. Food in cabinet in the Toddler Room Kitchen was observed with dates open dates only.
Toilet Facilities
Regulation code 51U · Correct by December 8, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 16, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure bathrooms have either one operable window or ventilation fan. Ventilation fan in Toddler Room was not working. This was discussed at visit and a work order was submitted.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
November 16, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by December 16, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 1, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs administration of medication training. Staff #2 needs a PD Plan, and administration of medication training.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by December 16, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 9, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #7 need updated health appraisal and lead test results. Child #9 needs lead test results.
Complaint investigations
All 3 complaint investigations in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published. In the state's summaries, "IA" is the state's Institutional Abuse Unit.
Completed December 10, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on November 25, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because video footage shows a staff member using a hand-over-hand method to show the child how to clean up his mess on the floor, however, the handling of the child appeared rough. Administrator #1 used the video footage as a teaching tool and provided additional support to the staff.
Completed July 15, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On February 28, 2024, a self-report was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IA). It was also sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) and accepted for investigation regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on March 6, 2024. On June 25, 2024, Institutional Abuse Investigator stated the case will be closed as unsubstantiated with concern for improper handling of a child resulting in injury. This self-reported complaint is substantiated by OCCL for improper discipline because video footage shows two staff members pulling on a child's arm and roughly handling them to get them to comply. The two staff members involved were put on leave and then their employment was terminated by the center.
Completed June 25, 2024 · Result: Unsubstantiated with Concern
Type (as published): IA Investigation
The state's file has no summary for this investigation.
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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.