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Child care center · Dover, DE
KIDZ INK III
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: 645 WEST NORTH STREET, Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 730-4730
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 151 children
OCCL license number: 169062
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. 2022: 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)
- 0 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 0 violations cited on these visits
- 0 complaint investigations completed
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 14 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.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
May 6, 2022 · Unannounced · 1 violation
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by May 6, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, May 6, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff to child ratio and maximum group size is maintained. According to the attendance records, the one-year-old classroom had up to 20 children with four staff, the youngest was one-year-old.
March 29, 2022 · Complaint Visit · 1 violation
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by April 29, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 29, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff-to-child ratio is maintained at all times. According to attendance records dated April 1, 2022, one staff was alone with 12 children, age three-years-old. According to attendance in the younger two-year-old classroom, one staff was alone with up to 13 children. At the visit, attendance from the morning showed one staff was alone with up to 17 three-year-old children before a second staff arrived.
February 16, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 12 violations
Staff Qualifications
Regulation code 24U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 25, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the administrator and/or curriculum coordinator have specialized training for school-age care.
Staffing
Regulation code 26U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, April 4, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Have an early childhood teacher trained in day-to-day operations.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 17, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #4 needs one reference. Staff #5 needs CPR/First Aid. Staff #6 needs question #4 completed on the health appraisal. Staff #8 needs administration of medication certification and an updated health appraisal with TB results. Staff #9 needs question #3 answered on the health appraisal. Staff #13 needs administration of medication certification, a job description, two references, an adult health appraisal with TB results and release of employment history with corresponding service letters. Child #14 needs #3 completed on the health appraisal. Staff #15 needs two references, employee declaration, drug/ alcohol statement, an adult health appraisal with TB results and release of employment history with corresponding services letters. Staff #16 needs service letters. Staff #17 needs administration of medication certification. Staff #18 needs on reference.
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 25, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complete and submit the Parents Right to Know log.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, April 1, 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).
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 14, 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).
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by February 16, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, February 16, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
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).
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 22, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Repair the broken fence on the larger playground. Replenish the fall zone material to ensure fall zones have nine inches of mulch. All indoor equipment where feet leave the ground require shock absorbent fall zones. Add shock absorbent fall zones to the indoor play space and the one-year-old classroom.
Equipment
Regulation code 57U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 10, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure there is a sufficient quantity of toys are available. Young twos needs more language, manipulatives, and music. Older twos need more language. Younger ones needs more language, manipulatives, and sensory.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 17, 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).
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by March 11, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 14, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Purchase additional emergency food to allow shelter in place for 24 hours.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by February 18, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 10, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure lesson plans include weekly opportunities. The younger four-year-old's need science and sensory. The three-year-old's need food/ health habits, science, music, and sensory.
Complaint investigations
All 8 complaint investigations in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed July 12, 2022 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On June 21, 2022, a complaint was accepted for investigation by OCCL regarding improper staff-to-child ratios. An investigation began on June 28, 2022, and concluded on July 6, 2022. This complaint is substantiated because according to attendance records, on June 23, 2022, Staff #1, an aide, was alone with six children in the one-year-old classroom from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Additional concerns noted were attendance for staff and children were not accurately documented on several occasions, including two times when it appeared there was not a staff present in the classroom with children.
Completed June 7, 2022 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
OCCL received a complaint on May 20, 2022. An investigation was conducted on May 31, 2022 regarding not providing toilet paper and paper towels in the bathrooms and not providing paper towels after handwashing. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because toilet paper and paper towels were available, a purchase order was observed, and gloves were available in the first aid kit.
Completed June 3, 2022 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
Completed April 29, 2022 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
Completed April 4, 2022 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
Completed March 2, 2022 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
Completed February 2, 2022 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
OCCL received a complaint on January 18, 2022. An investigation was conducted on January 26, 2022 regarding possibly not following their dismissal policy for staff, possibly not following COVID-19 guidelines, and not cleaning as required. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because all interviewed staff stated the facility is following COVID-19 guidelines, they were unaware of a staff member being terminated for COVID-19, and were aware and follow cleaning procedures. In addition, all staff denied that any staff member had an infant enrolled at the center.
Completed January 31, 2022 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
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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.