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Child care center · Dover, DE
THE LITTLE SCHOOL AT KIDS COTTAGE
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: 105 MONT BLANC BOULEVARD, Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 734-3040
Ages served: 1 year through 10 years.
Age group: Toddler through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 162 children
OCCL license number: 787716
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: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2025: 5 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2023: 6 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2022: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2021: 4 facility injuries. 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)
- 2 violations cited on these visits
- 3 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 2; 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 4 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 11 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 4, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 5, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needed a release of employment history completed.
November 20, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by December 2, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, December 3, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Six staff need a DEEDS certificate on file. One staff needs a Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals certificate on file.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
November 1, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by November 30, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 9, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure a comprehensive background check is conducted every five years. One staff member needs a comprehensive background check.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 10, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 9, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a professional development plan, two staff need annual review of abuse and neglect, four staff need Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals, two staff need letters of eligibility on file, one staff needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form with TB results, and four staff need service letters attempts and follow ups if required.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by November 1, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 1, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure trash cans have a lid.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by November 1, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 1, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure nap equipment is non-absorbent and cleanable.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by November 10, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 9, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children 24 months and older have weekly opportunities for exploration in the area of food or healthy habits.
November 15, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by December 9, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 13, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
One staff needs an hour and a half of annual training hours. Three staff need orientation. Four staff need job descriptions. Four staff need a total of two references. Four staff need criminal history letters of eligibility. Three staff need an adult abuse registry check. Five staff need health appraisal and TB results. Three staff need release of employment history form completed. Six staff need an attempt for service letter with a follow up. If a service letter is not returned they will need to gain a total of four reference letters after the second unsuccessful service letter attempt.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by November 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, November 15, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure exact arrival and departure of staff is documented. Staff were signed into the barn classroom and not present. Staff was signed into the firehouse classroom and not present. This was corrected when the staff was signed out of the firehouse classroom and staff were present in the barn classroom.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by December 9, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 12, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
One child needs a health appraisal, immunization record, and a blood lead test result.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by December 9, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 6, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure lesson plans reflect all required areas, language, literacy, social emotional, free play, cognitive, four activities, two weekly of health, music, science, physical, and sensory.
Complaint investigations
All 6 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 November 10, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on October 27, 2026, regarding not meeting the needs of the child. An investigation was conducted on October 29, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because the administrators complied with the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and their Families investigation.
Completed October 20, 2026 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on October 5, 2026, regarding under-age staff alone with children. An investigation was conducted on October 7, 2026. The complaint is substantiated because attendance records for the week of September 28, 2026, showed an Early Childhood (EC) intern under the age of 18 working alone with one-year-old children, and an EC intern under the age of 18 was alone with toddlers in care during the visit.
Completed July 27, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On July 2, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint alleging noncompliance with weather guidelines. An investigation was conducted on July 13, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because the staff real time electronic communication log stated indoor play was required due to the weather, and all staff stated only indoor play occurred on July 2, 2026, due to the weather.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed September 11, 2023 · 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 August 28, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
A complaint was received by the Report Line on June 29, 2023, and accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The complaint was sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) on June 29, 2023, and accepted for investigation regarding lack of supervision, improper discipline, and accident/injury procedures. On August 2, 2023, IAU stated the case would be closed as no evidence to substantiate because the injury appeared to be consistent with normal play. OCCL's investigation began on July 10, 2023, and concluded on August 21, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because staff stated there were no signs of injury to the child when he left the facility at the end of the day on June 28, 2023 and viewed video footage from the date in question showed no indication of injury to Child #1.
Completed August 24, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
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.