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Child care center · Dover, DE
LEARNING ALL HOURS EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY & YOUTH CENTER, LLC
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: 230 E SHELDRAKE CIR, Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 674-1935
Ages served: 1 year through 12 years.
Age group: Toddler through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 60 children
OCCL license number: 958964
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)
- 4 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 21 violations cited on these visits
- 4 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 2; Substantiated: 2)
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 6 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 39 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.
June 15, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by June 22, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, June 16, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that a comprehensive background check is completed every 5 years. The owner has not been printed for the center since 7-26-23.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by July 17, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, August 17, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff emmber needs a second attempt for a service letter from three prior employers. One staff member needs a professional development plan and annual training in two areas of Health and Safety.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by July 17, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 15, 2026 · 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 July 17, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 15, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fences are in a safe condition, self-close and self-lock, each outdoor space has 75 square feet for each child in the area, and that fall zones are the proper depth and at least 6 feet from the equipment. The fencing has sharp edges and pinch points. The small play area needs to be measured, and the slides and climbers in the area need proper fall zones.
Meals and Snacks
Regulation code 71U · Correct by June 15, 2026 · Correction status: Pending, June 15, 2026 · 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).
Changes Affecting a License
Regulation code 9U · Correct by July 17, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 15, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that a plan review is submitted when making changes to the outdoor area. A file review indicated that the facility has three-year-old equipment and three outdoor play areas. The original plans only had one outdoor play area on file. No plan review was submitted for the replacement of equipment or fencing off areas.
June 18, 2025 · Announced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by June 18, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, June 18, 2025 · 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).
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by July 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, June 23, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Staff files must be complete. Staff #1 needs one hour health and safety training and a professional development plan. Staff #2 needs an adult health appriasal with TB.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by July 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, June 23, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Child files must be complete Child #1 needs an updated health appraisal Child #6 needs an emergency card, innumizatin shot records and blood lead test results.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by July 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 1, 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).
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by July 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 1, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the fence has self closing and positive self latching closure mechanisms
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by July 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure to return expired medication to the family.
February 13, 2025 · Unannounced · 1 violation
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by February 13, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 13, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
An employee was allowed to work at the center prior to becoming eligible. Beginning January 1, 2023 a licensee shall ensure a staff member is fingerprinted and the licensee has received an eligibility determination or a provisional eligibility notification before the start of employment.
June 20, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 violations
Insurance Coverage
Regulation code 16U · Correct by June 20, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 20, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the vehicle has updated insurance. Send card to OCCL. This was corrected at the visit Send proof of liability insurance for the center. This was corrected at the visit.
Staff Qualifications
Regulation code 24U · Correct by June 27, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 3, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
The center does not have enough staff to give breaks and or lunch, Ensure to hire staff so the center is able to run smoothly and ratios are able to be met.
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by June 29, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 1, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure ratios are maintained at all times. One to four year old's were combined when Specialists arrived. Toddlers must be cared for separate from preschoolers. Send one weeks attendance records for each classroom.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by June 27, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 1, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete Staff #1needa an updated annual review of abuse and neglect Staff #2 needs a a professional development plan
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by June 27, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 1, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Endure child files are complete Child #4 needs parents right to know and screen time Child #7, 8 and 12 need blood lead test results.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by June 21, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 21, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Telephone
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure expired medication is returned to the parent.
License Requirements
Regulation code 6U · Correct by June 20, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 20, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the OCCL license is posted. This was corrected at the visit.
License Renewal
Regulation code 8U · Correct by June 20, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 20, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure renewal applications are submitted 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the renewal applicant was received.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
June 5, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 11 violations
Governing Body
Regulation code 15U · Correct by June 16, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, June 5, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure enough staff for daily operation is available. The Specialist arrived and on staff was one eligible, qualified staff member, and one eligible staff member with fourteen children.
Insurance Coverage
Regulation code 16U · Correct by June 16, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 10, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the vehicle has an insurance card.
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by June 16, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, June 5, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure proper staff to child ratios are maintained during hours of care. A staff member left an eligible aid alone with fourteen children the youngest child being three-years-old to answer the door.
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by June 5, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, June 5, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff that are not eligible are not left alone with children until they are eligible.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by June 16, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff file are complete. Three staff need CPR and First Aid training, Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training, and letters of eligibility on file. Two staff need a job description. One staff needs references, employee declaration, drug and alcohol statement, a health appraisal and tuberculosis testing result, a releas of employment history, and servicel letter attempts for prior employers.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by June 5, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, June 5, 2023 · 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).
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by June 16, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 10, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complete the Parents Right to Know Log.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by June 16, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 10, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Six children need date of enrollment, Five children need hours of enrolment, four children need days of enrollment, and three children need blood lead screening test results.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by June 5, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, June 5, 2023 · 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).
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by June 5, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, June 5, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the refrigerator is at 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
License Renewal
Regulation code 8U · Correct by June 16, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, June 7, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the annual renewal license application is submitted sixty days prior to the licenses expiration. Ensure the insurance coverage is current for the facility.
June 1, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 7 violations
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by July 13, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, July 13, 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).
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by July 13, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, July 13, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Parents Right to Know Logs (PRTK) are a requirement. Provide OCCL with an updated PRTK log.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by July 13, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, July 13, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Child files must be complete. Provide OCCL with blood lead test result for Child #7 and Child #9.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by June 1, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, June 1, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure foot activated diaper pail is placed in the two year old classroom. This was corrected a the visit.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by June 2, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, July 13, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Expired medications are to be returned to the parents. Medication logs are required for any medication administered.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by July 13, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, July 13, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Carry out and document and provide OCCL with a monthly evacuation log and fire prevention checks for June and July.
License Renewal
Regulation code 8U · Correct by July 13, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, June 3, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Completed renewal applications with supporting documentation must be submitted 60 days prior to license expiration.
Complaint investigations
All 5 complaint investigations in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Completed September 16, 2025 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On August 18, 2025, the OCCL received a complaint regarding having a person present at the center without a comprehensive background check. An investigation was conducted on August 22, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because Administrator #1 stated after the previous complaint, Person #1 was no longer sleeping at the center; however, Person #1 is fingerprinted and is determined eligible and will help clean the center.
Completed August 5, 2025 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On July 7, 2025, the OCCL received a complaint regarding illegal drugs being in the center, not keeping the center in a hazard-free and safe condition, keeping the grounds in a clean and safe condition, and not completing comprehensive background checks. An investigation was conducted on July 9, 2025. This complaint is substantiated because multiple staff members reported finding alcohol in the freezer, finding a blunt on the playground at the center, finding a vape pen in a classroom, finding a gun box with cut up straws inside in the center, and finding a folded dollar bill and a straw both with white residue in the bathroom used by the children. Staff also stated Person #1 was present at the center during and after business hours and Person #1 did not have a comprehensive background check completed.
Completed September 16, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On July 29, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint regarding lack of supervision, caring for toddlers and preschoolers in the same space, using a wading pool, having adults visit the center for personal reasons, serving juice to a child who cannot have it, and not having permission to walk to a local playground. An investigation was conducted on August 5, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for lack of supervision because upon arrival, a staff member left two children alone in a classroom to open the door, and the owner confirmed the allegation of Staff #2 being in the kitchen leaving the toddlers and preschoolers combined and alone with no supervision, but stated she was not aware the children were alone at the time. This complaint is substantiated for caring for toddlers and preschoolers in the same space because the owner confirmed the ages are sometimes mixed. This complaint is substantiated for using a wading pool, serving juice to a child who cannot have it, and walking to a local park without parent permission because the owner confirmed the allegations. There is no evidence to substantiate an adult visited for personal reasons because the owner stated the adult visitor was only there to assemble the slide and wading pool, and then left the premises.
Completed February 8, 2024 · 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 December 21, 2023, regarding not keeping all areas, furnishing, toilets and equipment of the center in a clean, hazard-free, and safe condition. An investigation was conducted on February 5, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations because the specialist observed everything in working condition and the owner submitted proof of the repairs.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed June 22, 2022 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On June 9, 2022, the OCCL received a complaint regarding children being transported in a van without seat belts, sharing a seat belt, and the bus driver stopping at a store and a salon with children in the van. An investigation was conducted on June 14, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for improper transportation of children. Several children stated they were in the van without seat belts. One child stated they shared a seat belt and traveled to the store with the van driver after being picked up from school.
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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.