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Child care center · Dover, DE
PEDIATRIC HEALTH CHOICE AT THE CHILDREN'S SECRET GARDEN
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: 717 HATCHERY ROAD, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 730-1717
Ages served: 6 weeks through 18 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 124 children
OCCL license number: 1081269
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Special conditions (as published): Variance
Injuries reported to the state (as published): the state's file lists injuries in the last 5 years that needed medical or dental treatment. 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 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)
- 3 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 4 violations cited on these visits
- 2 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 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 4 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 6 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.
March 10, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 24, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 24, 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.
March 11, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 25, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 20, 2025 · 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.
March 21, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by April 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 26, 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).
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by April 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 26, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure outdoor structures, fences, and equipment are clean and in safe condition. There are 2 circular areas on the rubber turf that are tripping hazards. Please send a picture of the correction to janell.friend@doe.k12.de.us
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
March 23, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by April 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 4, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs to complete the Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff member needs to complete a skills demonstration for CPR. Four staff members need first aid certification.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by April 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 30, 2023 · 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. One child needs blood lead screening results.
Complaint investigations
All 2 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 June 3, 2025 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On May 21, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding the child care facility not notifying the parent/guardian of the child's health care needs, resulting in the child needing immediate medical attention. An investigation was conducted on May 28, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate because staff denied Child #1 had a fever until right before dropping him off to Parent #1. Additionally, documentation was provided to show his medication was given at the appropriate times, and the registered nurse did not have concerns regarding his health.
Completed April 10, 2024 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On March 20, 2024, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received the complaint on March 20, 2024, and accepted it for investigation regarding lack of supervision and accident/injury procedures. An investigation was conducted on March 21, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because the child care did not observe a bruise on Child #1, and staff stated no incidents were observed nor did Child #1 show any discomfort or episodes of crying during the day. Staff stated Child #1 likes to play on the bicycle toy on the playground even though it is a little taller than she is, which makes it difficult for her to mount and dismount, so this could be the source of the bruise.
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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.