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Child care center · Dover, DE
ABC KIDS ACADEMY 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: 1012 S GOVERNORS AVE, Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 289-5300
Ages served: 1 year through 12 years.
Age group: Toddler through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 56 children
OCCL license number: 1475636
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Pending enforcement step (as published): Intent to Place on Warning of Probation
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)
- 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 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.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
September 21, 2022 · Enforcement Visit · 5 violations
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 7, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, September 28, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Five children need blood lead screening results. One child needs an updated health appraisal. Six children need development plans.
Heating and Cooling
Regulation code 48U · Correct by September 21, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, September 21, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fans and cords are inaccessible to children. A fan was observed in children's reach on a low shelf in the main classroom. This was discussed and corrected when the fan was removed.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by October 7, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, September 21, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure food is stored to prevent spoilage and labeled with contents and date of preparation or expiration. An opened package of cookie dough was observed in the freezer.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by October 7, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, September 22, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Replenish the mulch with nine inches of mulch to protect the fall zone areas. Move the rocking toys to the fall zone area.
First Aid Kits
Regulation code 65U · Correct by October 7, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, September 21, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Purchase roll gauze for the first aid kit.
August 9, 2022 · Enforcement Visit · 1 violation
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by August 19, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, September 14, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Repair the gate to the outdoor play area to ensure it self-latches.
June 21, 2022 · Unannounced · 1 violation
Pools and Swimming
Regulation code 54U · Correct by June 24, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, June 21, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Discontinue the use of the portable wading pool.
June 15, 2022 · Enforcement Visit · 4 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by June 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, June 15, 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).
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by June 22, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, June 21, 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).
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by June 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, June 15, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance is documented to show the exact hours the staff worked in each classroom. One staff member was not signed into the one and two-year-old classroom, but present. Two staff members were signed into the one and two-year-old classroom, but not present. One staff was not signed into the school-age classroom. This was corrected when the staff members were signed in or out.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by June 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, June 15, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child attendance is documented to show the child's exact arrival and departure times. 11 children were present in the one and two-year-old classroom, but 10 were signed in. Eight children were present in the three to five-year-old classroom, but seven were signed in. This was corrected when the children were signed into their classrooms.
Complaint investigations
The 1 complaint investigation 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 April 4, 2022 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
OCCL received a complaint on March 22, 2022, regarding not following the parent handbook and not allowing parents into the building, not completely changing soiled clothing, not having an understanding for the children's needs, improper behavior management, and lack of care and interactions. On March 24, 2022 and March 25, 2022, two additional complaints were received and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). On March 24, 2022 and March 25, 2022, the complaints were sent to OCCL and accepted for investigation regarding lack of supervision and administering medication without written permission from the child's parent/guardian. An investigation was conducted on March 28, 2022. The complaint is substantiated with additional concerns. Staff admitted to sending an infant home without pants and stated the center does not have extra clothes available. Staff do not have an understanding for the children's needs because two staff were heard yelling at children instead of consoling them on a voice recording. Staff do not follow proper behavior management because two staff were heard yelling at a crying infant, making negative comments about a child's looks and family, and cussing in front of the children. There is a lack of care and interactions because two staff were not heard talking with the infants during play, feeding, and routine care and are not heard responding to infants actions, sounds, and beginning language on a voice recording. At the visit, a four-year-old child and school-age child were observed leaving the caterpillar classroom, unattended. An additional concern noted on the voice recording is infants not being held while feeding because a staff member repeatedly told an infant she would not hold his bottle for him. Additional concerns noted at the visit were two safe sleep violations, a staff member using her cell phone for personal reasons, and children under the age of two-years-old participating in screen time activiti es. There is no evidence to substantiate for not following the parent handbook, not allowing parents into the building, and administering medication without written permission from the child's parent/guardian because staff denied the allegations and no melatonin was observed in the building.
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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.