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Child care center · Dover, DE

CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

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: 1143 E LEBANON RD, Dover, DE 19901

Phone: (302) 697-7860

Ages served: 2 years through 5 years.

Age group: Toddler through Pre-School

Licensed capacity: 99 children

OCCL license number: 1544082

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. 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)

  • 2 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
  • 5 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 2 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 5 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.

  1. September 16, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30U · Correct by October 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 9, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a professional development (PD) plan, OCCL's Health and Safety Training, references, and two documented attempts to obtain service letters. Eight staff need a PD plan. One staff needs a PD plan, OCCL's Health and Safety Training, and four references. One staff needs a PD plan and eligibility letter. One staff needs needs a PD plan, OCCL's Health and Safety Training, four references, and an eligibility letter. One staff needs a PD plan, OCCL's Health and Safety Training, Release of Employment History, Service Letter attempts, and references. One staff needs a PD plan and two more references.

    • Parents Right to Know

      Regulation code 38U · Correct by October 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 17, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure Parent's Right to Know Log is reviewed with and signed by each enrolled family and and any interested family touring the center. Obtain signatures.

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 2, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure child files are complete. Update enrollment packets to ensure emergency contacts are listed appropriately and are accessible to staff. Submit documentation for six children.

  2. July 8, 2026 · 60-Day Visit · 2 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30U · Correct by July 31, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 3, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a release of employment history form and two references. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training and health appraisal with TB screening. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB screening, release of employment history and service letter attempts, if applicable, and one more reference if no service letters returned. One staff needs orientation, an application or resume, job description, signed employee declaration, one more attempt to obtain a service letter, and two more references if service letter is not returned.

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40U · Correct by July 31, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, August 31, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure child files are complete. Five children need a signed Parents' Right to Know and screen time permission. One child needs an updated health appraisal and immunizations.

The state's file lists no complaint investigations for this program from November 29, 2021 to November 10, 2026.

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Sources

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.

A listing is not an endorsement or a rating. The state's record is the official source: confirm licensing, inspections and program details with the Office of Child Care Licensing and the program before you enroll a child. Report a problem with this page.