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Child care center · Dover, DE
KIDS UNIVERSITY
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: 864 S STATE ST, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 674-2719
Ages served: 6 weeks through 5 years.
Age group: Infant through Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 22 children
OCCL license number: 1591053
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)
- 5 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 14 violations cited on these visits
- 2 complaint investigations completed (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 5 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 14 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 18, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Notification to OCCL
Regulation code 14U · Correct by March 18, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 18, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure to notify OCCL within five business days of the termination, resignation, transfer or hiring of an early childhood administrator.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by April 10, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 23, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs Administration of Medication. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety training.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by April 10, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Two children need updated health appraisals. Two children need updated immunizations. One child needs a completed medication administration record.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by April 10, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 17, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure gates are self-closing/ self-latching.
First Aid Kits
Regulation code 65U · Correct by April 10, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 23, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure first aid kit is complete. Kit was missing bandage twpe.
March 3, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 31, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 10, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff need reference letters. One staff needs a job description. Two staff need first aid training.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 31, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 24, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs current health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening. Three children need developmental screening. Two children need updated infant feeding statements.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by March 31, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 7, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure gates are self closing/ self latching.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by March 31, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 7, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure lesson plans include weekly opportunities to explore food and healthy habits.
December 9, 2024 · Unannounced · 1 violation
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by December 23, 2024 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children are supervised at all times. According to attendance records, on November 15, 2024, there were four children alone in the infant room from 12pm until 4pm. In the Pre-K room, November 13, 2024, there were two children alone from 5pm until 5:27pm. On November 14, 2024, there were three children alone from 11:23 am until 11:40 am and one child from 5:06 pm until 5:19 pm. On November 15, 2024, there were 4 children alone from 11:00 am until 11:30 am. On November 13, 2024, in the PM Transition room, there was one child alone from 4:48 until 5:30 pm
September 5, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by September 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 5, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff to child ratios and proper supervision is maintained at all times. Specialist noted an aide in the green room alone with 4 children. This was discussed and corrected at the visit when a qualified staff member entered the room. Ensure unqualified staff are not alone with children. The one-year-old classroom had an aide alone with four children. This was discussed and corrected at the visit when a staff member qualified as an intern joined the classroom.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by September 27, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs an additional reference. One staff needs orientation, job description, references, service letter with 2 documented attempts or 2 additional letters of reference.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by September 27, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 26, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs hours/days attending and transportation permission. Five children need health appraisals. Four children need immunizations. Five children need blood lead screening results.
July 18, 2024 · Unannounced · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 7, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 9, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need CPR/FA certification. Three staff need Administration of Medication certification. One staff needs Annual Review of Safe Sleep. Three staff need OCCL's Health and Safety training. One staff needs a job description on file. Four staff need references. One staff needs letter of eligibility. One staff needs Release of Employment. Three staff need service letters with 2 documented attempts.
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 December 2, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper staff-to-child ratio, unqualified staff, classroom capacity, and not having the administrator present the required amount of time. An investigation was conducted on October 31, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for unqualified staff alone with children and improper staff-to-child ratio because according to attendance records, an intern was alone with three infants on October 21, October 24, and October 25, 2024. On October 22, 2024, an aide was alone with three children in the Pre-k room. There is no evidence to substantiate not following measured room capacity because according to attendance records and during the visit, rooms were following the measured capacity. There is no evidence to substantiate not having the administrator present the required amount of time because Staff #1 stated the administrator is out on medical leave. After the visit, Owner #1 informed OCCL that Administrator #1 resigned. A concern noted was staff were signed into more than one classroom at the same time on October 21, October 22, October 23, October 24, and October 25, 2024. Another concern noted was according to the attendance records, there were several days where staff and children were not signed out of the classrooms. Also, according to attendance records on October 25, 2024, there were three pre-K children with no staff signed into the room from 11:30 am until 12:00 pm.
Completed October 4, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding lack of supervision, improper staff-to-child ratio, mixed ages if more than 12 children are present, not providing a parent handbook, not having the administrator present 50% of the hours of operation, and unqualified staff. An investigation was conducted on September 5, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for unqualified staff because an aide was alone with four one-year-olds during the visit. This complaint is substantiated for not having an administrator present at least 50% of the hours of operation because based on interviews, the administrator is not present for the required amount of time. Based on interviews and observations, there is no evidence to substantiate lack of supervision, mixed ages of children, improper staff-to-child ratio, and not providing a parent handbook.
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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.