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Child care center · Dover, DE
DESTINED FOR GREATNESS LEARNING CENTER V INC.
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: 341 SAULSBURY ROAD, Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 734-9505
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 62 children
OCCL license number: 1651408
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.
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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)
- 29 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 29 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.
April 1, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 16 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members need administration of medication certification. One staff member needs CPR certification. One staff member needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training, one reference, an adult health appraisal with TB results, and a service letter.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Two children need health appraisals with immunization records. One child needs blood lead screening results. Four children need a development plan.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 2, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure hazardous materials are stored inaccessible to children. The soap and water solution and bleach and water solution in the three-year-old classroom were observed on the staff's desk in children's reach.
Heating and Cooling
Regulation code 48U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 7, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure cords are kept inaccessible. The telephone cord in the two-year-old classroom was observed stretched across to the outlet in the children's reach and causing a tripping hazard. Portable space heaters are prohibited. Remove the portable space heater from the office.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all areas are in safe condition. Secure the rugs in the three-year-old classroom, two-year-old classroom, and the school-age classroom to eliminate the tripping hazard. Ensure walls are cleanable and in good repair. Repair the wall behind the outlet cover located near the teacher's desk in the three-year-old classroom. Repair the wall under the library sign in the one-year-old classroom. Ensure individual storage spaces are maintained so children's belongings are not touching. Multiple cubbies in the main hallway were observed overcrowded causing children's personal items to touch.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure a working thermometer is used to ensure refrigerators are at 41 degrees F or colder. The thermometer in the refrigerator located in the infant classroom read 49 degrees F. Ensure prepared food is labeled with contents and the date of preparation. Leftover containers were observed in the kitchen refrigerator. The containers were not labeled.
Toilet Facilities
Regulation code 51U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 6, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure toilet paper and paper towels are accessible in toilet facilities. Toilet paper was needed in the women's bathroom and paper towels were needed in the men's bathroom. This was corrected when the items were placed in the bathrooms. Ensure bathrooms are kept clean. Clean the men's bathroom.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure equipment in the outdoor play area is in a safe condition. Remove the broken net from the outdoor play area. Ensure the gate to the outdoor play area is self-closing and self-latching. The gate closet to the shed is not self-latching.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 13, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure rest equipment is safe. A crib in the infant classroom was observed propped up by a book because a wheel was broken off and was no longer balanced. Ensure rest equipment is labeled or cleaned and sanitized after every use. The nap equipment in the pre-k classroom and three-year-old classroom were not labeled. When asked, staff stated the cots are only cleaned weekly. Ensure safe sleep practices are used. The fitted sheets on two cribs were observed to be not tightly fitted to the crib mattresses.
Equipment
Regulation code 57U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 13, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure each classroom is supplied with sufficient quantity of developmentally-appropriate materials. The pre-k classroom needs manipulatives/math/problem solving. science, and music materials. The three-year-old classroom needs dramatic play and science materials. The two-year-old classroom needs language/literacy, manipulatives/math/problem solving, dramatic play, and science materials.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by April 16, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure a foot-activated trash can is used solely for diapers. A foot-activated trash can was observed in the women's bathroom labeled "wet diapers and trash." The trash can's lid was observed on the ground behind the trash can. Diapers and regular trash were observed in the trash can. This was discussed and corrected when the labels were corrected and the bathroom was supplied with a foot-activated trash can for diapers only and a covered trash can for trash. Ensure the child's hands and the staff's hands are washed after each diaper change. A staff member was observed completing four diaper changes without washing the children's hands or her hands. Ensure the diaper changing area is cleaned with soap and water and disinfected after each diaper change. A staff member was observed completing four diaper changes without cleaning and disinfecting between or once completing the changes.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by April 16, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
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).
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 13, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Purchase additional food and water to have available in case of an emergency.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 13, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure infants are held for bottle feeding when too young to use a feeding chair. A staff member was observed holding an infant's bottle and feeding them while the infant was seated on the floor in a boppy seat. This was discussed and corrected when staff member picked up the infant to feed them. Ensure bottles are warmed in water no more than 120 degrees F. When asked, a staff member stated she uses a microwave to warm the infant's bottles. This was discussed and corrected when the staff member agreed to use hot water in the future. Ensure bottles are labeled. No bottles in the infant classroom were labeled.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure lesson plans contain daily opportunities for physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive development and provide weekly opportunities for special activities for children over 24 months. The pre-k classroom needs a physical activity daily and a food/health habit.
Infant and Toddler Care
Regulation code 77U · Correct by April 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 1, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure plastic bags are inaccessible to infants and toddlers. Plastic bags were observed on the floor in the two-year-old classroom. This was corrected when the bags were removed. Walkers are prohibited without doctor permission. A walker was observed in the infant classroom. This was corrected when the walker was removed.
October 29, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 13 violations
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by October 29, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 29, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance includes exact hours worked in each classroom or area. One staff member was signed in the infant classroom, but not present in the classroom. This was corrected when the staff was signed out of the classroom.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 4, 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. One child needs blood lead screening results.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by November 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 21, 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).
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by November 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 5, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Repair or remove the large freezer and if repaired, clean the inside of the freezer. The large freezer is not currently operating and is growing mold inside. Purchase a thermometer for the freezer in the kitchen and the refrigerator in the infant classroom to ensure the temperature of the freezer is at 0 degrees F or colder and the refrigerator is at 41 degrees F or colder.
Toilet Facilities
Regulation code 51U · Correct by November 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 21, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Repair the ventilation fans in the bathrooms. This specialist was unable to determine if the ventilation fans were operating in the two bathrooms.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by November 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 9, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Repair the gate (closest to the shed) to ensure it self-closes and self-latches. The self-latching mechanism is not aligning. Ensure fall zones are covered. Replenish the mulch with 9 inches of mulch under all equipment designed for the children's feet to leave the ground.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by November 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 29, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure safe sleep practices are used. Ensure cribs are covered with a tight-fitted sheet. The sheets on two crib mattresses were not tight-fitted. Label the cots in the pre-k classroom or clean and sanitize them daily.
Equipment
Regulation code 57U · Correct by November 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 5, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure sufficient quantity of materials are available. The preschool classroom needs addtitional construction/blocks materials and science materials. The three-year-old classroom needs additional manipulatives/math/problem solving materials and science materials. The one-year-old classroom needs additional language/literacy materials, construction/blocks materials, art materials, dramatic play materials, and science materials. The two-year-old classroom needs additional language/literacy materials, construction/blocks materials, art materials, dramatic play materials, and science materials. The school-age classroom needs additional art and science materials.
Sanitation
Regulation code 58U · Correct by November 5, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 29, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure mops are cleaned with a soap and water solution and then disinfected, wrung dry, and hung to dry. A mop was observed in a bucket of dirty water in the kitchen.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by November 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 20, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure non-porous surfaces are used for diaper-changing areas. The diaper-changing pad in the women's bathroom located near the kitchen needs to be replaced as it has been ripped. Post a diaper-changing procedure in the women's bathroom located near the kitchen.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by November 5, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 29, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure bottles are labeled. The bottles in the infant classroom were not labeled.
Activity Areas
Regulation code 75U · Correct by November 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 5, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure indoor spaces for children 24 months and older include the five required areas. The one and two-year-old classroom needs all five activity areas as it is currently serving two year olds.
Activity Schedule
Regulation code 76U · Correct by November 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 2, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Post an activity schedule in the two-year-old classroom.
The state's file lists no complaint investigations for this program from November 29, 2021 to November 10, 2026.
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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.