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Child care center · Dover, DE

SHELL'S EARLY LEARNING DOVER CENTER

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: 868 SOUTH STATE STREET, Dover, DE 19904

Phone: (302) 883-3652

Ages served: 8 weeks through 12 years.

Age group: Infant through School-Age

Licensed capacity: 78 children

OCCL license number: 1700706

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)

  • 1 visit where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
  • 3 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

The 1 visit with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 3 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. October 6, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30U · Correct by October 23, 2026 · Correction status: Completed

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete.

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 23, 2026 · Correction status: Completed

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure child files are complete.

    • Hazardous Materials

      Regulation code 45U · Correct by October 23, 2026 · Correction status: Completed

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Provide an updated radon test. Ensure chemicals are inaccessible to children in care.

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.