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Child care center · Milford, DE
AVENUE PRESCHOOL
A licensed child care center in Milford, 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: 20 NORTH CHURCH AVENUE, Milford, DE 19963
Phone: (302) 422-8775
Ages served: 3 years through 5 years.
Age group: Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 80 children
OCCL license number: 495819
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)
- 3 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 9 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 15 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 5, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 27, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 25, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff need an orientation, two documented attempts to obtain service letters, and references. One staff person needs an orientation, OCCL's Health & Safety Training, an application/resume, and references.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 27, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 26, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a health appraisal. Three children need an updated health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs a blood lead level test result.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by March 5, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, March 5, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all sinks supply both hot and cold water. One sink in the girl's toilet room only had cold water. This was corrected at the visit when the hot water was turned on. Ensure sinks are in good repair. One sink in the girl's toilet room was clogged and not draining properly. This was corrected at the visit when the drain was repaired.
March 6, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by April 4, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 25, 2025 · 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 and immunizations. Two children need blood lead level test results. Three children need updated health appraisals.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by March 6, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 6, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure sinks supply both hot and cold water. The sink in the bathroom in room 104 only supplied cold water. This was corrected at the visit when the hot water was turned on.
March 20, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 20, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 20, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. All staff were missing their eligibility letters. This was corrected at the visit when the letters were printed and added to each file.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by April 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 9, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Two children need an updated Health Appraisal and immunizations. Three children need a blood lead level test result.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by March 20, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 20, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure air fresheners are not used in the classrooms. This was corrected at the visit when the air freshener was removed.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by April 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 9, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Repair main gate and gate between play areas in the outdoor playground to ensure they are self-closing and self-latching.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
March 13, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Telephones
Regulation code 17U · Correct by March 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 13, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure emergency numbers are posted.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 24, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 23, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff file are complete. two staff need initial attempts for service letters and a second if needed. If no service letter is gained after the attempts two additional references are needed totaling 4 references.
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by March 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 13, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the Parent Right to Know log is signed when tours are provided also.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 24, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 23, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. All children need transportation permission for emergency purposes, and screen time permissions. Two children need a health appraisal, immunizations record, and one blood lead, test result.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by March 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 13, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure your emergency plan is available and easy to access.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by March 24, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 23, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure lesson plans have all components. Implement social emotional and cognitive goals on lesson plans.
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.