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Child care center · Millsboro, DE
MOTHER GOOSE CHILDREN'S CENTER
A licensed child care center in Millsboro, 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: 27275 DAGSBORO RD, Millsboro, DE 19966
Phone: (302) 934-8454
Ages served: 2 years through 11 years.
Age group: Toddler through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 70 children
OCCL license number: 27945
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. 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2023: 1 facility injury. 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)
- 4 violations cited on these visits
- 2 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 10 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.
May 6, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by May 6, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 6, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure to only throw soiled diapers in diaper pail. In the Two-year-old classroom, other garbage was observed int he diaper pail. ( corrected when the staff replaced the diaper pail liner)
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by May 20, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 7, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure to have a MAR for all over the counter medication. Provide a MAR for the lotion
May 15, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by May 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, May 15, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
COmplete files are needed for the following children. Child #1, 7,8 and 10 needs days and hours of attendance.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by May 17, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, May 16, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure lesson plans are completed. Add a food exploration or healthy habit to the two year old classroom lesson plan.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
May 2, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 3, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
A complete file for the following staff members: Staff #1 and Staff #2 needs one additional reference letter. Staff #2 needs the OCCL health and safety training
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by May 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 5, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complete file is needed the following children: Child #4 and Child #11 needs an updated health appraisal with immunization.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by May 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 3, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Move the diaper changing table in the two-year classroom classroom five feet to the handwashing sink.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by May 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 8, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Update the lesson plans in each classroom to include a health habit or food exploration.
Activity Schedule
Regulation code 76U · Correct by May 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 3, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Revamp the classroom schedules for playtime, while the other part of the playground is under construction.
Changes Affecting a License
Regulation code 9U · Correct by May 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, June 28, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit a plan review narrative for the remodeling of the large playground area.
Complaint investigations
All 5 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 August 12, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on July 24, 2026, regarding improper discipline and failure to follow the meals and snack policy. An investigation was conducted on August 4, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint. Administrator #1 denied the allegations and explained that staff encourage children not to hit one another by explaining children would not want someone to hit them and therefore should not hit others. Administrator #1 also stated when a child does not eat all the food packed by the parent, staff return the remaining untouched food to the child's lunch bag to be taken home.
Completed November 25, 2025 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) cannot legally disclose if a complaint was also received or investigated by any other agency. OCCL investigations of regulatory non-compliance begin when clearance from other agencies, when applicable, have been received. The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on August 4, 2025, regarding improper discipline. An investigation began on August 4, 2025, and concluded on October 16, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because Staff #1 denied the allegation of hitting Child #1. Additionally, no staff present observed Staff #1 hit Child #1 although two staff were told by Staff #1 that Child #1 had hit her.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed August 29, 2023 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
Completed March 29, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on March 17, 2023, regarding not following the food policy. An investigation was conducted on March 20, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because all staff interviewed stated they serve all the food the parents provide, return the uneaten food to the children's lunch bag, and encourage the children to eat the food.
Completed February 10, 2022 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On January 27, 2022, a complaint was accepted for investigation by OCCL regarding the center not following current COVID guidelines and not notifying parents when their child was exposed to a contagious disease. An investigation was conducted on January 31, 2022, and concluded on February 2, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because Staff #1 stated when a staff member or a child has been exposed to COVID, the center notifies the parent, and the classroom is closed for ten days. Staff #1 stated the center goes above the COVID requirements.
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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.