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Child care center · Seaford, DE
MT. OLIVET PRESCHOOL
A licensed child care center in Seaford, 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: 315 HIGH STREET, Seaford, DE 19973
Phone: (302) 629-4458
Ages served: 2 years through 5 years.
Age group: Toddler through Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 30 children
OCCL license number: 594103
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)
- 1 visit where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 4 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 19 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.
October 10, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 29, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a signed professional development plan. One staff needs an annual review of child abuse and neglect.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by November 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 10, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance documents the classroom each staff person is working in daily. This was corrected at the visit when the rooms were identified on the staff attendance.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, November 12, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a blood lead level test result. One child needs a signed Parent's Right to Know in their file.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by November 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 24, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure radon testing is completed every five years, before the current one expires.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
October 17, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 violations
Positive Behavior Management
Regulation code 20U · Correct by November 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 23, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure your positive behavior management policy is posted in a visible area.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 13, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 - #7 need to complete OCCL's Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals Training. Staff #3 needs a comprehensive background check. Staff #7 needs to review child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting procedures.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by November 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 1, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the staff attendance sheet shows the room each staff person will be working in daily.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 12, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Three children need an updated health appraisal and immunization record. One child needs blood lead level results.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by November 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 23, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the refrigerator in the 4-year-old classroom is at or below 41 degrees.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by November 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 22, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure both exits from the outdoor play area fence are accessible to children and staff. Both locks need to be removed while children are present. Ensure the gates are self-closing and self-latching.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by October 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 17, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure disposable covers are used during each diaper change and the diaper changing procedure is posted. These were corrected at the visit when staff agreed to use disposable covers during diaper changes and posted the diaper changing procedure.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by November 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 26, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure lesson plans include physical activities daily.
October 5, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 7 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by October 28, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 21, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs an eligibility letter. Staff #2 needs CPR/ First Aid, administration of medication, review of abuse and neglect, application, job description, two references, employee declaration, drug/alcohol statement, eligibility letter, adult abuse registry check, health appraisal with TB, release of employment history and corresponding service letters. Staff #3 needs administration of medication and review of abuse and neglect. Staff #4 needs an eligibility letter. Staff #5 needs CPR/ First Aid, administration of medication, and review of abuse and neglect. Staff #6 needs an eligibility letter. Staff #7 needs annual review of abuse and neglect, application or resume, drug/alcohol statement, fingerprint receipt, eligibility letter, adult abuse registry check, and a health appraisal with TB. Staff #8 needs an eligibility letter.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by October 17, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 31, 2022 · 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).
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by October 28, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 31, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Complete the annual Parents Right to Know log.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 28, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 31, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #2, Child #3, Child #5, and Child #6 need lead test results.
Heating and Cooling
Regulation code 48U · Correct by October 5, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 5, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the classrooms temperature does not go below 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Upon arrival, the preschool classroom measured for 63 degrees Fahrenheit. This was corrected when the wall heater was repaired and set to the appropriate temperature.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by October 5, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 5, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure a security procedure is in place to prevent access to the children. Upon arrival, the door was open allowing the specialists full access to the facility. All staff were upstairs for a special event. This was discussed and security procedure will be put in place as discussed.
Sanitation
Regulation code 58U · Correct by October 5, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 5, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure items are cleaned with soap and water and disinfectant. This was discussed and corrected when the two-year-old staff agreed to comply.
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.