Licensed Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Dover's Childrens Village
Dover, DE
· Kent County
726 WOODCREST DRIVE,
Dover, DE 19904
Quick Facts
Capacity
62 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 10 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
71297
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
OCCL.DSCYF@state.de.us
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
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About the Provider
DOVER'S CHILDRENS VILLAGE is a Licensed Child Care Center in DOVER DE, with a maximum capacity of 62 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 10 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2025-08-04 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Unused medication must be returned to the parent or guardian when no longer needed by the child. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-08-04 | Non Compliance | 64U - Child Accident and Injury | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the daily record includes documentation that each infant was checked every 30 minutes when placed in the crib, playpen, or pack-and-play to nap or sleep. Staff members stated they observed each infant for normal breathing, signs of distress | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-01 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance is documented at exact arrival and departure times. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-08-04 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the water temperature is not above120 F. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-08-04 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fall zones under swings are the proper depth for the material in use. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-08-04 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure music equipment is available at all times. This was corrected at the visit when the equipment was made available for use in all classrooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-08-04 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Written permission from the child's parent or guardian for each medication to be administered is required. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-08 | Non Compliance | 54U - Pools and Swimming | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure wadding pools are not used. LS McPhatter observed a deflated wadding pool not in use in the outdoor play area. This was corrected at the visit when the pool was disposed of. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2021-08-16 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times. One staff was present with nine children ages two and three from 9:31 am until 10:21 am, when one child was moved to another classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2021-08-16 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit radon results for the infant classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2019-05-10 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times. Upon arrival at 9:53 am, Administrator Blanchfield was alone with 18 four and five-year-old children. This was corrected when Administrator Blanchfield had Staff #1 come inside from the playground. Staff #2, who has no qualifications, was alone with eight children, the youngest being one while Staff #3 stepped out of the classroom. This was corrected when Staff #3 re-entered the classroom and LS Vandewater informed her Staff #2 cannot be alone with the children. According to attendance records, on May 6, 2019, two staff who are not qualified to be alone with children were alone in the two-year-old room from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Submit one week of attendance records for all classrooms. | |||
| 2018-09-21 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: One staff was alone with seven children including one-year-old children for 12 minutes, while waiting for another staff to arrive. Ensure proper staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times. | |||
| 2018-08-09 | Non Compliance | 66N - Program goals and planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure physical space in one classroom is organized into activity areas for play. This was corrected at the time of the visit. | |||
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