Licensed Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Favored Children Academy
Dover, DE
· Kent County
2319 SOUTH DUPONT HIGHWAY,
Dover, DE 19901
Quick Facts
Capacity
75 children
Age Range
1 year through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
2
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1080415
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
FAVORED CHILDREN ACADEMY is a Licensed Child Care Center in DOVER DE, with a maximum capacity of 75 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 1 year through 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-03 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete upon start of employment. Staff #1 needs annual review of safe sleep, review of child abuse and neglect, orientation, job description, two references, deceleration and drug and alcohol statement, adult abuse registry check, release of employment history and service letters. Staff #2 needs orientation, job description, two references, deceleration and drug and alcohol statement, adult abuse registry check and services letters. | |||
| 2020-02-03 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs an updated health appraisal with immunization record. Child #2 and 5 need hours and days to attend and an updated health appraisal with immunization record. Child #3 needs days to attend. Child #7 needs an updated immunization record. Child #9 needs parent signature for transportation permission. | |||
| 2020-02-03 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure attendance accurately reflects the physical classroom staff and children are present in. LS Kalafut reviewed the attendance records from the date of the visit. Eleven children were present in the one and two-year-old classroom. Five children were signed onto the one and two-year-old attendance record and five were signed onto the three and four-year-old attendance record. LS Kalafut reminded Kana attendance should reflect the exact room each child is in. Kana corrected the attendance records by signing the five three and four-year-olds out on the three and four-year-old classroom attendance record and signing them onto the one and two-year-old attendance record. Kana then signed the remaining child onto the record reflecting the eleven children present in the one and two-year-old classroom. | |||
| 2020-01-23 | Non Compliance | 77U - Infant and Toddler Care | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Remove the pressure gate used between the one and two year old nap room and back hallway from the center. Supervisor, K.Garvey, observed the gate fall on top of a child. Replace this gate with an installed and securely anchored gate to prevent falling. | |||
| 2020-01-23 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete upon start of employment at the center. Staff #1 needs references, release of employment history and service letters. LS Kalafut informed Kana that employees without previous employment may write ''No previous employment'' on the release of employment history form and keep it on file. Without employment history, service letters do not need to be send. Replace service letters with two additional references; four total. | |||
| 2020-01-23 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the baseboard in the one and two year old classroom is secure to the wall and kept in good repair. | |||
| 2020-01-10 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete upon start of employment. Staff #1 needs annual review of safe sleep, annual review of child abuse and neglect, orientation, job description, references, decleration, drug and alcohol statement, release of employment and service letters. Staff #2 needs annual review of abuse and neglect, annual review of safe sleep, orientation, job description, references, release of employment and service letters. | |||
| 2020-01-10 | Non Compliance | 25U - Substitutes, Volunteers, and Contracted Special Services Persons | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure written permission is on file for children alone with contracted therapists and social workers. Send written permission for two children to receive services and be alone with the speech therapist. | |||
| 2019-11-06 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a sufficient quantity of toys and activities are provided to the one and two year old children. | |||
| 2019-11-06 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are fingerprinted for the center prior to start of employment. Ensure staff have comprehensive background check. Staff #8 was previously fingerprinted for the center but duing a previous visit, licensing was informed Staff #8 never started employment. Staff #8 was marked inactive in the system and will need to be re-fingerprinted. | |||
| 2019-11-06 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans include weekly opportunities for each special activity. | |||
| 2019-11-06 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff filed are complete. Staff #1-7 need a completed professional development plan. Staff #1 and 2 need annual review of safe sleep. Staff #6 and 7 need annual review of abuse and neglect. Staff #4 and 6 need current CPR and first aid. Staff #8 needs a complete orientation on file. | |||
| 2019-11-06 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Complete a radon test for each classroom. | |||
| 2019-11-06 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure off site first aid kit is complete. Purchase an eye patch or eye dressing. | |||
| 2019-11-06 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infants are placed in a crib with a tight fitted sheet. Three cribs were observed with loose fitting sheets. There were no infants in care at the time of the visit. This was corrected when Ms. Ikwuagwu replaced the sheets. | |||
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