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Beginnings And Beyond Ii

Dover, DE · Kent County
710 BUCKSON DRIVE, Dover, DE 19901
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Quick Facts

Capacity
110 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
4

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Contact Information

📞 (302) 678-0445
710 BUCKSON DRIVE
Dover, DE 19901
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✓ Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1187964
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
[email protected]
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
District Office: 302-739-5487 Last verified September 29, 2026

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BEGINNINGS AND BEYOND II is a Licensed Child Care Center in DOVER DE, with a maximum capacity of 110 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information: Special Conditions: Variance; Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;

Hours of Operation

  • Monday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Thursday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Friday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulation Code Status
2025-11-20 Non Compliance 28U - General Qualifications Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure the center provides truthful information to OCCL. Submit new Health Appraisals for four staff.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-11-04 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a PD plan and annual review of child abuse/neglect. One staff needs orientation, OCCL's Health and Safety Training, adult abuse registry check, health appraisal with TB screening, Release of Employment History, two documented attempts to obtain service letters, and two additional references if service letters are not returned. One staff needs a signed PD plan, eligibility letter, adult abuse registry check, one more attempt to obtain service letters, and references. One staff needs a completed orientation, OCCL's Health and Safety Training, health appraisal with TB screening, one more attempt to obtain service letters, references, and DEEDS qualifications. One staff needs CPR/FA. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training, one more attempt to obtain service letters, and one more reference if service letter is not returned. One staff needs CPR/FA, signed PD Plan, eligibility letter, adult abuse registry check, health appraisal with
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-11-04 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Four children need development plans. One child needs an updated health appraisal, immunizations, and blood lead level test result. One child needs updated immunizations. Two children need blood lead level test results. One child needs an infant monthly feeding statement.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-11-04 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure all areas are kept clean and in good repair. Clean floors in classrooms. Repair and patch holes in walls in young ones, young twos, pre-k, and school age rooms. Repair ripped window screens in pre-k classroom. Ensure personal belongings are not touching. Store nap blankets separately in three's classroom. LS Tyer also observed piled nap equipment in the pre-k classroom. Ensure center is pest free. Fruit fly infestation was observed in three's classroom. Treat for pests.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-11-04 Non Compliance 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure working thermometers are in the kitchen and infant room refrigerators. Replace/add thermometers and maintain temperature of 41 degrees or below. Ensure food is stored to prevent spoilage. Open apple juice containers and sippy cups of juice were observed in the older one's and three's classrooms. Clean out spoiled juice and store properly.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-11-04 Non Compliance 51U - Toilet Facilities Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure potty-chairs are non-porous and cleanable. Replace ripped potty-chair in the young two's classroom. Ensure paper towels are accessible for handwashing in the two's and three's classrooms. Add paper towels to the dispensers. Ensure toilet rooms are kept sanitary and cleaned at least daily or more frequently. Clean toilet rooms in both two-year-old classrooms and the pre-k room. Ensure toilet rooms are in good repair. Patch hole in wall behind toilet in the pre-k bathroom and repair baseboard in the pre-k toilet room.
2025-11-04 Non Compliance 53U - Outdoor Area Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure playground is free of trash and debris. Remove trash that is scattered. ensure fall zones meet the depth requirement. Replenish rubber mulch to 6 inches in all fall zones.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-11-04 Non Compliance 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure nap equipment is non-porous, free from rips and tears. Replace torn nap mats throughout entire center.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-11-04 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure diaper changing mats are non-porous, free from rips and tears. Replace mat in the three's classroom used for pull-up changes. Ensure trash cans used for diapers are lined with a plastic bag. Add liner to can in the pre-k classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-11-04 Non Compliance 63U - Administration of Medication Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure every medication has a completed Medication Administration Record (MAR) that accompanies it. Review and correct MAR's as needed. Ensure each medication is labeled with the child's name. Review and add names to medications, as needed. Ensure medications are not expired or kept on site for children who are no longer enrolled. Complete a review all medications to ensure accuracy and need, return back to families or dispose, as needed.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-11-04 Non Compliance 66U - Emergency Planning Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure each classroom has emergency evacuation diagrams posted. Post routes.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-11-04 Non Compliance 8U - License Renewal Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure renewal application at least 60 days prior to license expiration. Submit renewal application.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-11-07 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs DEEDS certification and adult health appraisal with TB screening. One staff needs CPR/First Aid, adult health appraisal with TB screening, two attempts at service letters, and one more reference if no service letter is received. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals and an application, resume, or personal data sheet. One staff needs four references. One staff needs an annual review of child abuse and neglect and an adult health appraisal with TB screening. Two staff need OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals and four references. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, one more attempt at a service letter, references, and an adult health appraisal with TB screening. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff needs four references. One staff needs an adult health appraisal with TB screenin
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-11-07 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs immunizations. Two children need an updated health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs a health appraisal, immunizations, and blood lead level test result. One child needs a blood lead level test result. One child needs immunizations and a blood lead level test result.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-11-07 Non Compliance 43U - Children's Attendance Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure the exact arrival of each child is documented. This was corrected at the visit when a child was signed into the pre-k classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2024-11-07 Non Compliance 45U - Hazardous Materials Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure cleaners are locked up and inaccessible to children. A cleaner was observed in an unlocked cabinet in the young three's classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-11-07 Non Compliance 59U - Hand Washing Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure hand washing is completed as required between each diaper change. Staff informed LS Brey they are washing hands utilizing a soap and water spray bottle. This was corrected at the visit when the staff person washed their hands with soap and running water and administration agreed to comply with proper hand washing procedures.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2024-11-07 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure diaper mats are available in the three-year-old classrooms. This was corrected at the visit when mats were added.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2024-11-07 Non Compliance 63U - Administration of Medication Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure Medication Administration Records (MAR's) are filled out completely and accurately.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-11-07 Non Compliance 75U - Activity Areas Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure art supplies are available to children in the two-year-old classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-11-01 Non Compliance 24U - Staff Qualifications Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans contain Language and Literacy activities daily, specifying the activity and/or book title.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-11-01 Non Compliance 26U - Staffing Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure at least one Early Childhood Teacher is trained in day-to-day operations. Maintain correct ratios of Early Childhood Teachers or Administrators to other staff.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-11-01 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs an annual review of Infant Safe Sleep and an annual review of Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Procedures. One staff person needs four references. One staff person needs two attempts at receiving service letters and two references or four references if unable to obtain a completed service letter, an adult Health Appraisal with TB screening. Two staff need a second attempt at obtaining service letters and two references or four references if unable to obtain a completed service letter. Three staff need four references. One staff person needs a completed staff orientation, two references, and to complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff person needs an annual review of Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Procedures, Release of Employment, and a second attempt at obtaining service letters. Two staff need to complete staff orientation, OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professiona
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-11-01 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure monthly infant feeding schedules are complete, including all foods served to the child. Ensure the Parent's Right to Know and Screen Time Permission is completed for each child. Complete Medication Administration Record for anything other than soap and water.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-11-01 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Clean all tile floor, including sweeping and mopping, throughout the building. Ensure the hand-washing sink in the 2-year-old classroom is in good repair. LS Brey observed standing water unable to drain.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-11-01 Non Compliance 57U - Equipment Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure there is enough equipment in each classroom. The two-year-old classroom requires more books for language/literacy and the art supplies to be accessible to children.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-11-01 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure diaper-only trash cans are being used only for diapers. LS Brey observed other soiled items in the diaper-only trash can in the two-year-old classroom. Post the diaper changing procedure in the Infant classroom, young one-year-old classroom, and the three-year-old classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-11-01 Non Compliance 72U - Feeding of Infants Completed
Corrective Action: Clean bottle warmers in the infant classrooms. Ensure the water temperature in the bottle warmers does not rise above 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-11-01 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure a foot-activated trash can is used for diapers only. The infant classroom and the two-year-old classroom were observed using one trash can for regular trash and diapers.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-11-01 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members needs administration of medication training/certification. One staff member needs a skills demonstration for CPR. One staff member needs annual review of safe sleep and annual review of abuse and neglect. Two staff members need orientation. Two staff members need a job description. Three staff members need two references. Two staff members need an adult health appraisal with TB risk assessment. One staff member needs release of employment history and corresponding service letters. One staff member needs a second documented attempt to obtain a service letter and two additional references.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-11-01 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a health appraisal, immunization record, and blood lead screening results. Two children need blood lead screening results. One child needs a completed MAR for aquaphor.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-11-01 Non Compliance 45U - Hazardous Materials Completed
Corrective Action: Store hazardous materials and cleaners out of children's reach. Antibacterial wipes and disinfectant were observed in an unlocked cabinet in the two-year-old classroom. This was corrected when the items were placed out of the children's reach.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2022-11-01 Non Compliance 46U - Air Quality and Windows Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure screening, on windows, is in good repair. A window in the one-year-old classroom was observed open and no screen was in the window. This was discussed and corrected when the window was closed.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2022-11-01 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure all areas are clean. The trash can in the two-year-old classroom needs to be cleaned. The changing tables need to be cleaned in each classroom with a changing table present.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-11-01 Non Compliance 53U - Outdoor Area Completed
Corrective Action: Repair the two gates within the outdoor play area to ensure they self-close and self-latch.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-11-01 Non Compliance 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure crib mattresses are covered with a tight-fitting bottom sheet. Several sheets in the infant classroom are not tight-fitting to the mattress.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-06-02 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Seven staff members need administration of medication. Two staff members need CPR and first aid certifications. Eleven staff members need a professional development plan. Two staff members need annual review of safe sleep. Two staff members need annual review of abuse and neglect. Three staff members need orientation. One staff member needs a job description. Four staff members need two references. Two staff members need four references. One staff member needs an adult abuse registry check. Four staff members need an adult health appraisal with TB results. One staff needs release of employment history and corresponding service letters. Two staff members need a service letter.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2022-06-02 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal, immunization record, and blood lead test results. Five children need blood lead test results.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Document
2022-06-02 Non Compliance 53U - Outdoor Area Completed
Corrective Action: Replenish the mulch to protect the fall zone areas.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Document
2022-06-02 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure a foot-activated trash can is used solely for diapers. This was corrected when a diaper pail was placed in the young ones classroom. Ensure disposable covers are used for each diaper change. This was corrected when disposable covers were put in the young ones classroom and the two-year-old classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2022-06-02 Non Compliance 76U - Activity Schedule Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure daily schedules are posted in each classroom. This was corrected when a daily schedule was posted in the two-year-old classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2021-11-12 Non Compliance 15U - Governing Body Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure state and local laws are being followed. Two school-age children were observed not wearing a facial covering.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2021-11-12 Non Compliance 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times. Two aides were observed alone with a group of ten one-year-olds. This was corrected when a qualified staff member entered the classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2021-11-12 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Four staff members need CPR and first aid certification. Six staff members need administration of medication certification. Seven staff members need a professional development plan. One staff member needs annual review of safe sleep. Two staff members need annual review of abuse and neglect. Nine staff members need orientation. Four staff members need a job description. Two staff members need employee declaration and drug/alcohol statements. Two staff members need receipt of verifications from fingerprinting. Three staff members need adult abuse registry checks. Seven staff members need an adult health appraisal with TB results. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal. One staff member needs TB results. Thirteen staff members need service letters.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2021-11-12 Non Compliance 36U - Staff Attendance Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance is documented at the point of service. Staff attendance was not documented in the three-year-old classroom and the older infant classroom. This was corrected at the visit when all staff signed in.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2021-11-12 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Five children need development plans.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2021-11-12 Non Compliance 45U - Hazardous Materials Completed
Corrective Action: Remove hazardous materials from children's reach in the young one's and older one's bathrooms.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2021-11-12 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Repair the broken toilet seat in the three-year-old classroom. Ensure all outlets are covered in the three-year-old classroom, young infants classroom, older infants classroom, young ones classroom, older ones classroom, and two-year-old classroom. Purchase a covered trash can for the three-year-old classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2021-11-12 Non Compliance 53U - Outdoor Area Completed
Corrective Action: Replenish the mulch in all the fall zones to ensure the mulch is nine inches deep.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2021-11-12 Non Compliance 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure top and bottom coverings are provided. Two children in the older one classroom were observed without a top covering. This was corrected when they were provided a top covering. Label the rest equipment in the three-year-old classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2021-11-12 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Completed
Corrective Action: Purchase a non-absorbent diaper mat, disposable cover and foot operated trash can for the three-year-old classroom. Post a diaper procedure in the three-year-old classroom. Purchase a foot operated trash can for the older infants classroom, young ones classroom, and older ones classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2021-11-12 Non Compliance 76U - Activity Schedule Completed
Corrective Action: Post a daily schedule in the young infants classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2021-11-12 Non Compliance 77U - Infant and Toddler Care Completed
Corrective Action: Purchase comfortable seating for staff in the older infants classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2021-11-12 Non Compliance 8U - License Renewal Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure the renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to the license expiration.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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