Children First Learning Center, Inc. - Dover DE Licensed Child Care Center

760 TOWNSEND BOULEVARD , DOVER DE 19901
(302) 674-5227

About the Provider

Description: Our mission is to provide high quality care for children ages 6wks-12yrs in a loving environment.

Additional Information: Initial Licensed Date: 01/31/03; Financial Arrangements: Profit, Purchase of Care; Stars Rating: Two Stars; Special Conditions: Regulated Services:; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2019: 1 facility injury and no facility deaths reported.
2018: 1 facility injury and no facility deaths reported.
2017: 1 facility injury and no facility deaths reported.;

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 60
  • Age Range: 6 weeks through 5 years.
  • State Rating: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
  • Initial License Issue Date: 2003-01-31
  • District Office: State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-800-822-2236 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
  • Licensor: OCCL.DSCYF@state.de.us

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulation Code Status
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs the date of enrollment, hours and days he attends and a health appraisal with immunizations. Two children need health appraisals with immunizations. One child needs an infant feeding schedule. One child needs mat permission. One child needs parents right to know.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 36U - Staff Attendance Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance documents the movement throughout the day.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Corrected
Corrective Action: Purchase a covered trash can for the yellow classroom and between the sinks in the multipurpose room.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 43U - Children's Attendance Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure child attendance documents the movement throughout the day.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Corrected
Corrective Action: Purchase a non-porous surface for diaper changes in the yellow classroom. Purchase a foot-activated diaper pail for the infant classroom and do not place it back under the sink.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a professional development plan and a health appraisal with TB results on OCCL's form. One staff needs two references and a health appraisal on OCCL's form. One staff needs a professional development plan. One staff needs a professional development plan and a health appraisal on OCCL's form.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 77U - Infant and Toddler Care Corrected
Corrective Action: Discontinue the use of the accordion gate at the kitchen entrance.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 74U - Lesson Plans Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are current and available for review or posted. Ensure lesson plans contain daily opportunities for physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive development. For children 24 months and older, also need weekly opportunities for food/healthy habits, science, music and sensory.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 53U - Outdoor Area Corrected
Corrective Action: Replace the fall zone material in the first playground under the equipment and under the swings in the far right playground.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 57U - Equipment Corrected
Corrective Action: Remove the torn mat that has been repaired with duct tape from the yellow classroom.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 23U - Center Policies-Parent/Guardian Handbook Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure the parent handbook contains all required policies.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 8U - License Renewal Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure the renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to the license expiration. This was corrected when the application was submitted 01/06/2020.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure maximum group size is maintained at all times. There were 24 children ages one to four observed napping in the multipurpose room. This was corrected when the one and two-year-olds were moved into the one-year-old classroom to nap. Ensure qualified staff supervise the children during bathroom breaks. Staff #3, an aide, was observed taking children back and forth to the bathroom. This was corrected when Administrator Quiana took over bathroom breaks.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 45U - Hazardous Materials Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure a radon test is completed for each classroom. Remove the chemicals from under the sink in the infant classroom or lock the cabinet doors.
2020-01-09 Non Compliance 38U - Parents Right to Know Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain child and parent's names and parent's signatures on the parent's right to know log.

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