Licensed Child Care Center
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Children First Learning Center, Inc.
Dover, DE
· Kent County
760 TOWNSEND BOULEVARD,
Dover, DE 19901
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 5 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
4
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Contact Information
📞 (302) 674-5227
Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
510885
Licensed Since
2003
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
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About the Provider
Our mission is to provide high quality care for children ages 6wks-12yrs in a loving environment.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2023: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2022: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2026-03-18 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff members who turn 18 are fingerprinted within five days and receive a comprehensive background check as described in the regulations. Send Staff #6 to be fingerprinted by 3/25/2026 and submit receipt to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-07 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB screening and one reference. One staff needs first aid training, adult abuse registry check, and two documented attempts to obtain service letters. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-07 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal and immunizations. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-07 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all sinks supply both hot and cold water. Turn on hot water in one-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-07 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure food, not stored in it's original container, is labeled with the name and expiration date. Add expiration dates to stored food. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-07 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure gates in the outdoor play area are self-closing and self-latching. Repair gate leading from toddler area into pre-k area and the gate on the right leading to the grassy area. Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Either replenish pea gravel in far right play area under swings and climber or remove items. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-07 | Non Compliance | 58U - Sanitation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure soap/water bottle is available in each classroom. This was corrected at the visit when a soap/water bottle was prepared and added to the one-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-01-07 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure no other trash is in the diaper-only pail. This was corrected at the visit when the bag was replaced and the center agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-01-07 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans for children include activities in physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive every day. Ensure lesson plans for two-year-old's contain weekly opportunities in food/healthy habit, science, sensory, and music. Update lesson plans accordingly. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-09 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Maintain current insurance documentation. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-09 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person must complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-09 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Three children need updated monthly infant feeding statements. One child needs a development plan. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-09 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fall zone requirements are met in outdoor play area. Replenish mulch to nine inches in toddler area. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-09 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure nothing is added to an infant bottle, including cereal, without written doctor's permission. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-10 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Eligibility letters are needed for three staff. One staff needs a Professional Development Plan. Two staff need to complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff needs a completed Service Letter or two documented attempts at obtaining the Service Letter. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-10 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated monthly Infant Feeding Schedule. Ensure parent/guardian permission to swaddle is on file for each infant being swaddled for sleep. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-10 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure areas in which food is prepared and/or stored is clean and in sanitary condition. The crock-pot and mini refrigerator in the infant room need to be cleaned. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-10 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Maintain a hazard-free outdoor area. Repair the artificial turf on the walkway to prevent tripping. Ensure gates are self-closing and self-latching. The first gate, straight from the door, is not self-closing or self-latching. Ensure fall zones have enough materials to prevent injury. Add more gravel under the swings. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-10 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure trash cans used for diapering only have soiled diapering materials in them. The diaper can in the infant room had other trash items in it. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-10 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are posted and contain activities in all applicable areas, dependent on the age of the children being served. Correct lesson plans in the infant, one-year-old, and two-year-old classrooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-10 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a daily schedule of activities is posted in each classroom. Post a schedule in the three-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-10 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure ratio is maintained at all times. One staff member took two children to the bathroom leaving another staff member alone with 12 children, the youngest was three-years-old. This was discussed and staff agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-01-10 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Five staff members need health and safety training for child care professionals. One staff member needs a reference. One staff member needs a fingerprint receipt. One staff needs an eligibility letter. One staff member needs a health appraisal with TB with complete questions. Two staff members need release of employment history with corresponding service letters. One staff needs a service letter. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-10 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair the cabinet with cleaners to ensure it locks in the bathroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-10 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair the chipped paint in the three-year-old classroom. Repair the chipped paint in the two-year-old classroom. Repair the couch and chair in the one/two-year-old classroom. Remove the cracked toy bin in the one/two-year-old classroom. Replace the large trash cans with holes in the lids. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-10 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace the torn diaper mats in the infant classroom and the three-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-10 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Update the infant feeding schedule for all applicable enrolled infants. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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