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Epworth Preschool
Rehoboth Beach, DE
· Sussex County
19285 HOLLAND GLADE RD,
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Quick Facts
Capacity
80 children
Age Range
2 years through 4 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (302) 227-7120
Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
494230
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
EPWORTH PRESCHOOL is a Licensed Child Care Center in REHOBOTH BEACH DE, with a maximum capacity of 80 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 years through 4 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Nonprofit;
Hours of Operation
- Monday9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- Tuesday9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- Wednesday9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- Thursday9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- Friday9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2026-01-13 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure insurance documentation is kept current and available. Obtain current insurance documentation. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-13 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs an adult health appraisal with TB screening. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, a job description, pending out-of-state background check, two documented attempts to obtain service letters, and references. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-13 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff indicate the hours worked in each classroom, documenting exact arrival and departure. This was corrected at the visit when the pre-populated departure times of staff were removed from the attendance sheets. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-01-13 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure hot water temperature does not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Adjust water heater. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-13 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish mulch to nine inches in all fall zone areas. Ensure main gate into outdoor play area is self closing. Repair gate to ensure it self-closes. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-13 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans contain activities in physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and language/literacy daily. Ensure lesson plans contain weekly opportunities in a food/healthy habit, science, music, and sensory. Add required activities. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-01-13 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the application was received by OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-02-14 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete Child #4 and Child #5 need updated health appraisals Child #10 needs days and hours to attend, This was corrected at the visit | |||
| 2025-01-27 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs OCCL seven hour training Staff #4 needs OCCL seven hour training, release of employment and a service letter | |||
| 2025-01-27 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the ventilation system in the bathroom of class #4 is operable. Send proof when completed. | |||
| 2025-01-27 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Renewal applications are due 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the provider sent the renewal applicaition to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-31 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ratios and group size must be maintained at all times. Turtles/Owls were combined with 21 children. The youngest child was 3 years old. Maximum capacity is 20. This was corrected at the visit when the teacher returned and took her students to their own classroom, | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-01-31 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff files must be complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL 7 hour training, service letter finger prints and eligibility. Staff was sent home pending eligibility Staff #2 needs annual training hours ,professional development plan and OCCL 7 hour training. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-31 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Child files must be complete Child #1 needs medication permission Child #2 needs days and hours to attend Child #19 needs health appraisal and immunization shot records | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-31 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Exact hours of arrival and departure is required for each enrolled child. Send one weeks attendance for the Turtles classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-31 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Hot water is required in each sink. The Owls classroom had not hot water. Cover the trash in the pelican and turtles bathrooms. Send proof of functioning hot water and covered trash. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-31 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Diaper trash must be foot operated. Non foot activated diaper genie was being used. Send proof of change. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-31 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: First aid kit needs to be fully stocked with required items. Send proof of pen/paper, plastic bag, roll gauze and thermometer | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-31 | Non Compliance | 75U - Activity Areas | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Lesson plans must contain weekly opportunities for special activities. Healthy habits/cooking. Send on week lesson plans for the Penguin and Turtles classrooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-26 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Renewal applications are due 60 days prior to license expiration. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-12 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Insurance documentation is required. Provide OCCL with updated insurance documentation | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-12 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff -to-child ratio must be maintained. Staff member exited the room leaving co-teacher alone w/12 children in the three and four year old classroom. This was corrected at the visit when a conversation was had with staff. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-12 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff #3 needs medication certification, orientation and adult abuse registry check. Staff #7 needs medication certification. orientation, job description, references, adult abuse registry and release of employment. Staff #9 needs medication certification, annual abuse and neglect, declaration/drug alcohol statement, adult abuse and a service letter Staff #10 needs medication certification. Each staff member needs proof of training 1 hour health and safety and seven hour OCCL Health and Safety training certification. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-12 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff must sign in/out with exact hours of arrival and departure. One staff in the four-year-old classroom was not signed in. Provide OCCL with one weeks attendance for the four-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-12 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Child files must be complete Child #2 needs an updated health appraisal w/blood lead test results Child #3needs an updated health appraisal/blood lead test results Child #7 needs an updated health appraisal w/immunizations Child #10 needs an updated health appraisal w/immunizations | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-12 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Childrens attendance must be determined w/ exact hours of arrival and departure Provide OCCL w/one weeks attendance for the three and four-year-old classroom | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-12 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Lesson plans must include weekly opportunities for special activities. Provide OCCL w/one weeks lesson plans for each classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-01-12 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Provide OCCL with the notarized page of the renewal application | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-01-24 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Liability insurance documentation is required. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-01-24 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff files must be complete Provide OCCL with an entire file for Staff #6 | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-01-24 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff attendance is required Document exact hours of arrival and departure and classroom assignment for each staff member | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-01-24 | Non Compliance | 38U - Parents Right to Know | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Provide OCCL with an updated Parents Right to Know log | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-01-24 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Child files must be complete Child #3,7,10 all need documentation of dates of enrollment Child #1,3,7,9,11,12 and 13 need documentation of lead test results f Child #8 needs and health appraisal and lead test results | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-01-24 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Document exact hours of arrival and departure for each child | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-01-24 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase emergency food and water | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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