Licensed Child Care Center
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Greater Dover Boys And Girls Club
Dover, DE
· Kent County
1683 NEW BURTON RD,
Dover, DE 19904
Quick Facts
Capacity
289 children
Age Range
3 years through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1212039
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
GREATER DOVER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB is a Licensed Child Care Center in DOVER DE, with a maximum capacity of 289 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 years 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:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Nonprofit;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2022: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2023: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2026: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2021: 2 facility injuries. 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 |
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| 2026-05-06 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a health appraisal. One staff needs CPR/FA certification and two reference letters. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training and two additional references. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training. One staff needs Orientation, two references, and a health appraisal with TB. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB. One staff needs a DEEDS qualification and two additional reference letters. One staff needs CPR/FA certification and two additional reference letters. One staff needs an additional reference letter and a health appraisal. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB. One staff needs a signed release of employment history. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-06 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff document the exact arrival and departure in the classroom. One staff person wrote a future time of departure on attendance. Retrain staff on appropriate attendance. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-06 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Nine children need updated health appraisals with immunizations. One child needs immunizations. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-06 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff do not use air fresheners or diffusers in the classrooms. A scented diffuser was on in the three and four year old classroom. This was corrected at the visit when it was addressed with the staff person who unplugged it and agreed to remove it from the classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-05-06 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fall zone requirements are met in the outdoor play area. Replenish rubber mulch to six inches in both playgrounds. Ensure exit gates are self-closing and self-latching. Repair gates in both playgrounds, as discussed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-06 | Non Compliance | 58U - Sanitation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure each classroom is equipped with a labeled soap/water bottle for cleaning. Most classrooms did not have a soap/water bottle available. Add bottles. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-06 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Medication Administration Records (MAR) are completed for sunscreen, including the specific name of the medication. Ensure each child has their own bottle and it is labeled with their name. Complete new MAR's, as needed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-06 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure off-site first aid kit used in the vans contain soap and water. Add these items to each van. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-05-06 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans in the preschool classrooms contain a weekly activity in a food/healthy habit topic. Add this to the existing lesson plans. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-21 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the traveling first aid kit has all required items. One van needs an ice pack and first aid guide. One van needs a first aid guide and triangular bandage. This was corrected at the visit when the items were added. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-05-21 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff have a comprehensive background check and receive an eligibility determination prior to working with children. According to the Administrator for the preschool classrooms, a new staff person has been in the classroom without a letter of eligibility. Submit letter of eligibility. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-21 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs a release of employment history. One staff person needs one additional reference letter and an adult health appraisal with TB screening. One staff person needs to complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals and an adult health appraisal. One staff person needs two documented attempts to obtain service letters and two additional references if no service letters are returned. One staff person needs a professional development plan. One staff person needs annual review of child abuse and neglect, employee declaration, drug and alcohol statement, release of employment history and two documented attempts to obtain service letters. One staff person needs to complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, employee declaration, a second attempt to obtain service letters and one additional reference if a service letter is not received. One staff person needs an adult health appraisal. One | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-21 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Two children need a development plan. One child needs emergency transportation permission. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-21 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children have individual storage space labeled with their name. Label baskets and cubbies. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-05-21 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure gates in the fence in the outdoor playground are self-closing and self-lathing. Repair gates. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-06 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff sign in and out of the classroom. The Pre-K staff member was not signed into the classroom. The SA staff was not signed out of the classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-05-06 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure chemicals are not accessible to children and spray bottles with cleaners are labeled and available. LS observed closets not locked and chemical accessible in two classrooms. No classrooms had disinfectant labeled or vialabe in the classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-05-06 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure walls and doors are clean and in good repair. All classrooms need walls repaired and painted. All classrooms need the doors and frames for the bathrooms painted. Ensure floors are cleaned. Classroom 138 the tape on the floor needs to be removed and the residue cleaned off the floor. Tables in a classroom need to be scrapped to remove tape residue. Two classrooms need personal space for individual belongings labeled. Ensure outlets with power strips have covers two classrooms need outlet covers. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-06 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure debris is removed from the outdoor play area, gates are self-closing self-latching, fall zones are replenished, and broken or unrepairable equipment is repaired or removed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-06 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the rest/nap equipment is labeled. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-06 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the first aid kit roll gauze and triangle bandage is replenished. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-05-19 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff file are complete. One staff needs a professional development plan completed. One staff needs annual review of abuse and neglect. One staff needs Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals completed. Four staff need orientation. Two staff need references. One staff needs employee declaration, and drug and alcohol statement. Three staff need a health appraisal and TB results. Three staff need a second attempt to receive a service letter from prior employment. One staff needs an adult abuse registry check. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-05-19 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Seven children need a health appraisal and immunization record updated. Five children need lead blood test results. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-19 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure exact arrival and departure times of children are documented. The facility was not documenting the arrival and departure of the children in any classroom with exact arrival or departure time. This was corrected a tthe visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-05-13 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #2 needs administration of medication certification. Staff #4 needs Administration of Medication certificate. Staff #5 needs 1 more attempt for a service letter to McDonalds. Staff #6 needs administration of medication certification and an out of state Maryland child abuse and neglect background check. Staff #8 needs an out of state check for New York for child abuse and neglect. Staff #9, Staff #10, Staff #11, and Staff #2 needed to be finger printed before their start date. Staff #11 needs a release of employment history and two reference letters since no service letters were returned from either prior employment. Staff #12 needs a health appraisal and TB results. Staff #13 needs CPR and first aid certification. Staff #15 needs administration of medication certification. Staff #5 needed to be finger printed within 5 business days of turning 18 years old. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-05-13 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the exact arrival and departure times of staff are recorded. LS McPhatter observed a staff member and child were not signed into room 123 This was corrected when the staff member signed the child and herself in on the attendance record. LS McPhatter observed room 117 had staff #16 and Staff #3 signed out at 9:00am but the current time was 8:56 am. Staff #6 was signed in for 3:00pm and signed out at 6:00 pm for Friday, May 13, 2022. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-05-13 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 needs emergency contacts phone numbers. Child #10 needs emergency contact names and phone numbers. Child #13 needs emergency phone numbers. Child #18 needs emergency phone numbers and a physical. Child #10 needs the immunization exempt form. Child #17 needs an updated physical on file. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-05-13 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure exact arrival and departure of the child(ren) is documented for the classroom. LS McPhatter was told that the classrooms 116 and 117 were combined in the am session. The documentation does not state the attendance taken was combined but rather each room was in their respective spaces. It was discussed that if rooms combine and when they separate this needs to be reflected on the attendance record. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-05-13 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the walls are in good repair. LS McPhatter observed the walls have peeling paint and pitting about 1inch in length in the sheetrock. Repair or replace the walls and paint. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-05-13 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure perishable food including lunches prepared at home are kept from spoilage either in a refrigerator at 40 degrees or colder or a freezer frozen at 0 degrees or colder. LS McPhatter observed at 8:32 am a lunchable with lunchmeat, cheese, and juice pouch on the top of a cubbies the child was signed in the classroom at 7:55 am. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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