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Pediatric Health Choice At The Children'S Secret Garden

717 Hatchery Road, Dover, DE 19901 · Kent County (302) 730-1717 License #1081269
6
inspections on file
6
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Mar 10, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

Records held from Sep 27, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Delaware publishes only visits where a regulation was cited, plus complaint investigations. Visits that found no violations do not appear in the state's data, so a gap between dates here does not mean the program went uninspected. Delaware does not publish a severity weight for its citations.

Inspection history for Pediatric Health Choice At The Children'S Secret Garden
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Mar 10, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Jun 3, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Mar 11, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Apr 10, 2024OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Mar 21, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Mar 23, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Mar 10, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal.”

Corrected Mar 24, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Mar 11, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Mar 21, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure floors, walls, counter surfaces, toilets, are cleanable and in good shape. The paint is peeling in multiple areas on the wall near the heater/air conditioner in the Fireflies classroom. Please send a picture of the correction to [email protected]”

Corrected Mar 26, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure outdoor structures, fences, and equipment are clean and in safe condition. There are 2 circular areas on the rubber turf that are tripping hazards. Please send a picture of the correction to [email protected]”

Corrected Mar 26, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Mar 23, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs to complete the Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff member needs to complete a skills demonstration for CPR. Four staff members need first aid certification.”

Corrected Apr 4, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal. One child needs blood lead screening results.”

Corrected Mar 30, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed

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