Epworth Preschool
Inspection history
Source: Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingRecords 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.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint | No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern | 0 | Agency record |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 7 regulations cited | 7 | Agency record |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 regulations cited | 3 | Agency record |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 8 regulations cited | 8 | Agency record |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 8 regulations cited | 8 | Agency record |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 7 regulations cited | 7 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingNearly 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.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“Ensure insurance documentation is kept current and available. Obtain current insurance documentation.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Ensure hot water temperature does not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Adjust water heater.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Ensure renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the application was received by OCCL.”
“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”
“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”
“Ensure the ventilation system in the bathroom of class #4 is operable. Send proof when completed.”
“Renewal applications are due 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the provider sent the renewal applicaition to OCCL.”
“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,”
“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.”
“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”
“Exact hours of arrival and departure is required for each enrolled child. Send one weeks attendance for the Turtles classroom.”
“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.”
“Diaper trash must be foot operated. Non foot activated diaper genie was being used. Send proof of change.”
“First aid kit needs to be fully stocked with required items. Send proof of pen/paper, plastic bag, roll gauze and thermometer”
“Lesson plans must contain weekly opportunities for special activities. Healthy habits/cooking. Send on week lesson plans for the Penguin and Turtles classrooms.”
“Renewal applications are due 60 days prior to license expiration.”
“Insurance documentation is required. Provide OCCL with updated insurance documentation”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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”
“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”
“Lesson plans must include weekly opportunities for special activities. Provide OCCL w/one weeks lesson plans for each classroom.”
“Provide OCCL with the notarized page of the renewal application”
“Liability insurance documentation is required.”
“Staff files must be complete Provide OCCL with an entire file for Staff #6”
“Staff attendance is required Document exact hours of arrival and departure and classroom assignment for each staff member”
“Provide OCCL with an updated Parents Right to Know log”
“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”
“Document exact hours of arrival and departure for each child”
“Purchase emergency food and water”
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