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Avenue Preschool

20 North Church Avenue, Milford, DE 19963 · Kent County (302) 422-8775 License #495819
4
inspections on file
15
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Mar 5, 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 Avenue Preschool
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Mar 5, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 regulations cited3Agency record
Mar 6, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Mar 20, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
Mar 13, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 regulations cited6Agency 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 5, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff need an orientation, two documented attempts to obtain service letters, and references. One staff person needs an orientation, OCCL's Health & Safety Training, an application/resume, and references.”

Corrected Mar 25, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a health appraisal. Three children need an updated health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs a blood lead level test result.”

Corrected Mar 26, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure all sinks supply both hot and cold water. One sink in the girl's toilet room only had cold water. This was corrected at the visit when the hot water was turned on. Ensure sinks are in good repair. One sink in the girl's toilet room was clogged and not draining properly. This was corrected at the visit when the drain was repaired.”

Corrected Mar 5, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Mar 6, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Two children need updated health appraisals and immunizations. Two children need blood lead level test results. Three children need updated health appraisals.”

Corrected Mar 25, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure sinks supply both hot and cold water. The sink in the bathroom in room 104 only supplied cold water. This was corrected at the visit when the hot water was turned on.”

Corrected Mar 6, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Mar 20, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. All staff were missing their eligibility letters. This was corrected at the visit when the letters were printed and added to each file.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Two children need an updated Health Appraisal and immunizations. Three children need a blood lead level test result.”

Corrected Apr 9, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure air fresheners are not used in the classrooms. This was corrected at the visit when the air freshener was removed.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Repair main gate and gate between play areas in the outdoor playground to ensure they are self-closing and self-latching.”

Corrected Apr 9, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Mar 13, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 deficiencies cited
Not classified
17U — Telephones

“Ensure emergency numbers are posted.”

Corrected Mar 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff file are complete. two staff need initial attempts for service letters and a second if needed. If no service letter is gained after the attempts two additional references are needed totaling 4 references.”

Corrected Mar 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
38U — Parents Right to Know

“Ensure the Parent Right to Know log is signed when tours are provided also.”

Corrected Mar 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. All children need transportation permission for emergency purposes, and screen time permissions. Two children need a health appraisal, immunizations record, and one blood lead, test result.”

Corrected Mar 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
66U — Emergency Planning

“Ensure your emergency plan is available and easy to access.”

Corrected Mar 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans have all components. Implement social emotional and cognitive goals on lesson plans.”

Corrected Mar 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed

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