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Barbara Bell

231 Kesselring Avenue, Dover, DE 19904 · Kent County (302) 270-5637 License #823339
4
inspections on file
15
recorded violations
—
severity not classified by the state
May 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 Barbara Bell
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
May 5, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
May 8, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 regulations cited3Agency record
May 8, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 regulations cited3Agency record
May 9, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review5 regulations cited5Agency 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.

May 5, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
15P — Use of a Substitute

“Ensure that a non-emergency substitute has CPR and first aid training; that a guardian is notified when the non-emergency substitute will be left alone with the children; that the current non-emergency substitute's name and phone number are not documented on the posting; and that the non-emergency substitute and the provider document exact arrival and departure times. The current non-emergency substitute cpr and first aid expired in April 2026. When the LS arrived, the non-emergency substitute was the only adult in the family child care supervising the children. The provider had not documented her exit from the home, and the non-emergency substitute did not document her arrival to care for the children. The current posting does not reflect the non-emergency substitute's name and phone number.”

Corrected Jun 17, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
23P — Children's Health Appraisal

“Ensure enrolled children have a health appraisal on file every 13 months. Ensure the immunization record on file is up to date. Three children need updated health appraisals and immunizations on file.”

Corrected Jun 15, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
31P — Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure the freezer has a thermometer that reads 0 degreese farenheight or less.”

Corrected Jun 15, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56P — Training

“Ensure the provider's CPR and first aid are current. The providers' CPR and first aid expired in April 2026.”

Corrected May 23, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
May 8, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 deficiencies cited
Not classified
22P — Children's Files

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs updated health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs updated health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening results. One child needs days/hours of attending, date of enrollment, emergency card and parent permissions. One child needs hours and days attending.”

Corrected Jun 10, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
44P — First Aid Kit

“Ensure first aid kit is complete. Kit is missing safety pins and plastic bags.”

Corrected Jun 12, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45P — Emergency Planning

“Ensure fire drills and fire prevention inspections are conducted monthly.”

Corrected Jun 10, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
May 8, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 deficiencies cited
Not classified
22P — Children's Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #2, #9, # 12 need updated health appraisals, immunizations and blood lead screening results. Child #11 needs updated health appraisal and blood lead screening results.”

Corrected Jul 29, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
27P — Hazardous Materials

“Ensure radon testing is completed every 5 years for the rooms used for care.”

Corrected May 23, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
8P — License Renewal

“Ensure license renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration date. This was corrected at visit when provider gave specialist the renewal packet.”

Corrected May 8, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
May 9, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 deficiencies cited
Not classified
13P — General Requirements

“Ensure fingerprints are completed every five years.”

Corrected May 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
21P — Parents Right to Know Act

“Ensure parent right to know log is completed.”

Corrected Jul 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
22P — Children's Files

“Ensure children files are completed. Child #4,6,10, and 14 need updated health appraisal with immunizations. Child #6, 10, 15, and 16 need lead blood lead screening results. Child #15 and 16 need date of enrollment, hours and days attending.”

Corrected Jul 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
29P — Indoor Space

“Ensure the trash can in the bathroom is covered. -Corrected at visit”

Corrected May 9, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
8P — License Renewal

“Ensure application is completed 60 days prior to expiration.”

Corrected May 12, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed

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