Delaware records · Kent County · Dover
BAYHEALTH CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING CENTER
Licensed Child Care Center · Dover, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 28242
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 150 SCULL TERRACE, Dover, DE 19901
- Licensed capacity
- 78
- Ages served, as listed
- 8 weeks through 5 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 6:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Nonprofit;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 3 |
| Complaint investigations | 3 |
| Citations recorded | 9 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 9 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | November 16, 2022 – November 10, 2025 |
How to read this record
A compliance visit is a licensing visit by an OCCL specialist. When the specialist finds a regulation has not been met, the visit record carries a citation: the regulation's code and short description, the specialist's corrective-action note describing what was found, and the correction record — the date correction was due, whether the state has marked it completed, the date it was corrected, and how. A complaint investigation begins with a complaint; its record carries the state's result and the investigator's written conclusion. Delaware does not grade citations by risk or severity, so no grade is shown — the specialist's note is the substance of the record. One visit can produce several citations. A citation the state later records as corrected stays in the history; that is what a licensing record is.
Record by year
| Year | Visits & investigations | Citations recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a PD plan. Four staff need OCCL's health and safety training. One staff needs an application or personal data sheet. Two staff need a job description. Four staff need reference letters. Two staff need health appraisals with TB screenings. Two staff need service letters with two documented attempts or two additional reference letters.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 21, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 5, 2025
Ensure each classroom has a foot activated trash cans for disposing of diapers.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 18, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 5, 2025
Ensure Medication Administration Records are on file for children's medications. Two children need MARs.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 20, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 5, 2025
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on November 25, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because video footage shows a staff member using a hand-over-hand method to show the child how to clean up his mess on the floor, however, the handling of the child appeared rough. Administrator #1 used the video footage as a teaching tool and provided additional support to the staff.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On February 28, 2024, a self-report was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IA). It was also sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) and accepted for investigation regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on March 6, 2024. On June 25, 2024, Institutional Abuse Investigator stated the case will be closed as unsubstantiated with concern for improper handling of a child resulting in injury. This self-reported complaint is substantiated by OCCL for improper discipline because video footage shows two staff members pulling on a child s arm and roughly handling them to get them to comply. The two staff members involved were put on leave and then their employment was terminated by the center.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The state recorded no written conclusion for this investigation.
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure Staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL's Health and Safety training. Staff#2 and #3 need service letters with 2 documented attempts. Staff #5 and #6 needs health appraisal with TB test results.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 16, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 8, 2023
Ensure trash can in bathroom is covered. Trash can in toddler room needs a lid.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 13, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due December 8, 2023
Ensure food items are labeled with contents and expiration dates. Food in cabinet in the Toddler Room Kitchen was observed with dates open dates only.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 16, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 8, 2023
Ensure bathrooms have either one operable window or ventilation fan. Ventilation fan in Toddler Room was not working. This was discussed at visit and a work order was submitted.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 16, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 8, 2023
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs administration of medication training. Staff #2 needs a PD Plan, and administration of medication training.
Correction status: Completed · corrected December 1, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 16, 2022
Ensure child files are complete. Child #7 need updated health appraisal and lead test results. Child #9 needs lead test results.
Correction status: Completed · corrected December 9, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 16, 2022
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