Delaware records · Kent County · Dover
THE LITTLE SCHOOL AT KIDS COTTAGE
Licensed Child Care Center · Dover, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 787716
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 105 MONT BLANC BOULEVARD, Dover, DE 19904
- Licensed capacity
- 162
- Ages served, as listed
- 1 year through 10 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 4 |
| Complaint investigations | 5 |
| Citations recorded | 11 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 11 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | November 15, 2022 – October 20, 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on October 5, 2026, regarding under-age staff alone with children. An investigation was conducted on October 7, 2026. The complaint is substantiated because attendance records for the week of September 28, 2026, showed an Early Childhood (EC) intern under the age of 18 working alone with one-year-old children, and an EC intern under the age of 18 was alone with toddlers in care during the visit.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On July 2, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint alleging noncompliance with weather guidelines. An investigation was conducted on July 13, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because the staff real time electronic communication log stated indoor play was required due to the weather, and all staff stated only indoor play occurred on July 2, 2026, due to the weather.
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needed a release of employment history completed.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 5, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 7, 2025
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Six staff need a DEEDS certificate on file. One staff needs a Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals certificate on file.
Correction status: Completed · corrected December 3, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 2, 2024
5 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure a comprehensive background check is conducted every five years. One staff member needs a comprehensive background check.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 9, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 30, 2023
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a professional development plan, two staff need annual review of abuse and neglect, four staff need Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals, two staff need letters of eligibility on file, one staff needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form with TB results, and four staff need service letters attempts and follow ups if required.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 9, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 10, 2023
Ensure trash cans have a lid.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 1, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due November 1, 2023
Ensure nap equipment is non-absorbent and cleanable.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 1, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due November 1, 2023
Ensure children 24 months and older have weekly opportunities for exploration in the area of food or healthy habits.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 9, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 10, 2023
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
A complaint was received by the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line on August 13, 2023, and accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The complaint was sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) on August 14, 2023, and accepted for investigation for lack of respect for children and their needs. On August 24, 2023, IAU stated the case would be closed as no evidence to substantiate because there was no disclosure made by Child #1 at the Child Advocacy Center, and no indication Staff #2 was ever alone with Child #1 based on video reviews of August 11, 2023. OCCL s investigation was conducted on August 28, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because Staff #2 denied the allegation and staff stated Staff #2 is never alone with children.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
A complaint was received by the Report Line on June 29, 2023, and accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The complaint was sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) on June 29, 2023, and accepted for investigation regarding lack of supervision, improper discipline, and accident/injury procedures. On August 2, 2023, IAU stated the case would be closed as no evidence to substantiate because the injury appeared to be consistent with normal play. OCCL s investigation began on July 10, 2023, and concluded on August 21, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because staff stated there were no signs of injury to the child when he left the facility at the end of the day on June 28, 2023 and viewed video footage from the date in question showed no indication of injury to Child #1.
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.
One staff needs an hour and a half of annual training hours. Three staff need orientation. Four staff need job descriptions. Four staff need a total of two references. Four staff need criminal history letters of eligibility. Three staff need an adult abuse registry check. Five staff need health appraisal and TB results. Three staff need release of employment history form completed. Six staff need an attempt for service letter with a follow up. If a service letter is not returned they will need to gain a total of four reference letters after the second unsuccessful service letter attempt.
Correction status: Completed · corrected December 13, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 9, 2022
Ensure exact arrival and departure of staff is documented. Staff were signed into the barn classroom and not present. Staff was signed into the firehouse classroom and not present. This was corrected when the staff was signed out of the firehouse classroom and staff were present in the barn classroom.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 15, 2022 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due November 15, 2022
One child needs a health appraisal, immunization record, and a blood lead test result.
Correction status: Completed · corrected December 12, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 9, 2022
Ensure lesson plans reflect all required areas, language, literacy, social emotional, free play, cognitive, four activities, two weekly of health, music, science, physical, and sensory.
Correction status: Completed · corrected December 6, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 9, 2022
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