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Boys & Girls Club @ Nellie Stokes Elementary School
Child care center
3874 Upper King Road
Dover, DE 19904
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Dover, DE
- Record Period
- 2023–2026
- Source Documents
- 5
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 4 licensing visits from March 2023 to March 2026, OCCL cited 24 regulations at Boys & Girls Club @ Nellie Stokes Elementary School; 24 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 4
- 2023–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 24
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 24
- Of 24 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 0
- Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report
Citations by Year
- Citations
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 7 |
What the Record Shows
- 24 of 24 citations have a recorded correction date.
- OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- No complaint investigation appears in this window. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
- The latest full compliance review, March 3, 2026, recorded 7 citations.
What to Ask About
- Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Four Visits
- Personnel Files, Cited in Four Visits
- Child Files, Cited in Three Visits
- Insurance Coverage, Cited in Two Visits
- Parents Right to Know, Cited in Two Visits
- Emergency Planning, Cited in Two Visits
- Staffing, Cited in Two Visits
- Child Care Activities, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Boys & Girls Club @ Nellie Stokes Elementary School
- Address
- 3874 Upper King Road, Dover, DE 19904
- License Number
- DE-744173
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 81 children
- Ages Served
- 6 years through 12 years
- Hours
- 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Injuries Reported
- 2024: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to November 1, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A citation is a licensing regulation Delaware found was not met. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
- 2026
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 27TRatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Apr 6, 2026
- 30TPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Apr 6, 2026
- 38TParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2026
- 40TChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2026
- 49TIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Mar 4, 2026
- 52TArea for Children Who Become IllCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2026
- 66TEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
5 citations
- 16TInsurance CoverageCitedCorrected Mar 27, 2025
- 27TRatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Mar 19, 2025
- 30TPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Apr 18, 2025
- 8TLicense RenewalCitedCorrected Mar 20, 2025
- 91TChild Care ActivitiesCitedCorrected Mar 27, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 16TInsurance CoverageCitedCorrected Mar 18, 2024
- 27TRatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Mar 12, 2024
- 30TPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Mar 21, 2024
- 40TChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 21, 2024
- 66TEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Mar 20, 2024
- 88TStaffingCitedCorrected Mar 18, 2024
- 91TChild Care ActivitiesCitedCorrected Mar 20, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
5 citations
- 27TRatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Mar 9, 2023
- 30TPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Apr 19, 2023
- 38TParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected Mar 22, 2023
- 40TChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 30, 2023
- 88TStaffingCitedCorrected Mar 20, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware’s Office of Child Care Licensing publishes each regulation it cites, not a risk level for it.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 27T in March 2023, March 2024, March 2025 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252627T across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Personnel Files, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30T in March 2023, March 2024, March 2025 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Personnel Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252630T across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Child Files, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40T in March 2023, March 2024 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Child Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252640T across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Insurance Coverage, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 16T in March 2024 and March 2025. The agency describes it this way: Insurance Coverage. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252616T across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Parents Right to Know, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 38T in March 2023 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Parents Right to Know. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252638T across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Emergency Planning, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 66T in March 2024 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Emergency Planning. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252666T across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Staffing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 88T in March 2023 and March 2024. The agency describes it this way: Staffing. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252688T across all 4 visits, oldest to newest - 8
Child Care Activities, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 91T in March 2024 and March 2025. The agency describes it this way: Child Care Activities. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252691T across all 4 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 27T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 30T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 40T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 16T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Insurance Coverage: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 38T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Parents Right to Know: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 66T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Emergency Planning: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
What changed after 88T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staffing: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 08
What changed after 91T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Care Activities: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 09
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 10
Has the center ever been on probation or had its license suspended, and what changed afterward?
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, the regulations cited at compliance reviews and the results of complaint investigations are published by Delaware's Office of Child Care Licensing in its daily files on data.delaware.gov.
- Child care providers (data.delaware.gov)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 744173
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 9, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 7, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 19, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 3, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – November 1, 2026
- This record is OCCL's list of licensed providers as of November 2026, with the compliance reviews and investigations in OCCL's files, which run from November 2021.
- OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which it cited a regulation; a visit with nothing cited is not in it, so a program may have had more visits than this record shows.
- OCCL's notes on each citation and its written conclusion for each investigation are left out because they can describe children and staff; the regulation cited, the correction date and each investigation's result are kept.
- Special conditions OCCL records on a license (a variance, or that a home is also a foster home) are left out, and license-exempt care is not in OCCL's list.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Visits with nothing cited
- OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which a regulation was cited.
- Investigation conclusions
- Published by OCCL but left out of this record because they can describe children and staff.
- Severity of citations
- OCCL's files do not grade citations.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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