Delaware State University Early Childhood Laboratory School, Dover, DE

The Essentials

Summary

Across 13 licensing visits from April 2022 to April 2026, OCCL cited 45 regulations at Delaware State University Early Childhood Laboratory School; 43 have a recorded correction and 2 have none recorded.

Visits: 13; 2022–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations: 45; Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected: 43; Of 45 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations: 7; Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

Citations by Year

Citations

* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.

Citations by year
Year	Visits	Citations
2021	0	0
2022	1	7
2023	1	6
2024	9	12
2025	1	10
2026	1	10

What the Record Shows

43 of 45 citations have a recorded correction date.
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
7 visits in this window included a complaint investigation. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
The latest full compliance review, April 14, 2026, recorded 10 citations.

What to Ask About

Personnel Files, Cited in Five Visits
Child Files, Cited in Five Visits
Indoor Space, Cited in Four Visits
Lesson Plans, Cited in Three Visits
General Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
Parents Right to Know, Cited in Two Visits
Hazardous Materials, Cited in Two Visits
Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Two Visits
Outdoor Area, Cited in Two Visits
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits
License Renewal, Cited in Two Visits
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, No Recorded Correction
Staff Attendance, No Recorded Correction

Report at a Glance

Facility: Delaware State University Early Childhood Laboratory School
Address: 1200 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
License Number: DE-851437
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 67 children
Ages Served: 1 year through 5 years
Hours: 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Injuries Reported: No facility injuries reported. 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.

Apr 142026
Unannounced full compliance review
10 citations
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Apr 14, 2026
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jul 27, 2026
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected May 26, 2026
- 42UDocumenting Children's ProgressCitedCorrected May 6, 2026
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected May 10, 2026
- 58USanitationCitedCorrected May 1, 2026
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected May 26, 2026
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Apr 16, 2026
- 75UActivity AreasCitedCorrected May 1, 2026
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected Apr 14, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Apr 102025
Unannounced full compliance review
10 citations
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Apr 10, 2025
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected May 20, 2025
- 38UParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected May 10, 2025
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected May 10, 2025
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected May 20, 2025
- 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Apr 11, 2025
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected May 27, 2025
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected May 10, 2025
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected May 10, 2025
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected May 10, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Nov 272024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Nov 122024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Oct 292024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Oct 82024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Sep 42024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jul 112024
Unannounced
2 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jul 92024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Apr 92024
Unannounced full compliance review
10 citations
- 16UInsurance CoverageCitedCorrected Apr 19, 2024
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected May 21, 2024
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jun 18, 2024
- 43UChildren's AttendanceCitedCorrected Apr 9, 2024
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Apr 19, 2024
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Apr 29, 2024
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected May 8, 2024
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Apr 19, 2024
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Apr 19, 2024
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected Apr 19, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Apr 32024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Apr 142023
Unannounced full compliance review
6 citations
- 24UStaff QualificationsCitedCorrected Jun 16, 2023
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 26, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected May 16, 2023
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected May 16, 2023
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected May 16, 2023
- 65UFirst Aid KitsCitedCorrected May 18, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Apr 72022
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected May 26, 2022
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Apr 7, 2022
- 38UParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected May 6, 2022
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected May 26, 2022
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected May 20, 2022
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected May 20, 2022
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected May 6, 2022
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
Personnel Files, Cited in Five Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in April 2022, April 2023, April 2024, April 2025 and April 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.
2223242424242424242424252630U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
2
Child Files, Cited in Five Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in April 2022, April 2023, April 2024, April 2025 and April 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.
2223242424242424242424252640U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
3
Indoor Space, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in April 2023, April 2024, April 2025 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: Indoor Space. 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.
2223242424242424242424252649U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
4
Lesson Plans, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 74U in April 2024, April 2025 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: Lesson Plans. 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.
2223242424242424242424252674U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
5
General Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 28U in April 2025 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: General Qualifications. 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.
2223242424242424242424252628U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
6
Parents Right to Know, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 38U in April 2022 and April 2025. 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.
2223242424242424242424252638U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
7
Hazardous Materials, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 45U in April 2022 and April 2024. The agency describes it this way: Hazardous Materials. 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.
2223242424242424242424252645U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
8
Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 50U in April 2022 and April 2023. The agency describes it this way: Kitchen and Food Preparation. 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.
2223242424242424242424252650U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
9
Outdoor Area, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 53U in April 2024 and April 2025. The agency describes it this way: Outdoor Area. 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.
2223242424242424242424252653U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
10
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 56U in April 2022 and April 2024. The agency describes it this way: Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments. 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.
2223242424242424242424252656U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
11
License Renewal, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 8U in April 2024 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: License Renewal. 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.
222324242424242424242425268U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
12
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, No Recorded Correction
27U was cited in July 2024. The agency describes it this way: Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The July 2024 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
2223242424242424242424252627U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
13
Staff Attendance, No Recorded Correction
36U was cited in April 2022 and July 2024. The agency describes it this way: Staff Attendance. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The July 2024 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
2223242424242424242424252636U across all 13 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 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in five visits, with no risk level published.
02
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in five visits, with no risk level published.
03
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
04
What changed after 74U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Lesson Plans: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
05
What changed after 28U was cited, and how do you check it now?
General Qualifications: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
06
What changed after 38U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Parents Right to Know: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
07
What changed after 45U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Hazardous Materials: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
08
What changed after 50U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Kitchen and Food Preparation: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
09
What changed after 53U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor Area: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
10
What changed after 56U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
11
What changed after 8U was cited, and how do you check it now?
License Renewal: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
12
What changed after 27U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in one visits, with no risk level published. The July 11, 2024 citation has no recorded correction date.
13
What changed after 36U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staff Attendance: cited in two visits, with no risk level published. The July 11, 2024 citation has no recorded correction date.
14
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.
15
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)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 851437
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 7, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 14, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 3, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 9, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 9, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 11, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Sep 4, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Oct 8, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Oct 29, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 12, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 27, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 10, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 14, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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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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