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Gathering Lambs
Child care center
1005 Park Ave
Dover, DE 19901
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Dover, DE
- Record Period
- 2022–2026
- Source Documents
- 17
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 16 licensing visits from April 2022 to August 2026, OCCL cited 57 regulations at Gathering Lambs; 56 have a recorded correction and 1 has none recorded.
- Visits
- 16
- 2022–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 57
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 56
- Of 57 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 6
- 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 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 13 |
| 2024 | 3 | 14 |
| 2025 | 4 | 13 |
| 2026 | 2 | 9 |
What the Record Shows
- 56 of 57 citations have a recorded correction date.
- OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- 6 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, August 5, 2026, recorded 9 citations.
What to Ask About
- Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Seven Visits
- Personnel Files, Cited in Five Visits
- Child Files, Cited in Four Visits
- Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Four Visits
- Outdoor Area, Cited in Four Visits
- Emergency Planning, Cited in Three Visits
- Activity Areas, Cited in Three Visits
- Governing Body, Cited in Two Visits
- General Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
- Parents Right to Know, Cited in Two Visits
- Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
- Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
- Administration of Medication, Cited in Two Visits
- Staff Attendance, No Recorded Correction
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Gathering Lambs
- Address
- 1005 Park Ave, Dover, DE 19901
- License Number
- DE-1335526
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 52 children
- Ages Served
- 1 year through 5 years
- Hours
- 6:30 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.
- 2026
Unannounced full compliance review
9 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Sep 28, 2026
- 38UParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected Aug 28, 2026
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Sep 25, 2026
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Aug 28, 2026
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Aug 28, 2026
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Aug 28, 2026
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Aug 28, 2026
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Aug 6, 2026
- 75UActivity AreasCitedCorrected Aug 6, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2026
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)
- 2025
Announced
2 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Oct 24, 2025
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
3 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Sep 30, 2025
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Sep 30, 2025
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Sep 30, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
8 citations
- 26UStaffingCitedCorrected Sep 30, 2025
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Oct 14, 2025
- 38UParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected Sep 30, 2025
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Oct 14, 2025
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Sep 29, 2025
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Sep 29, 2025
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Sep 29, 2025
- 75UActivity AreasCitedCorrected Sep 30, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
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)
- 2024
Unannounced
2 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Aug 15, 2024
- 35UFirst Aid and CPR TrainingCitedCorrected Sep 20, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
12 citations
- 15UGoverning BodyCitedCorrected Sep 30, 2024
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Aug 19, 2024
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Oct 11, 2024
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Aug 19, 2024
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Oct 11, 2024
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Sep 13, 2024
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Aug 30, 2024
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Sep 13, 2024
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Aug 30, 2024
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Oct 11, 2024
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Sep 13, 2024
- 76UActivity ScheduleCitedCorrected Aug 14, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
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)
- 2023
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)
- 2023
IA investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Unsubstantiated with Concern.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
13 citations
- 16UInsurance CoverageCitedCorrected Nov 29, 2023
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Aug 2, 2023
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Dec 28, 2023
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 13, 2023
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Aug 2, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Nov 29, 2023
- 43UChildren's AttendanceCitedCorrected Aug 2, 2023
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Aug 2, 2023
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Nov 29, 2023
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Nov 29, 2023
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Nov 29, 2023
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Nov 29, 2023
- 75UActivity AreasCitedCorrected Nov 29, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
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)
- 2022
Unannounced
1 citation
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Aug 10, 2022
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 15UGoverning BodyCitedCorrected Nov 22, 2022
- 20UPositive Behavior ManagementCitedCorrected Aug 1, 2022
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Aug 1, 2022
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 14, 2022
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Nov 22, 2022
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Nov 22, 2022
- 71UMeals and SnacksCitedCorrected Aug 1, 2022
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
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)
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 Seven Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 27U in August 2022, August 2022, August 2023, August 2024, August 2024, August 2025 and October 2025. 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262627U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Personnel Files, Cited in Five Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in August 2022, August 2023, August 2024, August 2025 and August 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262630U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Child Files, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in August 2023, August 2024, August 2025 and August 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262640U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 50U in August 2023, August 2024, August 2025 and August 2026. 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262650U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Outdoor Area, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 53U in August 2023, August 2024, August 2025 and August 2026. 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262653U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Emergency Planning, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 66U in August 2022, August 2023 and August 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262666U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Activity Areas, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 75U in August 2023, August 2025 and August 2026. The agency describes it this way: Activity Areas. 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262675U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 8
Governing Body, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 15U in August 2022 and August 2024. The agency describes it this way: Governing Body. 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262615U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 9
General Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 28U in August 2023 and August 2025. 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262628U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 10
Parents Right to Know, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 38U in August 2025 and August 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262638U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 11
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in August 2024 and August 2025. 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262649U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 12
Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in August 2022 and August 2026. The agency describes it this way: Diapering and Soiled Clothing. 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262661U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 13
Administration of Medication, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 63U in August 2023 and August 2024. The agency describes it this way: Administration of Medication. 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262663U across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 14
Staff Attendance, No Recorded Correction
36U was cited in August 2023, August 2024, August 2025 and October 2025. The agency describes it this way: Staff Attendance. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The October 2025 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.
2222222323232324242425252525262636U across all 16 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 27U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in seven visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in five visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 50U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Kitchen and Food Preparation: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 53U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor Area: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 66U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Emergency Planning: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
What changed after 75U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Activity Areas: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 08
What changed after 15U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Governing Body: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 09
What changed after 28U was cited, and how do you check it now?
General Qualifications: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 10
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.
- 11
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 12
What changed after 61U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Diapering and Soiled Clothing: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 13
What changed after 63U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Administration of Medication: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 14
What changed after 36U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staff Attendance: cited in four visits, with no risk level published. The October 6, 2025 citation has no recorded correction date.
- 15
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.
- 16
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 · 1335526
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 Apr 6, 2022 · 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 Aug 1, 2022 · 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 Aug 10, 2022 · 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 Jan 27, 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 Aug 2, 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 Oct 19, 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 Nov 6, 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 Apr 30, 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 Aug 14, 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 Aug 15, 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 Jun 2, 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 Aug 13, 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 Aug 18, 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 Oct 6, 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 May 5, 2026 · 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 Aug 5, 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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