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Gift of Love Early Learning Center
Child care center
115 East North Street
Smyrna, DE 19977
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Smyrna, DE
- Record Period
- 2022–2024
- Source Documents
- 6
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 5 licensing visits from November 2022 to November 2024, OCCL cited 22 regulations at Gift of Love Early Learning Center; 20 have a recorded correction and 2 have none recorded.
- Visits
- 5
- 2022–2024, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 22
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 20
- Of 22 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 1
- 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 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 20 of 22 citations have a recorded correction date.
- OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- 1 visit in this window included a complaint investigation. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
- The latest full compliance review, November 14, 2024, recorded 5 citations.
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Gift of Love Early Learning Center
- Address
- 115 East North Street, Smyrna, DE 19977
- License Number
- DE-1067012
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 44 children
- Ages Served
- 1 year through 12 years
- Hours
- 7 a.m.–5 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.
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
5 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Nov 14, 2024
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
- 40UChild FilesCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Nov 15, 2024
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Dec 5, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 18, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Dec 13, 2023
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Nov 22, 2023
- 48UHeating and CoolingCitedCorrected Nov 1, 2023
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Dec 18, 2023
- 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Dec 12, 2023
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Dec 18, 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: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
1 citation
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 20, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
9 citations
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Dec 21, 2022
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jan 20, 2023
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Nov 28, 2022
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Nov 3, 2022
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Dec 20, 2022
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Nov 28, 2022
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Nov 3, 2022
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Nov 10, 2022
- 76UActivity ScheduleCitedCorrected Nov 10, 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
Hazardous Materials, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 45U in November 2022 and November 2023. 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.
222223232445U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in November 2022 and November 2023. 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.
222223232449U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Outdoor Area, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 53U in November 2022 and November 2023. 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.
222223232453U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Personnel Files, No Recorded Correction
30U was cited in November 2022, November 2023 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Personnel Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The November 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.
222223232430U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Child Files, No Recorded Correction
40U was cited in November 2022, November 2023 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Child Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The November 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.
222223232440U across all 5 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 45U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Hazardous Materials: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 53U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor Area: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published. The November 14, 2024 citation has no recorded correction date.
- 05
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published. The November 14, 2024 citation has no recorded correction date.
- 06
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.
- 07
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 · 1067012
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 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 Nov 3, 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 Oct 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 Nov 1, 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 14, 2024 · 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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