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Goddard School of Hockessin

Child care center

157 Lantana Drive
Hockessin, DE 19707

Report Date
Nov 1, 2026
Data Through
Nov 1, 2026
Report ID
VR-DE-1667285-2611
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Provider Category
Childcare
Location
Hockessin, DE
Record Period
2025–2026
Source Documents
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01

The Essentials

Summary

Across 3 licensing visits from November 2025 to July 2026, OCCL cited 15 regulations at Goddard School of Hockessin; 15 have a recorded correction.

Visits
3
2025–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations
15
Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected
15
Of 15 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations
0
Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

What the Record Shows

  • 15 of 15 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, July 10, 2026, recorded 2 citations.

What to Ask About

Report at a Glance

Facility
Goddard School of Hockessin
Address
157 Lantana Drive, Hockessin, DE 19707
License Number
DE-1667285
License Type
Child care center
Licensed Capacity
117 children
Ages Served
6 weeks through 6 years
Hours
7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Injuries Reported
2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
Record Window
November 1, 2021 to November 1, 2026
02

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.

  1. 2026

    Unannounced full compliance review

    2 citations

    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Aug 5, 2026
    • 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Jul 10, 2026

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  2. 2026

    Unannounced full compliance review

    8 citations

    • 24UStaff QualificationsCitedCorrected Jan 21, 2026
    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Feb 26, 2026
    • 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Jan 30, 2026
    • 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Jan 30, 2026
    • 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Feb 12, 2026
    • 59UHand WashingCitedCorrected Feb 13, 2026
    • 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Feb 18, 2026
    • 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jan 30, 2026

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  3. 2025

    Unannounced full compliance review

    5 citations

    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 10, 2025
    • 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Nov 21, 2025
    • 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Dec 10, 2025
    • 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Dec 10, 2025
    • 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Nov 21, 2025

    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.

03

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

  1. 1

    Personnel Files, Cited in Three Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in November 2025, January 2026 and July 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.

    25262630U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest
  2. 2

    Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 56U in November 2025 and January 2026. 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.

    25262656U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest
  3. 3

    Equipment, Cited in Two Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 57U in November 2025 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Equipment. 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.

    25262657U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest
  4. 4

    Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in November 2025 and July 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.

    25262661U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest
  5. 5

    Emergency Planning, Cited in Two Visits

    OCCL licensing staff cited 66U in November 2025 and January 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.

    25262666U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest
04

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.

  1. 01

    What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Personnel Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.

  2. 02

    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.

  3. 03

    What changed after 57U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Equipment: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.

  4. 04

    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.

  5. 05

    What changed after 66U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Emergency Planning: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

05

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 · 1667285

    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 14, 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 Jan 21, 2026 · 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 10, 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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