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Ymca of Delaware/South Dover
Child care center
955 South State Street
Dover, DE 19901
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Dover, DE
- Record Period
- 2021–2025
- Source Documents
- 7
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 6 licensing visits from December 2021 to December 2025, OCCL cited 12 regulations at Ymca of Delaware/South Dover; 12 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 6
- 2021–2025, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 12
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 12
- Of 12 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 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 12 of 12 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, December 10, 2025, recorded 3 citations.
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Ymca of Delaware/South Dover
- Address
- 955 South State Street, Dover, DE 19901
- License Number
- DE-148025
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 60 children
- Ages Served
- Kindergarten through 12 years
- Hours
- 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Injuries Reported
- 2024: 1 facility injury. 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.
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
3 citations
- 30TPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 9, 2026
- 38TParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected Jan 21, 2026
- 40TChild FilesCitedCorrected Jan 9, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Announced full compliance review
4 citations
- 30TPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 13, 2025
- 40TChild FilesCitedCorrected Jan 10, 2025
- 65TFirst Aid KitsCitedCorrected Jan 7, 2025
- 88TStaffingCitedCorrected Dec 11, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 21, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Dec 6, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
1 citation
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 22, 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: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2021
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 88TStaffingCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2022
- 91TChild Care ActivitiesCitedCorrected Jan 13, 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 Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30T in December 2024 and December 2025. 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.
21222223242530T across all 6 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Personnel Files, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in December 2022 and December 2023. 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.
21222223242530U across all 6 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40T in December 2024 and December 2025. 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.
21222223242540T across all 6 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Staffing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 88T in December 2021 and December 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.
21222223242588T across all 6 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 30T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 40T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 88T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staffing: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
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.
- 06
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 · 148025
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 Dec 8, 2021 · 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 2, 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 Dec 7, 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 Dec 4, 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 Dec 11, 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 Dec 10, 2025 · 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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