Gift Of Love Early Learning Center
Inspection history
Source: Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingRecords held from Sep 27, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.
Delaware publishes only visits where a regulation was cited, plus complaint investigations. Visits that found no violations do not appear in the state's data, so a gap between dates here does not mean the program went uninspected. Delaware does not publish a severity weight for its citations.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 regulations cited | 5 | Agency record |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 7 regulations cited | 7 | Agency record |
| Oct 6, 2023 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 9 regulations cited | 9 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingNearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“Ensure staff to child ratio is maintained at all times. Toddlers were mixed with the older children. This was corrected when the older children were moved to the 3 year old classroom.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs one additional reference. Staff #2 needs CPR/FA Staff #3 needs a professional development plan”
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a developmental plan Child #4 needs an updated health appraisal and blood lead test results.”
“Specialist observed expired medication in the medication cabinet. Ensure expired medication is returned to the families.”
“Ensure weekly opportunities for special activities is documented on each lesson plan. Document and send photo to OCCL”
“Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs date of hire, CPR/1st aid, medication certification, 7 hr H & S training, annual review of abuse and neglect, an application,, service letter and fingerprint results w/ eligibility Staff #2 needs orientation, references, service letter and professional development plan Staff #3 needs H & S training, professional development and annual abuse and neglect Staff #4 needs a professional development plan, OCCL 7 hour training and a service letter Staff #5 needs an entire file Staff #6 needs CPR/1st aid, annual abuse and neglect and a professional development plan Staff #7 needs CPR?1aid, medication certification, orientation, references, health appraisal and a service letter Staff #8 needs CPR/1st aid, orientation, 7 hr. OCCL H& S training, references and a health appraisal w/TB”
“Ensure child files are complete Child #1 needs blood lead test results, Parents Right to Know and screen time permission Child #2 needs blood lead test results Child #3 needs an updated health appraisal Child #4 needs date of enrollment and a health appraisal Child #6 needs date of enrollment and days and hours to attend Child #7 needs blood lead test results Child #9 needs blood lead test results”
“Label the soap and water dispensers”
“The inside temperature of the bldg. was 65 degrees F. Ensure classroom temperature is at least 65 degrees F. This was corrected at the visit”
“Ensure each cubbie is labeled with the child's name”
“Ensure the ventilation in the 1st bathroom is operable. Send proof to OCCL”
“The fall zones are not properly covered. Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Send receipt.”
“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on August 18, 2023, regarding administration of medication procedures, not having a clean environment, lack of supervision, staff engaging in personal activities such as cell phone usage, unqualified staff alone with children, and not following the center policies on food restrictions. An investigation was conducted on August 22, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for not following administration of medication procedures because the center was aware that a child needed eczema cream, the child brought the eczema cream into the center, but the center could not provide a Medication Administration Record for the child. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for not having a clean environment because the administrator stated the center was closed for a deep clean after the children were diagnosed with a contagious disease and the center was clean during the visit. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of lack of supervision or staff engaging in personal activities such as cell phone usage because staff denied the allegations. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of unqualified staff alone with children because all the staff that are family members are qualified. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of the center not following their policies on food restrictions because the administrator stated the child was not served regular milk. She stated the center purchased a milk alternative after not receiving the requested milk from the parent. A concern noted during the investigation was children s daily attendance was not documented.”
“Staff files must be complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan, annual safe sleep and medication certification Staff #2 needs CPR/1st aid, professional development plan, orientation, references, adult abuse registry and a service letter Staff #3 needs a professional development plan, annual abuse and neglect, a job description and service letter. IF a service letter is not attainable two additional references are required Staff #4 needs a professional development plan Staff #6 needs orientation, and a adult abuse registry”
“Staff must sign in/out of their classrooms daily. Provide OCCL with one weeks attendance for the morning room.”
“Child files must be complete. Child #1 needs days and hours to attend Child #2 needs days and hours to attend and a health appraisal Child #4 needs blood lead test resutls Child #5 needs a health appraisal and immunization shot records Staff #6 needs a health appraisal Child #8 needs a health appraisal w/immunizations shot records and blood lead test results Child #9 needs a health appraisal w/immunizations shot records and blood lead test results Child #10 needs dates of enrollment and a health appraisal w/immunization shot records w/blood lead test results”
“Label the cleaning supply bottles”
“Cover the electrical outlets in the preschool classroom. This was corrected at the visit Cover the trash cans in each classroom”
“Clean the outdoor play space and throw away the broken riding toys Cover the fall zones in the play yard”
“Label all the nap equipment and provide OCCL with a photo and a charts”
“A new changing map is required. The old one is torn. this was corrected at the visit.”
“Post evacuation plans in each classroom”
“Post daily schedules in each classroom”
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