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Shell'S Early Learning Dover Center

868 South State Street, Dover, DE 19904 · Kent County (302) 883-3652 License #1700706
1
inspections on file
3
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Oct 6, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

Records 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.

Inspection history for Shell'S Early Learning Dover Center
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Oct 6, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 regulations cited3Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
How to read violations

Nearly 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.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Oct 6, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete.”

Corrective action plan due Oct 23, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete.”

Corrective action plan due Oct 23, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45U — Hazardous Materials

“Provide an updated radon test. Ensure chemicals are inaccessible to children in care.”

Corrective action plan due Oct 23, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed

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