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Epworth Preschool

19285 Holland Glade Rd, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 · Sussex County (302) 227-7120 License #494230
8
inspections on file
35
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Feb 3, 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 Epworth Preschool
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Feb 3, 2026OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate with Concern0Agency record
Jan 13, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review7 regulations cited7Agency record
Feb 14, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Jan 27, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 regulations cited3Agency record
Jan 31, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review8 regulations cited8Agency record
Jan 26, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Jan 12, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review8 regulations cited8Agency record
Jan 24, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review7 regulations cited7Agency 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.

Jan 13, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 7 deficiencies cited
Not classified
16U — Insurance Coverage

“Ensure insurance documentation is kept current and available. Obtain current insurance documentation.”

Corrected Jan 14, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs an adult health appraisal with TB screening. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, a job description, pending out-of-state background check, two documented attempts to obtain service letters, and references.”

Corrected Feb 3, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff indicate the hours worked in each classroom, documenting exact arrival and departure. This was corrected at the visit when the pre-populated departure times of staff were removed from the attendance sheets.”

Corrected Jan 13, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure hot water temperature does not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Adjust water heater.”

Corrected Jan 16, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish mulch to nine inches in all fall zone areas. Ensure main gate into outdoor play area is self closing. Repair gate to ensure it self-closes.”

Corrected Feb 13, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans contain activities in physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and language/literacy daily. Ensure lesson plans contain weekly opportunities in a food/healthy habit, science, music, and sensory. Add required activities.”

Corrected Jan 16, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
8U — License Renewal

“Ensure renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the application was received by OCCL.”

Corrected Jan 8, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Feb 14, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete Child #4 and Child #5 need updated health appraisals Child #10 needs days and hours to attend, This was corrected at the visit”

Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 27, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs OCCL seven hour training Staff #4 needs OCCL seven hour training, release of employment and a service letter”

Corrective action plan due Feb 14, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
51U — Toilet Facilities

“Ensure the ventilation system in the bathroom of class #4 is operable. Send proof when completed.”

Corrective action plan due Feb 14, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
8U — License Renewal

“Renewal applications are due 60 days prior to license expiration. This was corrected when the provider sent the renewal applicaition to OCCL.”

Corrected Jan 27, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 31, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 deficiencies cited
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ratios and group size must be maintained at all times. Turtles/Owls were combined with 21 children. The youngest child was 3 years old. Maximum capacity is 20. This was corrected at the visit when the teacher returned and took her students to their own classroom,”

Corrected Jan 31, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Staff files must be complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL 7 hour training, service letter finger prints and eligibility. Staff was sent home pending eligibility Staff #2 needs annual training hours ,professional development plan and OCCL 7 hour training.”

Corrected Feb 27, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Child files must be complete Child #1 needs medication permission Child #2 needs days and hours to attend Child #19 needs health appraisal and immunization shot records”

Corrected Feb 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“Exact hours of arrival and departure is required for each enrolled child. Send one weeks attendance for the Turtles classroom.”

Corrected Feb 16, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Hot water is required in each sink. The Owls classroom had not hot water. Cover the trash in the pelican and turtles bathrooms. Send proof of functioning hot water and covered trash.”

Corrected Feb 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
61U — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Diaper trash must be foot operated. Non foot activated diaper genie was being used. Send proof of change.”

Corrected Feb 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
65U — First Aid Kits

“First aid kit needs to be fully stocked with required items. Send proof of pen/paper, plastic bag, roll gauze and thermometer”

Corrected Feb 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
75U — Activity Areas

“Lesson plans must contain weekly opportunities for special activities. Healthy habits/cooking. Send on week lesson plans for the Penguin and Turtles classrooms.”

Corrected Feb 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 26, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
8U — License Renewal

“Renewal applications are due 60 days prior to license expiration.”

Corrected Jan 26, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 12, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 deficiencies cited
Not classified
16U — Insurance Coverage

“Insurance documentation is required. Provide OCCL with updated insurance documentation”

Corrected Jan 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Staff -to-child ratio must be maintained. Staff member exited the room leaving co-teacher alone w/12 children in the three and four year old classroom. This was corrected at the visit when a conversation was had with staff.”

Corrected Jan 12, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Staff #3 needs medication certification, orientation and adult abuse registry check. Staff #7 needs medication certification. orientation, job description, references, adult abuse registry and release of employment. Staff #9 needs medication certification, annual abuse and neglect, declaration/drug alcohol statement, adult abuse and a service letter Staff #10 needs medication certification. Each staff member needs proof of training 1 hour health and safety and seven hour OCCL Health and Safety training certification.”

Corrected Mar 27, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Staff must sign in/out with exact hours of arrival and departure. One staff in the four-year-old classroom was not signed in. Provide OCCL with one weeks attendance for the four-year-old classroom.”

Corrected Jan 27, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Child files must be complete Child #2 needs an updated health appraisal w/blood lead test results Child #3needs an updated health appraisal/blood lead test results Child #7 needs an updated health appraisal w/immunizations Child #10 needs an updated health appraisal w/immunizations”

Corrected Jan 30, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“Childrens attendance must be determined w/ exact hours of arrival and departure Provide OCCL w/one weeks attendance for the three and four-year-old classroom”

Corrected Jan 27, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Lesson plans must include weekly opportunities for special activities. Provide OCCL w/one weeks lesson plans for each classroom.”

Corrected Jan 19, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
8U — License Renewal

“Provide OCCL with the notarized page of the renewal application”

Corrected Jan 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 24, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 7 deficiencies cited
Not classified
16U — Insurance Coverage

“Liability insurance documentation is required.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Staff files must be complete Provide OCCL with an entire file for Staff #6”

Corrected Feb 14, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Staff attendance is required Document exact hours of arrival and departure and classroom assignment for each staff member”

Corrected Feb 14, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
38U — Parents Right to Know

“Provide OCCL with an updated Parents Right to Know log”

Corrected Feb 14, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Child files must be complete Child #3,7,10 all need documentation of dates of enrollment Child #1,3,7,9,11,12 and 13 need documentation of lead test results f Child #8 needs and health appraisal and lead test results”

Corrected Feb 14, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“Document exact hours of arrival and departure for each child”

Corrected Feb 14, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
66U — Emergency Planning

“Purchase emergency food and water”

Corrected Feb 14, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed

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