Whatcoat Christian Preschool
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 regulations cited | 5 | Agency record |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 7 regulations cited | 7 | Agency record |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 regulations cited | 5 | Agency record |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Unannounced | 1 regulation cited | 1 | 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 files are complete. One staff needs a PD plan. One staff needs orientation, OCCL's Health and Safety training, 2 references, release of employment, service letters or two documented attempts with 2 additional references.”
“Ensure Parents Right to Know log is completed for new and touring families.”
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs updated health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs updated immunizations.”
“Ensure fall zones have at least nine inches of material extending 6 feet in all directions of the play equipment.”
“Ensure first aid kit is complete. Kit was missing bandage tape.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Seven staff need a PD plan. One staff needs annual review of abuse and neglect.”
“Ensure child files are complete. Four children need date of enrollment. Seven children need days and hours of attending. Four children need transportation permission. Three children need an emergency card. Three children need updated health appraisals with immunizations. One child needs blood lead screening results. Three children need Parents Right Know and Screentime permissions. Three children need a development plan. One child needs an updated MAR for occasional use and medication labeled.”
“Ensure radon testing is completed every five years.”
“Ensure diaper procedures are posted in the diaper changing area.”
“Ensure fire drills are conducted monthly.”
“Ensure daily schedule is posted in each classroom.”
“Ensure a notarized renewal application is submitted at least 60 days before license expires.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need letters of eligibility on file. One Staff member needs CPR and first aid certification and references. Two staff need a job descriptions, health, and safety for child care providers”
“Ensure children are supervised at all times. The specialist observed a staff member in room #5 in the doorway threshold watching a child use the bathroom across the hallway and the children in the classroom. A staff member was in the threshold of a door way handing an item across the hallway to a staff member in the threshold of the other doorway to receivee an item. Read A Loud Staff member was alone in the hallway with one child reading a book. Ensure read a aloud is under qualified, eligible staff supervision. This was corrected when the child and Read A Loud staff went to a classroom to read to the children.”
“Ensure child files are complete. 2 children need blood lead test results. One child needs a health appraisal on file.”
“Ensure exact arrival and departure items for child are recorded in the exact room they are in. This was discussed and was corrected at the visit.”
“Ensure expired or not needed medication is sent home. this was corrected at the visit.”
“Ensure a plan review is submitted when changes to the environment are made.”
“Ensure children are under direct supervision/observation. Upon arrival LS McPhatter knocked on the door and observed staff #4 in the classroom and hallway; while there were four children in the classroom; she was covering for staff #3. Staff #1 asked staff #2 to stand in the threshold of her classroom that has two children in it and watch staff #1's classroom; that has 4 children in it; through her open door approximately 4 feet way from staff #2's classroom. Staff #2 agreed to do so. Staff #1 left her room to open the door for LS McPhatter.”
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