Love Drives Capital Campus
96 SALT CREEK DR, DOVER, DE 19901Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects 2 complaints in the last 3 years and no injury reports on file. The structural rating also includes Delaware's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Delaware caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 18 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- 63
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 3 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), Hazardous Materials Handling (1), and Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Sep 9, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Personnel Files30U
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety training.
- Hazardous Materials45U
Ensure cleaners are out of the reach of children. Specialist noted cleaners were kept in an plastic tote on the floor in the three-year-old room.
Sep 4, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments56U
Ensure nap equipment is non-absorbent and easy to clean. Specialist noted several mats in the 3, 2 and 1 year old classrooms which were ripped and ne
Sep 6, 20232 Findings2 Important
- Staffing26U
Ensure staffing ratio is followed at all times. Administrator Morris was present in the building with five other staff listed as either EC intern or
- General Qualifications28U
Ensure all staff is eligible or provisionally eligible before starting employment. Staff #1 was present for her first day before being eligible. This
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints (Last 36 Months)
- 2
- 3% of licensed capacity
- Reported injuries (Lifetime)
- 0
- 0% of licensed capacity
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