Children First Learning Center
Daycare center in Dover, DE. 760 Townsend Boulevard, Dover, DE 19901
About the program
Children First Learning Center is a licensed daycare center in Dover, Delaware. It is licensed for 60 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Children First Learning Center does not publish a fee schedule. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $607 a month.
Licensing and safety
Open the state record →Most violations are record-keeping, training or maintenance items, and nearly every program has some. Read what each one was and how fast it was fixed. Delaware records each regulation found out of compliance at a review, with the corrective action required and the date it was corrected. The state does not assign a risk level.
General Qualifications (regulation 28U)
Ensure staff members who turn 18 are fingerprinted within five days and receive a comprehensive background check as described in the regulations. Send Staff #6 to be fingerprinted by 3/25/2026 and submit receipt to OCCL.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB screening and one reference. One staff needs first aid training, adult abuse registry check, and two documented attempts to obtain service letters.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal and immunizations.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure all sinks supply both hot and cold water. Turn on hot water in one-year-old classroom.
Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)
Ensure food, not stored in it's original container, is labeled with the name and expiration date. Add expiration dates to stored food.
Show all 27 violations on file
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure gates in the outdoor play area are self-closing and self-latching. Repair gate leading from toddler area into pre-k area and the gate on the right leading to the grassy area. Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Either replenish pea gravel in far right play area under swings and climber or remove items.
Sanitation (regulation 58U)
Ensure soap/water bottle is available in each classroom. This was corrected at the visit when a soap/water bottle was prepared and added to the one-year-old classroom.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
Ensure no other trash is in the diaper-only pail. This was corrected at the visit when the bag was replaced and the center agreed to comply.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans for children include activities in physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive every day. Ensure lesson plans for two-year-old's contain weekly opportunities in food/healthy habit, science, sensory, and music. Update lesson plans accordingly.
Insurance Coverage (regulation 16U)
Maintain current insurance documentation.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person must complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Three children need updated monthly infant feeding statements. One child needs a development plan.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure fall zone requirements are met in outdoor play area. Replenish mulch to nine inches in toddler area.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Ensure nothing is added to an infant bottle, including cereal, without written doctor's permission.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Eligibility letters are needed for three staff. One staff needs a Professional Development Plan. Two staff need to complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff needs a completed Service Letter or two documented attempts at obtaining the Service Letter.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated monthly Infant Feeding Schedule. Ensure parent/guardian permission to swaddle is on file for each infant being swaddled for sleep.
Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)
Ensure areas in which food is prepared and/or stored is clean and in sanitary condition. The crock-pot and mini refrigerator in the infant room need to be cleaned.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Maintain a hazard-free outdoor area. Repair the artificial turf on the walkway to prevent tripping. Ensure gates are self-closing and self-latching. The first gate, straight from the door, is not self-closing or self-latching. Ensure fall zones have enough materials to prevent injury. Add more gravel under the swings.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
Ensure trash cans used for diapering only have soiled diapering materials in them. The diaper can in the infant room had other trash items in it.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans are posted and contain activities in all applicable areas, dependent on the age of the children being served. Correct lesson plans in the infant, one-year-old, and two-year-old classrooms.
Activity Schedule (regulation 76U)
Ensure a daily schedule of activities is posted in each classroom. Post a schedule in the three-year-old classroom.
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
Ensure ratio is maintained at all times. One staff member took two children to the bathroom leaving another staff member alone with 12 children, the youngest was three-years-old. This was discussed and staff agreed to comply.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Five staff members need health and safety training for child care professionals. One staff member needs a reference. One staff member needs a fingerprint receipt. One staff needs an eligibility letter. One staff member needs a health appraisal with TB with complete questions. Two staff members need release of employment history with corresponding service letters. One staff needs a service letter.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Repair the cabinet with cleaners to ensure it locks in the bathroom.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Repair the chipped paint in the three-year-old classroom. Repair the chipped paint in the two-year-old classroom. Repair the couch and chair in the one/two-year-old classroom. Remove the cracked toy bin in the one/two-year-old classroom. Replace the large trash cans with holes in the lids.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
Replace the torn diaper mats in the infant classroom and the three-year-old classroom.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Update the infant feeding schedule for all applicable enrolled infants.
What parents say
My daughter has been attending this daycare for almost 2 years and she absolutely loves it! The staff is attentive and always lets me know anything involving my daughter. She loves it here and we love the center for treating her and us like part of their family! So grateful to have found such an amazing daycare!
Ashley Crouch · 5/5 on Google · 3 years agoThis is a center you want your children in! Great staff from the owner to teachers, and all the assistants. Never a worry, they all communicate effectively and consistently, (even to the most paranoid of parents lol), easy drop off system. Your kids will enjoy going and you’ll feel at peace leaving them. I have not a single one complaint. All three of my children have attended this center from newborn to preschool.
Deirdra Hines · 5/5 on Google · 3 years agoMy son has been attending since he was around 6 months old. He’s now almost two and absolutely loves going to daycare. They’re all very kind, loving, compassionate workers. Seeing my son happy to go to “school” makes him being there so much easier. Photo of my son and one of his teachers ❤️
Reagan McCabe · 5/5 on Google · 4 years agoWe have been bringing our children to Children First for 5 years. The curriculum is reviewed and upgraded often, all changes are well communicated , and most of all the staff truly loves the children they care for. This center is more than just a daycare and we are very happy to have found them 5 years ago!
Shawn O'Neal · 5/5 on Google · 6 years agoGetting there
760 Townsend Boulevard, Dover, DE 19901
Questions about Children First Learning Center
Is Children First Learning Center licensed?
Yes. Children First Learning Center holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 510885), with a licensed capacity of 60 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Children First Learning Center had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 21 violations for Children First Learning Center in the last three years, across 5 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 10. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.
What ages does Children First Learning Center take?
Children First Learning Center is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 7 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Children First Learning Center cost?
Children First Learning Center does not publish tuition. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees. The program accepts child care subsidy.
