Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center
Daycare center in Dover, DE. 872 Forest Street, Dover, DE 19904
About the program
Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center is a licensed daycare center in Dover, Delaware. It is licensed for 58 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Growing Sprouts Early 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 are fingerprinted every five years. A staff member needs to be fingerprinted for the facility as her fingerprints expired July 6, 2026.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an immunization record.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure walls are cleanable and in good repair. Repair the hole in the wall near the mirror shelf, the wall at the corner near the bathroom door, and the holes in the wall above the changing table in the toddler classroom. Repair the wall under the window near the nap cots in the three-year-old classroom. Repair the wall under the window near the emergency exit door in the infant classroom. Repair the base of the door frame at the front door. Ensure trash is covered. The trash can located in the preschool classroom bathroom was observed not covered.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure gates in the outdoor play area are self-closing and self-latching. The first gate was observed not to self-close every time it was opened. The second gate was observed locked. Ensure gates are not locked during the center s hours of operation. Replenish the fall zone material under all equipment that is designed for the children s feet to leave the ground and swings to ensure there is six inches of rubber mulch.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)
Ensure nap equipment is safe and non-absorbent. Replace the several ripped nap mats in the preschool classroom.
Show all 17 violations on file
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs first aid certification. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal and TB results. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal.
Emergency Planning (regulation 66U)
Purchase additional bottled water for an emergency supply to shelter-in-place for 24 hours.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #12 needs up dated health appraisal and immunizations.
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained through qualified staff, early childhood interns are permitted to supervise children ages toddler through school-age. Two interns were observed supervising a group of seven infants. This was discussed and corrected when a qualified staff person entered the classroom.
Air Quality and Windows (regulation 46U)
Ensure windows used for ventilation have screens in good repair. The bathroom window in the one and two-year-old classroom, used for ventilation, does not have a screen.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Repair or remove the broken play equipment from the outdoor play area. Rake or replenish the mulch in the fall zone areas to ensure there is 9 inches of mulch in the fall zone areas.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs an application and administration of medication training.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs lead screening results.
Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)
Replenish resilient material on playground in the fall zones.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs two documented attempts to get a service letter. Staff #2 needs two documented attempts to get a service letter. Staff #3 needs two documented attempts to get a service letter.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs a health appraisal and lead screening. Child #4, Child #8, Child #9, and Child #10 need lead screening results.
Children's Attendance (regulation 43U)
Ensure exact arrival and departure times of each child is documented. One child was not signed out of the three-year-old attendance record.
What parents say
You are always greeted the minute you walk in. My baby girl is in the infant room. The stuff is so friendly. This center has an amazing app that keeps you up-to-date on your child. It’s a piece of mind knowing when your child is napping or how often she gets a diaper change. I’ve even received pictures of my baby girl through the app. In addition to the app., they take the time to let you know how your child did…
Veronica Irizarry · 5/5 on Google · 2 years agoOutstanding! The staff has so much love to give and are so caring. It’s amazing seeing the staff so excited about students arrival. The teachers really make an effort to engage the kids and develop them in a very individualised way. The management is really committed to providing a safe, fun, and loving environment and we’re very thankful to Megan Moore and the whole team at Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center.
Khaleah Williams · 5/5 on Google · 5 years agoWe have had a wonderful experience thus far! After having a terrible experience with my little guy's first daycare, I couldn't be more thankful for these teachers. They truly love the kids and it shows. It's also a clean facility and well maintained.
Jacqueline LaFace · 5/5 on Google · 2 years agoHave only heard positives from anyone associated with this center! Very caring employees.
Andrea S · 5/5 on Google · 3 years agoGetting there
872 Forest Street, Dover, DE 19904
Questions about Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center
Is Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center licensed?
Yes. Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 1479150), with a licensed capacity of 58 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 8 violations for Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center in the last three years, across 6 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 Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center take?
Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 6:30 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center cost?
Growing Sprouts Early 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.
