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Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc.

Daycare center in Hartly, DE. 2899 Arthursville Road, Hartly, DE 19953

No Google rating on record
Call (302) 492-0207
AgesInfant, toddler, preschool and school age
Hours6 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri
Tuition fromNot listed
Licensed capacity98 children
Violations, last 3 years15
On the register sinceNot listed

About the program

Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc. is a licensed daycare center in Hartly, Delaware. It is licensed for 98 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.

It accepts child care subsidy.

Accepts subsidy

Tuition and capacity

Tuition: not listed. Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc. 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

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Licence typeChild Care Center · 27960
Licence statusActive
Licensed capacity98 children
Inspections on file7
Source: Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing. Last synced September 18, 2026.
Violations, last 3 years15Area median for centers: 10
Inspections on file74 substantiated complaints
All violations on file22Most recent June 2026

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.

Cited June 29, 2026Corrected July 17, 2026

Personnel Files (regulation 30U)

Ensure staff files are complete. Four staff members need at least two hours in health and safety training. Two staff members need CPR/First Aid. Two staff members need a release of employment history form completed. Two staff members need documented attempts for service letters. Two staff members need two reference letters. One staff member needs a job description.

Corrected June 29, 2026

Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)

Ensure the exact departure time is recorded. One staff member was signed into the Pre-K classroom at 8:40 a.m. but was not present. Attendance records for the toddler classroom show that the same staff member was signed in at 9:05 a.m.

Corrected June 29, 2026

Child Files (regulation 40U)

Ensure child files are complete. Two children needed a date of enrolment. One child needs hours and days of care.

Cited June 29, 2026Corrected July 17, 2026

Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)

Ensure cabinets are locked or that hazards are not accessible to children. The infant classroom has an unlocked lower cabinet, and several choking hazards are accessible. The hazards include plastic-containing craft items, plastic-wrapped paper towels, clothespins, and ribbon.

Cited July 10, 2025Corrected July 14, 2025

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)

Enasre qualified staff are supervising the infant classroom. There was an intern in the infant classroom. This was corrected when an early childhood teacher was placed in the infant classroom.

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Cited June 11, 2025Corrected July 8, 2025

Personnel Files (regulation 30U)

Ensure staff files are completed. All staff members need to have professional development plans completed. One staff member needs an eligibility letter on file. One staff member needs Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training, an adult abuse registry check, a health appraisal on OCCL s form, a release of employment history, and service letter attempts with follow-ups as necessary.

Cited June 11, 2025Corrected July 7, 2025

Documenting Children's Progress (regulation 42U)

Ensure that child developmental plans are completed and updated at least three times a year. 11 children need developmental plans.

Corrected June 11, 2025

Hand Washing (regulation 59U)

Ensure that children s hands are washed after meals. The one-year-old and two-year-old classrooms did not wash their hands after lunch.

Cited June 11, 2025Corrected July 2, 2025

Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)

Ensure the diaper pad is nonabsorbent. The one-year-old classroom diaper changing mat has holes in it.

Cited June 11, 2025Corrected July 1, 2025

Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)

Ensure any medication on site has a Medication Administration Record (MAR) and is labeled with the child s name. One child requires a MAR for antifungal cream and Aquaphor. Thirteen children require an MAR for diaper cream. Four children require an MAR for lotion. Three items do not have a child s name or MAR.

Cited June 11, 2025Corrected July 1, 2025

Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)

Infants require a monthly feeding schedule and must be updated monthly. One child s monthly feeding form requires a monthly update; the last update was on May 1, 2025. One child needs a monthly feeding form.

Cited June 11, 2025Corrected July 1, 2025

License Renewal (regulation 8U)

Ensure an annual renewal application is submitted 60 days before the license's expiration.

Cited June 24, 2024Corrected August 12, 2024

Personnel Files (regulation 30U)

Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need a health appraisal on OCCL's form, two staff need TB testing results, one staff needs service letter attempts, one staff needs documentation is on file showing enrollment in high school s early childhood education program.

Cited June 24, 2024Corrected August 12, 2024

Indoor Space (regulation 49U)

Ensure walls are in good repair. The toddler and two-year-old classrooms need paint applied where it is peeling or chipped. The two sinks in the boy's bathroom need to be back in operation.

Cited June 24, 2024Corrected June 13, 2024

License Renewal (regulation 8U)

A renewal application is due 60 days prior to license expiration.

Cited June 12, 2023Corrected July 24, 2023

Staffing (regulation 26U)

Ensure documentation of the designated teacher in the absence of the administrator is on file.

Cited June 12, 2023Corrected July 24, 2023

Personnel Files (regulation 30U)

Ensure staff file are complete. Three staff need CPR and First Aid certification, one staff needs a profession development plan. annual review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect, an orientation, a job description, two references, employee declaration, drug and alcohol statement, adult abuse history check, health appraisal and TB results, a release of employment and service letter requests. Six staff need Heath and Safety for Child Care Professionals.

Cited June 12, 2023Corrected July 5, 2023

Indoor Space (regulation 49U)

Ensure stained celling tiles are replaced.

Corrected June 12, 2023

Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)

Ensure the refrigerator in the one-year-old classroom has a thermometer that reads 40 degrees fahrenheit.

Cited June 12, 2023Corrected July 5, 2023

Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)

Ensure medication logs are completed for the infant classroom diaper cream use.

Corrected July 8, 2022

Indoor Space (regulation 49U)

Ensure access to children is limited. LS McPhatter observed no staff in the facility main care area. There was access to the infant room, toddler room, and school age room from entry to the facility. Ensure the use of air fresheners is prohibited, LS McPhatter observed a plug in air freshener in the side entry way and in the toddler classroom. Ensure that unused electrical outlets and unused power strips or outlet multipliers are not accessible to children. LS McPhatter observed a outlet multiplier to the right of the side entrance with no covers and several outlets with no covers.

Corrected June 13, 2022

Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)

Ensure direct supervision is occuring at all times. LS McPhatter observed staff #1 leave the classroom with all 11 children to let 9 children out of the building to the bus. Staff #1 turned around and told the two remaining children to go back into the classroom while she stayed at the door to watch the others get on the bus. This was corrected when LS McPhatter informed Staff #1 that the children have to be with her if she intends to exit the school-age classroom threshold. Ls McPhatter explained direct supervision and how to remain in compliance.

Getting there

2899 Arthursville Road, Hartly, DE 19953

Questions about Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc.

Is Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc. licensed?

Yes. Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc. holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 27960), with a licensed capacity of 98 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.

Has Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc. had any inspection violations?

Delaware records 15 violations for Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc. in the last three years, across 7 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 Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc. take?

Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc. is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 6 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri.

How much does Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc. cost?

Kingdom Kid's Day Care, Inc. 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.

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