Destined For Greatness Learning Center II
744 River Road, Dover, DE
Beginnings and Beyond
- licensed capacity
- 60
- open each week
- 5 days
- a week, county median
- $182
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About
About Beginnings and Beyond
Beginnings and Beyond is a licensed child care center in Dover, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 60 children, serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
It is open Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing made 6 visits in the last 3 years and cited 25 rules across 4 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
InfantsAccepts child care subsidyOpens before 7 AM
Ages served: infants, toddlers and preschoolers
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- Type
- Child care center
- Ages
- Infants, toddlers and preschoolers
- Hours today
- Closed today
- Licensed capacity
- 60 children
Hours
Hours
| Monday | 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Thursday | 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| SundayToday | Not listed |
Programs
Programs and care
| Ages | Infants, toddlers and preschoolersFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
| Licensed capacity | 60 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Tuition and costs
Beginnings and Beyond has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Kent County has a median price of $182 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.
Infant
Center$182
Home daycare$156
Toddler
Center$139
Home daycare$128
Preschool
Center$145
Home daycare$129
School age
Center$111
Home daycare$64
State record
Inspection reports for Beginnings and Beyond
License
- Status
- Licensed and operating
- License type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Capacity
- 60 children
- Ages
- Infants, toddlers and preschoolers
- License number
- #907023
Summary
6 visits with a cited rule in the last 3 years · Most recent Jul 28, 2026
25 rules cited in those visits. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing publishes only visits where a rule was cited, so this record cannot show how often it was inspected.
- Records and paperwork 9
- Building, equipment and play areas 6
- Health, medication and illness 3
- Safe sleep 2
- Discipline and child guidance 1
- Safety and hazards 1
- Supervision and ratios 1
- Other rules 2
A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
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- Jul 28, 2026VisitNo rules cited
Jul 7, 2026Inspection5 rules cited
61U Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure diaper pails are foot-activated. Replace broken diaper pail in the one-year-old classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 7, 2026
56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure rest equipment is non-absorbent, free from rips and tears. Replace ripped mats in the pre-k classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 7, 2026
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure equipment in the outdoor play area is in safe condition and not broken. Dispose of the broken blue, gray, and red climber/slide. Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish mulch to nine inches in each play area.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 6, 2026
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal and immunizations.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 8, 2026
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB screening.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 10, 2026
Feb 3, 2026Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“On January 6, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding not keeping the center hazard-free and safe and accident/injury procedures. An investigation was conducted on January 14, 2026. This complaint is substantiated for not keeping the center hazard-free and safe, because according to staff interviewed, the head of a screw was left in the wall where children are cared for. The screw was at a height to be accessible by children and subsequently caused an injury. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for accident/injury reports, because according to staff interviewed and all documentation reviewed, both parents were called immediately. One of the phone numbers was not in service and a voicemail was left for the other. Immediate contact to the parents were also observed in Brightwheel.”
Jul 10, 2025Inspection12 rules cited
8U License Renewal
“Ensure a completed and notarized application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 27, 2025
76U Activity Schedule
“Ensure an activity schedule is posted in each classroom. This was corrected at the visit when the schedule was posted in the infant and three-year-old classrooms.”
Corrected during the visit
65U First Aid Kits
“Ensure the center's first aid kit contains all required items. Purchase roll gauze for the first aid kit.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 24, 2025
57U Equipment
“Ensure classrooms for children over 24 months contain accessible art supplies and science materials. Add art and science materials to the two-year-old classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 24, 2025
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure fall zone requirements are met in the outdoor play area. Replenish mulch to nine inches.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 27, 2025
49U Indoor Space
“Ensure all sinks supply both hot and cold water. The hot water in the one-year-old classroom was turned off. This was corrected at the visit when the hot water was turned back on.”
Corrected during the visit
45U Hazardous Materials
“Ensure radon testing is completed every five years.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 25, 2025
43U Children's Attendance
“Ensure classroom attendance shows the exact arrival and departure of each child. This was corrected at the visit when children were signed into the infant classroom.”
Corrected during the visit
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are completed. One child needs a blood lead level test result.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 11, 2025
36U Staff Attendance
“Ensure staff document the time of arrival and departure in each classroom. This was corrected at the visit when staff signed into the infant classroom.”
Corrected during the visit
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs four references and an adult health appraisal. One staff needs an orientation. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, two references, and an adult health appraisal with TB screening. One staff needs CPR/FA training.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 22, 2025
26U Staffing
“Ensure documentation shows a qualified Administrator is on site at least 50% of the hours of operation.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 30, 2025
Jul 11, 2024Inspection7 rules cited
61U Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure diaper changing mats are non-porous, without rips or tears. Purchase new mat for infant room and submit a photo to OCCL. Ensure a trash can is used only for diapers is accessible and contains a liner (CAV). Submit a photo to OCCL of the diaper cans in the two infant rooms.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 15, 2024
56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure all nap equipment is non-absorbent, and free from rips and tears. Replace ripped mats with new ones and submit to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 16, 2024
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure equipment in the outdoor play area is clean and in a safe condition. Two toys were broken and cracked, leaving sharp edges. This was corrected at the visit when the toys were removed. The cap piece on top of the ladder in the pre-k play area was broken and had sharp edges. Repair or replace the piece and submit a photo to OCCL. Ensure gates are self-closing and self-latching. The gate connecting the two play areas does not self-latch. Repair gate and submit video to OCCL. Ensure mulch measures for 9 inches under fall zones. Replenish mulch and submit a photo to OCCL. Ensure the grounds are cleared and in safe condition. Clean up piled leaves and paper cups. Submit photos to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 9, 2024
49U Indoor Space
“Ensure all sinks supply both hot and cold water. The handwashing sinks in the one-year-old classrooms had the hot water turned off. This was corrected at the visit when the hot water was turned back on.”
Corrected during the visit
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. All infants need updates to the monthly feeding schedule at least monthly. Update forms and submit to OCCL. Ensure medication administration records (MAR) are signed by parents. Ensure staff are documenting each time a medication is administered on a limited time use. Submit documentation to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 17, 2024
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a health appraisal. Staff #2,4,5 needs OCCL health and safety training. Staff #5 needs a signed job description.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 29, 2024
16U Insurance Coverage
“Ensure documentation is current. Submit new policy to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 16, 2024
- Jun 5, 2024VisitNo rules cited
Jul 19, 2023Inspection12 rules cited
74U Lesson Plans
“Ensure lesson plans contain physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive development for every day. The two-year-old classrooms lesson plan did not have daily opportunities for social/emotional and the pre-k classroom did not have daily opportunities for cognitive development.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 26, 2023
72U Feeding of Infants
“Purchase a thermometer for each bottle warmer to ensure the water temperature does not go above 120 degrees F.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 21, 2023
66U Emergency Planning
“Purchase additional emergency water supply. This was corrected when additional water was purchased.”
Corrected during the visit
63U Administration of Medication
“Ensure medication is stored securely. Diaper cream was observed in an unlocked cabinet in the bathroom. This was corrected when the medication was removed.”
Corrected during the visit
61U Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure diaper pails are lined with a plastic liner. The diaper pail in the two-year-old classroom did not have a plastic liner. This was discussed and corrected when a bag was placed in the diaper pail.”
Corrected during the visit
59U Hand Washing
“Ensure hands are washed as required. A staff member in the one-year-old classroom did not wash a child's hands after a diaper change. This was discussed with staff and corrected when the child's hands were washed.”
Corrected during the visit
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure the equipment in the outdoor play area is in a safe condition. A slide was cracked. This was corrected when the slide was removed. Discard the trash, debris, and possible mold from the outdoor play area. This was corrected when the trash debris, and mold were removed. Repair the gate between the two play areas so it self-latches. Replenish the fall zone areas to ensure there is 9 inches of mulch in all fall zone areas.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 19, 2023
49U Indoor Space
“Ensure all areas are in a safe condition. An uncovered heating vent was observed in the pre-k classroom. There were sharp metal edges exposed. Ensure hazards are repaired. The blinds in the infant classroom need to be repaired or replaced. Ensure all sinks supply hot and cold water. The hot water in the one-year-old classroom was turned off. This was corrected when the hot water was turned back on.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 24, 2023
46U Air Quality and Windows
“Ensure window screens are in good repair. Two windows were observed open in the one-year-old classroom and the screens were ripped. This was discuss with staff and corrected when the windows were closed and the staff agreed to not reopen the window.”
Corrected during the visit
45U Hazardous Materials
“Store hazardous materials inaccessible to children. Floor cleaner was observed on a low shelf in the three-year-old classroom. This was corrected when the cleaner was moved onto a higher shelf, out of reach.”
Corrected during the visit
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs mat permission.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 21, 2023
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs two references. One staff member needs four references and an adult health appraisal with TB results.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 1, 2023
May 9, 2023Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on April 7, 2023, regarding soiled clothing not being changed. An investigation was conducted on April 12, 2023. This complaint is substantiated because the staff member interviewed admitted staff made two preschool-age children sit in their wet clothing until their parents arrived with a change of clothes.”
Jul 20, 2022Inspection9 rules cited
61U Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure foot-activated diaper pails are used for diapers. A non-foot activated covered trash can was being used in the older ones classroom. This was corrected when a foot-activated diaper pail was provided. Ensure diaper-changing areas are cleaned. All diaper-changing areas were observed dirty with (dirt and mulch).”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 20, 2022
56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Replace the ripped nap mats.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2022
53U Outdoor Area
“Replenish the mulch in all fall zones in the outdoor play areas. Repair the gate within the outdoor play area to ensure it self-latches.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 5, 2022
50U Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure all refrigerators are at 41 degrees F or below. The refrigerator in the infant classroom was observed above 41 degrees F.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 21, 2022
49U Indoor Space
“Ensure all areas are clean. The ceiling vent in the infant classroom needs to be cleaned. The sink in the two-year-old classroom needs to be cleaned. Ensure the toilets are in good repair. The first toilet in the downstairs bathroom is not in proper working condition. Ensure the water temperature is at or below 120 degrees F. The sinks in the downstairs bathroom and two-year-old classroom were observed at 130 degree F.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 10, 2022
45U Hazardous Materials
“Ensure hazardous materials and non-routinely used cleaners are stored inaccessible to children. Toilet cleaner was observed in an unlocked (lock was broken) cabinet in the older ones bathroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 21, 2022
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead screening results.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 9, 2022
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members need a professional development plan. One staff needs two references. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB results. Two staff members need service letters.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 6, 2022
26U Staffing
“Document the hours the ECA is on-site to ensure the 50% hours of operation requirement is met.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 10, 2022
Jun 21, 2022Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“OCCL received a complaint on June 6, 2022, regarding providing children dirty cups for meals and snacks. An investigation was conducted on June 13, 2022. The complaint is substantiated because Staff #3 stated she has observed mold or dirt in the cups provided to the children and LS Kenton observed two pre-filled sippy cups with scum and crud on inside of the mouthpieces.”
Show 2 earlier visits
- May 4, 2022VisitNo rules cited
- Dec 10, 2021VisitNo rules cited
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FAQ
Questions about Beginnings and Beyond
Is Beginnings and Beyond licensed?
Yes. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.
When was Beginnings and Beyond last inspected?
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on July 28, 2026. It lists 6 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Beginnings and Beyond had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 25 rules across 4 of 6 visits in the last 3 years; 24 show a correction in the state record. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
How many children can Beginnings and Beyond care for?
60, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Does Beginnings and Beyond accept child care subsidies?
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
What are Beginnings and Beyond's hours?
Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.
How much does Beginnings and Beyond cost?
It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 734-2464 to ask.
What is Beginnings and Beyond's phone number?
(302) 734-2464.
Where is Beginnings and Beyond?
402 Cowgill Street, Dover, DE 19901. The nearest other daycare we list is Corporate Kids Learning Center, 0.1 miles away.