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Child care center · Bridgeville, DE
CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START BRIDGEVILLE
A licensed child care center in Bridgeville, Delaware, with its state inspection and complaint history from the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 2 LAVERTY LANE, Bridgeville, DE 19933
Phone: (302) 337-2280
Ages served: 3 years through 5 years.
Age group: Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 45 children
OCCL license number: 1478382
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Injuries reported to the state (as published): the state's file lists injuries in the last 5 years that needed medical or dental treatment. 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
View the official record on Delaware's child care search (search for the program's name).
Inspection history
Last 3 years (November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026, when the state's files were last updated)
- 1 visit where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 4 violations cited on these visits
- 0 complaint investigations completed
A violation means a licensing specialist found that a Delaware licensing rule wasn't met. The state gives the program a date to correct each one and records when it was corrected. Complaint results use the state's own terms, as published. Read the official record for details.
Visits with violations
All 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 9 violations in all. The state's file lists only visits where a rule was cited, so visits where nothing was cited are not shown. Each violation shows the state's short title for the rule, its regulation code, the date the state set for the fix and the correction status as published.
October 1, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by October 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, December 5, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs to complete an in-person skills demonstration for CPR. One staff member needs first aid certification. One staff member needs a service letter.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by October 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Purchase a working thermometer for the fruits and vegetables freezer to ensure the temperature is at or below 0 degrees F.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by October 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the gates to the outdoor play area are self-closing and self-latching. All three gates are not correctly self-closing. The gate closest to the management office door is not self-latching. Repair the gates so they self-close and self-latch.
Sanitation
Regulation code 58U · Correct by October 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Provide soap and water and sanitizer/disinfectant in each bathroom to clean and disinfect after each diaper change.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
October 26, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 5, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #5 needs current CPR. Staff #2 and Staff #4 need a current PD plan.
Toilet Facilities
Regulation code 51U · Correct by November 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 5, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure ventilation fan in bathroom is working. Please send documentation that the vent in the girls bathroom has been fixed.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by November 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 5, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure structures, fences, and equipment are clean and in safe condition. The garden box area has a large hole and also the wood frame has a broken piece that is splintered. Please send a picture of correction to OCCL.
February 22, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 8, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Staff files must be complete. Provide OCCL with professional development plans for Staff # 1,2,5 and 6 Staff #1 needs an updared annual review of abuse and neglect Provide OCCL with an entire file for Staff #11
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 8, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Child files must be complete. Provide OCCL with blood lead test results for CHild #5 and Child #6.
The state's file lists no complaint investigations for this program from November 29, 2021 to November 10, 2026.
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Sources
- Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities: program details, enforcement action and injuries report.
- Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information: visits, violations, corrections and specialist notes.
- Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews: complaint investigations, results and summaries.
All three are published by the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on data.delaware.gov as Public Domain and cover about the last five years. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published. Program details last checked October 21, 2026.