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Child care center · Laurel, DE
CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START DUNBAR
A licensed child care center in Laurel, 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: 1110 W 6TH ST, Laurel, DE 19956
Phone: (302) 715-0144
Ages served: 6 weeks through 5 years.
Age group: Infant through Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 140 children
OCCL license number: 1473908
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. 2022: 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)
- 2 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 7 violations cited on these visits
- 2 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 1; Substantiated: 1)
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 11 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.
January 15, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 29, 2025 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs OCCL 7 hour health and safety training and a service letter Staff #2 needs CPR and medication training
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by January 29, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 28, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff sign in/out of their classroom with exact hours. Provide OCCL w/one weeks attendance for Preschool #1
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by January 29, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 28, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete Child #1 needs blood lead test results Child #3 needs immunizations and blood lead test results Child # 6,7,8,9 and 15 needs documentation of developmental plans
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by January 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure to place a thermometer in the EHS refrigerator. This was corrected at the visit.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by January 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure MAR's are provided for each child receiving medication. Ensure logs are completed. A & D ointment was found and removed from the classroom.
December 6, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 3, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 4, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs annual safe sleep review Staff #2 needs a complete file Staff #3 needs CPR/FA certification Staff #4 needs CPR/FA certification Staff #5 needs annual safe sleep review Staff #6 needs annual safe sleep review, annual abuse and neglect training Staff #7 needs annual abuse and neglect Staff #8 needs CPR/FS certification, Staff #9 needs CPR/FA certification, annual safe sleep review Staff #10 needs CPR/FA certification, training hours, professional development plan, annual review of safe sleep. and annual abuse and neglect Staff #11 needs annual safe sleep review Staff #12 need OCCL seven hour health and safety training, release of employment and a service letter Staff #13 needs the professional development plan signed Staff #14 need OCCL seven hour health and safety training.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by January 4, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 18, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Provide an MAR for one child in room #4
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
December 8, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 5, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 20, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by January 5, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 20, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Child files must be complete Child # 1,2,4,10,11 and 17 need developmental plans Child #17 also needs transportation permission
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by December 8, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 8, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure rest equipment is labeled...this was corrected at the visit when numbers were attached to the mats.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by December 8, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 8, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure diaper changing procedures are posted, provide a foot activated diaper pail for each classroom. A diaper changing mat is needed in each classroom. These items were corrected at the visit.
Complaint investigations
All 3 complaint investigations in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Completed May 12, 2025 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On April 11, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding transportation; specifically, the presence of mold and breaking down of the buses. An investigation began on April 16, 2025, and concluded on May 8, 2025. The center was made aware of the allegations prior to OCCL receiving the complaint. The center did their due diligence and had the buses cleaned and inspected. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because visible mold was not found on the buses and evidence shows bus #87 broke down due to a staff member's error.
Completed April 12, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On March 4, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding mold in the facility. The investigation began on March 7, 2024, and ended on March 20, 2024. This complaint is substantiated because mold was found in the building and in licensed child care space.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed March 27, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
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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.