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Child care center · Laurel, DE
CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START LAUREL
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: 30125 DISCOUNT LAND ROAD, Laurel, DE 19956
Phone: (302) 875-7718
Ages served: 3 years through 5 years.
Age group: Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 30 children
OCCL license number: 1486269
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. No facility injuries reported. 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)
- 5 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 7 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.
May 15, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 29, 2025 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members need complete files on site that contain CPR and first aid certification, administration of medication training and/or certification, a professional development plan, annual review of abuse and neglect, orientation, OCCL's Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals, application or resume, job description, two references, employee declaration, drug/alcohol statement, eligibility letter from CHU, adult abuse registry check, release of employment history, and corresponding service letters. One staff member needs to sign the employee declaration. One staff member needs a professional development plan and a service letter. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal and service letter.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by May 29, 2025 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure radon testing is conducted in each classroom every five years. The radon results on file expired 12/6/2024.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by May 29, 2025 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the gates in the outdoor play area self-latch. The gate closest to the blue shed needs to be adjusted as the self-latching mechanism is no longer aligned and will not self-latch.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by May 29, 2025 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure evacuation drills and fire prevention checks are conducted every month. A fire prevention checklist and evacuation drill log was not available for the month of April. Purchase additional water to shelter in place for 24 hours.
May 7, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 24, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 24, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
A health appraisal is needed of Staff #2
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
September 19, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Staffing
Regulation code 26U · Correct by October 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, September 28, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Document the training of the EC teacher in the day-to-day operations.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by October 3, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, September 28, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the two gates in the outdoor play area are self-closing.
Complaint investigations
The 1 complaint investigation in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published. In the state's summaries, "IA" is the state's Institutional Abuse Unit.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed February 10, 2023 · Result: Unsubstantiated with Concern
Type (as published): IA Investigation
The state's file has no summary for this investigation.
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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.