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Child care center · Milford, DE
CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START MILFORD
A licensed child care center in Milford, 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: 518 N CHURCH AVE, Milford, DE 19963
Phone: (302) 422-8259
Ages served: 3 years through 5 years.
Age group: Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 49 children
OCCL license number: 1475459
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.
April 10, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Staffing
Regulation code 26U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 14, 2025 · 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).
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by April 28, 2025 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff are required to have 9 hours of training outside of the building. Please provide OCCL w/training hours for each staff member. Staff #1 needs CPR?FA and health and safety training (1 hour) Staff #2 meeds CPR?FA and health & safety training (1 hour) Staff #3 needs CPR?FA and one hour health & safety training. Staff #4 needs medicatn training and training hours
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by April 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Provide OCCL with an updated Parents Right to Know log
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by April 17, 2025 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Provide OCCL with the monthly evacuation drill and fire prevention check list.
April 29, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 17, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 21, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs a professional development plan Staff#2 needs a professional development plan, orientation, OCCL 7 hour training, an adult abuse registry check and a service letter Staff #3 needs a service letter Staff #4 needs OCCL seven hour health and safety training Staff #5 needs an updated health appraisal Staff #6 needs FA?CPR and an updated review of abuse and neglect Staff #7 needs OCCL seen hour training and a service letter
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
April 20, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 4, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 4, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need annual review of abuse and neglect. Two staff need adult health appraisals. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal with TB results. On staff needs employee declaration and drug/alcohol statement. Two staff need adult abuse registry checks. One staff needs a service letter. One staff member needs a job description and four references.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by May 4, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 2, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Discontinue the use of the air fresheners throughout the building. Repair the wall in Room 3's bathroom and Room 2 above and next to the soap dispenser.
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.