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Children & Families First Head Start Laurel

Child care center

30125 Discount Land Road
Laurel, DE 19956

Report Date
Nov 1, 2026
Data Through
Nov 1, 2026
Report ID
VR-DE-1486269-2611
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Provider Category
Childcare
Location
Laurel, DE
Record Period
2023–2025
Source Documents
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01

The Essentials

Summary

Across 4 licensing visits from February 2023 to May 2025, OCCL cited 7 regulations at Children & Families First Head Start Laurel; 3 have a recorded correction and 4 have none recorded.

Visits
4
2023–2025, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations
7
Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected
3
Of 7 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations
0
Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

Citations by Year

  • Citations
2021: 0 citations across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 0 citations across 0 visits020220 visits2023: 2 citations across 2 visits220232 visits2024: 1 citation across 1 visit120241 visit2025: 4 citations across 1 visit420251 visit2026: 0 citations across 0 visits02026*0 visits2021: 0 citations across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 0 citations across 0 visits020220 visits2023: 2 citations across 2 visits220232 visits2024: 1 citation across 1 visit120241 visit2025: 4 citations across 1 visit420251 visit2026: 0 citations across 0 visits02026*0 visits

* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.

Citations by year
YearVisitsCitations
202100
202200
202322
202411
202514
202600

What the Record Shows

  • 3 of 7 citations have a recorded correction date.
  • OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
  • No complaint investigation appears in this window. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
  • The latest full compliance review, May 15, 2025, recorded 4 citations.

What to Ask About

Report at a Glance

Facility
Children & Families First Head Start Laurel
Address
30125 Discount Land Road, Laurel, DE 19956
License Number
DE-1486269
License Type
Child care center
Licensed Capacity
30 children
Ages Served
3 years through 5 years
Hours
8 a.m.–2 p.m.
Injuries Reported
No facility injuries reported. No facility deaths reported.
Record Window
November 1, 2021 to November 1, 2026
02

Chronology

Inspection History

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A citation is a licensing regulation Delaware found was not met. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.

  1. 2025

    Unannounced full compliance review

    4 citations

    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
    • 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
    • 53UOutdoor AreaCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
    • 66UEmergency PlanningCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  2. 2024

    Unannounced full compliance review

    1 citation

    • 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 24, 2024

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  3. 2023

    Unannounced full compliance review

    2 citations

    • 26UStaffingCitedCorrected Sep 28, 2023
    • 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Sep 28, 2023

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

  4. 2023

    IA investigation

    No citations

    Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Unsubstantiated with Concern.

    Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

Delaware’s Office of Child Care Licensing publishes each regulation it cites, not a risk level for it.

03

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

  1. 1

    Personnel Files, No Recorded Correction

    30U was cited in May 2024 and May 2025. The agency describes it this way: Personnel Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The May 2025 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.

    2323242530U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest
  2. 2

    Hazardous Materials, No Recorded Correction

    45U was cited in May 2025. The agency describes it this way: Hazardous Materials. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The May 2025 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.

    2323242545U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest
  3. 3

    Outdoor Area, No Recorded Correction

    53U was cited in September 2023 and May 2025. The agency describes it this way: Outdoor Area. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The May 2025 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.

    2323242553U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest
  4. 4

    Emergency Planning, No Recorded Correction

    66U was cited in May 2025. The agency describes it this way: Emergency Planning. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The May 2025 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.

    2323242566U across all 4 visits, oldest to newest
04

For Your Next Visit

Questions to Ask on Your Visit

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

  1. 01

    What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Personnel Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published. The May 15, 2025 citation has no recorded correction date.

  2. 02

    What changed after 45U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Hazardous Materials: cited in one visits, with no risk level published. The May 15, 2025 citation has no recorded correction date.

  3. 03

    What changed after 53U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Outdoor Area: cited in two visits, with no risk level published. The May 15, 2025 citation has no recorded correction date.

  4. 04

    What changed after 66U was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Emergency Planning: cited in one visits, with no risk level published. The May 15, 2025 citation has no recorded correction date.

  5. 05

    What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?

    Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.

  6. 06

    Has the center ever been on probation or had its license suspended, and what changed afterward?

    OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.

05

The Evidence

Sources and Coverage

Program details, the regulations cited at compliance reviews and the results of complaint investigations are published by Delaware's Office of Child Care Licensing in its daily files on data.delaware.gov.

  • Child care providers (data.delaware.gov)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 1486269

    Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Feb 10, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit Sep 19, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit May 7, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)

    Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

    Visit May 15, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗

Coverage

Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – November 1, 2026

  • This record is OCCL's list of licensed providers as of November 2026, with the compliance reviews and investigations in OCCL's files, which run from November 2021.
  • OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which it cited a regulation; a visit with nothing cited is not in it, so a program may have had more visits than this record shows.
  • OCCL's notes on each citation and its written conclusion for each investigation are left out because they can describe children and staff; the regulation cited, the correction date and each investigation's result are kept.
  • Special conditions OCCL records on a license (a variance, or that a home is also a foster home) are left out, and license-exempt care is not in OCCL's list.

What This Report Cannot Tell You

Visits with nothing cited
OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which a regulation was cited.
Investigation conclusions
Published by OCCL but left out of this record because they can describe children and staff.
Severity of citations
OCCL's files do not grade citations.
Staff qualifications and turnover
Not part of the published licensing record.

Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

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