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Discovery Cove Learning Center

12034 County Seat Hwy, Laurel, DE 19956

Licensed · Active

Sussex County, Delaware38.5889° N, 75.5418° W

License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 53 children
Ages Served: 1 year through 12 years
Hours: 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Injuries Reported: 2021: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2022: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
Latest Compliance Review: Jun 9, 2026

The Public Record

What the Public Record Shows

Across 10 licensing visits from June 2023 to July 2026, OCCL cited 11 regulations at Discovery Cove Learning Center; 11 have a recorded correction.

Visits: 10; 2023–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations: 11; Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected: 11; Of 11 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations: 5; Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

Latest 4 of 10, newest first. The full history is in the report.

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

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.

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