Discovery Cove Learning Center, Laurel, DE

The Essentials

Summary

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

Citations by Year

Citations

* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.

Citations by year
Year	Visits	Citations
2021	0	0
2022	0	0
2023	1	2
2024	1	2
2025	5	1
2026	3	6

What the Record Shows

11 of 11 citations have a recorded correction date.
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
5 visits in this window included a complaint investigation. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
The latest full compliance review, June 9, 2026, recorded 6 citations.

Report at a Glance

Facility: Discovery Cove Learning Center
Address: 12034 County Seat Hwy, Laurel, DE 19956
License Number: DE-1210735
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.
Record Window: November 1, 2021 to November 1, 2026

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.

Jul 282026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jun 92026
Unannounced full compliance review
6 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 12, 2026
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jun 9, 2026
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Jul 2, 2026
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Jul 13, 2026
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jul 21, 2026
- 75UActivity AreasCitedCorrected Jun 9, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Feb 192026
IA investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Oct 292025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Aug 52025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jul 12025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jul 12025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jun 92025
Unannounced full compliance review
1 citation
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jun 23, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jun 182024
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 24, 2024
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jun 212023
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 29, 2023
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Jun 29, 2023
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.

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

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

1
Personnel Files, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in June 2023, June 2024 and June 2026. The agency describes it this way: Personnel Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252525252526262630U across all 10 visits, oldest to newest
2
Outdoor Area, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 53U in June 2024, June 2025 and June 2026. The agency describes it this way: Outdoor Area. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252525252526262653U across all 10 visits, oldest to newest
3
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in June 2023 and June 2026. The agency describes it this way: Indoor Space. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2324252525252526262649U across all 10 visits, oldest to newest

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.

01
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
02
What changed after 53U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor Area: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
03
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
04
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.
05
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.

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 · 1210735
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 21, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 18, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 9, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 1, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 1, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 5, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Oct 29, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Feb 19, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 9, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 28, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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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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