C4d Kidz
A licensed child care center in Smyrna, Delaware 19977
5838 Dupont Pkwy, Smyrna, Delaware 19977. (302) 480-3232.
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The short answer
Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Oct 23, 2026.
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
8 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Nov 6, 2025; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
41 violations cited in the last three years.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
41 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each violation, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Nov 6, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review5 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. 14 staff need professional development plans. One staff need annual review of abuse and neglect. One staff needs orientation. Two staff need OCCL’s health and safety training. Five staff need references. Seven staff letter of eligibility on file. Three staff need adult abuse registry check. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB screening. Two staff need release of employment. Four staff need service letters with documented attempts.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Three children need blood lead screening results. Two children need updated immunizations. One child need a development plan.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure classrooms have a covered trash can.”
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Outdoor Area
“Ensure fall zones have enough material to absorb falls. Ensure gates are self-closing/self-latching.”
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Equipment
“Ensure classrooms have enough materials. Two classrooms need science materials.”
Nov 1, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations
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Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure proper staff to child ratio and group size at all times. Specialist noted 16 one and two-year-old children combined for nap. This was discussed and corrected when four children were moved to another classroom. Specialist also noted the three-year-old classroom out of ratio with 11 children and one staff member. This was corrected when one child was moved to another classroom.”
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Ten staff members need an updated and completed PD plan. Two staff need CPR/FA. Two staff need 13 hours of annual training.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Two children need current health appraisals with blood lead screening results. One child needs health appraisal, immunizations and blood lead screening results. One child needs health appraisal with immunizations.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure floors, walls and counters are clean. Specialist noted the school age room needed tables wipes and floors cleaned.”
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Equipment
“Ensure there are enough supplies for the classroom. The pre-K classroom needs art supplies.”
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Activity Schedule
“Ensure daily activity schedule is posted. School age classroom needs a schedule posted which includes free play, outdoor and staff guided activities.”
Jul 29, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review9 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff need CPR/FA. One Staff needs Administration of Medication certification. Two staff need annual review of abuse and neglect. Two staff need orientation. Four staff need OCCL’s health and safety training. One staff needs job description. Four staff need references. Three staff need employee declaration and drug/alcohol statement. Two staff need letters of eligibility on file. Three staff need health appraisal with TB. Three staff need release of employment. Three staff need service letters. Two staff need working papers on file.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs days of attending. One child needs hours of attending, current health appraisal with immunizations and development plan. Three children need development plan. One child needs blood lead screening results.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure areas are clean and safe to use. Specialist noted the 2 year old room had papers allover, chairs knocked over, and in general not ready to use. Ensure classrooms have a covered trash can. The two year old room and front classroom need a covered trash can.”
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Outdoor Area
“Ensure outdoor play area is clean and safe to use. Specialist noted a broken bin and trash on playground. Ensure shade is provide outside. Ensure fall zones are covered with enough material to absorb falls. Areas around the slide need to be replenished.”
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Equipment
“Ensure there are enough materials for the children to use. The 3-4 year old classroom needs more blocks and manipulatives.”
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First Aid Kits
“Ensure first aid kit is complete. Kit is missing an eye patch and tweezers.”
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Emergency Planning
“Ensure there is enough water on hand to shelter in place for 24 hours.”
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Lesson Plans
“Ensure weekly lesson plans are posted.”
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Activity Schedule
“Ensure classrooms have a posted daily schedule.”
Apr 22, 2024: enforcement Visit5 violations
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Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure Staff to child ratios and room capacity are maintained at all times. Specialist noted that the Pre K3 room was over with 21 children and three staff. This was discussed at the visit and corrected when the classrooms split into two groups. It was discussed that they will utilize the other side of the room or the extra classroom to maintain group size and room capacity.”
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR/First Aid, PD plan, health appraisal with TB results, 2 references and service letter with 2 documented attempts or 4 references. Staff #2 needs PD plan, 2 references and service letter with 2 documented attempts or 4 reference letters. Staff # 3 needs CPR/First Aid certification, Administration of Medication certification, 2 references and service letter with 2 documented attempts or 4 references, and health appraisal with TB results.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 needs blood lead screening results. Child #3 needs blood lead screening results. Child#4 needs hours of attendance. Child #5 needs health appraisal, immunizations, and blood lead screening results. Child #6 needs blood lead screening results. Child #7 needs health appraisal and immunizations. Child #9 needs health appraisal and immunizations. Ensure child development plans are conducted after the first 45 days of enrollment. Child #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #9 need current development plan of file.”
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Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure rest equipment is labeled. Label cots in the toddler 1 and toddler 2 rooms.”
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Lesson Plans
“Ensure lesson plans contain opportunities for each special activity for 24 months and older. Pre K3 room was missing these activities on the current lesson plan”
Apr 4, 2024: enforcement Visit1 violation
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Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure staff-to-child ratios are being followed at all times. Licensing Specialist noted during the visit that the Toddler room was over ratio with up to 7 children from 7:55 am until 8:05 am. This was corrected by the time of the visit. Ratios were discussed with the staff and tracking sheets from April 3, 2024 showed classrooms to be in ratio.”
Feb 7, 2024: enforcement Visit6 violations
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Personnel Files
The inspectors’ words, 106 words
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR/First Aid certification, Administration of Medication certification, PD plan, OCCL’s Health and Safety training, references, letter of eligibility, adult abuse registry check, and service letters or two documented attempts. Staff #2 needs Administration of Medication certification, PD plan, OCCL’s Health and Safety training, references, adult abuse registry check, service letters or two documented attempts. Staff #3 needs CPR/First Aid, PD Plan, OCCL’s Health and Safety training. Staff #4 needs CPR/First Aid, PD plan, OCCL’s Health and Safety training, references, adult abuse registry check, health appraisal with TB results, release of employment and service letters or two documented attempts.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Two children need date of enrollment, One child needs hours/ days attending. Four children need current health appraisals and immunizations. Six children need blood lead screening results. Five children need developmental plans.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure all sinks have hot and cold running water. Bathroom sinks were observed only having cold water. A plumber was in the process of fixing the issue at the end of the visit.”
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Outdoor Area
“Ensure fall zones on playground have at least 6 inches of material. Specialist noted rubber material around playset needs to be replenished around slide areas.”
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Equipment
“Ensure classrooms have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials. Specialist noted that the Toddler 1 room was lacking materials such as blocks, manipulatives, art supplies, science and dramatic play items.”
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Activity Areas
“Ensure classrooms are set up with identifiable space with related items for activities. Specialist noted that the Toddler 1 room was missing a dramatic play and block area.”
Jan 5, 2024: enforcement Visit2 violations
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Indoor Space
“Ensure all areas, furnishings and equipment of the center are kept clean, hazard free and in safe condition. Specialists noted ceiling above several posts are in need of repair. Walls in the empty 1 year old room needs drywall repaired.”
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Toilet Facilities
“Ensure toilets are working to meet child to toilet ratios. Repair toilet in girls bathroom to be operable.”
Nov 8, 2023: unannounced Full Compliance Review7 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1-8 needs Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals certification. Staff #,2#6,#7 need CPR/First Aid with hands on training. Staff #8 needs a Professional Development plan, Orientation, 2 references, Adult Abuse Registry check, a health appraisal with TB results, Service letter with 2 attempts or 2 additional references. Staff #3 needs a letter of eligibility on file, a release of employment with service letter attempts.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs hours of enrollment, hours and days attending, emergency card information. Child #2,#3 need emergency card information, health appraisal immunizations and blood lead test results. Child #4 needs blood lead test results. Child #5, #9 need a health appraisal, immunization and blood lead test results. Child #6 needs a health appraisal. Child #7,#8 needs an emergency card.”
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Outdoor Area
“Ensure playground is free of hazards. Specialist observed a basketball hoop anchor that needs to be covered or removed. Ensure that gates exiting the playground open and close easily.”
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Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure diapering stations have a disposable cover or mat.”
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Lesson Plans
“Ensure lesson plans are posted. Toddler 2 room needs lesson plans posted.”
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Activity Schedule
“Ensure daily schedule is posted in the classroom. Toddler 2 room needs daily schedule posted.”
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License Renewal
“Ensure application is completed and submitted 60 days before license expires. Ensure business license is current.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Nov 6, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 violations cited |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 6 violations cited |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 9 violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Enforcement Visit | 5 violations cited |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Enforcement Visit | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Enforcement Visit | 6 violations cited |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Enforcement Visit | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 7 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Licence number 1459651.
- Capacity: 108 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 7 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: Substantiated (4), No Evidence to Substantiate (3). 1 more has no usable completion date.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
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| Sep 24, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding accident/ injury procedures, lack of supervision including watchful oversight on the children, lack of cleanliness and sanitation. An investigation was conducted on August 28, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of accident/ injury procedures because staff stated they complete reports when incidents happen and document when children come in with injuries. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of supervision including watchful oversight of children because staff denied the allegation and the licensing specialist observed staff interacting with the children and making sure the environment was safe. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of cleanliness because the licensing specialist noted the room was clean at the time of the visit. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of sanitation because staff stated the room is disinfected at the end of the day once the children leave for the day. |
| Sep 17, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on August 5, 2026, regarding lack of positive behavior supports and not following accident/injury procedures. An investigation was conducted on August 28, 2026. This complaint is substantiated for not following accident/ injury procedures because the center failed to notify OCCL within one business day after a child received outside medical attention. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of positive behavior supports because staff stated they had waited to remove the toy once the child stood up and never physically touched the child. |
| Mar 11, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on February 18, 2026, regarding lack of positive behavior supports, lack of supervision, and lack of accident/injury procedures. An investigation was conducted on February 25, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of positive behavior supports because staff stated they use a combination of time-outs, redirection, and teaching the children self-regulation techniques to support positive behavior. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of supervision because according to attendance records and observation, classrooms were following proper staff-to-child ratio on February 10, 2026, February 11, 2026, and on February 25, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of accident/injury procedures because staff stated they complete and submit injury reports as required when it is noticed that children are injured. |
| Jan 13, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on December 4, 2025, regarding improper staff-to-child ratio, not providing truthful information, not following meal pattern requirements, and not having a top and bottom covering for nap. An investigation began on December 10, 2025, and concluded on December 23, 2025. This complaint is substantiated for not providing truthful information because on December 10, 2025, a staff member was signed into a classroom on attendance records from 7:30 am until 9:00 am but according to staff interviews was not present in the classroom. This complaint is substantiated for not following meal plan requirements because according to staff, changes to the menu were not documented on December 4, 2025, and December 10, 2025. This complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child ratio because according to attendance records between December 1, 2025, and December 5, 2025, there were several classrooms over ratio with one staff member. There is no evidence to substantiate not having a top or bottom cover at naptime because staff stated children are given a blanket from the center s extras when they do not have one. A concern noted was according to attendance records on December 3, 2025, an unqualified staff member was alone with up to 18 children from 2:00 pm until 3:33pm. A concern noted was according to attendance records, classrooms were over room capacity on several occasions. A concern noted was several staff members were not signed out on the attendance records. |
| Jan 7, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on November 10, 2025, regarding accident/injury procedures. An investigation was conducted on December 10, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate not following accident/injury procedures because staff completed an incident report and contacted the parent within ten minutes of the incident. |
| Sep 4, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On July 29, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint regarding lack of supervision, improper staff-to-child ratio, accident/injury procedures, not being truthful, and cleanliness. An investigation was conducted on July 29, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child ratio because according to attendance records on July 23, 2024, the toddler combined classroom was over ratio with seven one and two-year-olds with one staff member. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of supervision, not following accident/ injury procedures, or not being truthful because all staff interviewed stated the child did not injure her lip while in their care and while there were injury reports for other dates, there were none written for July 23, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of cleanliness because at the time of the visit, rooms were clean and well maintained. Staff also stated a cleaning company had been hired. Additional concerns noted were exceeding maximum group size because according to attendance records on July 22, 2024, the toddler combined classroom was over maximum group size from 9:00 am until 9:30 am, an unqualified staff member under 18 was left alone with 12 one and two-year-olds from 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm on July 25, 2024, and one child was not signed out on the attendance records. |
| Mar 13, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper staff-to-child ratio. An investigation was conducted on February 28, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child ratio because according to attendance records for February 22, 2024, the combined morning classroom of children ages three to school age, had one staff member with up to 11 children from 7:43 am to 8:00 a.m. Additionally, there was one staff member with up to 15 three- and four-year-olds from 8:05 until 8:20 a.m. when another staff arrived. In the three-year old classroom, there was one staff member with 15 children from 8:40 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. On February 23, 2024, there was one staff member with up to 13 one- and two-year-olds from 8:08 a.m. until 9:00 a.m, and one staff member alone with up to 11 one- and two-year-olds from 4:00 p.m. until 5:09 p.m. The owner stated Staff #1 is present every day in the morning and he did not know why she was not signed in on the attendance records. |
| IA Investigation: no result yet | Delaware gives no summary. |
Who does the caring?
- Delaware doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers.
Who owns it?
- Delaware’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
- 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
- 2021: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Providers aren’t compared: Delaware lists only the visits that found violations, so a count can’t tell a clean record from one never visited.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| C4d Kidz This child care provider | Not given |
| Jennifer Reed | Not given |
| Lisa Trabaudo | Not given |
| Jessica Bellemare | Not given |
| Katherine Manning | Not given |
| The Little Campus, LLC | Not given |
| Jamise Bailey | Not given |
| Kool Kids Learning Center | Not given |
| Rebekah Mercer | Not given |
| Learning Lane Childcare Center | Not given |
| Germaine Oden | Not given |
| Barbara Needles | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- Delaware doesn’t grade violations by severity, so read what was cited.
- Delaware’s open data lists a visit only when a violation was cited there, so visits that found nothing aren’t shown.
- Delaware publishes five years of reviews and complaints; this page shows the last three.
- Delaware doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- Delaware lists only the visits that found violations, so a provider with none listed may not have been visited at all: no count of violations is used to headline, filter or compare its providers.
Sources
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities (iuzd-3dbt).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information (wb83-pkcv).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews (pnbd-85r6).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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