Teresa Ann Neal
A licensed family child care in Laurel, Delaware 19956
711 West St, Laurel, Delaware 19956. (302) 752-8531.
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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?
4 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Oct 21, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
11 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
11 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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.
Oct 21, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure crib mattresses are covered with a tight-fitting bottom sheet. The pack-n-play mattress was observed without a tight-fitting bottom sheet.”
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Equipment
“Discontinue the use of the walker. This was discussed and corrected when the walker was removed from the child care area.”
Oct 7, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Capacity
“Ensure capacity restrictions for a level 1 FCCH are followed. Six children ages preschool and younger are enrolled in the FCCH. Per child enrollment information and a discussion with the provider, all six preschool-age and younger children are present at the same time. During the visit, only four children were present. This was discussed with the provider.”
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License Renewal
“Ensure the renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration.”
Oct 16, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations
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Parents Right to Know Act
“Ensure current enrollment completes the Parent’s Right to Know Notice Log.”
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Children’s Files
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead screening results.”
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Indoor Space
“Remove the air freshener from the bathroom. This was corrected at the visit when the provider removed the air freshener.”
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Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure children under 18 months old, who do not walk, sleep in a crib, playpen, or pack-and-play. A 15 month old, who does not walk, was observed sleeping in a play yard. Ensure the pack-and-play mattress is set at its lowest position. The infant’s pack-and-play was set to the bassinet position.”
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Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure the diaper-changing surface is non-absorbent. Remove the blanket and clothe cover. Ensure a foot-activated diaper pail is used for diapers. This was corrected when the provider switched out the diaper genie for a foot-activated diaper pail.”
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Capacity
“Ensure the Level 1 family home capacity is maintained at all times. At the time of the visit, there were three one year olds and one infant present. Disenroll one child to ensure no more than three children are under the age of 24 months.”
Apr 3, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Fire Safety
“Ensure monthly fire prevention inspections are documented and posted. Please conduct, document, and post monthly fire prevention inspection and send a copy to OCCL.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 6 violations cited |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Family Child Care.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 3 months through 5 years.
- Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Licence number 197887.
- Capacity: 9 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- No complaint investigations in the last three years.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
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?
- No facility injuries reported. 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 |
|---|---|
| Discovery Cove Learning Center | Not given |
| Children & Families First Head Start Dunbar | Not given |
| Children & Families First Head Start Laurel | Not given |
| Erika Davis | Not given |
| Sussex Preschools-Laurel School Age Site | Not given |
| Acelero Learning Dunbar Center | Not given |
| Acelero Learning Laurel Center | Not given |
| Tywanda Sullivan | Not given |
| Teresa Ann Neal This child care provider | Not given |
| Tina Brownlow | Not given |
| Sandra Welk | Not given |
| Vera E Matthews | 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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