Elizabeth Anne Howard
A licensed family child care in Laurel, Delaware 19956
12959 Alex Ave, Laurel, Delaware 19956. (302) 875-0856.
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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?
1 visit with violations in the last three years, the latest on Sep 2, 2025; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
4 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
4 violations in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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.
Sep 2, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review4 violations
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Indoor Space
“Ensure air fresheners and scented waxes are not used while children are in care. An air freshener was observed in the bathroom and a wax warmer that was turned on with scented wax was observed in the living room. This was corrected at the visit when the air freshener was removed and the warmer turned off.”
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Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure a non-porous surface is used for diaper changes. This was corrected at the visit when the ripped changing pad was replaced with a brand new one. Ensure a foot-activated diaper pail is used for diapering. Purchase a new foot-activated diaper pail.”
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Administration of Medication
“Ensure diaper creams are labeled with the child’s name. This was corrected at the visit when the creams were labeled. Ensure a Medication Administration Record (MAR) is completed for each medication, including diaper creams. This was corrected at the visit when the parent, who was present at the visit, completed and signed two MAR’s for diaper creams.”
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Training
“Ensure first aid certification remains current and training is completed every two years. Complete first aid training.”
The one visit on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Family Child Care.
- 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 90063.
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 |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Anne Howard This child care provider | Not given |
| 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 | 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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