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DISCOVERY COVE LEARNING CENTER

Child care center · 12034 COUNTY SEAT HWY, Laurel, DE 19956 · License 1210735

0Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 53. Toddler through School-Age Accepts subsidy

Violation history (20)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure exit gate in the outdoor play area is self-closing and self-latching. Repair gate at sidewalk in rear of building . Ensure fall zone depth requirements are met. Replenish mulch to nine inches in rear play area.
Yes
?Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff need two attempts to obtain service letters.
Yes
?Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 75U - Activity Areas
Ensure art materials are always accessible in the classroom for ages two years and older. This was corrected at the visit when the art materials in the two-year-old classroom were made available.
Yes
?Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a corrected Medication Administration Record (MAR). This was corrected at the visit when the missing information was added.
Yes
?Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Ensure walls are in good repair. Patch and repair corner of wall in the pre-k classroom.
Yes
?Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 45U - Hazardous Materials
Ensure radon testing is conducted every five years. Complete testing in each classroom.
Yes
?Mon Jun 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure gates in the outdoor play area fencing is self-closing and self-latching. Repair main gate off parking lot.
Yes
?Tue Jun 18 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs two references.
Yes
?Tue Jun 18 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure outdoor area has enough mulch to cover fall zones. Replenish mulch to 9 inches. Ensure gates are self-closing and self-latching. There is a broken gate in the toddler area, a broken gate leading from parking lot into play area, and the main gate from the building does not self-close or self-latch. Fix sharp edge on parking lot gate, Remove broken picnic table to ensure all equipment is in a safe condition.
Yes
?Wed Jun 21 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Ensure walls are in good repair. The School Age classroom needs the wall paint retouched.
Yes
?Wed Jun 21 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal on OCCL's form.
Yes
?Wed Jun 22 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure fall zones on the playground are protected by OCCL approved fall zone materials.
Yes
?Wed Jun 22 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 41U - Child Health Appraisal
Ensure children have updated heath appraisals. Child #3 and #7 need lead test results.
Yes
?Wed Sep 08 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Ensure children and staff s hands are washed after a diaper change. LS Kenton observed staff 3 not was an infant s hands after a diaper change. When asked staff 3 stated she wiped it with a wipe. This was corrected at the visit when it was discussed and staff3 agreed to comply in the future.
Yes
?Wed Sep 08 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure all elevated areas have an appropriate fall zone. The se saw, car, boat, and merry-go-round need a fall zone. Ensure all gates are self-closing and self-latching. The gate remote from the building needs a self-latching mechanism.
Yes
?Wed Sep 08 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation
Label food with contents ad date of preparation or expiration. Food in the frigerator was observed not labeled with contents or expiration.
Yes
?Wed Sep 08 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Ensure personal belongings are stored in a way that they do not touch. The nap blankets in the infant/one-year-old room were stored touching. This was corrected when they were folded and put away.
Yes
?Wed Sep 08 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a health appraisal with Tb results. One staff needs two documented attempts to send the service letters.
Yes
?Wed Sep 08 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 45U - Hazardous Materials
Ensure hazardous materials are stored inaccessible to children. An unlocked cabinet in the boys bathroom had cleaner stored, and an unlocked closet in the pre-school classroom had cleaners and chemicals stored in it. This was corrected when the cleaner was moved and the closet was locked.
Yes
?Wed Sep 08 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63U - Administration of Medication
Ensure medication administration record are completed for sunscreen and diaper cream. Five children need a completed MAR.
Yes

Severity 5 = most serious. Source: official state record.

Inspections (6)

6 inspection record(s) on file from DE-OCCL.

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