Children & Families First Head Start Smyrna
Inspection history
Source: Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingRecords held from Sep 27, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.
Delaware publishes only visits where a regulation was cited, plus complaint investigations. Visits that found no violations do not appear in the state's data, so a gap between dates here does not mean the program went uninspected. Delaware does not publish a severity weight for its citations.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 regulations cited | 4 | Agency record |
| Mar 21, 2023 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Mar 20, 2023 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingNearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“Ensue staff files are complete Staff #1 needs OCCL 97) hour training”
“Ensure the Parents Right to Know log is updated and available”
“Ensure trash cans are covered in each room. Room #2 bathroom trash was not covered. This was corrected at the visit”
“Ensure the bus is equipped with liquid soap and water”
“On February 10, 2023, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit. It was sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing on February 10, 2023, and accepted on February 14, 2023, for investigation regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on February 15, 2023. This complaint is substantiated because a review of the video footage shows improper discipline by Staff #1.”
“On February 10, 2023, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit. It was sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing on February 10, 2023, and accepted on February 14, 2023, for investigation regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on February 15, 2023. This complaint is substantiated because a review of the video footage shows improper discipline by Staff #1”
“Staff files must be complete Staff #1 needs to complete medication certification. Staff must complete the seven hour health and safety training.”
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