Delaware records · Kent County · Dover
CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START COLONIAL GARDENS
Licensed Child Care Center · Dover, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 1474955
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 1000 HAYES CIRCLE, Dover, DE 19904
- Licensed capacity
- 54
- Ages served, as listed
- 3 years through 5 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Nonprofit
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 2 |
| Complaint investigations | 0 |
| Citations recorded | 3 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 3 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | December 1, 2022 – December 5, 2024 |
How to read this record
A compliance visit is a licensing visit by an OCCL specialist. When the specialist finds a regulation has not been met, the visit record carries a citation: the regulation's code and short description, the specialist's corrective-action note describing what was found, and the correction record — the date correction was due, whether the state has marked it completed, the date it was corrected, and how. A complaint investigation begins with a complaint; its record carries the state's result and the investigator's written conclusion. Delaware does not grade citations by risk or severity, so no grade is shown — the specialist's note is the substance of the record. One visit can produce several citations. A citation the state later records as corrected stays in the history; that is what a licensing record is.
Record by year
| Year | Visits & investigations | Citations recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure the gates to the outdoor play area self-close. The two exterior gates do not self-close.
Correction status: Completed · corrected January 14, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 26, 2024
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a service letter, or two documented attempts and two additional references.
Correction status: Completed · corrected December 5, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 15, 2022
Ensure child files are complete. Five children need updated health appraisals.
Correction status: Completed · corrected December 5, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 15, 2022
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