Delaware Code
Chapter 30A. The Delaware Child Care Act
§ 3003A. Powers of the Office of Child Care Licensing with respect to child care [Effective until July 1, 2024].

(a) Any person or association conducting child care and all institutions, agencies, and associations or organizations receiving and placing or caring for dependent, neglected or delinquent minors, including organizations providing care of children whether dependent or otherwise, in lieu of the care and supervision ordinarily provided by parents in their own homes for periods of less than 24 hours a day, must accord the Office of Child Care Licensing or its authorized agents right of entrance, privilege of inspection, and access to its accounts and reports.
(b) A person or association conducting child care and all institutions, agencies, associations, or organizations receiving and placing or caring for dependent, neglected, or delinquent minors shall make reports at such time as is required by the Office of Child Care Licensing as to conditions of such child care, the manner and way in which children are taken care of, former addresses, and such other information as will show the social status of the child, how and to whom dismissed, the extent and source of its income, the cost of maintenance, and such other reasonable information as will enable the Office of Child Care Licensing to promote the general welfare of the children and to work out a general program for their care and protection.
(c) The Office of Child Care Licensing may prescribe, by regulation or otherwise, any reasonable standards for the conduct of such child care facilities, institutions, agencies, associations, or organizations and may license such of these as conform to such standards. Regulations promulgated under this chapter must include all of the following:

(1) Any application form required to apply for licensure under this chapter.
(2) All of the specific requirements to obtain, retain, or renew a license under this chapter.
(3) Due process provisions that provide all of the following:

a. That notice is required when a deficiency is alleged.
b. The informal and formal procedures to contest an alleged deficiency.

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