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Child care center · Bear, DE
NCC HEAD START, INC. JEFFREY E. BENATTI
A licensed child care center in Bear, Delaware, with its state inspection and complaint history from the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 931 BEAR CORBITT ROAD, Bear, DE 19701
Phone: (302) 832-2212
Ages served: 3 years through 5 years.
Age group: Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 76 children
OCCL license number: 27755
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Injuries reported to the state (as published): the state's file lists injuries in the last 5 years that needed medical or dental treatment. 2021: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
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Inspection history
Last 3 years (November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026, when the state's files were last updated)
- 2 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 6 violations cited on these visits
- 1 complaint investigation completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 1)
A violation means a licensing specialist found that a Delaware licensing rule wasn't met. The state gives the program a date to correct each one and records when it was corrected. Complaint results use the state's own terms, as published. Read the official record for details.
Visits with violations
All 4 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 9 violations in all. The state's file lists only visits where a rule was cited, so visits where nothing was cited are not shown. Each violation shows the state's short title for the rule, its regulation code, the date the state set for the fix and the correction status as published.
January 7, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by February 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, February 10, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. The following is needed: - CPR/First Aid--Staff #1, 2, 3, 4
Heating and Cooling
Regulation code 48U · Correct by February 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, January 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all HVAC vents in Classrooms 1-4 are clean and free from dust.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by February 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, January 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all nap equipment is labeled in Classroom 1
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by February 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, January 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all classrooms have diaper-changing procedures posted in the bathrooms.
January 23, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by February 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 24, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety course. Send certificates to OCCL when complete.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by February 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 24, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure medication is not expired. Send a picture of Child #4's inhaler that is not expired to OCCL when complete.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
November 7, 2023 · Complaint Visit · 1 violation
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by November 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 6, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
January 5, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by March 31, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 15, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff are fingerprinted and determined eligible every five years. Please send a copy of the fingerprint receipts, along with the out of state clearances to OCCL when complete.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by February 10, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 30, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure personnel files are complete. Staff#1-12 need to complete OCCL's Health and Safety course. Staff# 11 needs to complete CPR/First Aid. Send to OCCL when complete.
Complaint investigations
All 2 complaint investigations in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Completed April 13, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed May 17, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
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Sources
- Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities: program details, enforcement action and injuries report.
- Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information: visits, violations, corrections and specialist notes.
- Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews: complaint investigations, results and summaries.
All three are published by the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on data.delaware.gov as Public Domain and cover about the last five years. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published. Program details last checked October 21, 2026.