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Child care center · New Castle, DE
HOPE LUTHERAN EARLY EDUCATION CENTER
A licensed child care center in New Castle, 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: 230 CHRISTIANA ROAD, New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: (302) 322-4720
Ages served: 2 years through 8 years.
Age group: Toddler through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 101 children
OCCL license number: 29260
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. 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2022: 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)
- 3 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 3 violations cited on these visits
- 0 complaint investigations completed
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 5 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 7 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.
October 19, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, November 2, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs 2 references.
October 17, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 3, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs OCCL H/S course. (**NOT DETERMINED AT TIME OF UFCRV, BUT WILL BECOME NC ON 11/1/2025)--Staff #1 needs 8 hours of professional development training.
October 8, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 28, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that all Staff Files are complete. Staff #3 needs OCCL Health and Safety Training, Eligibility Letter. **NOT DETERMINED AT TIME OF VISIT** Staff #1 needs 12 PD Hours Staff #2 needs 10 PD Hours (All PD hours will be non-compliant as of 10/31/2024)
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
October 11, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 8, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure Staff files are complete. Staff #2-7 need to take OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety course. Send to OCCL when complete.
October 17, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, November 1, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all personnel files are complete. Staff #1 needs administration of medication course completed, as well as 2 references. Staff #3 needs CPR/First Aid. Staff #4 needs administration of medication course completed. Staff #5 needs training hours. This is non-determined at this time, but will be non-compliant if not received by the due date. Staff #5 also needs a professional development plan that is updated. Staff #6 needs TB, a completed Health Appraisal, and a total of 4 references. Send to OCCL when completed.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by October 17, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 17, 2022 · 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).
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by November 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, November 1, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all stored food is labeled with contents and date of preparation or expiration. Send a picture of labeled food to OCCL when complete.
Complaint investigations
The 1 complaint investigation in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed July 20, 2022 · 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.