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Child care center · New Castle, DE
YMCA OF DELAWARE/COLWYCK
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: 12 LANDERS LANE, New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: (302) 257-5856
Ages served: 3 years through 5 years.
Age group: Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 23 children
OCCL license number: 702879
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. No facility injuries reported. No facility deaths reported.
View the official record on Delaware's child care search (search for the program's name).
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)
- 14 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 16 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.
September 10, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by October 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 25, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Send Staff #1's full file to OCCL.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 25, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Date of enrollment, hours/days to attend, emergency card info, Parent's right to know, and screentime permission needed for Child #1, 3, 4, 5, 6.
September 16, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 12 violations
Positive Behavior Management
Regulation code 20U · Correct by September 20, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Post the behavior management policy.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by October 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 18, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit documentation of complete staff files for both staff members. All files were not available at the time of the visit.
Annual Training
Regulation code 33U · Correct by October 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 18, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit documentation of completion of annual training hours. Four are needed for one staff member and nine for the other.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by September 16, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 16, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
All staff must sign in and out with each arrival and departure.
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by October 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 10, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit the completed Parents Right to Know log.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 17, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit documentation of complete children's files. Files were not available for all enrolled children during the visit.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by October 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 16, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Children must be signed in and out with each arrival and departure.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by October 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
All outlets must be covered. Send photos to OCCL.
Sanitation
Regulation code 58U · Correct by October 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 8, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit a photo of accessible soap and water solution for cleaning.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by October 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 3, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Post an accurate evacuation plan. Due to the beginning of the school year, evacuation drills and safety checks were noted as not-determined. Submit documentation of completion of at least one by 10-10-24.
License Requirements
Regulation code 6U · Correct by September 20, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Post the current OCCL license.
Activity Schedule
Regulation code 76U · Correct by October 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 10, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Post a daily schedule.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
August 22, 2023 · Announced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by September 1, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, August 22, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit an adult abuse and OCCL Health and Safety training for one staff member, and a whole, complete file for another staff member.
First Aid Kits
Regulation code 65U · Correct by September 1, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, August 22, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Add tweezers and an eye patch to complete the first aid kit.
The state's file lists no complaint investigations for this program from November 29, 2021 to November 10, 2026.
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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.