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Child care center · New Castle, DE
SEEDS OF GREATNESS EARLY LEARNING 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: 190 QUIGLEY BLVD, New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: (302) 276-1447
Ages served: 6 weeks through 5 years.
Age group: Infant through Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 135 children
OCCL license number: 1213866
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. 2023: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2022: 1 facility injury. 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)
- 1 visit where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 1 violation cited on these visits
- 5 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 3; Substantiated: 2)
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 2 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 2 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.
December 11, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 16, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs four references. Staff #2 needs annual review of sleep safe and child abuse and neglect. Send documentation to OCCL by January 10, 2025.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
December 20, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by January 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 20, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
All child files must be complete. -lead blood screening results are needed for Child #5, #14, and #15.
Complaint investigations
All 8 complaint investigations in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published. In the state's summaries, "IA" is the state's Institutional Abuse Unit.
Completed September 30, 2025 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On August 22, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of failing to have a custody order in Child #1's file and a lack of respectful communication. An investigation was conducted on September 4, 2025. Based on interviews conducted and documents reviewed, there is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for failing to have a custody order in Child #1's file, because LS #1 observed the document in Child #1's file, dated as received on the date of enrollment, July 8, 2025. Based on interviews conducted and documents reviewed, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint regarding a lack of respectful communication, as Administrator #1 and Staff #1 both stated Administrator #1 was not rude to Parent #2. Administrator #1 collaborated with both parents to facilitate effective communication for Child #1's growth and development.
Completed October 17, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): IA Investigation
The state's file has no summary for this investigation.
Completed October 16, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
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).
Completed May 13, 2024 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On April 19, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding lack of supervision and lack of respectful communication. Based on staff interviews and observations at the visit, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision and lack of respectful communication.
Completed March 15, 2024 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On March 4, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding lack of supervision and failure to provide a written accident/injury report. An unannounced visit was conducted on March 7, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for lack of supervision and failure to provide a written accident/injury report based on the interviews and documentation received during the investigation.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed October 24, 2023 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On September 6, 2023, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding not notifying OCCL of a change in food operations and not following meal pattern requirements. An investigation was begun on September 6, 2023, and concluded on September 20, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for not notifying OCCL of a change to food operations because the center's kitchen is not approved to prepare meals or snacks and staff stated food preparation is being done. This complaint is substantiated for not following meal pattern requirements because posted menus reviewed at the time of the visit did not show that meal pattern requirements were being followed. Findings: Based on the results of the investigation, this complaint was: Substantiated
Completed October 17, 2022 · Result: Substantiated
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).
Completed December 17, 2021 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
A complaint was received on December 2, 2021, regarding the center not following policies for positive behavior management. An investigation was conducted, beginning on December 10, 2021, and ending on December 15, 2021. There is no evidence to substantiate that the center did not follow their positive behavior management policies. Documents prepared by the center and reports written by staff show action on the part of staff that aligned with the center's written behavior management policies in the parent handbook. Email messages showed the center trying to communicate and work with the parents regarding Child #1's behaviors and evidenced the need to protect staff and other children in the class from Child #1's hitting.
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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.