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Child care center · Newark, DE
NEWARK MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL, INC.
A licensed child care center in Newark, 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: 1031 SOUTH CHAPEL STREET, Newark, DE 19702
Phone: (302) 366-1481
Ages served: 2 years through 5 years.
Age group: Toddler through Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 30 children
OCCL license number: 74106
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)
- 4 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 10 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 6 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.
April 17, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 19, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Submit PD plans for Staff #1 and 2. Submit a job description and release of employment history for Staff #3.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by May 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 19, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Submit child enrollment card for Child #6 to OCCL.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by May 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 19, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit fire drill log for April to OCCL.
April 17, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 22, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #4 needs CPR/FA, Administration of Medication (if serving medicine), orientation form, health appraisal, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts. If no service letter is returned, 4 references are needed.
April 1, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Annual Training
Regulation code 33U · Correct by April 30, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure training hours are completed 30 days before license expiration. Submit training hours for Staff #2.
March 6, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Insurance Coverage
Regulation code 16U · Correct by April 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 25, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit updated liability insurance.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by April 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 12, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
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).
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by April 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 25, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit parents right to know log.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by April 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 12, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Submit blood lead screening for Child #12.
License Renewal
Regulation code 8U · Correct by April 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, March 25, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit updated business license and renewal application.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
April 1, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Annual Training
Regulation code 33U · Correct by April 30, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all training requirements are met within the timeframe. All training hours were not submitted 30 days before license expiration. Submit training hours to OCCL.
March 14, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by April 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff items are complete. Staff #1 needs 16 training hours, a Professional Development plan, and 2 hours in health and safety. Staff #2 needs 14 training hours, 2 hours in health/safety, a Professional Development plan, and OCCL's health/safety training. Staff #3 needs 18 training hours, 2 hours in health/safety, a Professional Development plan, and OCCL's health/safety training. Staff #4 needs 13 training hours, a Professional Development plan, and OCCL's health/safety training. Staff #2, 3, and 4 need to be re-fingerprinted as soon as possible.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by April 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all child files are complete. Children #2,3,4,5,11, and 13 are missing blood lead screening results. Child #13 is missing their date of enrollment and hours/days to attend, emergency card information, current health appraisal with immunizations, parents right to know signature, and MAR log. Submit to OCCL.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by March 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 14, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all electrical outlets are covered. This was corrected at the visit.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by March 31, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fire drills are completed monthly. February fire drill was not conducted. Send March fire drill to OCCL.
License Renewal
Regulation code 8U · Correct by March 24, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 28, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure renewal application is submitted 60 days before license expiration.
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.
Completed January 23, 2024 · 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.