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Child care center · Newark, DE

YMCA OF DELAWARE/KEENE

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: 200 CORPORAL STEPHEN J BALLARD WAY, Newark, DE 19702

Phone: (302) 932-7671

Ages served: Kindergarten through 12 years.

Age group: School-Age

Licensed capacity: 81 children

OCCL license number: 432493

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.

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)
  • 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 8 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.

  1. September 22, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30T · Correct by October 12, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 12, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete. Please see the staff sheet for items missing.

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40T · Correct by October 12, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 12, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Child #3 needs base enrollment form.

    • Staffing

      Regulation code 88T · Correct by October 12, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 12, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Send OCCL signed form for the staff trained in day-to-day.

  2. September 20, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations

    • General Qualifications

      Regulation code 28T · Correct by September 30, 2024 · Correction status: Completed

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff members are fingerprinted within 5 days of turning 18 years old. Send receipts to OCCL

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 CPR/ FA card in file Staff #2 Sign PDP and orientation, references. Staff #3 2 training hours needed but not determined until 9/30/2024 Staff #4 DOH, orientation, OCCL health and safety training, job description.

    • First Aid Kits

      Regulation code 65T · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      First aid kit needs: bandage tape, and instant cold packs

  3. Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)

  4. September 26, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30T · Correct by October 20, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 20, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      All staff files must be complete. Send the complete staff file for one staff member. Send the service letters for one staff member.

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40T · Correct by October 20, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      All child files must be complete. Send documentation of the completed blood lead screening for three children. Send the current health appraisal for one child.

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.

  1. Completed October 22, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate

    Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint

    The state's summary (as published)

    On October 6, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of a lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on October 13, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision based on staff and administrator interviews stating no child was left unsupervised on October 6, 2026.

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Sources

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.

A listing is not an endorsement or a rating. The state's record is the official source: confirm licensing, inspections and program details with the Office of Child Care Licensing and the program before you enroll a child. Report a problem with this page.