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Child care center · Newark, DE

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER NEWARK

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: 1 POSITIVE PLACE, Newark, DE 19702

Phone: (302) 836-6464

Ages served: Kindergarten through 12 years.

Age group: School-Age

Licensed capacity: 150 children

OCCL license number: 533115

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. 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2023: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2021: 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 (Unsubstantiated: 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 4 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 11 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. November 24, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30T · Correct by December 17, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 18, 2025 · 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).

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40T · Correct by December 17, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 17, 2025 · 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).

    • License Renewal

      Regulation code 8T · Correct by November 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 10, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure application is sent 60 days before expiration.

  2. November 19, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations

    • Annual Training

      Regulation code 33T · Correct by November 30, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 2, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Annual trainings are needed for Staff #3 (5), #5 (8), #6 (3), #10 (5), #13 (5), and #14 (8). ND until 11/30/2024.

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40T · Correct by December 13, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, December 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure child files are complete Health appraisal is needed for Child #4. Immunization records are needed for Child #4 and Child #15. Blood Lead Screening results are needed for Child #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #15, #16 and #17.

    • Indoor Space

      Regulation code 49T · Correct by December 13, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 13, 2025 · 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).

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

  4. November 2, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30T · Correct by December 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 14, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Staff #2 needs a current health assessment and TB test results. Send a copy to OCCL.

    • First Aid and CPR Training

      Regulation code 35T · Correct by December 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 14, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Staff #1 needs first aid and CPR renewal. Send a copy of new cards to OCCL.

  5. November 3, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations

    • Personnel Files

      Regulation code 30T · Correct by December 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, January 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure all staff files are complete. An application/data sheet is needed for Staff #6. An administration of medication certificate is needed for Staff #2, #4, and #5. An eligibility letter is needed for Staff #3, #6, #9, #13, and #16. CPR/First aid card is needed for Staff #6, #9, and #12.

    • Child Files

      Regulation code 40T · Correct by December 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 2, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure all child files are complete. A current health appraisal with an immunization record is needed for Child #6.

    • Outdoor Area

      Regulation code 53T · Correct by December 15, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, January 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document

      Licensing specialist's notes (as published)

      Ensure the playground has a fence with a self-latching gate and closes. Repair the gate on the playground. Clean trash around the fence and on the playground. Rake mulch or add mulch to the fall zones.

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 July 10, 2024 · Result: Unsubstantiated

    Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint

    The state's summary (as published)

    The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on May 31, 2024, regarding the use of an unapproved vehicle to transport children. An investigation was conducted on June 13, 2024. This complaint is unsubstantiated for the use of an unapproved vehicle based on an inspection of two 10-passenger vans used to transport children daily.

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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.

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