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Child care center · Newark, DE
NEWARK CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE
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: 680 SOUTH CHAPEL STREET, Newark, DE 19713
Phone: (302) 369-3000
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 132 children
OCCL license number: 538637
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: 2 facility injuries. 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)
- 0 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 0 violations cited on these visits
- 4 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 3; Substantiated: 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
The 1 visit 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.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
July 11, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by August 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, August 10, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff are fingerprinted every five years and determined eligible. Staff # 2,3,4,5, and 6 need to be determined eligible. Send eligibility letters to OCCL.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, August 10, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure personnel files are complete. Staff #1,7 need OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety course. Staff #3 needs CPR, First Aid. Send certificates to OCCL when complete.
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.
Completed September 16, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On August 27, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of failing to provide an incident report. An investigation began on September 2, 2026, and concluded on September 3, 2026. Based on staff interviews and documents reviewed, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to provide an incident report. All staff members interviewed stated they did not view Child #1 cry or seem in distress during the day on August 26, 2026. Staff also stated they were not aware of any scratches on Child #1 as they were covered by their shirt.
Completed September 14, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On August 19, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of failing to use appropriate behavior supports. An investigation began on August 25, 2026, and concluded on August 26, 2026. Based on staff interviews, and video reviewed, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to use appropriate behavior supports. Administrator #1 stated Child #1 was kicking and screaming and did not calm down when placed in the library area. Administrator #1 stated they were concerned Child #1 would hurt themself. The video footage showed Administrator #1 lifting Child #1 off the floor into a child-sized chair, holding the chair in position so Child #1 cannot get up, turning the chair toward Parent #1 who had just arrived, then within a few seconds allowing Child #1 to get up and go to Parent #1. DELACARE regulations state, If the child or others are in imminent danger or risk to themselves or others, physical holding for as brief as possible to remedy the risk or removing the child to a safer location is permissible.
Completed September 24, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On September 4, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding the center's food service policy for addressing food allergies, serving food to a child with known allergies, and not immediately providing medical attention, then notifying parent when child has an allergic reaction. An investigation was conducted on September 9, 2024. Based on observations, interviews with staff, and documentation, this complaint is substantiated for not following the center's food service policy addressing food allergies. Although Staff #1, Staff #2, and Administrator #2 noticed Child #1's menu was not highlighted indicating it was permissible to feed them chicken salad, they still served Child #1 the chicken salad sandwich. Based on observations, interviews with staff, and documentation reviewed, this complaint is substantiated for serving food to a child with known allergies. Although Staff #1 and Staff #2 noticed Child #1 was not permitted to have the chicken salad sandwich, they prepared and served the sandwich to them. Based on interviews with the staff there is no evidence to substantiate for not immediately providing medical attention before notifying the parent. Staff #1 and #2 both stated Child #1 had no reaction after eating the sandwich, or before nap. Staff #1 stated Child #1 only vomited and started coughing towards the end of naptime, a few hours later. At that time, the action plan was followed, and the parent was notified. An additional concern noted after a review of documentation was that the Medication Administration Record (MAR) form for Child #1 had not been documented as having been reviewed and updated yearly as required.
Completed May 3, 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 received a complaint regarding inappropriate communication by staff with a child and policies for handling parent complaints. An investigation was begun on April 26, 2024, and concluded on April 30, 2024. Based on the results of this investigation, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because the center administrator, Staff #1, and Staff #2 all stated they have never observed staff speaking to children inappropriately. Also, the center administrator stated she did speak with Child #1's parent on the phone regarding her concerns and offered her times to meet in person.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed October 23, 2023 · 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).
Completed May 25, 2023 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern
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 November 10, 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 February 2, 2022 · 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.