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Child care center · Newark, DE
BRIGHT NEW SCHOLARS ACADEMY
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: 355 CORPORATE BLVD, Newark, DE 19702
Phone: (302) 533-5844
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 144 children
OCCL license number: 564819
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: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2022: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
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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)
- 11 violations cited on these visits
- 0 complaint investigations completed
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 5 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 15 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.
August 11, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by September 11, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 17, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. 4 references for Staff #3, 5, 6. Declaration and drug/alcohol statement for Staff #5 Health appraisal w/TB test for Staff #5. Health appraisal for Staff #7. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #3. Send to OCCL.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by September 11, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, August 18, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure infant feeding statements are updated at least monthly. Send all to OCCL.
September 1, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Annual Training
Regulation code 33U · Correct by September 19, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 30, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Training hours needed for Staff #19 and #20.
August 12, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, August 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff are re-fingerprinted every 5 years. Send eligibility letter for Staff #12.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. CPR/FA needed for Staff #3, 6, 16, 21. Signed PD plan needed for Staff #1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15-22. Annual review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect needed for Staff #3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 21. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #22. Job description for Staff #10 and 22. One reference for Staff #15. Adult abuse for Staff #14. Health appraisal needed for Staff #6 and 10.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Health appraisal for Child #3 and 9. Immunizations needed for Child #9. Blood lead screening for Child #5, 6, and 19. Developmental plans for Child #7.
June 5, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by July 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 24, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. First aid and CPR needed for Staff #1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 23. Professional Development Plan needed for Staff #2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24. Annual review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect needed for Staff #4, 9, 15, 22. 7-Hour OCCL Health and Safety training needed for Staff #5, 6, 11, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25. Job description needed for Staff #3, 25. 2 references needed for Staff #3, 6, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26. 1 reference needed for Staff #10. Adult abuse registry check needed for Staff #11, 17, 26. Health appraisal w/TB test for Staff #3, 6, 10, 19, 21. Release of employment needed for Staff #6, 11, 23. Service letters (or two additional reference letters) for Staff #6, 25, 26.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by July 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 22, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 and 17 need health appraisal with immunizations. Child #5 and 17 need blood lead results. Child #6 needs a health appraisal Child #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 17 need a developmental plan.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by July 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 1, 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).
Toilet Facilities
Regulation code 51U · Correct by July 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 10, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure bathrooms are in good repair. First bathroom on the right needs the sink repaired.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by July 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 5, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure lesson plans are posted and up to date. This was corrected during the visit.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
June 28, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by July 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 17, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL health and safety training is needed for one staff member. A current health appraisal is needed for two staff members. A release of employment history is needed for two staff members. Service letters are needed for two staff members
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by July 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 17, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Blood lead testing results are needed for one child.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by July 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, July 6, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure floors, walls, and surfaces are cleanable and in good repair. Repair the fraying carpet in the penguin's room. Remove peeling tape from the floor in the school-age room.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by June 28, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, June 28, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure cribs contain only a tight-fitting sheet. Tighten crib sheets for three cribs.
The state's file lists no complaint investigations for this program from November 29, 2021 to November 10, 2026.
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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.