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Child care center · Newark, DE
YMCA OF DELAWARE/JENNIE SMITH
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: 142 BRENNEN DRIVE, Newark, DE 19713
Phone: (302) 453-0123
Ages served: Kindergarten through 12 years.
Age group: School-Age
Licensed capacity: 67 children
OCCL license number: 708536
Current enforcement action (as published): Suspended
Injuries reported to the state (as published): the state's file lists injuries in the last 5 years that needed medical or dental treatment. 2022: 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)
- 1 visit where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 4 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 2 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.
March 10, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30T · Correct by April 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Annual review of abuse and neglect for Staff #1 and #5. CPR and first aid for Staff #2 and #2. Professional development plan for Staff #5.
First Aid Kits
Regulation code 65T · Correct by April 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure first aid kit is complete. No instant cold pack in first aid kit.
Meals and Snacks
Regulation code 71U · Correct by April 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure menu is updated/ current and posted.
Child Care Activities
Regulation code 91T · Correct by April 10, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure monthly activity plan is current and posted.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
March 16, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30T · Correct by April 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 14, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are completed. CPR and Frist Aid for Staff #1. Professional development plan for Staff # 1 and 2. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #2 and 4.
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38T · Correct by April 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 14, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure parent right to know is completed.
Child Files
Regulation code 40T · Correct by April 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 14, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children's files are complete. Child #2 needs a health appraisal.
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66T · Correct by April 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 14, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure there is emergency water and food for shelter in place enough for every child.
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.