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Child care center · Newark, DE
WILLA ROAD CHILDREN'S CENTER
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: 420 WILLA ROAD, Newark, DE 19711
Phone: (302) 738-2008
Ages served: 3 months through 11 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 60 children
OCCL license number: 781347
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. No facility injuries reported. 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)
- 3 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 13 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 17 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.
January 8, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by February 9, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, January 15, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure infants have updated, signed feeding plan monthly. Send all plans to OCCL.
January 10, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by February 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 3, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Please ensure all staff have updated fingerprinting eligibility letter (Staff #4).
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by February 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 28, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Please ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR and First Aid. Staff #2 needs 18 trainings hours, with 1 hour being in Health and Safety, and a signed PD plan. Staff #3 needs Orientation and OCCL Health and Safety Training. Staff #4 needs you updated fingerprints and eligibility letter. Staff #5 needs OCCL Health and Safety training.
Parents Right to Know
Regulation code 38U · Correct by February 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 28, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Send updated Parents Right to Know Log.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by February 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 28, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Send updated radon results to OCCL every 5 years.
January 12, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by February 9, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff files have eligibility letters. Staff #6 and Staff #7 need eligibility letters.
Orientation
Regulation code 32U · Correct by February 9, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Staff #3 and #6 need to complete OCCL Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals.
Annual Professional Development Plan
Regulation code 34U · Correct by February 9, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
All staff need signed annual PD plans in their files. Send PD plans for all Staff #1-#7 and Staff #9.
Child Health Appraisal
Regulation code 41U · Correct by February 9, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children have blood lead screening with results in their file. Child #1 and Child #5 need testing results. Send to OCCL.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by February 9, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Make sure all children's attendance records include times when not in the assigned classroom. Each classroom must have an attendance record.
Sanitation
Regulation code 58U · Correct by February 9, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Obtain soap and water bottles to be filled and used in all classrooms. Send a picture to OCCL.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by February 9, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
areas with soap and water then disinfect after each diaper change. Send a picture of your bottles at your diaper stations.
License Renewal
Regulation code 8U · Correct by February 9, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 26, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Renewal applications are due 60 days before license expiration. Send your renewal application to OCCL.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
January 25, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by February 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 8, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Staff files need the following: - Staff #1 needs CPR/First Aid and administration of medication. - Staff #2 needs CPR/First Aid - Staff #4 needs CPR/First Aid, orientation, two references, and a health appraisal.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by February 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 7, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Children's files need the following: - Child #5 and #6 need a lead screening. - Child #9 needs a health appraisal and immunizations. Send documentation and/or proof of appointments for these.
January 11, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 21, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 2, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Forward/obtain eligibility letters for three staff members.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by January 21, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 3, 2022 · 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).
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.