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Child care center · Newark, DE
PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE EARLY LEARNING CENTER, LLC
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: 1000 VILLAGE CIRCLE, Newark, DE 19713
Phone: (302) 368-2028
Ages served: 1 year through 5 years.
Age group: Toddler through Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 38 children
OCCL license number: 852085
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)
- 2 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 4 violations cited on these visits
- 1 complaint investigation completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 7 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.
April 2, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 2, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 17, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs 2 references.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by May 2, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 17, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children's equipment is cleanable and in good repair. Replace or repair comfy couch in toddler room.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by May 2, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 17, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fall zones requirements are met. Toddler playground area needs mulch around the equipment.
April 4, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by April 4, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 4, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children's attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, one child was not signed into the preschool classroom.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
April 17, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by April 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 17, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance is accurate. At the time of the visit, one staff member was not signed into the preschool room.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by April 19, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 1, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure chemicals are inaccessible to children. Lock cabinet in the preschool room.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by May 17, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 26, 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 baseboards in pre-k room.
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.
Completed January 2, 2024 · 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.