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Child care center · Newark, DE
ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF DELAWARE
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: 28 SALEM CHURCH ROAD, Newark, DE 19713
Phone: (302) 455-9988
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 109 children
OCCL license number: 1357906
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: 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)
- 3 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 4 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 19 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.
September 21, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 16, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 7, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure Child Files are complete. Child #1 and #10 need Blood Lead Screening results. Send results to OCCL
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by October 16, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 7, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that the sink cabinet in the Infant/Toddler "Day Care" room has a working child-proof lock engaged at all times. Send a picture of the lock in place to OCCL
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by October 16, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 21, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure there is always a covered trash can in the Infant/Toddler "daycare" room. There was only a diaper trashcan available. This was corrected when the administrator placed a can in the room during the visit.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by October 16, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 7, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the refrigerator in the Infant/Toddler "daycare" room has working thermometers which read at least 41 in the fridge and 0 in the freezer. Send picture to OCCL
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by October 16, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 8, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fall zone requirements are met under the climber. Send pictures to OCCL. Ensure the back fence has a properly working latch. Send a picture to OCCL.
Sanitation
Regulation code 58U · Correct by October 16, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 21, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all classrooms have soap/water and disinfectant spray to properly clean and sanitize multi-use surfaces. This is corrected at the facility visit.
September 29, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by October 17, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 8, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that the fencing that surrounds the playground is in good repair. The top rails of two sections of fencing were dislodged from their cupplings and needs to be repaired/replaced.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by October 17, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, September 29, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all nap equipment is labeled. Pre-K 4 needs cots labeled with either names or a number.corresponding identifier chart.
September 18, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by October 18, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 21, 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).
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 18, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 21, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that child files are complete. Child #2 and 10 need Health Appraisal, TB Screener, and Blood Lead SCreening.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by October 18, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 16, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Repair/Replace the closing and locking mechanism on the playground gates.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
September 27, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by September 27, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, September 27, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
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).
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by October 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 25, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff have comprehensive background checks and eligibility determination letter or a provisional eligibility notification in their staff file. Send eligibility letter to OCCL when complete for Staff #5.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by October 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure personnel files are complete. Staff #1-10 need to complete OCCL 7 hour Health & Safety course/ Send certificates to OCCL when complete. Staff #2 needs safe sleep, orientation, job description, drug & alcohol statement. Staff #1,2,5,6,7 need a professional development plan. Staff #2,6,7 need annual review of safe sleep. Staff #6,7 need annual review of abuse & neglect. Staff #2,7 need orientation, Staff #2,7 need job description, Staff #2,7, need five letters of reference or two completed service letters. Ensure there are two attempts to obtain service letters before letters of reference3 are accepted. Staff #2,7 need declaration, Staff #7 needs adult abuse registry form in file. Staff #2,7 need a Health Appraisal with TB test results. Send corrections to OCCL when complete.
Annual Training
Regulation code 33U · Correct by October 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff have completed 18 hours of PD training. Staff #1,8,9,10 need five hours of PD training. Send to OCCL when complete.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by October 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 10, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance includes exact hours worked in each classroom. Infant Room staff did not sign in to the Infant Room. Send Infant Room attendance for October 2-6 to OCCL when complete showing exact times worked.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by October 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure Child files are complete. Child #1,2 need a Health Appraisal, Immunization record, and blood Lead Screening,. and medication permission. Child #3 needs a current Immunization, medication permission, and a signed Infant Feeding Schedule. Child #4 needs medication permission. Child #5 needs a Health appraisal, medication permission, and an updated Infant Feeding Schedule signed by the parent monthly. Child #7 needs a current Health Appraisal and Blood Lead Screening. Child #10 needs blood lead screening. Send to OCCL when complete. Send Complete files for Child #2, and Child #3. Computers were down and Provider was unable to access files to print. Send to OCCL when complete.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by October 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children's attendance is kept in each classroom. there were no infants signed in to the Infant classroom. Send Infant classroom attendance for children in the infant room for October 2-6.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by October 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, October 11, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure medication administration records are complete for Child #1,2,3,4,5. MAR were signed for 2,3,4 at the visit. Send signed MAR's for Child #1, and Child #5. Ensure medication is stored in its original ox, and an administration record info is completed for Child #4. This was corrected when parent stated medication was no longer needed and medication was thrown away per parent's request by the administrator.
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.