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Child care center · Newark, DE
THE INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL
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: 1300 PAPER MILL RD, Newark, DE 19711
Phone: (302) 239-0330
Ages served: 3 years through 5 years.
Age group: Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 125 children
OCCL license number: 1571106
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. 2024: 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)
- 3 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 3 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 16, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Orientation
Regulation code 32U · Correct by May 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 22, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL Health and Safety training. Send to OCCL.
April 10, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 9, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 1, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety training and health appraisal with TB test. Send to OCCL.
September 10, 2024 · 60-Day Visit · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by October 11, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, September 25, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs signed orientation. Staff #2 needs health appraisal w/TB. Send to OCCL.
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.