Kindercare (newark) - Newark DE Licensed Child Care Center

100 PAXSON DRIVE , NEWARK DE 19702
(302) 834-6931

About the Provider

Description: KINDERCARE (NEWARK) is a Licensed Child Care Center in NEWARK DE, with a maximum capacity of 165 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: Financial Arrangements: Private;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2014: 2 facility injuries and no facility deaths reported.
2015: 2 facility injuries and no facility deaths reported.
2016: 3 facility injuries and no facility deaths reported.
2017: 9 facility injuries and no facility deaths reported.
2018: 1 facility injury and no facility deaths reported.; Stars Rating: Five Stars; Regulated Services: Level II;

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 165
  • Age Range: 6 weeks through 12 years.
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • District Office: State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-800-822-2236 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
  • Licensor: OCCL.DSCYF@state.de.us

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulation Code Status
2019-06-20 Non Compliance 48N - Food service and preparation Corrected
Corrective Action: Clean inside of infant room refrigerator.
2019-06-20 Non Compliance 64N - Feeding of Infants Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain infant feeding statements and ensure they are updated at least monthly by parents.
2019-06-20 Non Compliance 62N - First aid kits Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure travel first aid kits have liquid soap, poison control number, and thermometer.
2019-06-20 Non Compliance 27N - Staff qualifications Corrected
Corrective Action: Either the administrator or early childhood curriculum coordinator must obtain 15 hours of school-age training for the required specialization.
2019-06-20 Non Compliance 20N - Personnel files Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain complete staff files. Obtain annual safe sleep and child abuse/neglect review forms for one staff member, a job description for one staff member, service letters (documented attempts) for two staff members, a health appraisal with TB assessment for one staff member, complete health appraisal for one staff member, and an application for one staff member. If one staff member returns before license expiration, he will need current CPR and first aid certification.
2019-06-20 Non Compliance 66N - Program goals and planning Corrected
Corrective Action: Post a schedule in Pre K A and school-age #2 rooms. Post current lesson plan in school-age #2 room and document music activity weekly on lesson plans in 2B and Threes 1 rooms. Ensure daily social emotional activities are posted on Preschool A and Preschool 2's lesson plans. Keep puzzle pieces accessible to children in Toddler 1 room.
2019-06-20 Non Compliance 36N - General safety practices Corrected
Corrective Action: Clean/sweep floors in Preschool A room, discard/replace top nap mat cover that is broken in PK A and Threes 1 rooms, clean outside of black trash can in 2B, remove empty storage boxes in school-age #2 room and bathoom, clean/mop the floor in school-age #1 room, vacuum the rug in school-age #1 room.
2019-06-20 Non Compliance 19N - Child files Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain complete child files. Forward physicals for six children.
2019-06-20 Non Compliance 43N - Toilet facilities Corrected
Corrective Action: Clean floors in school-age #1 room. Clean bathroom wall in school-age #2 room. Clean bathroom toilets/bases in Preschool 1, 2B, Twos 1, Threes 1, and school-age rooms. Clean behind sink faucet in Threes room and school-age room #2.
2018-08-02 Non Compliance 65N - Positive behavior management Corrected
Corrective Action: A parent reported observing a staff member forcefully point in a child's face, yell ''not nice'', grab him up by his arm and spank him. The staff member's employment was terminated.
2018-06-26 Non Compliance 36N - General safety practices Corrected
Corrective Action: Remove broken container on poured playground surface. This was corrected at the visit. Repair the broken/chipped areas of the play surface in the school-age playground.
2018-06-26 Non Compliance 67N - Documenting children's progress Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain a child development plan for one child.
2018-06-26 Non Compliance 48N - Food service and preparation Corrected
Corrective Action: Remove food stored on the floor in the kitchen. Label food that has been opened with dates.
2018-06-26 Non Compliance 19N - Child files Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain complete child files: Current physicals with shots are needed for four children, current health appraisals are needed for two children, and a current immunization record is needed for one child.
2018-06-26 Non Compliance 49N - Emergency planning Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain more emergency water.

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