Boys & Girls Club Of Greater Newark - Newark DE Licensed Child Care Center

1 POSITIVE PLACE , NEWARK DE 19702
(302) 658-1870

About the Provider

Description: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware is part of a nationwide movement whose mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

Additional Information: Initial Licensed Date: 07/02/03; Financial Arrangements: Purchase of Care, Child Care Food Program; Stars Rating: Four Stars; Regulated Services: School Age Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2018: 1 facility injury and no facility deaths reported.;

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 150
  • Age Range: Kindergarten through 12 years.
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Type of Care: School-Age Care Only
  • Schools Served: CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT
  • Initial License Issue Date: Jul 02, 2003
  • 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
2019-11-13 Non Compliance 40T - Child Files Corrected
Corrective Action: All child files must be complete. Child #1, 5, 6, 11, and 12 need health appraisals and immunization records.
2019-11-13 Non Compliance 30T - Personnel Files Corrected
Corrective Action: All staff files must be complete. Three reference letters are needed for Staff #1. Eligibility letters are needed for Staff #2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, and 17.
2018-11-13 Non Compliance 62N - First aid kits Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain safety pins for the first aid kit.
2018-11-13 Non Compliance 55N - Health care consultation Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain a health consultant.
2018-11-13 Non Compliance 43N - Toilet facilities Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure bathroom soap dispenser is cleaned (girls bathroom). Ensure boys and girls bathrooms have ventilation.
2018-11-13 Non Compliance 40N - Outdoor climate and space Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure the playground has a shaded area. Ensure fall zones are protected on the playground by raking the mulch and adding where needed.
2018-11-13 Non Compliance 20N - Personnel files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Obtain a health appraisal and TB for one staff member. One staff member needs fingerprinting. A professional development plan is needed for eight staff. CPR/First Aid is needed for three staff. Send application to Delaware First for one staff.
2018-11-13 Non Compliance 49N - Emergency planning Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure to have emergency food for sheltering in place.
2018-11-13 Non Compliance 19N - Child files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Add date of enrollment and hours of attendance to the emergency cards for two children. Add date of enrollment for six children. Add hours of attendance for two children.
2017-10-25 Non Compliance 19N - Child files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure children's files are complete and include all required information. -Four children need the hours and days they are scheduled to attend the center on file. Five children need the hours they are scheduled to attend the center on file. One child needs the days the child is scheduled to attend the center on file. -Six children need documented arrangements with their parents/guardians and their schools regarding transportation provided by the licensee to and from the children's schools on file. -Five children need complete school-age health appraisals on file.
2017-10-25 Non Compliance 8N - Completed application submitted 60 days before license expires? Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure a completed license renewal application is submitted at least 60 days before the expiration of the center's current license. A license renewal application was not submitted at least 60 days before 11-30-2017. The violation was corrected when the administrator submitted a copy of the completed renewal application at the annual compliance review.
2017-10-25 Non Compliance 20N - Personnel files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure personnel files are complete and include all required information. -Three staff need references on file. -Three staff need Service Letters on file. -Eight staff need annual professional development plans. -One staff member needs current certifications in CPR and First Aid on file.
2017-10-25 Non Compliance 36N - General safety practices Corrected
Corrective Action: Maintain all areas of the center in a clean, safe condition free from hazards. In the Learning Center, replace the plastic screen covering the third light fixture that has mold on it. In the Homework/Computer Room, replace the table with the broken plastic surface. *The violation was corrected at the facility visit when staff removed the damaged table and replaced it with a different table.* Replace the two ceiling tiles with visible water damage. In the Art/Lunch & Snack Room, replace the ceiling tile above the sink with visible water damage. In the Multi-Purpose Room, replace the ceiling tiles with visible water damage near the door that leads to the kitchen and offices. In the girls' bathroom, clean the air vent above the second stall to remove dust and dirt. In the gymnasium, clean the large air vent next to the door to remove dust and dirt.

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