Licensed Child Care Center
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Brandywine Childcare And Preschool, Inc.
Claymont, DE
· New Castle County
3301 GREEN STREET,
Claymont, DE 19703
Quick Facts
Capacity
153 children
Age Range
1 year through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
540377
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
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About the Provider
BRANDYWINE CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL, INC. is a Licensed Child Care Center in CLAYMONT DE, with a maximum capacity of 153 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 1 year through 12 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2022: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2023: 8 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2024: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2021: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2025-06-03 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Orientation: Staff #2 OCCL Health and Safety Training: Staff #2, #7 References: Staff #1 (4), #2 (4), #6 (3) Declaration/Drug and Alcohol: Staff #2 Health Appraisal: Staff #1, #6 Eligibility: Staff #7 Service Letters proof: Staff #2, #3, #4 | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-06-03 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Children's files are complete Health Appraisal: Child #1, #9, #15 Blood Lead Test Results: Child #1, #11, #12, #14, #15, #16. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-06-03 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure radon is tested every 5 years. Send results to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-17 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff files are complete. Send in 18 training hours for all staff except Staff #5. Staff #1 needs updated first aid and CPR cards, a PD plan, annual review of child abuse and neglect form. Staff #2 needs a full file. Staff #3 needs a PD plan, and an annual review of child abuse and neglect form, Staff #3 needs a new background check, and #3 eligibility is expired. Staff #4 needs an annual review of child abuse and neglect form, Staff #5 needs updated first aid and CPR, administration of medication, PD Plan, and annual child abuse and neglect form. Staff #6 needs a PD plan and annual review of child abuse and neglect. Staff #7, #8, #9 need PD plan, annual review of child abuse and neglect forms Staff #11 and #12 need updated CPR/ First aid cards, admin of medication, PD plan, an annual review of abuse and neglect Staff #13 needs a full file. Staff #14 needs a PD plan, an annual review a child abuse and neglect form. Staff #15 needs an annual child abuse and neglec | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-17 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all child files are complete. Child #10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18 need developmental plans in their files. Child #19 and #20 need date of enrollment on their emergency cards. Child #14 and #16 need MAR logs. Child #14 and Child #16 need MAR logs on file. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-17 | Non Compliance | 41U - Child Health Appraisal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all child files are complete. Child #1, #3 and #5 need updated health appraisals and immunization records | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-17 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: The toilet in the pre-k room is broken, with low water pressure, toilet barely flushes. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-17 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All toddler classrooms for ones and twos need adequate materials in all areas, especially dramatic play, the kitchen set is taped shut, and more developmentally appropriate materials are needed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-06-20 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit the following to complete staff files: OCCL health and safety training for staff #1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15. Submit a professional development plan for staff #5. References are needed for staff #2, 7. Job description for #7. Release of Employment #18, Health appraisal with TB for staff #2, Service letters for staff #2, 7, 18. Fingerprinting/eligibility for #6, 13, and 17 and elgibility for #10 and #14. Not determined annual training hours by 6/30/2023 for staff #6 and #8. Staff #10 needs 2 hours in health and safety topics. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-06-20 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Health appraisal is needed for child #9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. Immunization records needed for child #9, 13, 14, 15, 17 Blood lead test results fir #12, 13, 14 Developmental plans for child #2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15. Medication permission for child #1, 11, 15. Submit these items to complete the children's files. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-06-20 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all children have top and bottom covers. Check toddler and preschool rooms for top and bottom covers. Send a picture to OCCL of cots set up in room 104 and room 108. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-10-14 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Supervision of children is required at all times. A child ran out of the center building without a staff member present. Multiple different accounts were provided of this incident, and it was not clear which staff were responsible for supervising this child. Develop a revised system for drop-off time within the center. Children must remain in a classroom and not in the hallway. Send signatures of staff confirming their understanding of this requirement. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-10-14 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Children must be signed in and out of classrooms as they move throughout the center. Two children were being moved to different rooms without documentation. Send one weeks' worth of attendance for all rooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-06-07 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A child was left unattended in the older 3's classroom after the class went down the hallway to the gym. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-06-07 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff files are completed. Signed Professional development plans are needed for staff #: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16. Annual review of abuse and neglect is needed for staff # 1,2,4,7,11,12,13,15,16. Current CPR/First Aid Aid certifications will be needed for staff #: 1,3,4,6,7,8,13. Staff #1: Needs a full health appraisal only TB in the file. Staff # 7: Needs a completed orientation, job description, references, declaration and drug/alcohol prohibition, adult abuse registry check, health appraisal, and release of employment history/ service letters. Staff #12: needs an orientation and job description. Staff # 15: Needs an orientation, job description, references, declaration and drug alcohol prohibition, adult abuse registry check, and release of employment history/service letters. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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