Licensed Child Care Center
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Cradles To Crayons Iii Early Learning Center
New Castle, DE
· New Castle County
122 MEMORIAL DRIVE,
New Castle, DE 19720
Quick Facts
Capacity
83 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1487802
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
CRADLES TO CRAYONS III EARLY LEARNING CENTER is a Licensed Child Care Center in NEW CASTLE DE, with a maximum capacity of 83 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM. 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: 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. TB screening needed for staff #1. Send photo to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure indoor space is safe/cleanable. *Repair/paint wall in child bathroom. *Remove all air fresheners and sprays. Send photo to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure kitchen area is non-porous and cleanable. Repair countertop. Send photo to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there are no trampolines in use. Remove mini trampoline from School-Age Summer camp room. CAV. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure diaper pads are non-porous. Replace torn diaper mats in infant and toddler classrooms. Send photo to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there is is an MAR form completed in full for all OTC and RX medications. Send updated MARs for all medications in infant and toddler rooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-08-06 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure weekly lesson plans are completed and posted as appropriate for all age groups. Send OCCL one week of lesson plans for all classrooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-11 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff alone with children are determined eligible. Staff #14 was signed in alone with children without a comprehensive background check. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-08-11 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff members have a comprehensive background check and eligibility determination or provisional eligibility notification in file before starting employment. Staff #14 was sent home at the time of the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-08-11 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. PD Plan for Staff #10. CPR/First Aid for Staff #1, #2, #8, #10, #11, #13, and #14. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #11 and #14. Orientation for Staff #14. Application for Staff #14. References for Staff #14. Eligibility Letter/ Out of State clearances for Staff #4, #12, #14. Adult abuse registry for Staff #14. Health appraisal with TB for Staff #2, #5, #6, #8, #9, #11, #12, #14, and #15. Release of employment for Staff #12 and #14. Service Letters for Staff #14. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-11 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are signed in to the classroom. School-age classroom staff were not signed.-Corrected at visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-08-11 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's files are complete. Hours/days attending for Child #2, #4, and #10. Emergency card for Child #4. Health appraisal with immunizations for Child #3, #6, #8, #9, and #10. Blood lead screening results for Child #3, #5, #6, #9, and #10. Parents' right to know for Child #4. Developmental plan for Child #4, #5, #6, #9, and #10. Infant feeding schedule for Child #1 and #4. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-11 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure vents are cleaned and dust-free. Clean vents in Toddler 1 and Toddler 2 classrooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-11 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure equipment is in good condition. Remove/Replace/Repair 2 chairs in the Pre-K classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-11 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there is enough emergency water for all the children enrolled. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-11 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are dated. Lesson plans in Toddler 1, Pre-School, Toddler 3, and Pre-K classrooms were posted but not dated. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-02 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit the following to complete staff files: fingerprinting eligibility for staff #3, #6, #8; health appraisals w/ TB for staff #2, 11; references for #5- 2, #2-1, #4-4, #6-4, #11-2; OCCL H&S training and medication training for staff #4, #9; orientation for staff #9; I/T and SA specialized training documentation for # 13;- not determined completion of annual training hours for staff # 1 (8). | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-02 | Non Compliance | 38U - Parents Right to Know | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit an annual Parent's Right To Know log. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-02 | Non Compliance | 42U - Documenting Children's Progress | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit a developmental plan for Child #7. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-02 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Clean all carpets. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-08-02 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Install and send photos of self-closing latches on all playground fence gates. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-02 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit infant feeding schedules. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-02 | Non Compliance | 77U - Infant and Toddler Care | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Eliminate all choking hazards from the infant room (a small hair barrette was on the rug.) | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-02-19 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Provide documentation of current insurance coverage. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-02-19 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infants and toddlers are cared for in areas separate from older children. At the time of the visit , two preschool children were observed in the toddler classroom. Send attendance sheet to OCCL. Also, one staff member left the toddler room to answer the door leaving the classroom unattended. Review regulation/policy/practice with staff. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-02-19 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit the following to complete staff files: OCCL H&S training for Staff #1, 2, 3, and 4; references for Staff # 1, 2, 4; orientation for Staff #4; release of employment history for Staff # 4; documentation of service letters being sent for Staff #2, 3, and 4. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-02-19 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance to include exact arrival and departure times when entering and leaving the classrooms. At the time of the visit, one staff member was not signed out of the infant room and one staff member was not signed out of the toddler two room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-02-19 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit the following to complete children's files: a health appraisal with immunizations for Child #2; parent's right to know for Child #2, 4, 5, 6, 7; a complete file for Child #3. Ensure all children have complete files including children with drop-in status. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-02-19 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace thermometer in the refrigerator in the infant room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-02-19 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all infant cribs are labeled. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-02-19 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Add an eye patch to complete the first aid kit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-02-19 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Post lesson plans in the infant and toddler 2 rooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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