Licensed Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Islamic Academy Of Delaware
Newark, DE
· New Castle County
28 SALEM CHURCH ROAD,
Newark, DE 19713
Quick Facts
Capacity
109 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
2
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1357906
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
ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF DELAWARE is a Licensed Child Care Center in NEWARK DE, with a maximum capacity of 109 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Nonprofit;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2026-09-21 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Child Files are complete. Child #1 and #10 need Blood Lead Screening results. Send results to OCCL | |||
| 2026-09-21 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure that the sink cabinet in the Infant/Toddler "Day Care" room has a working child-proof lock engaged at all times. Send a picture of the lock in place to OCCL | |||
| 2026-09-21 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there is always a covered trash can in the Infant/Toddler "daycare" room. There was only a diaper trashcan available. This was corrected when the administrator placed a can in the room during the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-09-21 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the refrigerator in the Infant/Toddler "daycare" room has working thermometers which read at least 41 in the fridge and 0 in the freezer. Send picture to OCCL | |||
| 2026-09-21 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fall zone requirements are met under the climber. Send pictures to OCCL. Ensure the back fence has a properly working latch. Send a picture to OCCL. | |||
| 2026-09-21 | Non Compliance | 58U - Sanitation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all classrooms have soap/water and disinfectant spray to properly clean and sanitize multi-use surfaces. This is corrected at the facility visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-09-29 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure that the fencing that surrounds the playground is in good repair. The top rails of two sections of fencing were dislodged from their cupplings and needs to be repaired/replaced. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-29 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all nap equipment is labeled. Pre-K 4 needs cots labeled with either names or a number.corresponding identifier chart. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-18 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1--needs fingerprint eligibility letter Staff #2--needs OCCL Health and Safety Training Course, Job Description, References, Declaration, Drug and Alcohol acknowledgment, Fingerprint eligibility letter and Adult Abuse Registry Check. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-18 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure that child files are complete. Child #2 and 10 need Health Appraisal, TB Screener, and Blood Lead SCreening. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-18 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair/Replace the closing and locking mechanism on the playground gates. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-27 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff to child ratio's and group size are maintained. LS Brady observed staff in the three year old room with eleven children. This was corrected at the visit when the teacher returned from the hall bathroom with two children. Technical assistance was given and the staff were told to take three children out with them to maintain ratio at all times. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-09-27 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff have comprehensive background checks and eligibility determination letter or a provisional eligibility notification in their staff file. Send eligibility letter to OCCL when complete for Staff #5. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-27 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure personnel files are complete. Staff #1-10 need to complete OCCL 7 hour Health & Safety course/ Send certificates to OCCL when complete. Staff #2 needs safe sleep, orientation, job description, drug & alcohol statement. Staff #1,2,5,6,7 need a professional development plan. Staff #2,6,7 need annual review of safe sleep. Staff #6,7 need annual review of abuse & neglect. Staff #2,7 need orientation, Staff #2,7 need job description, Staff #2,7, need five letters of reference or two completed service letters. Ensure there are two attempts to obtain service letters before letters of reference3 are accepted. Staff #2,7 need declaration, Staff #7 needs adult abuse registry form in file. Staff #2,7 need a Health Appraisal with TB test results. Send corrections to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-27 | Non Compliance | 33U - Annual Training | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff have completed 18 hours of PD training. Staff #1,8,9,10 need five hours of PD training. Send to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-27 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance includes exact hours worked in each classroom. Infant Room staff did not sign in to the Infant Room. Send Infant Room attendance for October 2-6 to OCCL when complete showing exact times worked. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-27 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Child files are complete. Child #1,2 need a Health Appraisal, Immunization record, and blood Lead Screening,. and medication permission. Child #3 needs a current Immunization, medication permission, and a signed Infant Feeding Schedule. Child #4 needs medication permission. Child #5 needs a Health appraisal, medication permission, and an updated Infant Feeding Schedule signed by the parent monthly. Child #7 needs a current Health Appraisal and Blood Lead Screening. Child #10 needs blood lead screening. Send to OCCL when complete. Send Complete files for Child #2, and Child #3. Computers were down and Provider was unable to access files to print. Send to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-27 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's attendance is kept in each classroom. there were no infants signed in to the Infant classroom. Send Infant classroom attendance for children in the infant room for October 2-6. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-27 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure medication administration records are complete for Child #1,2,3,4,5. MAR were signed for 2,3,4 at the visit. Send signed MAR's for Child #1, and Child #5. Ensure medication is stored in its original ox, and an administration record info is completed for Child #4. This was corrected when parent stated medication was no longer needed and medication was thrown away per parent's request by the administrator. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-09 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff #8 needs Health & Safety Training, PD Plan, Annual Review of Safe Sleep, and Child Abuse & Neglect. Training hours are non-determined at this time, but will be non-compliant if not received by 10-10-22 for Staff # 1,8, and 9. Send to OCCL when completed. Staff #1 needs annual training hours in Health & Safety. Send to OCCL when completed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-09 | Non Compliance | 35U - First Aid and CPR Training | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff are certified in CPR, and have a current CPR Certification card in their personnel file. Staff #3,5,6,10 need a current CPR certification card in their file. Send to OCCL when completed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-09 | Non Compliance | 41U - Child Health Appraisal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Child #1, and Child #4 need a current Health Appraisal, Immunizations, and Lead Lab test results. Send to OCCL when completed. Child #2, 9 need Lead Lab results. Send to OCCL when completed. Child #6,7 need a current Health Appraisal, and Lead lab test results. Send to OCCL when completed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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