Licensed Child Care Center
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Kindercare Learning Center (new Castle)
New Castle, DE
· New Castle County
327 OLD STATE ROAD,
New Castle, DE 19720
Quick Facts
Capacity
90 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
28035
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
KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER (NEW CASTLE) is a Licensed Child Care Center in NEW CASTLE DE, with a maximum capacity of 90 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 - 6:30 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: 2023: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2026-09-03 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. -OCCL health and safety training for Staff #1, 6, and 8. -CPR and First Aid for Staff #2, 3, 5, 7, and 8. -Fingerprinting for Staff #4. | |||
| 2026-09-03 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children are signed in upon arrival. -Attendance in two's classroom was not accurate. -Corrected at visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-09-03 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all surfaces are clean and cleanable. -Repair/Repaint wall in PreK. Preschool and infant classroom. Ensure air fresheners are not used in child care spaces. -Remove air fresheners from bathrooms and other classrooms. | |||
| 2026-09-03 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all toilets are working and operational. -Fix/Repair toilet in hallway bathroom. | |||
| 2026-09-03 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fall zones are covered. Both playgrounds need additional mulch. Clean the playgrounds and remove all trash and broken toys. | |||
| 2026-09-03 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are complete. -No lesson plans were in the infant and school-age classrooms. | |||
| 2026-09-03 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the application is completed 60 days prior to expiration. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-08 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's files are complete. Blood lead screening results needed for Child #4 and #10. Parent right to know, screen permission, and mat permission for Child #4. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-08 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure surfaces are cleanable and safe. Repair floors in the toddler classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-08 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove hazards from both playgrounds. -Remove broken toys from the preschool playground and remove the stack of chairs from the toddler playground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-08 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the foot-operated trachcan is within arm's reach in the two-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-08 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all medication has a completed MAR. -Update MARs or send home sunscreen and bug spray in two classrooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-06 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure walls and floors are cleanable and clean. -Clean dust off fan and corners in Infant classroom. -Clean vent on ceiling, attach molding back to wall, and replace or repair door in the two-year-old classroom. -Replace broken floor tiles in the preschool. PreK, and school age classrooms. -Patch/Repair wall in Pre-K classroom and Pre-School classroom. -Repair broken cabinet in pre-K classroom. -Remove water damage in the ceiling in preschool classroom. -Remove air fresheners are not used in the child care facility. -CAV- | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-06 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure stored food has labels with expiration dates and contents. -Remove all spoiled food- | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-06 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure trash and broken toys are removed from the playground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-09-06 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure mats are not rip/torn free. Replace torn mats in the one-year-old and two-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-06 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the license application is submitted 60 days prior to expiration. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-09-08 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are completed. Health appraisals with Tb for Staff # 12 and 13. Administration of medication for Staff #6 and 16. Health and Safety training for Staff # 1 to 17. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-08 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are completed. Blood lead screening results for Child #3, 5, 8, 9, and 15. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-08 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure attendance is completed and correct. -Two-year-old room had two children not signed in. -One-year-old room had one signed in after transiting. - Corrected at visit | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-08 | Non Compliance | 46U - Air Quality and Windows | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure screens in window is not torn. Replace screen in the three-year-old room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-08 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure walls are in good repair. - Patch and paint walls in one-year-old room, preschool room, and pre-k room. -Fix broken outlets in the pre-k room and school-age room. -Reattach molding in preschool room, school-age room, and preschool room. -Replace vent in preschool room. -Remove air freshener in school-age room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-08 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure food is not stored on the floor. Move boxes off the floor. -Ensure all refrigerators have thermometers- Corrected at visit | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-08 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all nap mats are not torn. Remove or replace torn mats in one-year-old room, two-year-old room, and preschool room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-08 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure application is completed and submitted 60 days before license expiration date. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-13 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff qualification documentation is sent to DEEDS for one staff member. She has been employed for over a year and has not been qualified. Staff #2 is a school-age site assistant but is supervising the toddler classroom. She must be EC qualified to work with this age group on a routine basis. Move her to other classroom or have her obtain EC qualifications and forward to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-13 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Obtain complete staff files. Obtain administration of medication for one staff member. Obtain CPR and First Aid certification, administration of medication, and adult health appraisal with TB assessment for one staff member. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-13 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff sign out of rooms upon departure. One staff member was still signed into Discovery Preschool, but left the building. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-13 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Obtain complete child files. Obtain current health appraisals for two children. Obtain current immunization records for one child. Obtain lead screenings for five children. Obtain updated and complete MAR form for one child. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-13 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Wipe down window sills and floor heather in infant room and walls in Discovery Preschool room. Clean diaper-changing tables in Discovery Preschool bathroom and Toddlers room (base of table. Wipe down wood play equipment in PreK room. Remove broom and duster from children's reach in Preschool. Remove extra unused stacked tables from School-Room. Repair ceiling leak and wall in Discovery Preschool room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-13 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Place liquid soap in travel first aid kit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-13 | Non Compliance | 75U - Activity Areas | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Mulch up toddler playground. There are areas around playground equipment which may fall out of fall zones that just have dirt. Placing a child friendly ground surface over the dirt would provide more area for children to enjoy without getting excessively dirty. Pick up branches from playground and wet leaves (piles). | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-13 | Non Compliance | 79U - Interactions with Toddlers | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Clean toilet bases in Discovery Preschool. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure going forward that renewal applications are received 60 days prior to license expiration. Application received 9/12/2022. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Obtain complete staff files with required documentation. Obtain administration of medication training for one staff member, TB documentation for one staff member, eligibility letter and health appraisal with TV assessment for one staff member, job description orientation, and health appraisal with TB, application, and service letter for one staff member. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Obtain complete child files with required documentation. Obtain health appraisal with immunization record for one child, and days/hours of enrollment, parent's right to know, and screen time permission for one child. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Fix broken toilet in Discovery preschool bathroom, clean toilet bases in Discovery preschool room, cover trash can in school-age room, clean under diaper changing pad in toddler room, replace floor molding in school-age room, remove torn adult chair in Discovery preschool room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Clean refrigerator in food storage room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Clean up branches in both playgrounds. Mulch is needed in both playgrounds.. Clean up leaves and playground equipment on toddler playground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace torn nap mats in Discovery and Preschool rooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Post diaper changing procedure in Discovery preschool bathroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Obtain tweezers for first aid kit. Ordered at visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 70U - Water | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Forward development plans for two children. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Obtain complete information and monthly updates on infant feeding schedules. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-08 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Forward complete notarized application. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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