Licensed Child Care Center
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The Little Caboose Childcare And Learning Center
Newark, DE
· New Castle County
366 OLD BALTIMORE PIKE,
Newark, DE 19702
Quick Facts
Capacity
171 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
29295
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
THE LITTLE CABOOSE CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER is a Licensed Child Care Center in NEWARK DE, with a maximum capacity of 171 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks 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: 2025: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2021: 2 facility injuries. 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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| 2025-08-01 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs OCCL Health & Safety training. Staff #7 needs 2 references and service letter, Staff #9 needs service letter or 2 attempts, Staff #10 needs release of employment & service letter. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-08-01 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure medication is not expired. Child #21 has an expired EpiPen. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-15 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all cabinets used to store cleaning products and hazardous materials are locked or out of reach of children. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-08-15 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all air fresheners and plug-in air fresheners are not used in the classrooms. Remove from classrooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-08-15 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Clean pillows/covers in rooms 3 & 4, dramatic play cozy area. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-15 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all children have current MAR forms , including rash creams and sunscreen. Send forms for rooms 3, 4, and infants. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-15 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all lesson plans are posted & available for review. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-08-31 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure floors, walls, and surfaces ae cleanable. Remove peeling tape from the floor in Room #4. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-08-31 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure center has an adequate emergency water supply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-31 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure that all staff use developmentally-appropriate methods of behavior management of children. Staff #1 roughly handled a child when she picked the child up by the arm. Staff #1 must complete the following three hours of professional development training which can be found on the DEPDNOW website: Positive Behavior Management. Submit documentation of completion to OCCL by September 30, 2022. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-31 | Non Compliance | 64U - Child Accident and Injury | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all serious or potentially serious injury, a licensee shall ensure the parent or guardian is notified immediately after staff members have assisted the child. This was corrected when LS Flowers counseled the administration team on this regulation. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Telephone |
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| 2022-08-03 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance is accurate. At the time of the visit, two staff members in room #10 were not signed into the classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-08-03 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's attendance is accurate. At the time of the visit, three children left the classroom with a staff member and were not signed out. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-04-20 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure that all staff use developmentally-appropriate methods of behavior management of children. Staff #1 admitted to striking her own child while the child was enrolled at the center and in care at the facility. This was corrected when Staff #1's employment was immediately terminated from employment and the center owner contacted the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Hotline. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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