Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@Downes
Inspection history
Source: Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingRecords held from Sep 27, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.
Delaware publishes only visits where a regulation was cited, plus complaint investigations. Visits that found no violations do not appear in the state's data, so a gap between dates here does not mean the program went uninspected. Delaware does not publish a severity weight for its citations.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 regulations cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 regulations cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 regulations cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 regulations cited | 3 | Agency record |
| Mar 15, 2022 no longer in the state’s current file | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingNearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“Ensure a teacher who is trained in day to day operations is present, and the form is signed/placed in their file. Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a DEEDS certificate and training hours. Staff #2 needs a professional development plan and eligibility letter. Staff #3 needs an orientation form and health appraisal with TB. Staff #4 needs their health and safety training, 2 references, and health appraisal with TB. Staff #5 needs a professional development plan, 4 references, and a health appraisal with TB. Staff #6 needs their professional development plan and health appraisal with TB. Staff #7 needs a professional development plan, health and safety training, 2 references, health appraisal with TB, and a returned service letter.”
“Place an eye patch in the first aid kit and send a picture to OCCL.”
“Ensure Staff Files are complete: Staff #1 needs a professional development plan. Staff #2 needs 2 references, the adult health appraisal form, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts. Staff #3 needs 2 references. Staff #4 needs a DEEDS certificate. Staff #6 needs a professional development plan, and annual review of abuse and neglect. Staff #7 needs 2 references. Staff #8 needs 1 more reference letter and a health appraisal. Staff #9 needs their annual review of abuse and neglect. Staff #11 needs a DEEDS certificate. Staff #12 needs a professional development plan and their health and safety training. Staff #13 needs their fingerprinting eligibility results, 3 references, health appraisal, release of employment history, and a returned service letter. Ensure all service letters have 2 documented attempts if not returned.”
“Ensure child files are complete. Submit health appraisal for Child #6.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 2 more references if no service letter is returned and a DEEDS certificate. Staff #2 needs 1 reference and a DEEDS certificate. Staff #3 needs the OCCL Health and Safety training and her eligibility letter. Staff #4 needs her DEEDS certificate. Staff #6 needs her DEEDS certificate, 2 references, and health appraisal. Staff #7 needs 2 refences and a DEEDS certificate. Staff #8 needs their orientation form, health and safety training, and 4 references.”
“Submit health appraisal for Child #3.”
“All staff files must be complete. A service letter or proof of attempting to obtain service letters is needed. Fingerprint receipts are needed for Staff #2, #4, #5, and #6. A determination letter is needed for Staff #7. A health appraisal and TB results are needed for Staff #3 and #7. Two reference letters are needed for Staff #7.”
“Child #4 needs to have an EpiPen available during aftercare hours. An action plan was in the file but an EpiPen was not accessible.”
“Child #8 needs permission for transportation.”
“Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #3 needs an orientation, a job description, release of employment history, and one reference letter. Two reference letters are needed for Staff #1, #13, and #15. Staff #3, and #13 needs a signed declaration and drug statement. Staff #9 and #16 needs a health appraisal with Tb. Staff #4 only need TB results. Staff #1, #3, #7, #9, and #16 need service letters. Staff #8 needs a current CPR/First aid certificate. Staff #14 needs a complete file. Staff #3, #4, #7, #10, #11, #13, #14, #15, #16, and #18 needs a DEEDS certificate. Staff files were not available for at least 30 minutes after the specialist arrived. Files were at another location. Ensure files are at site and available. Files were brought over during visit. Corrected at visit.”
Nearby providers
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