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Cradles To Crayons Early Learning Center

6 Halcyon Drive, New Castle, DE 19720 · New Castle County (302) 427-8438 License #796096
8
inspections on file
12
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Jun 5, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

Records 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.

Inspection history for Cradles To Crayons Early Learning Center
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Jun 5, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Jun 16, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Jun 10, 2024OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Jun 10, 2024OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Jun 4, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Sep 28, 2023OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Jun 7, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review8 regulations cited8Agency record
May 16, 2023OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
How to read violations

Nearly 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.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Jun 5, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure water temp at children sinks is below 120 degrees. Send picture of water temp reading.”

Corrected Jun 5, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jun 16, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
24U — Staff Qualifications

“Ensure the Administrator has specialized training for school age.”

Corrected Jun 27, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jun 4, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Submit the following documentation to complete staff files: OCCL Health and Safety training for 4 staff members.”

Corrected Jun 6, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jun 7, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 deficiencies cited
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“All staff must sign in and out with each arrival and departure.”

Corrected Jun 7, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Submit the following to complete children's files: PRTK & screen time for one child; mat permission for one child.”

Corrected Jun 8, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“All children must signed in and out with each arrival and departure.”

Corrected Jun 7, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Discard and replace all tor sleeping mats.”

Corrected Jun 7, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57U — Equipment

“Add more equipment to the PK room for art, science and fine motor(Puzzles)”

Corrected Jun 7, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
58U — Sanitation

“Add soap and water to the infant room.”

Corrected Jun 7, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Enhance the lesson plans including weekly activities for the PK lesson plan. (Science and music)”

Corrected Jun 7, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
75U — Activity Areas

“Add a science activity area to the PK room.”

Corrected Jun 7, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
May 16, 2023OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“On March 27, 2023, two complaints were made to the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received the complaints on March 27, 2023, regarding staff not following notification requirements for a serious or potentially serious injury and staff providing false information to a child s parent about the child s injury. An investigation began on March 29, 2023, and ended on April 3, 2023. The complaint is substantiated for staff not following notification requirements for a serious or potentially serious injury because there is no evidence verifying a staff member notified the child s parent of the injury to the child s eye immediately after assisting the child. Although one staff member reported someone called the child s parent right after the accident, another staff member stated no staff had time to call the parent because they were still assessing the child s injury when a relative arrived to pick up the child. The parent told a reporter that no staff said anything to her about the child s injury. Additionally, the administrator documented on the accident or injury report that the injury happened at 10:30 a.m., and notification was provided when a relative picked up the child at 3:00 p.m. The administrator did not document the parent was notified or that staff attempted to contact the parent. A concern noted is that staff s attendance was not accurately documented on March 23, 2023, because no staff were signed into the three-year-old classroom for an hour during naptime. Another concern noted is staff s accounts of the incident were inconsistent.”

Correction date not recorded

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