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LA FIESTA III

Child care center · 239 CHRISTIANA RD, New Castle, DE 19720 · License 1580365

40Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 117. Infant through School-Age Accepts subsidy

Violation history (10)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Wed Dec 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 72U - Feeding of Infants
Ensure either a regulated bottle warmer is used in Infant A, or a working thermometer must display that the water in the crock pot is not exceeding 120 F.
Yes
?Wed Dec 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. The following is needed: - OCCL Health and Safety Training--Staff #1, 2, 3 - Administration of Medication--Staff #1, 2 - Reference--Staff #1 (4), 3 (10
Yes
?Wed Dec 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Child #7 needs an updated Health Appraisal with current Immunizations
Yes
?Wed Dec 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Ensure walls and surfaces are cleaned and in good repair. Surface must be non-porous and cleanable. - Infant B--1 spot of peeled paint needs to be touched up, and all shelves need tape residue to be removed. - Preschool B has multiple small spots of ripped paint that need to be touched up. Send pictures to OCCL
Yes
?Fri Dec 06 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. The following is needed: - CPR/First Aid--Staff #3, 12, 17 - Annual Review of Safe Sleep and Abuse and Neglect--Staff #8, 11, 14, 15, 18 - OCCL Health and Safety Training--Staff #7, 16 -References--Staff #1, 3 need 2, Staff #13 needs 3, Staff #10 needs 1 - Service Letters/2 Documented Attempts--Staff #1, 13 NOT DETERMINED AT TIME OF VISIT--will be non-compliant on 12/31/2024 - Training Hours--Staff #2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17
Yes
?Fri Dec 06 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 36U - Staff Attendance
Ensure all staff are correctly signing into and out of classrooms. Toddler B was inaccurate at the time of the visit. Retrain all staff of program procedures regarding singing in and out of rooms. Send signature log to confirm re-training of all staff.
Yes
?Fri Dec 06 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 43U - Children's Attendance
Ensure all staff are correctly signing children into and out of classrooms. Toddler A was inaccurate at the time of the visit. Retrain all staff of program procedures regarding singing in and out of rooms. Send signature log to confirm re-training of all staff.
Yes
?Thu Jun 20 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure that Children's Files are complete. Child #7 needs Blood Screening Results.
Yes
?Thu Jun 20 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Ensure water temperature in the classroom does not exceed 120 . The temperature in Infant Room A was reading 124 . Send picture of thermometer reading to OCCL
Yes
?Thu Jun 20 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Ensure that lighting in the room during nap time allows for proper supervision. Toddler B was too dark during observation.
Yes

Severity 5 = most serious. Source: official state record.

Inspections (3)

3 inspection record(s) on file from DE-OCCL.

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