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WHATCOAT CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL

Child care center · 16 NORTH MAIN STREET, Camden, DE 19934 · License 505742

0Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 36. Toddler through Pre-School Accepts subsidy

Violation history (19)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Tue Mar 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs a PD plan. One staff needs orientation, OCCL's Health and Safety training, 2 references, release of employment, service letters or two documented attempts with 2 additional references.
Yes
?Tue Mar 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 65U - First Aid Kits
Ensure first aid kit is complete. Kit was missing bandage tape.
Yes
?Tue Mar 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 53U - Outdoor Area
Ensure fall zones have at least nine inches of material extending 6 feet in all directions of the play equipment.
Yes
?Tue Mar 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs updated health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs updated immunizations.
Yes
?Tue Mar 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 38U - Parents Right to Know
Ensure Parents Right to Know log is completed for new and touring families.
Yes
?Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 45U - Hazardous Materials
Ensure radon testing is completed every five years.
Yes
?Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Seven staff need a PD plan. One staff needs annual review of abuse and neglect.
Yes
?Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Four children need date of enrollment. Seven children need days and hours of attending. Four children need transportation permission. Three children need an emergency card. Three children need updated health appraisals with immunizations. One child needs blood lead screening results. Three children need Parents Right Know and Screentime permissions. Three children need a development plan. One child needs an updated MAR for occasional use and medication labeled.
Yes
?Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Ensure diaper procedures are posted in the diaper changing area.
Yes
?Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 66U - Emergency Planning
Ensure fire drills are conducted monthly.
Yes
?Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 76U - Activity Schedule
Ensure daily schedule is posted in each classroom.
Yes
?Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 8U - License Renewal
Ensure a notarized renewal application is submitted at least 60 days before license expires.
Yes
?Fri Mar 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need letters of eligibility on file. One Staff member needs CPR and first aid certification and references. Two staff need a job descriptions, health, and safety for child care providers
Yes
?Wed Mar 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ensure children are supervised at all times. The specialist observed a staff member in room #5 in the doorway threshold watching a child use the bathroom across the hallway and the children in the classroom. A staff member was in the threshold of a door way handing an item across the hallway to a staff member in the threshold of the other doorway to receivee an item. Read A Loud Staff member was alone in the hallway with one child reading a book. Ensure read a aloud is under qualified, eligible staff supervision. This was corrected when the child and Read A Loud staff went to a classroom to read to the children.
Yes
?Wed Mar 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. 2 children need blood lead test results. One child needs a health appraisal on file.
Yes
?Wed Mar 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 9U - Changes Affecting a License
Ensure a plan review is submitted when changes to the environment are made.
Yes
?Wed Mar 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 43U - Children's Attendance
Ensure exact arrival and departure items for child are recorded in the exact room they are in. This was discussed and was corrected at the visit.
Yes
?Wed Mar 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63U - Administration of Medication
Ensure expired or not needed medication is sent home. this was corrected at the visit.
Yes
?Fri Mar 11 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Ensure children are under direct supervision/observation. Upon arrival LS McPhatter knocked on the door and observed staff #4 in the classroom and hallway; while there were four children in the classroom; she was covering for staff #3. Staff #1 asked staff #2 to stand in the threshold of her classroom that has two children in it and watch staff #1's classroom; that has 4 children in it; through her open door approximately 4 feet way from staff #2's classroom. Staff #2 agreed to do so. Staff #1 left her room to open the door for LS McPhatter.
Yes

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

Inspections (5)

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

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