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NEWARK PARKS & RECREATION BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE@DOWNES

Child care center · 220 CASHO MILL ROAD, Newark, DE 19711 · License 554452

40Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 75. School-Age Accepts subsidy

Violation history (10)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Tue Mar 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 65T - First Aid Kits
Place an eye patch in the first aid kit and send a picture to OCCL.
Yes
?Tue Mar 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30T - Personnel Files
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.
Yes
?Wed Mar 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30T - Personnel Files
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.
Yes
?Wed Mar 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40T - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Submit health appraisal for Child #6.
Yes
?Wed Mar 13 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40T - Child Files
Submit health appraisal for Child #3.
Yes
?Wed Mar 13 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30T - Personnel Files
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.
Yes
?Tue Mar 14 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 67T - Transportation
Child #8 needs permission for transportation.
Yes
?Tue Mar 14 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 63T - Administration of Medication
Child #4 needs to have an EpiPen available during aftercare hours. An action plan was in the file but an EpiPen was not accessible.
Yes
?Tue Mar 14 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30T - Personnel Files
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.
Yes
?Tue Mar 15 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 31T - Owner's File
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.
Yes

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

Inspections (5)

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

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