Delaware records · New Castle County · Newark
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE LAB PRESCHOOL
Licensed Child Care Center · Newark, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 1042367
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 459 WYOMING RD, Newark, DE 19716
- Licensed capacity
- 102
- Ages served, as listed
- 2 years through Kindergarten.
- Hours, as listed
- 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- State programs listed
- Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 5 |
| Complaint investigations | 1 |
| Citations recorded | 8 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 8 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | November 15, 2021 – November 13, 2025 |
How to read this record
A compliance visit is a licensing visit by an OCCL specialist. When the specialist finds a regulation has not been met, the visit record carries a citation: the regulation's code and short description, the specialist's corrective-action note describing what was found, and the correction record — the date correction was due, whether the state has marked it completed, the date it was corrected, and how. A complaint investigation begins with a complaint; its record carries the state's result and the investigator's written conclusion. Delaware does not grade citations by risk or severity, so no grade is shown — the specialist's note is the substance of the record. One visit can produce several citations. A citation the state later records as corrected stays in the history; that is what a licensing record is.
Record by year
| Year | Visits & investigations | Citations recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure staff sign in/out or classrooms daily.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 21, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 12, 2025
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure Positive Behavior Statement is posted.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 6, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due December 6, 2024
Ensure child files are complete. Blood lead screening results needed for child #5, #12
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 18, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 6, 2024
Ensure soap & water and sanitizer is available and labeled. Ensure all classrooms have labeled bottles.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 18, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 6, 2024
Ensure evacuation routes are posted in each room. Post evacuation route in Nature Preschool classroom.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 18, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 6, 2024
1 regulation cited at this visit.
All child files must be complete. Send the documentation of the completed blood lead screening for three children.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 27, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 15, 2023
1 regulation cited at this visit.
All staff files must be complete. Send the DEEDS Early Learning certificate for two staff members. Send the application or resume for one staff member. Send the job description for two staff members. Send the signed declaration for two staff members. Send the signed drug/alcohol statement for two staff members. Send the completed release of employment history for two staff members. Send the service letter for two staff members.
Correction status: Completed · corrected December 12, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 14, 2022
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
A complaint was received on April 22, 2022, regarding the allegations that the center was not providing a safe environment for the children. An unannounced visit was conducted on May 4, 2022, to investigate the complaint. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because both the center and Parent #1 provided documentation that the center was documenting all interactions between Child #1 and Child #2 and the staff were working with both families to try to accommodate all requests made by the parents and still meet both child s needs.
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Send the completed Parent Right to Know to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 18, 2021 · how corrected: Document · correction was due December 10, 2021
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