Delaware records · New Castle County · Newark
ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL
Licensed Child Care Center · Newark, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 197565
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 701 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE, Newark, DE 19713
- Licensed capacity
- 70
- Ages served, as listed
- 1 year through 13 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 4 |
| Complaint investigations | 2 |
| Citations recorded | 12 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 12 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | December 6, 2021 – April 13, 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs one more reference and show proof of two attempts to get service letter. Send documentation to OCCL by May 11,2026.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 21, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 11, 2026
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure personnel files are complete. Staff #1 (substitute) needs orientation, job description, references, declaration, drug/alcohol statement, adult abuse, health appraisal/TB, employment history, service letters, and annual review of child abuse. Staff #3 needs medication certification and health appraisal/TB. Staff #4 needs Medication certification, PD plan, Job description, references, health appraisal, Employment history, and service letter. Staff #5 (substitute) needs a CPR first aid certificate, annual review of child abuse, job description, references, declaration, drug/Alcohol statement, adult abuse, health appraisal/TB, employment history, and service letters.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 8, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 10, 2024
Ensure all staff completes the Health and Safety Training for child care professionals. Staff #1 and Staff # 5 need to complete this training.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 10, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 10, 2024
Ensure health appraisals and immunization records are updated every 13 months. Child #7, #9, and #12 need updated health appraisals and immunization records.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 2, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 10, 2024
Ensure the freezer has a thermometer. Send a pic of the thermometer reading 0 degrees or less.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 2, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 10, 2024
5 regulations cited at this visit.
All staff files must be complete. -date of hire is needed in the file for two staff. -Administration of Medication certification is needed for three staff. -The seven-hour Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood Professionals is needed for ALL staff. -A fingerprinting receipt is needed for one staff person past the five-year requirement. -A fingerprinting receipt is needed for one other staff person. -Eligibility letters ar needed in staff files for Staff #1, 33, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10. -A health appraisal and TB results are needed for one staff. -A release of employment history form and service letter are needed for one staff.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 10, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 19, 2023
All child files must be complete. -An updated health appraisal, immunization records, and lead blood screening results are needed for one child.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 10, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 19, 2023
The Boys hallway bathroom needs the cabinet doors repainted so they are cleanable.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 10, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 19, 2023
Sand and paint the rough wood on the new playground bench.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 10, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 19, 2023
Music equipment for children is needed in three classrooms.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 10, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 19, 2023
2 regulations cited at this visit.
All staff files must be complete. -Staff #3 needs Administration of Medication certification, which will serve for her needed three training hours. -Staff #4 needs fingerprinting immediately! Also, an adult abuse registry check, and an updated adult health appraisal and TB results. -Staff #6 needs an adult health appraisal form that states there are no prohibitions to her working with children. -Staff #10 needs four reference letters.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 16, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 16, 2022
All child files must be complete. -Child #3 needs an updated health appraisal, immunization records, and lead blood test results. -Lead blood test results are needed for Child #5, #6, and #8.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 3, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 16, 2022
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
A complaint was received on December 23, 2021 and investigated by the licensing specialist on January 7, 2022. The complaint alleged unprofessional behavior toward staff by the administrator, lack of supervision of children, rodents in the center, unsanitary handling of food, improper care of a sick child, improper attendance reporting, and fraudulent pay records. An investigation was conducted on January 7, 2022. There is no evidence of unprofessional behavior on the part of the administrator toward staff, as four staff people interviewed denied every seeing or hearing unprofessional behavior by Ms. Saienni. There is no evidence to substantiate rodents in the center or unsanitary handling of food, as four staff people and Ms. Saienni denied any problems with rodents or food handling. There is no evidence to substantiate improper record keeping, as one month s worth of attendance sheets for three classrooms were reviewed by Ms. Catka and found to be documented correctly. Problems with paychecks had been previously investigated, and were found to have been corrected prior to a complaint being made to OCCL. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of supervision of children, as attendance records showed correct staff-to-child ratios and four staff and Ms. Saienni attested to the fact that children were well-supervised and never left alone.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On November 22, 2021, OCCL received a complaint regarding a possible rodent infestation, serving food that is expired and stale, and staff being unprofessional. An investigation was conducted on December 1, 2021. There is no evidence to substantiate a rodent infestation because the administrator, office manager, and four staff stated the classrooms were not rodent infested but had signs of a rodent and an exterminator was immediately contacted. There is no evident to substantiate the center serving expired or stale food because the administrator and four staff stated food served has not been expired or stale and the licensing specialists checked packages and boxes of snacks in the snack cupboard and they were not expired. There is no evidence to substantiate the administrator or Staff #1 being unprofessional because the staff stated Ms. Nichols-Saienni is very kind and the only issue with Staff #1 was the paychecks were incorrect and had to be returned.
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