Delaware records · New Castle County · New Castle
HOPE LUTHERAN EARLY EDUCATION CENTER
Licensed Child Care Center · New Castle, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 29260
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 230 CHRISTIANA ROAD, New Castle, DE 19720
- Licensed capacity
- 101
- Ages served, as listed
- 2 years through 8 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Nonprofit;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 5 |
| Complaint investigations | 1 |
| Citations recorded | 7 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 7 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | July 20, 2022 – October 19, 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 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs 2 references.
Correction status: Completed · correction was due November 13, 2026
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs OCCL H/S course. (**NOT DETERMINED AT TIME OF UFCRV, BUT WILL BECOME NC ON 11/1/2025)--Staff #1 needs 8 hours of professional development training.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 3, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 14, 2025
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure that all Staff Files are complete. Staff #3 needs OCCL Health and Safety Training, Eligibility Letter. **NOT DETERMINED AT TIME OF VISIT** Staff #1 needs 12 PD Hours Staff #2 needs 10 PD Hours (All PD hours will be non-compliant as of 10/31/2024)
Correction status: Completed · corrected October 28, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 5, 2024
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure Staff files are complete. Staff #2-7 need to take OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety course. Send to OCCL when complete.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 8, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 15, 2023
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure all personnel files are complete. Staff #1 needs administration of medication course completed, as well as 2 references. Staff #3 needs CPR/First Aid. Staff #4 needs administration of medication course completed. Staff #5 needs training hours. This is non-determined at this time, but will be non-compliant if not received by the due date. Staff #5 also needs a professional development plan that is updated. Staff #6 needs TB, a completed Health Appraisal, and a total of 4 references. Send to OCCL when completed.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 1, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 15, 2022
Ensure children's attendance is kept for each classroom. There were seven children signed in the Blue Room, when eight children were present. This was corrected at the visit.
Correction status: Completed · corrected October 17, 2022 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due October 17, 2022
Ensure all stored food is labeled with contents and date of preparation or expiration. Send a picture of labeled food to OCCL when complete.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 1, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 15, 2022
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On July 12, 2022, OCCL received a complaint in regard to Hope Lutheran Early Education Center having multiple children in one room, as well as having evidence of mice in the building. After the investigation, LS Brady found all classrooms to be compliant for ratio, and the center did not have any evidence of mouse droppings. All classrooms including the center s kitchen, closets, and cabinets, were observed to be very clean and organized. The center director also provided OCCL with evidence of a monthly contract to have an exterminator maintain the building.
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