Delaware records · New Castle County · Newark
NEWARK PARKS & RECREATION BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE@DOWNES
Licensed Child Care Center · Newark, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 554452
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 220 CASHO MILL ROAD, Newark, DE 19711
- Licensed capacity
- 75
- Ages served, as listed
- Kindergarten through 10 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Nonprofit;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 4 |
| Complaint investigations | 0 |
| Citations recorded | 9 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 9 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | March 14, 2023 – March 17, 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 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
2 regulations cited at this visit.
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.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 18, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 15, 2026
Place an eye patch in the first aid kit and send a picture to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 6, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 15, 2026
2 regulations cited at this visit.
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.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 18, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 14, 2025
Ensure child files are complete. Submit health appraisal for Child #6.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 12, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 14, 2025
2 regulations cited at this visit.
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.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 19, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 12, 2024
Submit health appraisal for Child #3.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 18, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 12, 2024
3 regulations cited at this visit.
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.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 5, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 14, 2023
Child #4 needs to have an EpiPen available during aftercare hours. An action plan was in the file but an EpiPen was not accessible.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 22, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 14, 2023
Child #8 needs permission for transportation.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 16, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 14, 2023
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