Delaware records · New Castle County · Newark
BRIGHT NEW SCHOLARS ACADEMY
Licensed Child Care Center · Newark, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 564819
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 355 CORPORATE BLVD, Newark, DE 19702
- Licensed capacity
- 144
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 5 |
| Complaint investigations | 0 |
| Citations recorded | 15 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 15 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | June 28, 2023 – August 11, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. 4 references for Staff #3, 5, 6. Declaration and drug/alcohol statement for Staff #5 Health appraisal w/TB test for Staff #5. Health appraisal for Staff #7. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #3. Send to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected September 17, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 11, 2026
Ensure infant feeding statements are updated at least monthly. Send all to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 18, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 11, 2026
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Training hours needed for Staff #19 and #20.
Correction status: Completed · corrected September 30, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 19, 2025
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff are re-fingerprinted every 5 years. Send eligibility letter for Staff #12.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 14, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 12, 2025
Ensure staff files are complete. CPR/FA needed for Staff #3, 6, 16, 21. Signed PD plan needed for Staff #1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15-22. Annual review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect needed for Staff #3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 21. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #22. Job description for Staff #10 and 22. One reference for Staff #15. Adult abuse for Staff #14. Health appraisal needed for Staff #6 and 10.
Correction status: Completed · corrected September 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 12, 2025
Ensure child files are complete. Health appraisal for Child #3 and 9. Immunizations needed for Child #9. Blood lead screening for Child #5, 6, and 19. Developmental plans for Child #7.
Correction status: Completed · corrected September 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 12, 2025
5 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. First aid and CPR needed for Staff #1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 23. Professional Development Plan needed for Staff #2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24. Annual review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect needed for Staff #4, 9, 15, 22. 7-Hour OCCL Health and Safety training needed for Staff #5, 6, 11, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25. Job description needed for Staff #3, 25. 2 references needed for Staff #3, 6, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26. 1 reference needed for Staff #10. Adult abuse registry check needed for Staff #11, 17, 26. Health appraisal w/TB test for Staff #3, 6, 10, 19, 21. Release of employment needed for Staff #6, 11, 23. Service letters (or two additional reference letters) for Staff #6, 25, 26.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 24, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 15, 2024
Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 and 17 need health appraisal with immunizations. Child #5 and 17 need blood lead results. Child #6 needs a health appraisal Child #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 17 need a developmental plan.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 22, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 15, 2024
Ensure line leader tape in Penguin class is in good repair.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 1, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 15, 2024
Ensure bathrooms are in good repair. First bathroom on the right needs the sink repaired.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 10, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 15, 2024
Ensure lesson plans are posted and up to date. This was corrected during the visit.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 5, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due July 15, 2024
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL health and safety training is needed for one staff member. A current health appraisal is needed for two staff members. A release of employment history is needed for two staff members. Service letters are needed for two staff members
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 17, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 17, 2023
Ensure child files are complete. Blood lead testing results are needed for one child.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 17, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 17, 2023
Ensure floors, walls, and surfaces are cleanable and in good repair. Repair the fraying carpet in the penguin's room. Remove peeling tape from the floor in the school-age room.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 6, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 17, 2023
Ensure cribs contain only a tight-fitting sheet. Tighten crib sheets for three cribs.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 28, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due June 28, 2023
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