Delaware records · New Castle County · New Castle
COLONIAL EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM
Licensed Child Care Center · New Castle, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 73144
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 12 LANDERS LANE, New Castle, DE 19720
- Licensed capacity
- 348
- Ages served, as listed
- 2 years through 5 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Publicly Operated;Purchase of Care
- Conditions recorded by the state
- Variance
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 5 |
| Complaint investigations | 0 |
| Citations recorded | 16 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 16 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | February 7, 2022 – February 5, 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 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. 48 staff members had outstanding items as outlined on the staffing sheet provided. Send documents to OCCL as received. 11 staff members need PD plan, 12 need annual review of child abuse and neglect, 12 need signed orientation checklist, 16 need documentation of taking OCCL health and safety training, 2 need application/resume in file, 2 need job descriptions, 3 need references, 8 need employee declaration and drug/alcohol statement, 3 need fingerprinting documentation, 10 need adult abuse registry, 6 need health appraisal and TB screening, 8 need release of employment history form, 2 need service letters or additional references.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 10, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 6, 2026
Ensure Parent Right to Know Log is completed by all families during center enrollment visits/tours. Send photo of completed log.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 20, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 6, 2026
*Ensure all trash cans are covered. C22, C 24 and boys bathroom had uncovered trashcans. *Ensure there is a foot-activated trashcan within 5 feet of diaper table (needed at changing table in boys bathroom). Send photos
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 20, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 6, 2026
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Submit documentation of current liability insurance.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 26, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 7, 2025
Submit the following to complete staff files: Annual abuse and neglect acknowledgement for two staff members.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 26, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 7, 2025
Ensure all staff members are signed in and out with each arrival and departure.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 7, 2025 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due February 7, 2025
Ensure all children are signed in and out for each arrival and departure.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 7, 2025 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due February 7, 2025
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Submit the following to completed the staff files: updated fingerprinting for two staff members, documentation of current CPR/FA certification for three staff members.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 13, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 15, 2024
5 regulations cited at this visit.
Submit the following to complete staff files: documentation of completion of the OCCL health and safety training for all staff members; CPR/FA certification for one staff member; medication certification/training for two staff members; orientation for four staff members.
Correction status: Completed · corrected September 21, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 10, 2023
Provide documentation of the covered trash can in room 6.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 9, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 10, 2023
Assure all children in room C12 have top and bottom covers for naptime.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 9, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 10, 2023
Have soap and water solution bottles available in all classrooms at all times.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 9, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 10, 2023
Have disposable covering available for the diaper changing table in room C4. Move the diaper receptacle to within arm's reach in rooms C5, C6, and C7.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 9, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 10, 2023
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Submit the following to complete staff files: Administration of medication certification for all staff; current health appraisals for 13 staff; a current health appraisal w/ TB for one staff; FA/CPR certification for six staff; orientation for one staff, professional development plans for five staff; an adult abuse check for one staff; Not determined at this time- annual training hours for one staff.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 4, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 7, 2022
Provide a covered trashcan for the bathroom between rooms C9 and C11.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 7, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 7, 2022
Provide a first aid guide for the first aid kit.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 7, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 7, 2022
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