Delaware records · New Castle County · Newark
NEWARK MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL, INC.
Licensed Child Care Center · Newark, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 74106
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 1031 SOUTH CHAPEL STREET, Newark, DE 19702
- Licensed capacity
- 30
- Ages served, as listed
- 2 years through 5 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 6 |
| Complaint investigations | 1 |
| Citations recorded | 16 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 16 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | March 14, 2023 – April 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 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Submit PD plans for Staff #1 and 2. Submit a job description and release of employment history for Staff #3.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 19, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 15, 2026
Ensure child files are complete. Submit child enrollment card for Child #6 to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 19, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 15, 2026
Submit fire drill log for April to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 19, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 15, 2026
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #4 needs CPR/FA, Administration of Medication (if serving medicine), orientation form, health appraisal, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts. If no service letter is returned, 4 references are needed.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 22, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 12, 2025
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure training hours are completed 30 days before license expiration. Submit training hours for Staff #2.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 19, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2024
5 regulations cited at this visit.
Submit updated liability insurance.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 25, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 5, 2024
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1-4 need updated CPR/First Aid Certifications.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 12, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 5, 2024
Submit parents right to know log.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 25, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 5, 2024
Ensure child files are complete. Submit blood lead screening for Child #12.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 12, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 5, 2024
Submit updated business license and renewal application.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 25, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 5, 2024
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On December 18, 2023, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns about not following illness exclusions, not notifying parents when a child has been exposed to a contagious illness, and not following sanitization procedures. An investigation was conducted on January 4, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following illness exclusions because all staff members interviewed stated children are sent home if they are sick, and parents are notified of any communicable diseases by text, or verbal notification during pick-up or drop-off. According to Administrator Penny Escobar, there were no confirmed cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease within the center. Ms. Escobar and the staff members interviewed stated Child #2 had the flu during the week of December 18, 2023, when the center was closed for winter break, and did not return until January 3, 2024. A doctor s note was not needed, as Child #2 was not in care for over two weeks and was asymptomatic upon returning. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not using proper sanitization because all staff stated they clean their classrooms daily and use disinfectant, soap and water and bleach and water to sanitize classroom materials.
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure all training requirements are met within the timeframe. All training hours were not submitted 30 days before license expiration. Submit training hours to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 11, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2023
5 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure all staff items are complete. Staff #1 needs 16 training hours, a Professional Development plan, and 2 hours in health and safety. Staff #2 needs 14 training hours, 2 hours in health/safety, a Professional Development plan, and OCCL's health/safety training. Staff #3 needs 18 training hours, 2 hours in health/safety, a Professional Development plan, and OCCL's health/safety training. Staff #4 needs 13 training hours, a Professional Development plan, and OCCL's health/safety training. Staff #2, 3, and 4 need to be re-fingerprinted as soon as possible.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 11, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 14, 2023
Ensure all child files are complete. Children #2,3,4,5,11, and 13 are missing blood lead screening results. Child #13 is missing their date of enrollment and hours/days to attend, emergency card information, current health appraisal with immunizations, parents right to know signature, and MAR log. Submit to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 11, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 14, 2023
Ensure all electrical outlets are covered. This was corrected at the visit.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 14, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due March 14, 2023
Ensure fire drills are completed monthly. February fire drill was not conducted. Send March fire drill to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 11, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 31, 2023
Ensure renewal application is submitted 60 days before license expiration.
Correction status: Completed · corrected March 28, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due March 24, 2023
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