Delaware records · New Castle County · Newark
PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE EARLY LEARNING CENTER, LLC
Licensed Child Care Center · Newark, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 852085
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 1000 VILLAGE CIRCLE, Newark, DE 19713
- Licensed capacity
- 38
- Ages served, as listed
- 1 year through 5 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 3 |
| 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 | April 17, 2023 – April 2, 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs 2 references.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 17, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 2, 2025
Ensure children's equipment is cleanable and in good repair. Replace or repair comfy couch in toddler room.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 17, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 2, 2025
Ensure fall zones requirements are met. Toddler playground area needs mulch around the equipment.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 17, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 2, 2025
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure children's attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, one child was not signed into the preschool classroom.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 4, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 4, 2024
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On October 16, 2023, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and was not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). It was sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) on October 17, 2023, and accepted for possible improper discipline. Law enforcement was involved and OCCL received permission from the New Castle County Police Department (NCCPD) to begin an investigation on December 4, 2023. The investigation was conducted by OCCL on December 6, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because Staff #1 provided LS Flowers with documentation including a photograph from September 19, 2023, showing a bruise to Child #1 s face which was visible to Staff #1 at morning drop off. Staff interviewed all stated Parent #1 later stated he/she lied about the mark because he/she wanted to cause an issue with Child #1 s other parent. LS Flowers was informed by NCCPD that Parent #1 no longer wanted to pursue the investigation and refused to take Child #1 to be interviewed at the Child Advocacy Center.
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff attendance is accurate. At the time of the visit, one staff member was not signed into the preschool room.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 17, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due April 17, 2023
Ensure chemicals are inaccessible to children. Lock cabinet in the preschool room.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 1, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 19, 2023
Ensure floors, walls, and surfaces are cleanable and in good repair. Repair baseboards in pre-k room.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 26, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 17, 2023
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