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Above & Beyond Preschool & Early Learning Center
Child care center
10 Songsmith Drive
Newark, DE 19702
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Newark, DE
- Record Period
- 2024–2026
- Source Documents
- 15
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 14 licensing visits from May 2024 to August 2026, OCCL cited 34 regulations at Above & Beyond Preschool & Early Learning Center; 34 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 14
- 2024–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 34
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 34
- Of 34 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 10
- Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report
Citations by Year
- Citations
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 20 |
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
What the Record Shows
- 34 of 34 citations have a recorded correction date.
- OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- 10 visits in this window included a complaint investigation. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
- The latest full compliance review, January 5, 2026, recorded 6 citations.
What to Ask About
- Personnel Files, Cited in Four Visits
- Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Three Visits
- Children's Attendance, Cited in Three Visits
- Staffing, Cited in Two Visits
- Staff Attendance, Cited in Two Visits
- Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
- Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
- Toilet Facilities, Cited in Two Visits
- Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits
- Equipment, Cited in Two Visits
- Emergency Planning, Cited in Two Visits
- Feeding of Infants, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Above & Beyond Preschool & Early Learning Center
- Address
- 10 Songsmith Drive, Newark, DE 19702
- License Number
- DE-801700
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 60 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks through 12 years
- Hours
- 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Injuries Reported
- No facility injuries reported. No facility deaths reported.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to November 1, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A citation is a licensing regulation Delaware found was not met. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
- 2026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2026
Unannounced full compliance review
6 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Jan 5, 2026
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 22, 2026
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Jan 16, 2026
- 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Jan 16, 2026
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jan 16, 2026
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Jan 5, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
8 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Jan 16, 2025
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Feb 19, 2025
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Feb 4, 2025
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Feb 12, 2025
- 43UChildren's AttendanceCitedCorrected Jan 16, 2025
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Feb 4, 2025
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Feb 13, 2025
- 72UFeeding of InfantsCitedCorrected Feb 4, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
11 citations
- 26UStaffingCitedCorrected Jul 22, 2024
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Aug 12, 2024
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 43UChildren's AttendanceCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Aug 6, 2024
- 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Aug 6, 2024
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Aug 7, 2024
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Aug 7, 2024
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Aug 7, 2024
- 78UInteractions with InfantsCitedCorrected Jul 22, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
60-day visit
9 citations
- 26UStaffingCitedCorrected May 31, 2024
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jun 14, 2024
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jun 6, 2024
- 43UChildren's AttendanceCitedCorrected Jun 5, 2024
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Jun 5, 2024
- 58USanitationCitedCorrected May 16, 2024
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected May 31, 2024
- 72UFeeding of InfantsCitedCorrected Jun 5, 2024
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jun 5, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware’s Office of Child Care Licensing publishes each regulation it cites, not a risk level for it.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Personnel Files, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in May 2024, July 2024, January 2025 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Personnel Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262630U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 27U in July 2024, January 2025 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262627U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Children's Attendance, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 43U in May 2024, July 2024 and January 2025. The agency describes it this way: Children's Attendance. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262643U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Staffing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 26U in May 2024 and July 2024. The agency describes it this way: Staffing. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262626U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Staff Attendance, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 36U in July 2024 and January 2025. The agency describes it this way: Staff Attendance. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262636U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in May 2024 and January 2025. The agency describes it this way: Child Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262640U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in January 2025 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Indoor Space. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262649U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 8
Toilet Facilities, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 51U in July 2024 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Toilet Facilities. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262651U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 9
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 56U in May 2024 and July 2024. The agency describes it this way: Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262656U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 10
Equipment, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 57U in January 2025 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Equipment. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262657U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 11
Emergency Planning, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 66U in May 2024 and July 2024. The agency describes it this way: Emergency Planning. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262666U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 12
Feeding of Infants, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 72U in May 2024 and January 2025. The agency describes it this way: Feeding of Infants. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242425252525252525262626262672U across all 14 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 27U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 43U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Children's Attendance: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 26U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staffing: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 36U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staff Attendance: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 08
What changed after 51U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Toilet Facilities: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 09
What changed after 56U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 10
What changed after 57U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Equipment: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 11
What changed after 66U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Emergency Planning: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 12
What changed after 72U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Feeding of Infants: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 13
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 14
Has the center ever been on probation or had its license suspended, and what changed afterward?
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, the regulations cited at compliance reviews and the results of complaint investigations are published by Delaware's Office of Child Care Licensing in its daily files on data.delaware.gov.
- Child care providers (data.delaware.gov)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 801700
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit May 16, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 17, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jan 16, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 2, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 8, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 8, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 12, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 25, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 25, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jan 5, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jan 9, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 9, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 29, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 5, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – November 1, 2026
- This record is OCCL's list of licensed providers as of November 2026, with the compliance reviews and investigations in OCCL's files, which run from November 2021.
- OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which it cited a regulation; a visit with nothing cited is not in it, so a program may have had more visits than this record shows.
- OCCL's notes on each citation and its written conclusion for each investigation are left out because they can describe children and staff; the regulation cited, the correction date and each investigation's result are kept.
- Special conditions OCCL records on a license (a variance, or that a home is also a foster home) are left out, and license-exempt care is not in OCCL's list.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Visits with nothing cited
- OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which a regulation was cited.
- Investigation conclusions
- Published by OCCL but left out of this record because they can describe children and staff.
- Severity of citations
- OCCL's files do not grade citations.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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