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Kindercare (Newark)
Child care center
100 Paxson Dr
Newark, DE 19702
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Newark, DE
- Record Period
- 2021–2026
- Source Documents
- 14
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 13 licensing visits from December 2021 to June 2026, OCCL cited 44 regulations at Kindercare (Newark); 44 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 13
- 2021–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 44
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 44
- Of 44 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 8
- Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report
Citations by Year
- Citations
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 12 |
| 2023 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
What the Record Shows
- 44 of 44 citations have a recorded correction date.
- OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- 8 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, June 2, 2026, recorded 5 citations.
What to Ask About
- Personnel Files, Cited in Five Visits
- Child Files, Cited in Five Visits
- Lesson Plans, Cited in Five Visits
- Equipment, Cited in Four Visits
- Indoor Space, Cited in Three Visits
- Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Three Visits
- Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Two Visits
- Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
- Feeding of Infants, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Kindercare (Newark)
- Address
- 100 Paxson Dr, Newark, DE 19702
- License Number
- DE-625169
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 165 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks through 12 years
- Hours
- 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
- Injuries Reported
- 2021: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2022: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2023: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2025: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2026: 4 facility injuries. 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
Unannounced full compliance review
5 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jul 6, 2026
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jul 7, 2026
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Jul 13, 2026
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Jul 2, 2026
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jul 2, 2026
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)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
6 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jul 7, 2025
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Jun 5, 2025
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jul 7, 2025
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Jul 7, 2025
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Jul 7, 2025
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jul 7, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
11 citations
- 16UInsurance CoverageCitedCorrected Jun 25, 2024
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jul 17, 2024
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Jun 25, 2024
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Jul 5, 2024
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Jun 17, 2024
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Jun 17, 2024
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Jun 17, 2024
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Jul 5, 2024
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jun 17, 2024
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected Jun 28, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
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)
- 2024
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)
- 2023
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)
- 2023
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)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
10 citations
- 26UStaffingCitedCorrected Jul 10, 2023
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Jun 6, 2023
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jul 20, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jul 7, 2023
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Jul 5, 2023
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Jun 8, 2023
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Jun 16, 2023
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Jun 16, 2023
- 72UFeeding of InfantsCitedCorrected Jul 6, 2023
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jun 8, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
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)
- 2022
Unannounced full compliance review
12 citations
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Jun 21, 2022
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Aug 16, 2022
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Sep 21, 2022
- 42UDocumenting Children's ProgressCitedCorrected Jun 23, 2022
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Jun 22, 2022
- 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Jun 22, 2022
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Jun 22, 2022
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Jun 22, 2022
- 67UTransportationCitedCorrected Jul 22, 2022
- 72UFeeding of InfantsCitedCorrected Jun 23, 2022
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Jun 23, 2022
- 77UInfant and Toddler CareCitedCorrected Jun 22, 2022
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2022
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)
- 2021
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)
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 Five Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in June 2022, June 2023, June 2024, June 2025 and June 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.
2122222223232324242425262630U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Child Files, Cited in Five Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in June 2022, June 2023, June 2024, June 2025 and June 2026. 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.
2122222223232324242425262640U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Lesson Plans, Cited in Five Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 74U in June 2022, June 2023, June 2024, June 2025 and June 2026. The agency describes it this way: Lesson Plans. 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.
2122222223232324242425262674U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Equipment, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 57U in June 2022, June 2023, June 2024 and June 2025. 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.
2122222223232324242425262657U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Indoor Space, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in June 2022, June 2023 and June 2024. 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.
2122222223232324242425262649U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 56U in June 2023, June 2024 and June 2026. 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.
2122222223232324242425262656U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 50U in June 2024 and June 2025. The agency describes it this way: Kitchen and Food Preparation. 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.
2122222223232324242425262650U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest - 8
Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in June 2022 and June 2023. The agency describes it this way: Diapering and Soiled Clothing. 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.
2122222223232324242425262661U across all 13 visits, oldest to newest - 9
Feeding of Infants, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 72U in June 2022 and June 2023. 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.
2122222223232324242425262672U across all 13 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 five visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in five visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 74U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Lesson Plans: cited in five visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 57U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Equipment: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 56U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
What changed after 50U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Kitchen and Food Preparation: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 08
What changed after 61U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Diapering and Soiled Clothing: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 09
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.
- 10
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.
- 11
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 · 625169
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 Dec 14, 2021 · 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 11, 2022 · 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 Jun 21, 2022 · 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 Sep 28, 2022 · 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 Jun 6, 2023 · 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 3, 2023 · 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 Dec 18, 2023 · 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 18, 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 Feb 9, 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 Jun 12, 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 Jun 5, 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 28, 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 Jun 2, 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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