North Towne Preschool, Claymont, DE

The Essentials

Summary

Across 3 licensing visits from May 2022 to June 2022, OCCL cited 7 regulations at North Towne Preschool; 7 have a recorded correction.

Visits: 3; 2022–2022, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations: 7; Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected: 7; Of 7 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations: 1; Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

What the Record Shows

7 of 7 citations have a recorded correction date.
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
1 visit in this window included a complaint investigation. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
The latest full compliance review, May 2, 2022, recorded 7 citations.

What to Ask About

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?
Has the center ever been on probation or had its license suspended, and what changed afterward?

Report at a Glance

Facility: North Towne Preschool
Address: 1502 Society Dr, Claymont, DE 19703
License Number: DE-1282684
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 48 children
Ages Served: 1 year through 5 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.

Jun 292022
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)
Jun 142022
IA investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Unsubstantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
May 22022
Unannounced full compliance review
7 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected May 17, 2022
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected May 17, 2022
- 42UDocumenting Children's ProgressCitedCorrected May 6, 2022
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected May 6, 2022
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected May 12, 2022
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected May 9, 2022
- 75UActivity AreasCitedCorrected May 18, 2022
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.

No citation repeats across the 3 visits in this window, and no citation is waiting on a verified correction. That is what the record shows; it is not a judgment of care. The questions that follow still apply.

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 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.
02
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)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 1282684
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit May 2, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 14, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 29, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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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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