Kindercare Learning Center (Meadowood)
A licensed child care center in Newark, Delaware 19711
50 South Meadowood Drive, Newark, Delaware 19711. (302) 453-8090.
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The short answer
Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Nov 4, 2026.
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
4 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Jun 15, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
26 violations cited in the last three years.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
26 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each violation, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 15, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review13 violations
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Staff Qualifications
“Ensure the administrator has the school-age specialized training. -Send updated DEEDS certification for Administrator #1.”
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General Qualifications
“Ensure staff are determined eligible before being alone with children. Staff #1 was alone in the three-year-old classroom for 28 minutes.”
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Personnel Files
The inspectors’ words, 143 words
“Ensure staff files are complete. -Orientation for Staff #1, 2, 3, 8, 13, and 15. -OCCL Health and Safety for Staff #1, 3, 5, 13, 14, and 15. -Application or data sheet for Staff #1, 2, 3, 8, 13, 14, and 15. -Declarations and drug and alcohol statement for Staff #1, 2, 8, 13, and 15. -Adult abuse registry check for Staff 3, 8, and 15. -Out-of-state clearances for Staff #1. -Administration of Medication for Staff #1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. -Professional development plans for Staff # 1-17. -CPR and First Aid for #1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, and 17. -Health appraisal with TB for Staff # 13 and 15. -Release of employment history for Staff #8, 15, and 16. Service letters for Staff #1, 3, 8, 15, and 16.”
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Parents Right to Know
“Ensure the parents’ right to know log is complete.”
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Child Files
“Ensure children’s files are complete. -Health appraisal with immunizations for Child # 9, #10, #11, #12, and #14. -Blood lead screening results for Child #9, #10, #11, #12, and #14. -Developmental plans for Child #1-#12.”
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Hazardous Materials
“Ensure radon testing is completed every five years. Submit updated radon results.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure surfaces are cleanable. Repair/repaint the windowsills in the one-year-old classroom.”
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Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure all preparation spaces are cleanable. Kitchen countertops are not cleanable.”
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Toilet Facilities
“Ensure all toilets are operational and clean. Clean and repair the toilet in the pre-k classroom.”
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Outdoor Area
“Ensure foam mats for the fall zones are hazard-free. Repair or replace the preschool playground foam.”
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Equipment
“Ensure equipment is in good condition, and there are adequate materials. -Add books to the two-year-old classroom. -Replace or remove the couch in the two-year-old classroom.”
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Administration of Medication
“Ensure MAR’s are completed and present. No MARs were available in the two-year-old classroom.”
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Lesson Plans
“Ensure lesson plans are current and complete. -Send one week’s lesson plans to be reviewed.”
Jul 18, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Staff Qualifications
“Ensure all staff alone with children are qualified through DEEDS. Staff #1 was alone with children with no DEEDS certification and Staff #2 was alone in the infant classroom with an EC Intern certification. -Corrected at Visit-”
Jun 6, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review5 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Annual review of sleep safe for Staff #1-#16. Annual review of child abuse and neglect for Staff #1-#16. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #16.”
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Child Files
“Ensure children’s files are complete. Health appraisal with immunization for Child #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #11, #12, and #13. Blood lead screening results for Child #3, #4, #5, #6, #12, #13.”
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Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure prepared, stored food is labeled with contents, dates, and expiration dates.”
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Equipment
“Ensure equipment is rip-free. Replace blocks in the one-year-old classroom. Add additional books and blocks in the two-year-old classroom.”
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Lesson Plans
“Ensure lesson plans are current and posted. Updated lesson plans in two’s classroom.”
Jun 5, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review7 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Review of sleep safe for Staff #1. Review of abuse and neglect for Staff #1. CPR and Frist Aid for Staff #4, 6, and 9. References for Staff # 3 and 4. Health appraisal with TB for Staff #3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. Orientation for Staff #5 and 8. Job Description for Staff # 5 and 8. OCCL health and safety training for Staff #8.”
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Child Files
“Ensure children files are completed. Health appraisal with immunizations for Child #6 and 12. Lead blood screening results for Child #3, 4, 5, and 11.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure walls are cleanable. Repaint window sills in two-year-old classroom. Clean vent in the Pre-k classroom.”
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Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure all mats are cleanable. Replace torn mats in the one-year-old classroom.”
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Lesson Plans
“Ensure lesson plans are completed and posted. No lesson plans in the two-year classroom and school-age classroom.”
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Activity Schedule
“Ensure schedule is posted in the school-age classroom.”
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License Renewal
“Ensure application is submitted 60 days for expiration.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jun 15, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 13 violations cited |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 violations cited |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 7 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Delaware lists it as: Private.
- Licence number 27767.
- Capacity: 109 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 10 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (6), Substantiated (2), No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern (1), Unsubstantiated with Concern (1).
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
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| Feb 11, 2026 | IA Investigation: Unsubstantiated with Concern | Delaware gives no summary. |
| Jan 27, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on January 9, 2026, regarding concerns of lack of supervision due to staff being inattentive to their classrooms, failure to use positive behavioral supports within the classrooms, and blocking exits in classrooms. An investigation was conducted on January 13, 2026. This complaint is substantiated for blocking exits in classrooms based on interviews conducted. While no blocked exit was observed at the time of the visit, Administrator #1 and two staff members stated an exit of a classroom was covered by furniture to prevent a child from running out of the facility. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision due to staff being inattentive to their classrooms, based on interviews conducted and observations at the time of the visit. Administrator #1 and six staff members interviewed all stated they are attentive to children at all times. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns of not following positive behavior supports, based on staff interviews conducted. Administrator #1 and six staff members all stated they have only observed appropriate positive behavior management within the facility and stated they only use appropriate behavior management support. Additional concerns were noted. In the review of attendance records from January 5, 2026, to January 9, 2026, staff members who are not qualified through DEEDS Early Learning were working alone with children on multiple occasions. A staff member was documented as working with children on multiple occasions without having received a comprehensive background check eligibility or provisional eligibility determination. In addition, attendance records were inaccurate, as there were several instances of staff not signing out of their classrooms from January 5, 2026, through January 9, 2026. |
| Jan 14, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on January 2, 2026, regarding concerns of not using appropriate behavior management, lack of supervision due to children being bitten, not following diapering procedures, and not following meal/snack requirements by allowing children to eat off the floor. An investigation was conducted on January 2, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision, leading to excessive biting in classrooms based on interviews with eight staff members and observation of the classrooms. All staff interviewed stated they have not had any issues with recurring biting occurring in the classrooms. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns of not following positive behavior supports, based on staff interviews conducted. Eight staff members were interviewed separately and stated they have only observed appropriate positive behavior management within the facility and stated they only use appropriate behavior management support. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns of not following diapering procedures based on staff interviews and observations of diaper changes. All staff members interviewed stated diapers are checked every hour, changed every two hours, or changed immediately if soiled. Observations of diaper changes show staff members following required diaper-changing procedures. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns of not following meal/snack requirements by allowing children to eat off the floor based on staff interviews conducted. All staff members interviewed stated children do not eat off the floor. Two staff members stated when children go for food on the floor while meals or snacks are served, they redirect the children and discard fallen food. An additional concern noted in the review of attendance records from December 15, 2025, to December 19, 2025, were instances of staff-to-child ratios and staff memb ers who are not qualified through DEEDS Early Learning working alone with children on multiple occasions. Attendance records reflected seven total instances of classrooms either being over the staff-to-child ratio or having only staff members with no DEEDS Early Learning qualifications present with children. Staff members with no DEEDS Early Learning qualification were signed in and alone with two-year-old children for the entire week. |
| Jan 9, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on December 23, 2025, regarding concerns of unnamed staff not using appropriate behavior management techniques. An investigation was conducted on January 2, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns of not following positive behavior support based on staff interviews conducted. Eight staff members were interviewed separately and stated they have only observed appropriate positive behavior management within the facility and stated they only use appropriate behavior management support. |
| Oct 29, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on October 3, 2025, regarding concerns of not following positive behavior supports. An investigation was conducted on October 15, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following positive behavior supports based on staff interviews. Staff members interviewed stated Staff #1 did grab Child #1 by both arms to stop Child #1 from harming themselves and other children in the classroom. Staff interviewed noted Staff #1 was not rough when doing so, and Staff #1 stated they were unaware of any marks being left on Child #1. Two staff interviewed denied Child #1 was dragged to the office. While it was noted by the Reporter Child #1 received medical attention after this incident, no reports were received from medical personnel. |
| Oct 29, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on October 9, 2025, regarding concerns of lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on October 15, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns of lack of supervision based on staff interviews and classroom observations. All staff interviewed stated children are supervised at all times and noted procedures for monitoring children who are known to bite in the classroom. Incident reports were observed to be completed as required for bites. Review of the attendance records showed all classrooms were with correct staff-to-child ratios. |
| Oct 22, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on October 14, 2024, regarding concerns of improper discipline due to shaming, yelling, smacking, and encouraging children to hit each other, concerns of lack of supervision, and concerns of improper staff-to-child ratios due to staff leaving classrooms. An investigation was conducted on October 15, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline based on interviews conducted. All nine staff members interviewed, in addition to Administrator #1, stated they have never observed any staff members use improper discipline. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision based on staff interviews. All staff members stated they have never observed a staff member walk out of the classroom leaving just one staff member in the classroom and all staff stated they have never observed a child alone on the playground. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper staff-to-child ratios based on interviews conducted and documents reviewed. All staff interviewed stated the classroom staff-to-child ratio is met at all times. Review of attendance records showed all classrooms had the correct staff-to-child ratio throughout the day and all classrooms were in correct staff-to-child ratios at the time of this visit. |
| Oct 22, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on October 10, 2024, regarding concerns of improper discipline, concerns of not conducting fire drills, concerns of documenting fire drills without conducting a fire drill, concerns of not conducting sleep checks for infants, concerns of not taking the children outdoors as required, concerns of the administrator not being on-site, and concerns of preparing food on an uncleaned surface. An investigation was conducted on October 15, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for concerns of not conducting monthly fire drills based on interviews conducted. All staff interviewed stated fire drills are not conducting monthly; some saying it has been as long as eight months. This complaint is substantiated for documenting fire drills without conducting them based on review of the fire drill logs and staff interviews. This complaint is substantiated for not following classroom schedules and children not getting outdoor play as required based on interviews conducted. Staff interviewed stated there have been days the children do not go outside to play. This complaint is substantiated for preparing food on an unsanitary surface based on interviews conducted. Administrator #1 and one staff member stated lunches were prepared on the changing table and served to the children. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline based on interviews conducted. All nine staff members interviewed, in addition to Administrator #1, stated they have never observed any staff members use improper discipline by shaming or belittling. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not completing sleep checks on infants based on staff interviews and documents reviewed. All staff interviewed about sleep checks stated they are completed every 30 minutes; documents were reviewed showing infant sleep checks being completed for sleeping children every 30 minutes. There is no evidence to substantiate this c omplaint for the administrator not being on-site based on interviews and posted schedules. Administrator #1 stated they are on site more than 50 percent of operating hours unless on vacation or prior approved time off and the posted scheduled observed showed the administrator on site for more than 50 percent of operating hours. |
| Oct 3, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on September 20, 2024, regarding concerns of improper discipline and not using respectful communication within the center while children are present. An investigation was conducted on September 26, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline based on interviews conducted. All nine staff members interviewed, in addition to Administrator #1, stated they have never observed any staff members use improper discipline. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not using respectful communication within the center while children are present based on interviews conducted. All staff members interviewed stated respectful communication is used within the facility amongst staff, children, and families. |
| Jun 25, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on June 3, 2024, regarding concerns about not following rest time requirements, use of improper discipline by exclusion or shaming, and not providing sufficient outdoor play. An investigation was conducted on June 10, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following rest time requirements based on interviews conducted. Six of the eight staff interviewed, in addition to the administrator, stated the children have rest time for the required time, approximately 2 to 2 hours, based on the classroom schedule. Staff interviewed stated children are offered a book after 30 minutes if they haven t fallen asleep. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for use of improper discipline by exclusion or shaming based on interviews conducted. Six of the eight staff interviewed, in addition to the administrator, stated they have not witnessed any improper discipline by shaming or exclusion of a child within the facility. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not providing sufficient outdoor play based on interviews conducted. Six of the eight staff interviewed stated they follow the classroom schedule and children get outside daily weather permitting. The daily schedules posted in classrooms met the requirements for outdoor play. |
Who does the caring?
- Delaware doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers.
Who owns it?
- Delaware’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- 2026: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2022: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Providers aren’t compared: Delaware lists only the visits that found violations, so a count can’t tell a clean record from one never visited.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Kindercare Learning Center (Meadowood) This child care provider | Not given |
| Lil’ Einsteins Learning Academy II | Not given |
| Blossom & Bloom Learning Center | Not given |
| Almost Home Day Care | Not given |
| The Goddard School / Newark | Not given |
| Las Americas Aspira Academy | Not given |
| Early Childhood Development Center | Not given |
| Great New Beginnings of Newark | Not given |
| Holy Angels School | Not given |
| The Independence School | Not given |
| Dream Haven Learning Center | Not given |
| Rahma Khan | Not given |
| Newark Nature School | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- Delaware doesn’t grade violations by severity, so read what was cited.
- Delaware’s open data lists a visit only when a violation was cited there, so visits that found nothing aren’t shown.
- Delaware publishes five years of reviews and complaints; this page shows the last three.
- Delaware doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- Delaware lists only the visits that found violations, so a provider with none listed may not have been visited at all: no count of violations is used to headline, filter or compare its providers.
Sources
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities (iuzd-3dbt).
Released Nov 4, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information (wb83-pkcv).
Released Nov 4, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews (pnbd-85r6).
Released Nov 4, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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Replies
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