Great New Beginnings of St. Andrews
A licensed child care center in Bear, Delaware 19701
14 Saint Andrews Dr, Bear, Delaware 19701. (302) 838-1000.
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The short answer
Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Oct 23, 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 Apr 14, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
4 violations cited in the last three years.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
4 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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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 Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Apr 14, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 and 3 need health appraisals. Staff #1 and 2 need CPR/FA. Staff #1 needs OCCL health and safety training.”
Sep 29, 2025: complaint Visit1 violation
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Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Child #1 was left unsupervised in the classroom on September 26, 2025. Both staff members were addressed and placed on a strict probation period and LS #1 received the probation letters.”
Apr 3, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Personnel Files
“Staff #1 needs CPR/FA, OCCL health and safety training and Administration of Medication.”
Apr 4, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Orientation
“Ensure all new employees have completed OCCL’s health and safety training before providing care to children. Staff #1 needs to complete the training.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Complaint Visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Takes part in: Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Delaware lists it as: Private.
- Special conditions, in Delaware’s words: Variance.
- Licence number 570535.
- Capacity: 161 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 8 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (7), Substantiated (1).
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. On June 23, 2025, an incident was self-reported to the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) by the facility. Also on June 23, 2025, OCCL received a complaint regarding the same incident, alleging rough handling of a child. An investigation was begun on June 23, 2025, and concluded on September 9, 2025, after clearance from other agencies was received. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for rough handling of a child. Based on a self-report from Administrator #1, and the review of all documentation received from the child care facility and from three different agencies, Agency Representatives (AR) #1, #2, and #3, Child #1 was not roughly handled by Staff #1. AR #1 found no concern of rough handling in the video footage and the case was reclassified as an injured child with no crime occurring. AR #2 stated with no concern on the video footage, it is possible for positional asphyxia causing petechiae. AR #3 stated they were closing their case as well. |
| Dec 4, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on November 20, 2024, regarding unsanitary conditions in the center. An investigation was conducted on November 25, 2024. Based on the results of this investigation there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for unsanitary conditions. After interviewing the administration and observation of the classrooms, the child care center had no evidence of unsanitary conditions with odors of any kind. |
| Jun 24, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on June 6, 2024, regarding allegations of not following regulations for cleaning and sanitizing. An investigation was conducted on June 12, 2024. Based on the results of this investigation there is no evidence to substantiate not following regulations for cleaning and sanitizing. LS Strachan observed the center is clean and after reviewing the cleaning checklist that was provided, and interviewing staff, the center is following the regulations for cleaning and sanitizing. |
| May 30, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on May 2, 2024, regarding allegations of not following diapering requirements, infant feeding requirements, not documenting daily infant care as required, and lack of respectful communication by staff with parents/guardians. An investigation was conducted on May 3, 2024. Based on the results of this investigation there is no evidence to substantiate staff members not following diapering requirements and not documenting daily infant care. Ms. Davis provided copies of a week of infant daily sheets showing diaper changes, topical cream if needed, and notes regarding any soiled clothing. There is no evidence to substantiate infant feeding requirements are not being followed. Ms. Davis provided information and documentation to LS Strachan which was also given to Child #1 s family. This information stated and gave suggestions to Child#1 s family regarding the requirements and helpful hints about infant feeding for different infant ages. Ms. Davis and Staff #1 also had several conversations with Child #1 s family to help them with the changes. There is no evidence to substantiate the lack of respectful communication by staff with parents/guardians. Upon interviewing Ms. Davis and Staff #1, evidence shows they have communicated respectfully and provided detailed information verbally and through documentation. |
| May 30, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on April 26, 2024, regarding children having access to hazardous materials and lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on May 3, 2024. Based on the results of this investigation this complaint is substantiated for children having access to hazardous materials and lack of supervision in the classroom. On April 25, 2024, Staff #1 brought a vape pen into the classroom where it was in Child #1 s possession for two minutes without the staff member s awareness. |
| Mar 7, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On December 4, 2023, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and was accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). It was sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) on December 5, 2023, and accepted for investigation for lack of supervision. IAU closed their case on January 30, 2024. Law enforcement was involved and OCCL received permission from the New Castle County Police Department (NCCPD) to begin an investigation on January 24, 2024. The investigation was conducted by OCCL on January 31, 2024. On March 7, 2024, OCCL was notified by NCCPD they would be declining prosecution in this case. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because based on the NCCPD review of video footage, there was no concerning behavior observed from Staff #1 and IAU closed their case as no evidence to substantiate. Based on documentation received and staff interviews by OCCL, staff members are never left alone if they are not qualified to do so. |
| Feb 22, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on February 2, 2024, regarding staff not following correct diapering procedures and lack of supervision on the playground. An investigation was conducted on February 6, 2024. Based on the results of this investigation there is no evidence to substantiate that staff are not following correct diapering procedures because both classroom staff stated they follow proper diapering procedures in the classroom. Also, daily logs from the two-year-old classroom show children s diapers are being checked hourly and being changed as required. There is no evidence to substantiate staff are not supervising the children during outside times because video footage observed showed staff monitoring the outdoor play area and interacting with children. |
| Jan 30, 2024 | IA Investigation: No Evidence to Substantiate | Delaware gives no summary. |
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: 6 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2025: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2023: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2022: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2021: 5 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 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 Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Great New Beginnings of St. Andrews This child care provider | Not given |
| Germaine Oden | Not given |
| Kidz Ink I | Not given |
| Lil’ Einstein’s Learning Academy | Not given |
| St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Preschool | Not given |
| Valerie Chinn DBA A Kidz World LLC | Not given |
| Cornerstone Early Education and Youth Center, Inc. | Not given |
| Kidz Ink IV Academy of Early Learning | Not given |
| A. S. Academy of Learning 2 | Not given |
| Ashley Stanford DBA Little Arrows Childcare LLC | Not given |
| Grow N’ Learn | Not given |
| Dianne Peters | Not given |
| Bree Thompson | 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 Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information (wb83-pkcv).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews (pnbd-85r6).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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