CRADLES TO CRAYONS III EARLY LEARNING CENTER

License #1487802 · NEW CASTLE, DE · Capacity 83

Lifetime deficiency profile

25 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

25 citations across this facility's inspection history. Top 10 below — click any rule to read the plain-English summary, evidence inspectors look for, and how to fix.

RuleTimes citedSample narrative
30U 3 Personnel Files — Submit the following to complete staff files: fingerprinting eligibility for staff #3, #6, #8; health appraisals w/ TB for staff #2, 11; references for #5- 2, #2-1, #4-4, #6-4, #11-2; OCCL H&S traini…
49U 2 Indoor Space — Clean all carpets.
27U 2 Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision — Ensure staff alone with children are determined eligible. Staff #14 was signed in alone with children without a comprehensive background check.
40U 2 Child Files — Ensure children's files are complete. Hours/days attending for Child #2, #4, and #10. Emergency card for Child #4. Health appraisal with immunizations for Child #3, #6, #8, #9, and #10. Blood lead s…
74U 2 Lesson Plans — Ensure lesson plans are dated. Lesson plans in Toddler 1, Pre-School, Toddler 3, and Pre-K classrooms were posted but not dated.
36U 2 Staff Attendance — Ensure staff are signed in to the classroom. School-age classroom staff were not signed.-Corrected at visit.
42U 1 Documenting Children's Progress — Submit a developmental plan for Child #7.
38U 1 Parents Right to Know — Submit an annual Parent's Right To Know log.
77U 1 Infant and Toddler Care — Eliminate all choking hazards from the infant room (a small hair barrette was on the rug.)
72U 1 Feeding of Infants — Submit infant feeding schedules.

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Source data as of May 11, 2026 · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 11, 2026 · Source: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing