THE NEXT STEP LEARNING CENTER AT CAMDEN

License #1559979 · CAMDEN, DE · Capacity 75

Lifetime deficiency profile

11 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

11 citations across this facility's inspection history. Top 7 below — click any rule to read the plain-English summary, evidence inspectors look for, and how to fix.

RuleTimes citedSample narrative
30U 4 Personnel Files — Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needed an eligibility letter and one staff needed one service letter.
27U 2 Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision — Ensure maximum group size is maintained at all times. A group of 13 one and two year olds were observed with two staff members. This was corrected when a third staff member arrived a…
74U 1 Lesson Plans — Ensure lesson plans for children two and older have the required once-a-week components. Two lesson plans were missing them.
40U 1 Child Files — Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal. Two children need completed Medication Administration Records (MAR) for diaper cream.
53U 1 Outdoor Area — Ensure the gates to the outdoor play area are not locked during child care hours and are self-closing and self-latching. The gate in the garden area was observed locked. The gate closest to the parking lot…
63U 1 Administration of Medication — Ensure written parent permission is obtained using a Medication Administration Record (MAR) for each medication. One child needs a MAR for an epi-pen. One child needs a MAR for sunscreen.
28U 1 General Qualifications — Ensure staff complete a comprehensive background check and eligibility determination or provisional eligibility notification on file. A staff member, who does not have eligibility determination w…

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