BRIGHT NEW SCHOLARS ACADEMY

License #564819 · NEWARK, DE · Capacity 144

Lifetime deficiency profile

20 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

20 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 4 Personnel Files — Ensure staff files are complete. CPR/FA needed for Staff #3, 6, 16, 21. Signed PD plan needed for Staff #1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15-22. Annual review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect needed…
40U 4 Child Files — Ensure child files are complete. Health appraisal for Child #3 and 9. Immunizations needed for Child #9. Blood lead screening for Child #5, 6, and 19. Developmental plans for Child #7.
49U 3 Indoor Space — Ensure floors, walls, and carpets are clean and in good repair. Repair flooring in the two and a half-year-old classroom, the infant room and the four-year-old room. Repair peeling paint in the 18-24 month…
20U 1 Positive Behavior Management — On July 27, 2021, Administrator Lisa Seal self reported an incident involving a staff member in the one-year-old classroom. The staff member was observed hitting a child on the leg. The sta…
28U 1 General Qualifications — Ensure staff are re-fingerprinted every 5 years. Send eligibility letter for Staff #12.
33U 1 Annual Training — Training hours needed for Staff #19 and #20.
8U 1 License Renewal — Ensure renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration.
36U 1 Staff Attendance — Ensure staff attendance is accurate. At the visit, two staff did not sign out of the two and a half-to three-year-old room.
66U 1 Emergency Planning — Submit receipts or a pictures to document the center has an emergency water supply.
56U 1 Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments — Ensure cribs contain only a tight-fitting sheet. Tighten crib sheets for three cribs.

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