The Next Step Learning Center at Camden
Daycare center in Camden, DE. 3377 S Dupont Hwy, Camden, DE 19934
About the program
The Next Step Learning Center at Camden is a licensed daycare center in Camden, Delaware. It is licensed for 75 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. The Next Step Learning Center at Camden does not publish a fee schedule. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $607 a month.
Licensing and safety
Open the state record →Most violations are record-keeping, training or maintenance items, and nearly every program has some. Read what each one was and how fast it was fixed. Delaware records each regulation found out of compliance at a review, with the corrective action required and the date it was corrected. The state does not assign a risk level.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a complete adult health appraisal.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
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 was not self-closing.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
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.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs administration of medication training and/or certification, orientation, OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, and two references.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal. Two children need completed Medication Administration Records (MAR) for diaper cream.
Show all 11 violations on file
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
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 and took the two year olds to the two-year-old classroom.
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained through qualified staff. A staff member, who does not have eligibility determination was observed with a group of four one year olds. This was corrected when a qualified staff member entered the classroom and the staff member left. A second staff member, an intern with provisional eligibility was observed alone with two infants. This was corrected when a qualified staff member entered the classroom.
General Qualifications (regulation 28U)
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 was observed with a group of four one year olds. This was corrected when a qualified staff member entered the classroom and the staff member left. A second staff member, with provisional eligibility was observed alone with two infants. This was corrected when a qualified staff member entered the classroom.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs two references and an eligibility letter. One staff member needs two references. One staff member needs a service letter from Beach Babies or two additional references. One staff member needs two references, an eligibility letter, and a health appraisal.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needed an eligibility letter and one staff needed one service letter.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans for children two and older have the required once-a-week components. Two lesson plans were missing them.
What parents say
If there are any less Then five stars for this daycare, it is absolutely ridiculous. Send your child somewhere else and see how well they are taken care of… My daughter has been to the little school kids cottage, Wesley as well as Shells. All great places, but when it comes down to the teachers, the admin, and the owner hands down, they are amazing. My daughter has special needs, and since my daughter began to go…
Owner Crystal · 5/5 on Google · a year agoDO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE I should have wrote this review when this happened to me six months ago, but I thought I had washed my hands of this facility. My child only attended here for three weeks before I had to pull her out because I was uncomfortable with a teacher and I had addressed my concern several times to the director Christina, and each time I was lied to that this teacher was not interacting with my…
Leela Richard · 1/5 on Google · a year agoMy son has been attending here for a few weeks now. Since switching from his old daycare (Shells), he is so much happier. He cries when being picked up because he doesn’t want to leave 😅 We have POC and the plus fee is income based so that’s amazing compared to the $125/week we were paying at Shells. This facility was recently remodeled and they keep it clean and smelling good so it is beautiful on the inside. The…
Sophia Grubb · 5/5 on Google · 2 years agoMY DAUGHTER loves this daycare best decision i have ever made after being a stay at home mom for 10 months . this is an amazing facility ! 100000/10 on my book ! my little sister also loves the summer camp they have here and she is 10!
jadyn jenkins · 5/5 on Google · 2 years agoGetting there
3377 S Dupont Hwy, Camden, DE 19934
Questions about The Next Step Learning Center at Camden
Is The Next Step Learning Center at Camden licensed?
Yes. The Next Step Learning Center at Camden holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 1559979), with a licensed capacity of 75 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has The Next Step Learning Center at Camden had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 11 violations for The Next Step Learning Center at Camden in the last three years, across 5 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 10. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.
What ages does The Next Step Learning Center at Camden take?
The Next Step Learning Center at Camden is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 6:30 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does The Next Step Learning Center at Camden cost?
The Next Step Learning Center at Camden does not publish tuition. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees. The program accepts child care subsidy.
