Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare
Daycare center in Newark, DE. 345 Polly Drummond Hill Road, Newark, DE 19711
About the program
Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare is a licensed daycare center in Newark, Delaware. It is licensed for 170 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare provides early childhood education and care for children aged six weeks to thirteen years in Newark, Delaware.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare does not publish a fee schedule on its website. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $590 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 18 hours of annual training including 2 in health and safety. Training hours are needed for Staff #1 (18 hours), Staff #2 (18 hours), Staff #3 (18 hours), Staff #4 (18 hours), S Staff #5 (18 hours), and Staff #6 (9 hours) PD Plan are needed for Staff #1, #2, #3, and #6. Review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect is needed for staff #1, #2, #3, #6, and #9. 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety training is needed for Staff #4, #6, #7, and #11. Health Appraisal is needed for Staff #5 and #11. Orientation is needed for Staff #7 and #11 References are needed for Staff #4 (2 references), Staff #7 (4 references), Staff #10 (4 references), Staff #11(4 references)
First Aid and CPR Training (regulation 35U)
Ensure First Aid and CPR is completed within two months of hire and renewed every two years. Staff #4 and #7 need to complete First Aid and CPR. Send documentation to OCCL by February 6, 2026.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete Updated physical is needed for Child #3, #5, and #11. Immunization records are needed for child #3. Blood lead screening results are needed for Child #3 and #8. Send documentation to OCCL by February 6, 2026.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure gates are self-closing and positive self-latching closure. Add self-closing latch to all gates on fenced playgrounds. Send picture to OCCL by February 6, 2026.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure personnel files are complete. Staff #1 needs 2 or 4 references, Adult abuse, Deeds cert. Health Appraisal W/TB, release of employment, service letters Staff #2 needs CPR and first aid, 2 or 4 references, Deeds cert. Staff #3 Medication cert, four references, health appraisal W/TB Staff #4 needs five training hours.
Show all 14 violations on file
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 and #8 needs health appraisal Child #11 needs immunization records Child #5 and #11 need Blood lead screening Send documentation to OCCL by February 10, 2025.
Documenting Children's Progress (regulation 42U)
Ensure children's progress is being documented. Child #3, #5, #10, #11, #14, and #15 need development plans. Send documentation to OCCL by February 10. 2025.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Ensure radon testing is completed every five years. Send documentation to OCCL by February 10, 2025.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
Ensure medication administration record is completed for all medications. Child #14 needs a MAR completed for the tube of diaper ointment. use the specific name of the ointment used.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure all staff files are complete. OCCL 7-hour training for Staff #3 adn #4 Health Appraisal w/TB results needed for Staff #3
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure all child files are complete. Health appraisal for Child #1, 4, 5, 6, 10 Immunizations for Child #1, 5, 6, 10 Blood lead results for Child #1, 5, 6, 11, 13
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure all staff files are complete. - Staff #1 needs 18 training hours (transcript) - Staff #2 need their annual safe sleep and child abuse/neglect signatures, release of employment history, and 2 documented attempts for their service letter. - Staff #3 need 3 more training hours, a professional development plan, and a DEEDS certification or proof of application submission. - Staff #4 need their health/safety training certificate, a professional development plan, 2 hours of health/safety training, CPR/FA certificate, administration of medication training or certificate, and 9 training hours. - Staff #5 need a health appraisal with TB results on file, health/safety training certif
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure al child files are complete. - Children #2, 14, and 14 need updated health appraisals. - Children #1,3,9, and 10 need blood lead screening results. - Child #1 needs an immunization record on file. - Child #4 needs a developmental plan. - Submit updated infant feeding schedules for the month of January for all infants to OCCL..
Toilet Facilities (regulation 51U)
Replace toilet lid in the younger 4's classroom. Toilet lid was cracked upon observation.
Getting there
345 Polly Drummond Hill Road, Newark, DE 19711
Questions about Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare
Is Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare licensed?
Yes. Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 28445), with a licensed capacity of 170 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 11 violations for Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare in the last three years, across 4 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 7. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.
What ages does Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare take?
Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare 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 Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare cost?
Edu-Care Preschool and Daycare does not publish tuition on its website. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees. The program accepts child care subsidy.
