Islamic Academy of Delaware
Daycare center in Newark, DE. 28 Salem Church Road, Newark, DE 19713
About the program
Islamic Academy of Delaware is a licensed daycare center in Newark, Delaware. It is licensed for 109 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Islamic Academy of Delaware does not publish a fee schedule. 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.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure that the fencing that surrounds the playground is in good repair. The top rails of two sections of fencing were dislodged from their cupplings and needs to be repaired/replaced.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)
Ensure all nap equipment is labeled. Pre-K 4 needs cots labeled with either names or a number.corresponding identifier chart.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1--needs fingerprint eligibility letter Staff #2--needs OCCL Health and Safety Training Course, Job Description, References, Declaration, Drug and Alcohol acknowledgment, Fingerprint eligibility letter and Adult Abuse Registry Check.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure that child files are complete. Child #2 and 10 need Health Appraisal, TB Screener, and Blood Lead SCreening.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Repair/Replace the closing and locking mechanism on the playground gates.
Show all 16 violations on file
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
Ensure staff to child ratio's and group size are maintained. LS Brady observed staff in the three year old room with eleven children. This was corrected at the visit when the teacher returned from the hall bathroom with two children. Technical assistance was given and the staff were told to take three children out with them to maintain ratio at all times.
General Qualifications (regulation 28U)
Ensure staff have comprehensive background checks and eligibility determination letter or a provisional eligibility notification in their staff file. Send eligibility letter to OCCL when complete for Staff #5.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure personnel files are complete. Staff #1-10 need to complete OCCL 7 hour Health & Safety course/ Send certificates to OCCL when complete. Staff #2 needs safe sleep, orientation, job description, drug & alcohol statement. Staff #1,2,5,6,7 need a professional development plan. Staff #2,6,7 need annual review of safe sleep. Staff #6,7 need annual review of abuse & neglect. Staff #2,7 need orientation, Staff #2,7 need job description, Staff #2,7, need five letters of reference or two completed service letters. Ensure there are two attempts to obtain service letters before letters of reference3 are accepted. Staff #2,7 need declaration, Staff #7 needs adult abuse registry form in fi
Annual Training (regulation 33U)
Ensure staff have completed 18 hours of PD training. Staff #1,8,9,10 need five hours of PD training. Send to OCCL when complete.
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Ensure staff attendance includes exact hours worked in each classroom. Infant Room staff did not sign in to the Infant Room. Send Infant Room attendance for October 2-6 to OCCL when complete showing exact times worked.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure Child files are complete. Child #1,2 need a Health Appraisal, Immunization record, and blood Lead Screening,. and medication permission. Child #3 needs a current Immunization, medication permission, and a signed Infant Feeding Schedule. Child #4 needs medication permission. Child #5 needs a Health appraisal, medication permission, and an updated Infant Feeding Schedule signed by the parent monthly. Child #7 needs a current Health Appraisal and Blood Lead Screening. Child #10 needs blood lead screening. Send to OCCL when complete. Send Complete files for Child #2, and Child #3. Computers were down and Provider was unable to access files to print. Send to OCCL when complete.
Children's Attendance (regulation 43U)
Ensure children's attendance is kept in each classroom. there were no infants signed in to the Infant classroom. Send Infant classroom attendance for children in the infant room for October 2-6.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
Ensure medication administration records are complete for Child #1,2,3,4,5. MAR were signed for 2,3,4 at the visit. Send signed MAR's for Child #1, and Child #5. Ensure medication is stored in its original ox, and an administration record info is completed for Child #4. This was corrected when parent stated medication was no longer needed and medication was thrown away per parent's request by the administrator.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Staff #8 needs Health & Safety Training, PD Plan, Annual Review of Safe Sleep, and Child Abuse & Neglect. Training hours are non-determined at this time, but will be non-compliant if not received by 10-10-22 for Staff # 1,8, and 9. Send to OCCL when completed. Staff #1 needs annual training hours in Health & Safety. Send to OCCL when completed.
First Aid and CPR Training (regulation 35U)
Ensure all staff are certified in CPR, and have a current CPR Certification card in their personnel file. Staff #3,5,6,10 need a current CPR certification card in their file. Send to OCCL when completed.
Child Health Appraisal (regulation 41U)
Child #1, and Child #4 need a current Health Appraisal, Immunizations, and Lead Lab test results. Send to OCCL when completed. Child #2, 9 need Lead Lab results. Send to OCCL when completed. Child #6,7 need a current Health Appraisal, and Lead lab test results. Send to OCCL when completed.
Getting there
28 Salem Church Road, Newark, DE 19713
Questions about Islamic Academy of Delaware
Is Islamic Academy of Delaware licensed?
Yes. Islamic Academy of Delaware holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 1357906), with a licensed capacity of 109 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Islamic Academy of Delaware had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 13 violations for Islamic Academy of Delaware 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 Islamic Academy of Delaware take?
Islamic Academy of Delaware is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 7:30 am to 6 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Islamic Academy of Delaware cost?
Islamic Academy of Delaware 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.
