Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes
Daycare center in Newark, DE. 220 Casho Mill Road, Newark, DE 19711
About the program
Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes is a licensed daycare center in Newark, Delaware. It is licensed for 75 children and serves school age ages.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes 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.
Personnel Files (regulation 30T)
Ensure a teacher who is trained in day to day operations is present, and the form is signed/placed in their file. Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a DEEDS certificate and training hours. Staff #2 needs a professional development plan and eligibility letter. Staff #3 needs an orientation form and health appraisal with TB. Staff #4 needs their health and safety training, 2 references, and health appraisal with TB. Staff #5 needs a professional development plan, 4 references, and a health appraisal with TB. Staff #6 needs their professional development plan and health appraisal with TB. Staff #7 needs a professional development plan, health and safety training, 2 references,
First Aid Kits (regulation 65T)
Place an eye patch in the first aid kit and send a picture to OCCL.
Personnel Files (regulation 30T)
Ensure Staff Files are complete: Staff #1 needs a professional development plan. Staff #2 needs 2 references, the adult health appraisal form, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts. Staff #3 needs 2 references. Staff #4 needs a DEEDS certificate. Staff #6 needs a professional development plan, and annual review of abuse and neglect. Staff #7 needs 2 references. Staff #8 needs 1 more reference letter and a health appraisal. Staff #9 needs their annual review of abuse and neglect. Staff #11 needs a DEEDS certificate. Staff #12 needs a professional development plan and their health and safety training. Staff #13 needs their fingerprinting eligibility results, 3 references, hea
Child Files (regulation 40T)
Ensure child files are complete. Submit health appraisal for Child #6.
Personnel Files (regulation 30T)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 2 more references if no service letter is returned and a DEEDS certificate. Staff #2 needs 1 reference and a DEEDS certificate. Staff #3 needs the OCCL Health and Safety training and her eligibility letter. Staff #4 needs her DEEDS certificate. Staff #6 needs her DEEDS certificate, 2 references, and health appraisal. Staff #7 needs 2 refences and a DEEDS certificate. Staff #8 needs their orientation form, health and safety training, and 4 references.
Show all 10 violations on file
Child Files (regulation 40T)
Submit health appraisal for Child #3.
Personnel Files (regulation 30T)
All staff files must be complete. A service letter or proof of attempting to obtain service letters is needed. Fingerprint receipts are needed for Staff #2, #4, #5, and #6. A determination letter is needed for Staff #7. A health appraisal and TB results are needed for Staff #3 and #7. Two reference letters are needed for Staff #7.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63T)
Child #4 needs to have an EpiPen available during aftercare hours. An action plan was in the file but an EpiPen was not accessible.
Transportation (regulation 67T)
Child #8 needs permission for transportation.
Owner's File (regulation 31T)
Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #3 needs an orientation, a job description, release of employment history, and one reference letter. Two reference letters are needed for Staff #1, #13, and #15. Staff #3, and #13 needs a signed declaration and drug statement. Staff #9 and #16 needs a health appraisal with Tb. Staff #4 only need TB results. Staff #1, #3, #7, #9, and #16 need service letters. Staff #8 needs a current CPR/First aid certificate. Staff #14 needs a complete file. Staff #3, #4, #7, #10, #11, #13, #14, #15, #16, and #18 needs a DEEDS certificate. Staff files were not available for at least 30 minutes after the specialist arrived. Files were at another location. Ensure fil
Getting there
220 Casho Mill Road, Newark, DE 19711
Questions about Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes
Is Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes licensed?
Yes. Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 554452), with a licensed capacity of 75 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 6 violations for Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes in the last three years, across 5 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 Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes take?
Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes is licensed to serve school age ages, and is open 7 am to 6 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes cost?
Newark Parks & Recreation Before & After School Care@downes 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.
