Next Generation Learning Academy
Daycare center in Wilmington, DE. 4011 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19802
About the program
Next Generation Learning Academy is a licensed daycare center in Wilmington, Delaware. It is licensed for 60 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
Next Generation Learning Academy is a Montessori-based childcare provider with locations in Wilmington, Delaware and West Chester, Pennsylvania.
The program follows a Montessori approach.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Next Generation Learning Academy 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.
Positive Behavior Management (regulation 20U)
Ensure Positive Behavior Management statement is posted. Send a picture of Positive Behavior Management posted in the center by February 6, 2026.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR and First Aid, 9 training hours, Annual review of safe sleep, annual review of abuse & neglect, and PD Plan. Staff #2 needs CPR and First Aid and PD Plan. Staff #3 needs all items of file. Deeds certification. Staff #4 needs Medication certificate, Physical with TB, and Deeds certification. Staff #5 needs annual review of safe sleep. Staff #6 needs CPR and First Aid, 18 training hours including 2 in health and safety, PD Plan, 7-hour OCCL health and safety training, service letters and two more references. Staff #7 Needs 18 training hours including 2 in health and safety. Send documentation to OCCL by February 6, 2026.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Health appraisal is needed for Child #1, #2, #3, and #11. Immunization record is needed for Child #11. Blood lead screening result is needed for Child #4 The parent permissions are needed for Child #11 Developmental plans are needed for Child #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #10 Send documentation to OCCL by February 6, 2026. Send documentation to OCCL by February 6, 2026.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure trash cans are clean and are covered. Replace the broken trash can in the 3-4 classroom. Wash the two plush sharks. Send picture of cleaned sharks and replacement trash can by February 6, 2026.
First Aid Kits (regulation 65U)
Ensure first aid kit is complete. The first aid kit needs First aid guide, Gause pads, Instant cold packs, safety pins, triangle bandage. The travel bag needs all items and soap and water. Send picture if each item to OCCL by February 6, 2026
Show all 38 violations on file
License Renewal (regulation 8U)
Ensure completed renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to license expiration date. Send renewal application by February 6, 2026.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. PD plans are needed for Staff #1, 2, 3, 5, 6. Annual sleep safe and review of child abuse is need for Staff #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Staff #2 needs a complete file. Send documentation to OCCL by February 7, 2025.
Annual Training (regulation 33U)
Ensure staff complete annual training hours. Training hours are needed for Staff #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, including 2 hours in health and safety. Staff #2 needs 9 hours of training, including 1 hour in health and safety. Send documentaiton to OCCL by February 7, 2024.
First Aid and CPR Training (regulation 35U)
Ensure staff are certified in CPR and first aid. Staff #1, 2, 3,4, 5, and 6 need updated CPR and first aid cards. Send documentation to OCCL by February 7, 2024.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child fIles are complete. Developmental plans are needed for Child #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, and 12. Health appraisal, immunization, and blood lead are needed for Children #2, 3,8, 10, 11. Health appraisal is needed for Child #4, 6, 7, 9, and 12. Parent permissions are needed for Child # 9.
Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)
Ensure the refrigerator and Freezer have working thermometers. Ensure the refrigerator is in good working order. The temperature must be 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Replace the refrigerator in the kitchen. Send a picture of a working refrigerator and thermometers reading 41 or below and freezer reading 0 or below to OCCL by February 7, 2024.
General Qualifications (regulation 28U)
Ensure staff member is fingerprinted and licensee receives an eligibility determination or a provisional eligibility notification before the start of employment. Staff #7 needs to be fingerprinted and receive eligibility letter before start of employment.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure personnel files are complete. PD Plans are needed for Staff #2, #4, #7. Annual review of Sleep safe and abuse and neglect for Staff #5, #7 Updated CPR card for Staff #4
Orientation (regulation 32U)
Ensure all staff complete the 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety training before working with children. Staff #7 must complete training before working with children.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete Health appraisals are needed for child #1, #7, #13 Immunizations are needed for child #1, #2, #3, #7 #13 Blood lead results are needed for Child #1, #2, #3, #7 Emergency card info is needed for Child #1, #2, #3 Signed permission PRTK and screen time permission for Child #4, #5 , #12
Documenting Children's Progress (regulation 42U)
Follow an organized system for documenting annual progress of each child preschool-age and younger. Annual progress reports are need for all children preschool-age and younger
Emergency Planning (regulation 66U)
Ensure monthly fire drills are practiced and documented. Monthly fire prevention check sheet is posted.
License Renewal (regulation 8U)
Ensure completed application is submitted 60 days before licensing expiration.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
All staff files must be complete. -CPR and first aid certification is needed in the files for Staff #2, #3, #4, #5, #6. -Administration of medication training or certification is needed for Staff #4, #7, #8. -Professional development plans are needed for Staff #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8. -Annual review of child abuse and neglect is needed for Staff #1, #3, #5. #6. -Safe sleep annual review is needed for Staff #1, #3, #5, #6, #8. -Completed orientation forms are needed for Staff #2, #4, #7, #8. -The seven-hour Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood Professionals is needed for Staff #1, @2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8. -A job description is needed for Staff #4, #7, #8. -Reference lett
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Staff Attendance is not properly documented.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
All child files must be complete. -Days and hours of attendance are needed for Child #1, #4, #5, #12, #13, #15. -A date of enrollment is needed in the file for Child #4, #13, #15. -A child health appraisal with immunizations and lead blood screening results are needed for Child #1, #2, #3, #6, #7, #8, #13, #14. -Immunization records and health appraisals are needed for Child #11. -Leadn blood screening results only are needed for Child #9. -Parent right-to-know and screen time are needed for Child #1, #2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #9, #10, #11, #13, #14, #15. -Emergency transportation permission is needed for Child #4, #13. -An infant feeding schedule is needed for Child #10. -Permission to s
Children's Attendance (regulation 43U)
Children's attendance is not documented properly. Send one weeks' worth of attendance documents for all classrooms, for the week of January 23, to January 27, 2023, that includes staff and children's sign in and sign out throughout the day.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Soap and water and sanitizer bottles are not labelled in each classroom. Spray bottles must be labelled. Send photos of each classroom's spray bottles. -Hazardous materials were in the hallway (paint), no cleaning materials can be stored near food. -Remove all hazardous materials from around food and anywhere hazardous materials are in reach of the children. Send photo of cabinet in the infant room and kitchen, and remove paint from the hallway.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Individual storage containers for infants' belongings are needed in the infant room, labelled with each child's name.
Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)
Refrigerated foods are not labelled with contents or dates once opened. Send photo of refrigerator contents with food labelled and dated.
Toilet Facilities (regulation 51U)
-Window/ventilation fans must be working in all bathrooms. -Paper towels, liquid soap, and toilet paper must be accessible to children and staff in bathrooms. Send an email showing work was done to make the ventilation work in all bathrooms. There were no paper towels anywhere in the center. Rev. Williams went to the store and returned with paper towels.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Fall zones must have soft materials under and around six feel of the slides. -Remove broken toys from the playground.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)
The cots were not all labelled with children's names in the toddler and preschool rooms. Send photos of labelled cots/mats.
Sanitation (regulation 58U)
All classrooms need labelled soap and water spray bottles and bleach and water bottles, labelled and filled. Send photos.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
There was no disposable covering for the diaper changing station in the toddler room. Send a photo when obtained.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
There were no medication administration forms in the toddler room for those children needing diaper cream. Have parents complete MAR for,s and send copies to OCCL.
First Aid Kits (regulation 65U)
The first aid kit needs safety pins, a plastic bag, and more band aids. Send photo(s).
Emergency Planning (regulation 66U)
Monthly evacuation and fire drills must be completed monthly and forms retained. Send January and February fire drill logs to OCCL.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Written, updated monthly, infant feeding schedules are needed for all infancts enrolled. -The bottles for infants cannot be warmed in the steam-producing bottle warmer or in the microwave oven. Send an email stating infant bottles will be warmed in tap water.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
All lesson plans need all activities listed that are requirements. -Toddler room needs physical activities and social/emotional activities listed on the lesson plans. -Send lesson plans for all classrooms for the week of January 23-27, 2023, with all the required activities listed. Read Regulation #74.
Activity Areas (regulation 75U)
Toddler room did not have enough dramatic play equipment. Children must be allowed to handle the books and art materials.
Infant and Toddler Care (regulation 77U)
Infant daily logs must be kept for all infants in care each day. There were no infant daily logs for infants at the time of the visit.
Interactions with Infants (regulation 78U)
Time in confining equipment must be limited to 30 minutes (high chair, saucer, or baby seat).
What parents say
Walked in today to see if it was possible to request a tour, there was no type of security. Child sleeping at the front desk and anyone could walk in and there was no adult in sight. Please be cautious if leaving your child here. We will immediately left.
Sash · 1/5 on Google · a month agoGreat Pre-school where children actually learn and have fun! My 3 year old and 9 months old attend this school. The 3 year old can already write her name, sound out some 3 letter words, and count into the 20's. Staff and students are friendly and inviting. Very happy with my little ones educational progress so far.
Corrine Shumberger · 5/5 on Google · 4 years agoterrible experience, my child is 4yrs old now but he has autism and was attending this center, on his 3rd birthday they described to me that my child never arrived off his school bus when indeed the school bus dropped him off it was about 13mins after my son had been dropped off that they were telling me he was not there they were so calm about it, they also did not physically find my child until i went into the…
saleema rivers · 1/5 on Google · a year agoI love Next generation. My son is thriving here and thanks to Ms Salwa he will now be Kindergarten ready.
Cheyanna Reber · 5/5 on Google · a year agoGetting there
4011 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19802
Questions about Next Generation Learning Academy
Is Next Generation Learning Academy licensed?
Yes. Next Generation Learning Academy holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 673859), with a licensed capacity of 60 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Next Generation Learning Academy had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 18 violations for Next Generation Learning Academy 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 Next Generation Learning Academy take?
Next Generation Learning Academy is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 6 am to 11:30 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Next Generation Learning Academy cost?
Next Generation Learning Academy 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.
