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Debra Samuel

Newark, DE 19702 · home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
licensed capacity
9
a week, county median
$182

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About Debra Samuel

Debra Samuel is a licensed home daycare in Newark, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 9 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

As a home daycare, the provider shares the address with families when you call.

Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists 3 visits since Feb 2023, none in the last 3 years. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsSchool-ageAccepts child care subsidy

Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

From the state license
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Type
Home daycare
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today
Not listed
Licensed capacity
9 children

Hours

Hours

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Programs

Programs and care

AgesInfants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license
SettingFamily child care homeFrom the state license
Child care subsidyAccepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license
Licensed capacity9 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Debra Samuel has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in New Castle County has a median price of $182 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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New Castle County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$280
Home daycare$182

Toddler

Center$199
Home daycare$154

Preschool

Center$210
Home daycare$155

School age

Center$106
Home daycare$86

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Debra Samuel

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Family Child Care
Capacity
9 children
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
License number
#429567
See the state's record

Summary

0 visits with a cited rule in the last 3 years · Most recent Oct 19, 2023

0 rules cited in those visits. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing publishes only visits where a rule was cited, so this record cannot show how often it was inspected.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Oct 19, 2023VisitNo rules cited
  2. Feb 28, 2023Inspection1 rule cited
    • Background checks

      13P General Requirements

      “HHM Tory Moore's fingerprints expired on 2/20/2023. Individual was re-fingerprinted on 2/23/2023, after the expiration date.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 23, 2023

  3. Feb 15, 2023Inspection11 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      51P Feeding of Infants

      “Ensure all infants have a month feeding schedule. Child #2 is missing their infant feeding schedule. Send infant feeling schedule for Child #2 to OCCL. Ensure infant bottles are labeled. Send a picture of labeled bottles to OCCL.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 1, 2023

    • Health, medication and illness

      44P First Aid Kit

      “Add an instant cold pack to the first aid kit.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 27, 2023

    • Safety and hazards

      36P Equipment

      “Ensure there are no walkers in use unless doctor prescribed. This was corrected at the visit when Licensing Specialist [name] reviewed the requirements for walker use with the licensee, and the license agreed to comply in the future.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Safe sleep

      35P Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

      “Ensure all rest equipment is labeled and top/bottom covers are separated and not touching. Send a picture of labeled mats, cots, cribs, and blankets not touching to OCCL. Ensure all children have parent permission to sleep in another area, and ensure children are sleep on their mats/cots and not on a couch. This was corrected at the visit when the provider moved one crib to the approved childcare space, and woke up the two children who were sleeping on the couch.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 27, 2023

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      29P Indoor Space

      “Ensure electrical outlets are covered. Ensure water temperature is below 120 degrees. Water temperature was 156 upon observation. These were corrected at the visit.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Safety and hazards

      27P Hazardous Materials

      “Ensure all cleaners are inaccessible to children. Cleaners were accessible. This was corrected at the visit.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Records and paperwork

      25P Infants' Records

      “Ensure infant logs for feeding/sleeping/diapering, etc., are completed daily. There was no log for Child #2. Send daily log for 1 week to OCCL.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2023

    • Records and paperwork

      24P Daily Attendance of Children

      “Ensure children's attendance is documented. Attendance was not taken on the week of February 13, 2023. Send a week's worth of attendance to OCCL.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2023

    • Records and paperwork

      22P Children's Files

      “Ensure all child files are complete. Child #1 needs an immunization record and blood lead results on file. Child #2 needs a monthly infant feeding schedule completed by the parents. Child #4 needs a current health appraisal with immunization record, and blood lead results. Child #5 needs blood lead screening results. Child #6 needs a current health appraisal and blood lead screening results.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 28, 2023

    • Health, medication and illness

      20P Parent/Guardian Communication

      “Ensure children have signed permissions to sleep in another area. Child #1, 2, 3 ,4 ,5, and 6 are not sleeping in the same approved area and and do not have permission. Provider agreed to have all six children sleep only in a approved child care space. This was corrected at the visit.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Records and paperwork

      16P Notification to OCCL

      “16 D: Ensure approved spaces are used only. The licensee had child #2 sleeping in a crib in a non-approved space. This was corrected at the visit when the specialist reviewed the approved space requirements, and the licensee agreed to comply in the future.”

      Corrected during the visit

Copied from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing on October 1, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2021. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about Debra Samuel

Is Debra Samuel licensed?

Yes. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.

When was Debra Samuel last inspected?

Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on October 19, 2023. It lists 0 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Debra Samuel had rules cited by the state?

No. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists no cited rules in its 0 visits in the last 3 years. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can Debra Samuel care for?

9, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

Does Debra Samuel accept child care subsidies?

Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.

What are Debra Samuel's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (302) 838-1697 to confirm.

How much does Debra Samuel cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 838-1697 to ask.

What is Debra Samuel's phone number?

(302) 838-1697.

Where is Debra Samuel?

Newark, DE 19702. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.

Sources: Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).