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Boys & Girls Club @ Smyrna Elementary School
Smyrna, DE
· Kent County
121 SOUTH SCHOOL LANE,
Smyrna, DE 19977
Quick Facts
Capacity
64 children
Age Range
Kindergarten through 10 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
580491
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
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About the Provider
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ SMYRNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a Licensed Child Care Center in SMYRNA DE, with a maximum capacity of 64 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Kindergarten through 10 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2023: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2021: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2026-03-18 | Non Compliance | 40T - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead screening results. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-03-18 | Non Compliance | 63T - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the Medication Administration Record (MAR) is complete. Child #1 has an inhaler on site. The MAR for the inhaler was not signed by the parent/guardian. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-03-18 | Non Compliance | 66T - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase an emergency water supply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-03-20 | Non Compliance | 30T - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a professional development plan. Two staff members need administration of medication training and/or certification. One staff member needs CPR and first aid certification. One staff member needs orientation. Two staff members need OCCL health and safety training. Two staff members need employee declaration. Two staff members need eligibility letters. Two staff members need an adult abuse registry check. Three staff members need adult health appraisals with TB results. Two staff members need release of employment history and corresponding service letters. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-03-20 | Non Compliance | 40T - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Two children need blood lead screening results. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-03-20 | Non Compliance | 65T - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase bandage tape, first aid guide, gauze pads, pencil/note pad, plastic bag, roll gauze, safety pins, splints, triangle bandage, and tweezers for the first aid kit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-03-20 | Non Compliance | 66T - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase additional emergency supplies that include enough foods that will not spoil, and bottled water to serve to enrollment for up to 24 hours. This specialist observed two 12 pack cases of 8 oz water bottles and two 12 pack boxes of pop tarts. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-03-20 | Non Compliance | 88T - Staffing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Designate and train a staff member who is at least a SASA in the day-to-day operations for when the SAA is absent. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-17 | Non Compliance | 30T - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete Staff #1 needs FA/CPR certification and a professional development plan Staff #2 needs a professional development plan | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-17 | Non Compliance | 36T - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance is documented on a daily basis. One staff month was not signed in. This was corrected at the visit when the staff member signed in. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-05-17 | Non Compliance | 40T - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete Child #1 needs a health appraisal with immunizations Child #4 needs a health appraisal with immunizations Child #5 needs a health appraisal with immunizations Child #6 needs a health appraisal with immunizations Child #7 needs a health appraisal with immunizations Child #8 needs days and hours to attend | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-17 | Non Compliance | 8T - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Renewal applications are due 60 prior to license expiration. OCCL received the renewal application on 07/28/2024 | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-02 | Non Compliance | 30T - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training, two staff need letters of eligibility on file, and one staff need an adult abuse registry check and a health appraisal with TB results. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-02 | Non Compliance | 36T - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure exact arrival and departure if staff is documented. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-05-02 | Non Compliance | 40T - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Four children need lead blood test results and one child needs a health appraisal and immunization record on file. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-02 | Non Compliance | 49T - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's personal belongings are not touching and labeled. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-05-26 | Non Compliance | 30T - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs an annual abuse and neglect review. Staff #2 needs a professional development plan and abuse and neglect review. Ensure staff files are physically present for all staff. Files were not present for Staff #3 and Staff #4. This was discussed and agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-05-26 | Non Compliance | 40T - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #5 needs a health appraisal. Child #10 needs emergency transportation permission. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-05-26 | Non Compliance | 66T - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase additional food and water to allow shelter in place for 24 hours. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-01-19 | Non Compliance | 30T - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a professional development plan. Staff #3 needs two attempts for a service letter. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-01-19 | Non Compliance | 40T - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #1, Child #3, and Child #4 need date of enrollment. Child #1 needs a health appraisal and immunization record. Child #2, Child #4, Child #6, and Child #10 each need an MAR for their medications. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-01-19 | Non Compliance | 65T - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase an eye patch for the first aid kit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-12-08 | Non Compliance | 27T - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure supervision and staff-to-child ratio is maintained. LS Sommer observed one staff inside the cafeteria with 21 children while another staff took the remaining seven children to the bathroom. As the children finished using the bathroom, they were not staying with the staff member and continued to enter the cafeteria adding to the improper staff-to-child ratio. This was discussed and corrected when all staff and children were together in the cafeteria. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2021-12-01 | Non Compliance | 27T - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratio and supervision are maintained at all times. LS Sommer observed children going to the bathroom alone by leaving the cafeteria. Staff stated they thought standing in the doorway between the cafeteria and hallway would allow supervision. LS Sommer explained the doorway is a threshold and when children or staff cross it, it affects the staff-to-child ratio and supervision. This was corrected when a group of children were taken to the bathroom by a qualified staff, leaving a second staff member alone with 15 children. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2021-11-10 | Non Compliance | 27T - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratio and supervision are maintained at all times. LS Sommer observed children going to the bathroom alone by leaving the cafeteria. Staff stated they thought standing in the doorway between the cafeteria and hallway would allow supervision. LS Sommer explained the doorway is a threshold and when children or staff cross it, it affects the staff-to-child ratio and supervision. This was corrected when a group of children were taken to the bathroom by a qualified staff, leaving a second staff member alone with 15 children. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2021-11-03 | Non Compliance | 27T - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times with qualified staff. An aide was alone inside the cafeteria with six children. This was corrected when a second staff member entered the cafeteria. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2021-10-28 | Non Compliance | 27T - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure supervision is maintained at all times. Upon arrival, LS Sommer observed two children alone running between the bathroom and cafeteria. This was discussed and corrected. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2021-10-28 | Non Compliance | 30T - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs an orientation, two references, and a service letter from transcore. Staff #2 needs an orientation, two references, adult abuse registry check, and attempts to send service letters to Appoquinimink and Smyrna School District. A full files must be accessible for all employees on site. This was discussed and agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2021-10-28 | Non Compliance | 40T - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs a health appraisal with immunizations. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2021-10-28 | Non Compliance | 66T - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Complete and submit the monthly fire inspection and drills. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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