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Cadence Academy Preschool-smyrna
Smyrna, DE
· Kent County
649 S CARTER RD,
Smyrna, DE 19977
Quick Facts
Capacity
191 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1456251
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
CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL-SMYRNA is a Licensed Child Care Center in SMYRNA DE, with a maximum capacity of 191 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2022: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2023: 7 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2024: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2025: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.; 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.; 2021: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2025-10-07 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs a release of employment history and job description. One staff person needs one more reference. Two staff need two documented attempts to obtain service letters and one more reference if no service letter is returned. One staff person needs one more attempt to obtain a service letter. On staff needs two documented attempts to obtain a service letter. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-07 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a foot-activated diaper pail is available for diapering. The diaper pail in Room #10 is broken and not foot-activated. Purchase new pail. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-07 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans for ages two years and older contain a weekly opportunity in a food or healthy habit. This was corrected at the visit when an activity was added. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-10-07 | Non Compliance | 75U - Activity Areas | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classrooms for two years and older contain five required activity areas, including art. This was corrected at the visit when art supplies were made accessible in Room #11. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-10-08 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff need an annual review of safe sleep and child abuse and neglect. One staff person needs one additional hour of training. One staff needs orientation and four reference letters. One staff needs a signed job description and four references. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-08 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Two children need a blood lead level test result. One child needs a signed Medication Administration Record. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-08 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure refrigerators maintain a temperature of 41 degrees F or colder. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-08 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a non-porous diaper changing mat is available in the three's and four's classrooms. LS Brey observed a staff person changing a child standing up without a mat. This was corrected at the visit when the staff was instructed to use the mat. Ensure a foot-activated diaper pail is available. Purchase new pails for Room 13, the shared bathrooms for Rooms 6 and 7, and the shared bathrooms for Rooms 8 and 9. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-08 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the lesson plans for the infants contain activities in physical and social-emotional. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-08 | Non Compliance | 75U - Activity Areas | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure art materials are accessible in the two-year-old classrooms. This was corrected at the visit when materials were added. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-23 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Five staff need CPR and first Aid certification. Three staff need Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training. Three staff need references. Seven staff need a health appraisal. Five staff need TB results. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-23 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a blood lead test result. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-23 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the toilet seat is in good repair. The school-age classroom toilet seat needs to be repaired or replaced. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-23 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure refrigerators and freezers are at required temperatures in the kitchen. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-23 | Non Compliance | 59U - Hand Washing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure hands of children and staff are washed after diapering. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-23 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure diaper pails are with in arms reach of the changing station. Ensure changing stations are available during care hours for use. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-23 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure gates are self closing self latching in the outdoor play areas. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-10-10 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs service letters or proof of requests sent twice. -Staff #2 needs the declaration signed. -Staff #3 needs CPR and first aid, a professional development plan, annual review of abuse and neglect, an application or data sheet, and a health appraisal with TB results. -Staff #4 needs annula review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect. -Staff #5 needs a professional development plan and review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect. -Staff #6 needs review of abuse and neglect -Staff #7 needs review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect. -Staff #8 needs a health appraisal with TB results. -Staff #9 needs a professional development plan. -Staff #11 needs annual review of abuse and neglect. -Staff #12 needs an application or data sheet, employee declaration, drug/alcohol statement, a health appraisal with TB results, and an annual review of abuse and neglect. -Staff #13 needs a review of abuse and neglect, an employee declaration, drug/alcohol state | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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