Licensed Child Care Center
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Destined For Greatness Learning Center Inc.
Smyrna, DE
· Kent County
24 EAST NORTH STREET,
Smyrna, DE 19977
Quick Facts
Capacity
41 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
399918
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
DESTINED FOR GREATNESS LEARNING CENTER INC. is a Licensed Child Care Center in SMYRNA DE, with a maximum capacity of 41 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. 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: 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 14U - Notification to OCCL | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure OCCL is notified within five business days of the transfer of the early childhood administrator. Per discussion with the owner, she is now the administrator for the location and the previous administrator has transferred to Destined for Greatness Learning Center V. This was discussed with the owner. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs orientation, OCCL's Health & Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, two references, and an adult health appraisal with TB results. One staff member needs a release of employment history with accurate information and corresponding service letters. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an emergency card and transportation permission. One child needs parents right to know acknowledgment. Two children need an infant feeding schedule. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all areas are clean. The floors between the rubber mats in the hallway and the pre-k classroom need to be cleaned. Ensure electrical outlets and power strips are covered. The power strip in the one-year-old classroom needs covers on the unused outlets. Ensure all sinks supply hot and cold water. The sink in the infant classroom and in front of the bathroom are not supplying hot water. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator in the infant classroom and the kitchen to ensure the temperature is at 41 degrees F or colder. The thermometer in the infant classroom read 42 degrees F and the thermometer in the kitchen was not operating. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the ventilation fan in the bathroom is operable. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair the wooden barrier along the fence in the older child outdoor play area. Remove the two broken red chairs. Ensure the gate is self-closing and self-latching. The gate in the older child outdoor play area is not self-closing and self-latching. Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish the fall zone material with nine inches of pea gravel under all equipment when the children's feet leave the ground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure nap equipment is non-absorbent. Dispose of the ripped nap mat in the one-year-old classroom. Ensure crib mattresses are covered with a tight-fitting bottom sheet. A crib was observed with a loose bottom sheet. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 58U - Sanitation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure soap and water and sanitizer/disinfectant are available to be used on items/equipment as required. The two-year-old classroom did not have soap/water. This was corrected when soap/water was supplied. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure hands are washed after diaper changes. A staff member was observed not washing her hands nor the child's hands after changing the child's diaper. This was discussed with the staff member and corrected when both sets of hands were washed. Ensure the diaper changing area is cleaned with soap and water and disinfected after each diaper change. The diaper changing area was not cleaned by the staff member after changing a diaper. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase additional water for proper shelter-in-place supplies. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 75U - Activity Areas | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure indoor spaces include the five required areas with sufficient materials. The three-year-old classroom needs language/literacy and science materials. The two-year-old classroom needs dramatic play materials and science materials. The one-year-old classroom needs language/dramatic play materials. The pre-k classroom needs manipulatives/ math/ problem solving materials and science materials. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a daily schedule is posted in each classroom. The infant classroom was missing a schedule. This was corrected when on was posted. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Document the training of the staff member trained in the day-to-day operations when the administrator is absent. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs to obtain CPR and first aid certification and four references. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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