The Next Step Learning Center at Camden
3377 S Dupont Hwy, Camden, DE
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Boys & Girls Club @ Allen Frear Elementary School is a licensed child care center in Camden Wyoming, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 141 children, serving school-age children.
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 20 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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| Ages | School-age childrenFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
| Licensed capacity | 141 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Boys & Girls Club @ Allen Frear Elementary School has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time school-age care at a child care center in Kent County has a median price of $111 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
State record
3 visits with a cited rule in the last 3 years · Most recent Mar 4, 2026
20 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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91T Child Care Activities
“Ensure daily schedule is posted showing a variety of required activities with approximate times. Complete schedule.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 27, 2026
52T Area for Children Who Become Ill
“Ensure space for children who may become ill is equipped properly and includes clean bedding. Acquire top and bottom coverings for mat.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 27, 2026
40T Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a blood lead level test result.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 5, 2026
30T Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs first aid training, OCCL's Health & Safety Training, Service Letters, two more references if Service Letter is not received, DEEDs qualification, and health appraisal with TB screening. One staff person needs DEEDs qualification, CPR/FA training, OCCL's Health & Safety Training, application/resume, one more reference, health appraisal with TB screening. One staff person needs OCCL's Health & Safety Training, application/resume, health appraisal with TB screening, two documented attempts to obtain Service Letters, and two more references if a Service Letter is not returned. One staff person needs Administration of Medication training. One staff needs annual training hours.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 28, 2026
17T Telephones
“Ensure emergency phone numbers are posted. Complete form, as needed, and post in visible location.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 27, 2026
91T Child Care Activities
“Ensure a daily or monthly activity plan is available and posted. Create plan and post in a visible area.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 4, 2025
8T License Renewal
“Ensure renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration. Complete renewal application.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 14, 2025
71U Meals and Snacks
“Ensure a current menu is posted. The current menu posted was from September. Update and post a menu.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 4, 2025
49T Indoor Space
“Ensure each child has an individual, labeled storage space for their belongings. Label baskets.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 29, 2025
40T Child Files
“Ensure child files are available on site. Upon arrival to the center, no child files were on site. This was corrected at the visit when another staff person brought the files to the center. Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a blood lead level test result. One child needs date of enrollment, hours and days of attending, and screen time permission. One child needs a health appraisal, immunizations, and blood lead level test result. One child needs a date of enrollment.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 30, 2025
38T Parents Right to Know
“Ensure Parent's Right to Know Log is completed for each enrolled family. Obtain signatures as required.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 4, 2025
30T Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are available on site. Upon arrival to the center, no staff files were present. This was corrected at the visit when another staff person brought the files to the center. Ensure staff files are complete. One staff person needs an updated professional development plan, annual review of child abuse and neglect, and updated CPR/FA certification.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 29, 2025
28T General Qualifications
“Ensure staff complete a comprehensive background check every five years. Complete fingerprinting within five business days for Staff #2.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 6, 2025
8T License Renewal
“Ensure renewal application is signed by a designated representative or authorized signatory.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 22, 2024
88T Staffing
“Ensure a staff person qualified as at least a Site Assistant and determined eligible is trained in day-to-day operations with appropriate documentation on site.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 22, 2024
49T Indoor Space
“Ensure each child has a space for their personal belongings that is labeled with their name.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 2, 2024
40T Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Three children need date of enrollment, days, and hours of attending. Two children need date of enrollment. Two children need hours and days of attending. One child needs date of enrollment and hours of attending. One child needs hours of attending. Two children need blood lead level test results. One child needs a Health Appraisal and blood lead level test result.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 17, 2024
30T Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs an Adult Health Appraisal with TB screening, two attempts at Service Letters and two or four references, depending on the return of a Service Letter, and must complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff person needs out-of-State background checks returned.”
Correction date in the state record: May 13, 2024
28T General Qualifications
“Ensure staff members with pending out-of-state background checks are supervised at all times by staff that are determined eligible by a comprehensive background check. LS Brey observed staff with pending out-of-state background checks alone with children. Administrator Miller also stated that on occasion, the children are split into groups where staff with pending out-of-state checks are alone with children in the gym.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 22, 2024
27T Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure supervision is provided at all times by a staff person who has been determined eligible. LS Brey observed children leaving the room and running down the hall, out of sight, to the bathroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 22, 2024
40T Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Two children need blood lead screening results.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 20, 2023
30T Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff need eligibility letters.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 15, 2023
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FAQ
Yes. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on March 4, 2026, with 5 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 20 rules across 3 of 3 visits in the last 3 years; 20 show a correction in the state record. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
141, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve school-age children.
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
Its hours are not listed. Call (302) 824-4832 to confirm.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 824-4832 to ask.
(302) 824-4832.
238 Sorghum Mill Road, Camden Wyoming, DE 19934. The nearest other daycare we list is Calvary Christian Academy, 1.1 miles away.