Cadence Academy Preschool, Smyrna
649 S Carter Rd, Smyrna, DE
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Boys & Girls Club @ Sunnyside Elementary School is a licensed child care center in Smyrna, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 76 children, serving school-age children.
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 8 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 | 76 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Boys & Girls Club @ Sunnyside 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 18, 2026
8 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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66T Emergency Planning
“Purchase an emergency water supply.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 1, 2026
40T Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an immunization record. Two children need blood lead screening results. Two children need parents right to know acknowledgment. Two children need screen time permission. Two children need transportation permission. Two children need medication permission.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 14, 2026
88T Staffing
“Ensure a qualified school-age administrator who functions in that role is identified and present at least 50% of the hours of operation. Per the renewal application submitted on 1/27/2025, Staff #2 is documented as the school-age administrator. Upon review, it was determined that Staff #2 is only qualified as a school-age intern. This specialist sent an email to the Area Director Kent North requesting confirmation on the sites administrator on 2/20/2025. The Area Director confirmed the administrator is Staff #2. When asked for Staff #2's DEED's Early Learning certificate, Area Director stated she was looking it up and would send it. When asked on 2/25/2025, Area Director stated Staff #2 had contacted DEEDs and she needed to go to DSU to obtain her official transcript to give to them to obtain her qualifications certificate. Document the training of the day-to-day operations of the designated SASA staff member in the absence of the SAA.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 3, 2025
40T Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Five children needs blood lead screening results.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 4, 2025
30T Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs administration of medication training and/or certification, OCCL's health and safety training, an adult health appraisal with TB results, release of employment history, and corresponding service letters.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 14, 2025
65T First Aid Kits
“Ensure first aid kit is complete. The First Aid kit is missing gauze pads and safety pins. Please send a picture of missing items.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 11, 2024
40T Child Files
“Ensure children's files are complete. Child #4 needs Health Appraisal & Immunizations. Please send a copy of Health Appraisal & Immunizations to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: May 16, 2024
30T Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs - Training hours/PD PLan/Annual review of abuse & neglect/Current CPR&FA. Staff #2 needs - PD Plan/Annual review of abuse & neglect. Staff #3 needs - Training Hours & H&S Staff #4 needs - PD Plan/Annual review of abuse & neglect/Eligibility date Staff #5 needs - CPR&FA/PD Plan/Orientation/OCCL H&S Training/References/FP Eligibility/Health & Appraisal w/TB/ Staff #6 needs - CPR&FA/Training Hours/PD Plan/Orientation/OCCL H&S Training/References/FP Eligibility/Health Appraisal w/TB/Release of Employment/Service Letters”
Correction date in the state record: May 28, 2024
36T Staff Attendance
“Ensure exact departure time is documented on the staff log. LS observed at 7:24 a.m. one staff was signed out at 8:30 a.m.”
Corrected during the visit
91T Child Care Activities
“Ensure a monthly activity plan is posted.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 17, 2023
88T Staffing
“Ensure a staff member school age site assistant or above is trained in the absence of the school age administrator.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 17, 2023
66T Emergency Planning
“Ensure monthly evacuation plans drills and inspections are completed.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 17, 2023
49T Indoor Space
“Ensure a child's personal belonging space is labeled.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 5, 2023
40T Child Files
“Ensure medication of emergencies is available. LS observed a child has a medical condition that requires emergency medication. LS went to nurse office at 4:44p.m. and no one could get to medication.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 17, 2023
30T Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. three staff need OCCL's health and safety training, a letter of eligibility on file. Two staff need a professional development plan completed, and annual review of abuse and neglect. One staff member needs an orientation, two references, employee declaration, drug and alcohol statement, a health appraisal on OCCL's form, a release of employment history and an attempt to receive a service letter from prior employer(s), if one can not be obtained a second attempt is needed if one is not gained two additional references are needed.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 17, 2023
27T Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure direct supervision of children is always occurring. LS observed staff #1 in the doorway of the cafeteria and allowing children to use the bathroom. This was corrected when LS advised the staff of the proper procedures.”
Corrected during the visit
71U Meals and Snacks
“Post the current menu. This was corrected when the menu was found and posted.”
Corrected during the visit
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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 18, 2026, with 2 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 8 rules across 3 of 3 visits in the last 3 years; 8 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.
76, 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) 420-2484 to confirm.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 420-2484 to ask.
(302) 420-2484.
123 Rabbit Chase Ln, Smyrna, DE 19977. The nearest other daycare we list is Cadence Academy Preschool, Smyrna, 0.4 miles away.