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Magnolia, DE 19962 · infants to school-age · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Cruz Kid Care Academy
- licensed capacity
- 97
- open each week
- 5 days
- a week, county median
- $182
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About
About Cruz Kid Care Academy
Cruz Kid Care Academy is a licensed child care center in Camden, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 97 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
It is open Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM. It describes a Play-based approach, with infant care and toddler care. It says it provides meals.
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing made 4 visits in the last 3 years and cited 30 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
InfantsSchool-ageMeals providedAccepts child care subsidyOpens before 7 AM
Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
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- Type
- Child care center
- Ages
- Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
- Hours today
- 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Licensed capacity
- 97 children
Hours
Hours
| MondayToday | 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| Sunday | Not listed |
Programs
Programs and care
| Ages | Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Programs | Infant care and toddler care |
| Approach | Play-based |
| Staff-to-child ratio | Nurturing caregivers are staffed at 1:4 ratio |
| Daily life | Meals provided; Snacks provided |
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
| Licensed capacity | 97 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Tuition and costs
Cruz Kid Care Academy has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Kent County has a median price of $182 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.
Infant
Center$182
Home daycare$156
Toddler
Center$139
Home daycare$128
Preschool
Center$145
Home daycare$129
School age
Center$111
Home daycare$64
State record
Inspection reports for Cruz Kid Care Academy
License
- Status
- Licensed and operating
- License type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Capacity
- 97 children
- Ages
- Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
- License number
- #823977
Summary
4 visits with a cited rule in the last 3 years · Most recent Apr 21, 2026
30 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.
- Records and paperwork 10
- Building, equipment and play areas 5
- Discipline and child guidance 3
- Food and nutrition 2
- Health, medication and illness 2
- Safe sleep 2
- Safety and hazards 2
- Staff training and qualifications 1
- Supervision and ratios 1
- Other rules 2
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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Apr 21, 2026Inspection12 rules cited
8U License Renewal
“Ensure to submit renewal application 60 days before license expiration. (This was corrected when licensee provided a renewal application during the visit)”
Corrected during the visit
74U Lesson Plans
“Ensure the lesson plans include social emotional. Provide lesson plans that include the social emotional.”
Correction date in the state record: May 28, 2026
72U Feeding of Infants
“Updated monthly infant feeding schedule for all infants in care.”
Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2026
63U Administration of Medication
“Ensure all medication administration record are completed for over the counter and prescribed medications.”
Correction date in the state record: May 15, 2026
57U Equipment
“Ensure enough equipment are available for children in each classroom. In the toddler 2 classroom five books were observed on the shelf in the classroom, later the shelf had more books, then the books were reduced. Send photo”
Correction date in the state record: May 15, 2026
56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure prohibited items are not in the cribs with infants. Sound machines were observed in or on the crib with loop strings and three infants were observed in the crib with bibs while sleeping. (This was corrected when staff removed the sound machine from the crib and the bibs from the infants.”
Corrected during the visit
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure fall zones on the outdoor play area have enough mulch.”
Correction date in the state record: May 28, 2026
49U Indoor Space
“Ensure walls are in good repair. Repair the walls in the purple room and teal room from peeling paint. Send picture.”
Correction date in the state record: May 15, 2026
45U Hazardous Materials
“Updated radon test result is needed for child care space.”
Correction date in the state record: May 20, 2026
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are completed: Child #1 needs a health appraisal, immunization with lead blood test result, Child #2 and Child#3 needs immunization.”
Correction date in the state record: May 28, 2026
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are completed: Staff #1 needs CPR/FA certification, Staff #2 needs OCCL health and safety training, administration of medication certification and comprehensive background check with eligibly determined, Staff #3 needs DEEDS certification, Staff #4 needs CPR/FA certification and a service letter, Staff #5 needs TB test result, Staff #5 needs service letter, Staff #7 needs administration of medication certification, OCCL health and safety certification, Staff #8 needs DEEDS certification, OCCL health and safety training, one additional reference letter”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 24, 2026
28U General Qualifications
“Ensure to have staff over 18 have a comprehensive background check and eligibility determined. Staff #2 had a pending OOS for over 45 days.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 22, 2026
Apr 9, 2025Inspection13 rules cited
8U License Renewal
“Ensure to submit the renewal application for the child care center 60 days before license expiration”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 30, 2025
76U Activity Schedule
“Ensure daily schedule is followed allowing outdoor gross motor play. During the visit staff was observed taking the children to an indoor classroom instead of outside for outdoor play. Other classroom did not follow the schedule by taking the children outside for outdoorplay time.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 15, 2025
72U Feeding of Infants
“Ensure monthly feeding forms are updated for infants in care.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 11, 2025
63U Administration of Medication
“Ensure to follow all administration of medication procedures. Ensure all medications are accompanied with the MAR. Ensure that medication that is no longer in used are returned to the parents. Ensuree all medication are labeled and in orgianl box. Ensure to disposed of all expired medication. Provide a written statement to OCCL about the medications observed in each classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 30, 2025
56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Ensure rest equipment doe not touch another child's rest equipment.”
Corrected during the visit
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure gates are self-latching, gate behind the building is not self latching.. Ensure the fall zones have proper depth to absorb falls. Send video and picture.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 15, 2025
49U Indoor Space
“Ensure interior spaced designated for children in care use is available to children when the center is in operation. The school age classroom is currently being used as storage , the old infatn classroom is used for staorage and the toddler ones is being used for indoor play area. Set each room to meet the regulations and send pictures of the classsroom set up. Provider can also sent document to remove them as spaced used for children and reduce capacity.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 15, 2025
45U Hazardous Materials
“ensure all containers with chemicals are labeled with contents in the PS/ PK room has a zep bottle and two small blue bottles with liquid with no labels. Provide picture to OCCL with bottles labeled.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 15, 2025
43U Children's Attendance
“Ensure to document the exact arrival of children in care. In the Three- year old classroom one child was not sign in. Provide OCCL with attendance for the classroom from 4-10 to 4-17.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 15, 2025
42U Documenting Children's Progress
“Ensure an annual developmental plan is available for each child in care.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 15, 2025
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are completed: Child #1 needs a health appraisal with immunization Child #2 needs blood lead test result Child #6 needs health appraisal with immunization Child #8 needs, blood lead test result Child #10 needs health appraisal with immunization and blood lead test result Child#13 needs health appraisal with immunization”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 25, 2025
36U Staff Attendance
“Ensure staff's exact departure is documented on the attendance record. In the PS/PK classroom staff did not sign out of the classroom and were not present in the classroom. Provide the attendance record for the classroom from 4-10-2025 to 4-17-2025”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 15, 2025
30U Personnel Files
“Complete files are needed for the following staff: Staff #1 needs an annual safe sleep, annual abuse and neglect, OCCL health and safety training, health appraisal with TB, release of employment and adult abuse check Staff #2 needs orientation, adult abuse check and OCCL health and safety training Staff #3 needs annual abuse and neglect, orientation, OCCL health and safety training, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB and release of employment Staff #4 needs a CPR/FA certification, orientation, administration of medication certification, OCCL health and safety training, job description, adult abuse check and CHU letter of eligibility. Staff #5 needs CPR/FA certification, DEED certification, orientation, one additional reference letter CHU letter of eligibility, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB, release of employment Staff #6 needs CPR/FA certification, administration of medication certification, orientation, OCCL health and safety training, two reference letters, a CHU letter of eligibility, release of employment, adult abuse check, service letter Staff #7 needs CPR/FA certification, administration of medication certification, OCCL health and safety training, job description, two reference letters, health appraisal with TB, release of employment Staff #8 needs CPR/FA certification, administration of medication certification, OCCL health and safety training, job description, two reference letters, health appraisal with TB, service letter Staff #9 needs annual training hours Staff #10 needs Two more hours of annual training hours Staff #11 needs CPR/FA certification, administration of medication certification, OCCL health and safety training, two reference letters, health appraisal with TB, service letter Staff #12 needs CPR/FA certification, CHU letter of eligibility Staff #13 needs CHU letter of eligibility, administration of medication certification”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 15, 2025
Apr 29, 2024Inspection5 rules cited
43U Children's Attendance
“Ensure children are sign in and out of a classroom. In the one year old classroom a child was not sign out of the classroom when he went to another classroom.”
Corrected during the visit
40U Child Files
“Complete child file is needed: Child #14 needs a blood lead screening result.”
36U Staff Attendance
“Ensure staff sign in and out of the classroom. In the one year old classroom a staff AP did not sign out the classroom.”
Corrected during the visit
30U Personnel Files
“Complete file are needed for the following staff members: Staff #1 a comprehensive background check since staff have turned 18 on 4-1-2024. Staff #2 needs OCCL health and safety training Staff #3 needs OCCL health and safety training”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 27, 2024
27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure staff to child ratio is maintained at all times. In the one year old classroom, LS observed 14 one- two year old children were observed in the classroom. The youngest was one year old. This was corrected when staff remove two of the children from the classroom.”
Corrected during the visit
- Mar 8, 2024VisitNo rules cited
May 1, 2023Inspection7 rules cited
77U Infant and Toddler Care
“Ensure choking hazards are not present in the classrooms. Remove black plastic bags from the one year old classroom. ( send pictures)”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 8, 2023
74U Lesson Plans
“Provide a weekly special on the lesson plan. Add a food exploration or health habit on all lessons plans in classrooms that have children over 24 months.”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 8, 2023
63U Administration of Medication
“Ensure to follow the administration of medication at all times. Provide MAR for all medications that is not soap and water for all classrooms.”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 8, 2023
40U Child Files
“Developmental plans are needed for all children in the center.”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 8, 2023
36U Staff Attendance
“Ensure staff members sign in and out of a classroom. A staff member did not sign out of the pre K classroom. ( This was corrected when the staff was signed out of the classroom)”
Corrected during the visit
30U Personnel Files
“Complete files are needed for the following staff members: Staff #1 needs OCCL Health and safety training and 18 hours of annual training Staff #2 needs OCCL Health and safety training and 2 hours of annual training Staff #3 needs OCCL Health and safety training and 18 hours of annual training Staff #4 needs OCCL Health and safety training Staff #5 needs OCCL Health and safety training and 18 hours of annual training Staff #6 needs OCCL Health and safety training Staff #7 needs OCCL Health and safety training Staff #8 needs OCCL Health and safety training and 3 hours of annual training, a health appraisal with TB, CPR certification and DEEDS certification Staff #9 needs OCCL Health and safety training and 18 hours of annual training Staff #10 needs OCCL Health and safety training and 18 hours of annual training Staff #11 needs OCCL Health and safety training and 18 hours of annual training Staff #12 needs orientation, OCCL Health and safety training a health appraisal with TB, release of employment, a service letter.”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 12, 2023
27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure staff follow staff to child ratio at all times. A staff member in the infant classroom walked out of the room leaving the other staff member with eight infants. ( This was corrected when the staff returned to the classroom)”
Corrected during the visit
Apr 27, 2022Inspection3 rules cited
40U Child Files
“Lead screening result is needed for Child #9. Update infant feeding schedule for five infants.”
Correction date in the state record: May 20, 2022
36U Staff Attendance
“A staff member documented her departure time on the attendance record in the three- year-old classroom at the time of her arrival in the classroom. Ensure to document the exact arrival and departure times at the time of arrival and departure (This was correct when staff agreed.)”
Corrected during the visit
30U Personnel Files
“Complete files for four staff members. Staff #4 professional plan Staff #6 Professional plan Staff #8 Professional plan Staff #12 CPR/ FA certification”
Correction date in the state record: May 23, 2022
- Apr 13, 2022VisitNo rules cited
- Feb 22, 2022VisitNo rules cited
Nov 10, 2021Inspection4 rules cited
40U Child Files
“Complete child files are needed for two children. Child #4 and Child #11 needs a child appraisal.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 16, 2021
36U Staff Attendance
“Ensure staff members document their exact hours of when there are in a classroom. In the one-year-old room, a staff member did not sign in or out on the attendance record. (This was corrected when the staff member documented her time in and out of the classroom).”
Corrected during the visit
30U Personnel Files
“Complete files are needed for the following staff members: Staff #2 needs an adult abuse check and administration of medication certificate.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 12, 2021
28U General Qualifications
“Ensure to have documentation of when a staff member is eligible to be left alone with children. ( This was corrected when administrator contacted CHU to retrieve a copy of staff members eligibility letter).”
Corrected during the visit
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FAQ
Questions about Cruz Kid Care Academy
Is Cruz Kid Care Academy licensed?
Yes. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.
When was Cruz Kid Care Academy last inspected?
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on April 21, 2026, with 12 rules cited. It lists 4 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Cruz Kid Care Academy had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 30 rules across 3 of 4 visits in the last 3 years; 29 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.
How many children can Cruz Kid Care Academy care for?
97, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Does Cruz Kid Care Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
What are Cruz Kid Care Academy's hours?
Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.
How much does Cruz Kid Care Academy cost?
It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 698-1481 to ask.
What is Cruz Kid Care Academy's phone number?
(302) 698-1481.
Where is Cruz Kid Care Academy?
103 South Street, Camden, DE 19934. The nearest other daycare we list is Tot's Turf Early Learning Center, under 0.1 miles away.