Delaware records · Sussex County · Millsboro
CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL-MILLSBORO
Licensed Child Care Center · Millsboro, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 1521206
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 213 W STATE ST, Millsboro, DE 19966
- Licensed capacity
- 138
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 4 |
| Complaint investigations | 1 |
| Citations recorded | 12 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 10 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 2 |
| Record span | November 29, 2022 – July 22, 2026 |
How to read this record
A compliance visit is a licensing visit by an OCCL specialist. When the specialist finds a regulation has not been met, the visit record carries a citation: the regulation's code and short description, the specialist's corrective-action note describing what was found, and the correction record — the date correction was due, whether the state has marked it completed, the date it was corrected, and how. A complaint investigation begins with a complaint; its record carries the state's result and the investigator's written conclusion. Delaware does not grade citations by risk or severity, so no grade is shown — the specialist's note is the substance of the record. One visit can produce several citations. A citation the state later records as corrected stays in the history; that is what a licensing record is.
Record by year
| Year | Visits & investigations | Citations recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
5 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure ratios and maximum group size are maintained at all times. LS Brey observed a combination of nine infants and one-year-old's in a classroom with two staff. This was immediately addressed with the staff and Administrator and corrected.
Correction status: Pending · corrected July 22, 2026 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due July 22, 2026
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a blood lead level test result.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 31, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 7, 2026
Ensure gate in the infant and one-year-old classroom is safely maintained. LS Brey observed the latch mechanism having loose screws that can be easily accessed and removed by children. Repair latch.
Correction status: Pending · corrected July 23, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 31, 2026
Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish mulch to nine inches in fall zone areas.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 31, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 7, 2026
Ensure weekly lesson plans included activities in all required domains and special activities. Add social-emotional activities to the lesson plans for Little Ants, Grasshoppers, Inchworms, Busy Bees, and Wiggle Worms. Add music activities to the lesson plan for Busy Bees.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 24, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 7, 2026
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Eight staff need an updated Administration of Medication certification.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 22, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 15, 2025
Ensure two exit gates are in good repair and self-close and self-latch. Repair exit gates.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 16, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 15, 2025
Ensure diapering procedures are followed for pull-up changes, including utilizing a disposable cover, a foot-activate diaper pail, and posting a procedure. This was corrected at the visit when these items were added to the Busy Bees and Silly Spiders toilet rooms.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 15, 2025 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due July 15, 2025
Ensure classrooms for ages two years and older have the five required activity areas. This was corrected at the visit when accessible art supplies were added to the Wiggle Worms classroom.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 15, 2025 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due July 15, 2025
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs an adult Health Appraisal.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 31, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 16, 2024
Ensure gates in the outdoor play are self-closing and self-latching.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 29, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 16, 2024
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On March 4, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding restricting the hours therapists can serve children in the Center to between the hours of 9:30 am and 3:00 pm and improper staff-to-child ratio in the morning and afternoon. An investigation was conducted on March 8, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child ratio because according to attendance records viewed, the Grasshopper room was over ratio in the morning on three days, and the Wiggle Worm classroom was over ratio in the morning on four days. The administrator stated they have a system in place in the event they would become over ratio to immediately correct it by having a floater or office staff enter the room until another staff arrives; however, the attendance records do not indicate another staff person entered the room to remain in compliance. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of restricting therapists access to the center because the administrator stated they requested therapists limit their visits between the hours of 9:30 am and 3:00 pm but have never prohibited their entrance during hours of operation. Sign-in sheets in the center show therapists have visited before 9:30 am and have had sessions last until after 3:00 pm. Non-compliance Cited: Reg #27: Ensure staff-to-child ratio is maintained at all times, adhering to the regulations for the youngest age present in a combined classroom. According to attendance records viewed, the Grasshopper room was over ratio in the morning on three days and the Wiggle Worm classroom was over ratio in the morning on four days. This was corrected on March 15, 2024, when the administrator proactively sent the licensing specialist an action plan to remain in compliance with ratios. They have arranged staffing in order to open up each classroom daily which eliminates the need to combine classrooms in the morning. In addition, they are committing to re-training staff on proper sign-i n and sign-out procedures.
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead test results.
Correction status: Completed · corrected December 1, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due January 2, 2023
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