Delaware records · Kent County · Smyrna
EXPANDING OUR KID'S WORLD INC.
Licensed Child Care Center · Smyrna, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 571662
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 3460 SOUTH DUPONT BOULEVARD, Smyrna, DE 19977
- Licensed capacity
- 134
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 4 |
| Complaint investigations | 4 |
| Citations recorded | 16 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 16 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | June 8, 2023 – June 16, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Nine staff need CPR with skills demonstration. One staff needs annual review of child abuse/neglect, orientation, OCCL's Health and Safety Training, employee declaration and drug/alcohol statement, adult abuse registry check, and release of employment history. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training, an application or resume, release of employment history, and references. One staff needs an annual review of child abuse/neglect, orientation, OCCL's Health and Safety Training, application or resume, release of employment history, and two more references. One staff needs review of child abuse/neglect, orientation, OCCL's Health and Safety training, job description, references, employee declaration and drug/alcohol statement, and release of employment history.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 7, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 10, 2026
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a health appraisal.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 30, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 3, 2026
Ensure exit gate on outdoor play area is unlocked while children are in care. This was corrected at the visit when the gate was unlocked and the center agreed to comply in the future.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 16, 2026 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due June 16, 2026
Ensure styrofoam objects are not used with infants and toddlers. Replace styrofoam food service products with an acceptable alternative.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 18, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 10, 2026
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On February 11, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding health exclusions, not providing truthful information, and caring for children in unapproved space. An investigation was conducted on February 18, 2026. This complaint is substantiated for caring for children in an unapproved space, because according to Administrator #1, usually two children are brought up to the front of the center near the offices for the last 10 minutes of every day to await parent pickup. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation the center did not provide truthful information on the daily logs. According to Staff #1, who was the staff person in the infant room on February 9, 2026, Child #1 arrived with a stuffy nose, was coughing and sneezing, but Parent #1 did not write this on the form at drop off, therefore, Staff #1 wrote it. LS #1 also confirmed it was written on the attendance record under the health check section. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation the center did not follow their health exclusion policies, because according to Staff #1, Child #1 s vomit on February 9, 2026, was not related to illness but rather their diagnosed reflux. Staff #1 stated Child #1 frequently spits up large quantities of their bottles. According to messages reviewed between Parent #1 and Staff #1, Parent #1 did not administer the proper dosage of medication to Child #1 the weekend before the incident, causing increased spit up.
5 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff needs a signed professional development plan. One staff needs an adult health appraisal. One staff needs a signed employee declaration. One staff needs an adult health appraisal with TB screening.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 20, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 27, 2025
Ensure Parent's Right to Know log is reviewed with and signed by each newly enrolled family or any families touring the facility. Review and obtain necessary signatures.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 20, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 27, 2025
Ensure child files are completed. One child needs emergency card information, including emergency transportation permission.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 20, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 27, 2025
Ensure walls and surfaces are in good repair. Repair walls where the paint is peeling in the green and blue rooms. Repair baseboard in the blue room bathroom.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 20, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 27, 2025
Ensure staff utilize a non-porous surface for diaper changing. The diaper mat in the green room was ripped and a cloth cover was being used in the infant room. This was corrected at the visit when the mat in the green room was replaced and the cloth cover in the infant room was removed. Ensure staff and children's hands are washed after each diaper change. This Specialist observed a staff person change three children's diapers without washing his/her own hands or the child's hands. This was corrected at the visit when it was addressed with the staff person and they all washed hands.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 4, 2025 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due June 4, 2025
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On January 31, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding accident/injury procedures, expulsion policy, positive behavior management, improper staff-to-child ratio, and not using respectful communication. An investigation was conducted on February 6, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because according to an accident/injury report reviewed, Child #1 s parent/guardian was made aware of the injury resulting in scratches on his/her face. Additionally, Staff #1 stated Child #1 s lips were very chapped and would crack and bleed, causing the bloody lip which the Reporter alleged to be an injury. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation Child #1 was terminated without proper notice, because according to Administrator #1, she met with the parent/guardian twice, explaining after three more incidents of Child #1 hurting other children, his/her enrollment would be terminated. Additionally, according to the center s expulsion policy in the parent handbook, they can terminate a child s enrollment at any time, for any reason. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation the center places children in excessive time-outs because staff denied this allegation. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation the center not following proper staff-to-child ratio because according to the attendance records reviewed, the center maintained staff-to-child ratio. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint the administrator was disrespectful to a parent/guardian because Administrator #1 denied this and according to Staff #2, whose classroom is closest to the front office, she has never heard Administrator #1 being disrespectful to any parents or guardians in the building.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On November 6, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding water being unavailable to children. An investigation was conducted on November 20, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because all staff interviewed stated the children bring their own water bottles to the center and they are accessible to children in the classroom and refilled as needed. Additionally, Staff #2 stated the classroom staff carry each child s water bottle in a large bucket outside for outdoor play. While at the center, Staff #1 and Staff #2 confirmed Child #1 had a contagious skin infection called molluscum. When asked how the center handled this, all staff interviewed stated they kept the rash covered with bandages or clothing, in accordance with the doctor s note in Child #1 s file.
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs an Adult Health Appraisal with TB screening.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 6, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 21, 2024
Ensure any cleaning supplies or hazardous materials are stored out of children's reach. Ensure air fresheners are not used in child care spaces. Shaving cream and disinfectant wipes were observed being accessible in the Blue Room. Air fresheners and cleaning supplies were accessible in the bathrooms in the school-age building.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 6, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 21, 2024
Wash hands after each diaper change, as required. This was corrected at the visit when the staff person in the one-year-old classroom washed her hands.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 5, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due June 5, 2024
Ensure all lesson plans contain language/literacy activities. Add language/literacy activities to the two-year-old lesson plan.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 10, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 21, 2024
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on October 4, 2023, regarding staff using a drug that could adversely affect job functions. An investigation was conducted on October 10, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because the staff denied the allegation, other interviewed staff denied the allegation, and the administrator stated she conducted an observation in the classroom after the issue was brought to her attention and did not observe any signs of impairment.
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff file are completed. Orientation for Staff #1.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 13, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 12, 2023
Ensure children files are completed. Blood Lead screening results for Child #3, 5, and 12.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 28, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 12, 2023
Ensure diaper changing mats are ripped-free. Both diaper-changing mats were replaced at the visit.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 8, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due June 8, 2023
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