Delaware records · Kent County · Camden
CRUZ KID CARE ACADEMY LLC
Licensed Child Care Center · Camden, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 823977
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 103 SOUTH STREET, Camden, DE 19934
- Licensed capacity
- 97
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 6 |
| Complaint investigations | 3 |
| Citations recorded | 44 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 44 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | November 10, 2021 – April 21, 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 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
12 regulations cited at this visit.
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 status: Completed · corrected April 22, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 8, 2026
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 status: Completed · corrected June 24, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 8, 2026
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 status: Completed · corrected May 28, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 8, 2026
Updated radon test result is needed for child care space.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 20, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 8, 2026
Ensure walls are in good repair. Repair the walls in the purple room and teal room from peeling paint. Send picture.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 15, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 8, 2026
Ensure fall zones on the outdoor play area have enough mulch.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 28, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 8, 2026
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.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 21, 2026 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due April 21, 2026
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 status: Completed · corrected May 15, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 8, 2026
Ensure all medication administration record are completed for over the counter and prescribed medications.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 15, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 8, 2026
Updated monthly infant feeding schedule for all infants in care.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 21, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 8, 2026
Ensure the lesson plans include social emotional. Provide lesson plans that include the social emotional.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 28, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 8, 2026
Ensure to submit renewal application 60 days before license expiration. (This was corrected when licensee provided a renewal application during the visit)
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 21, 2026 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due April 21, 2026
13 regulations cited at this visit.
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 status: Completed · corrected August 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
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 status: Completed · corrected August 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
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 status: Completed · corrected July 25, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
Ensure an annual developmental plan is available for each child in care.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
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 status: Completed · corrected August 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
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 status: Completed · corrected August 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
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 status: Completed · corrected August 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
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 status: Completed · corrected August 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
Ensure rest equipment doe not touch another child's rest equipment.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 9, 2025 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due April 30, 2025
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 status: Completed · corrected July 30, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
Ensure monthly feeding forms are updated for infants in care.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 11, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
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 status: Completed · corrected August 15, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
Ensure to submit the renewal application for the child care center 60 days before license expiration
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 30, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due April 30, 2025
5 regulations cited at this visit.
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.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 29, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due April 29, 2024
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 status: Completed · corrected June 27, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 15, 2024
Ensure staff sign in and out of the classroom. In the one year old classroom a staff AP did not sign out the classroom.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 29, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due April 29, 2024
Complete child file is needed: Child #14 needs a blood lead screening result.
Correction status: Completed · correction was due May 15, 2024
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.
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 29, 2024 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due April 29, 2024
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On February 2, 2024, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received the complaint on February 2, 2024, and accepted it for investigation regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on February 8, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline because Staff #1 denied the allegation and Staff #2 stated Staff #1 did not yank Child #1 s arm. Staff #2 stated Staff #1 was sitting Child #1 down gently
7 regulations cited at this visit.
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)
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 1, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due May 1, 2023
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 status: Completed · corrected June 12, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 15, 2023
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)
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 1, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due May 15, 2023
Developmental plans are needed for all children in the center.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 8, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 15, 2023
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 status: Completed · corrected June 8, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 15, 2023
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 status: Completed · corrected June 8, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 15, 2023
Ensure choking hazards are not present in the classrooms. Remove black plastic bags from the one year old classroom. ( send pictures)
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 8, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 15, 2023
3 regulations cited at this visit.
Complete files for four staff members. Staff #4 professional plan Staff #6 Professional plan Staff #8 Professional plan Staff #12 CPR/ FA certification
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 23, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 10, 2022
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.)
Correction status: Completed · corrected April 27, 2022 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due May 10, 2022
Lead screening result is needed for Child #9. Update infant feeding schedule for five infants.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 20, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 10, 2022
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
OCCL received a complaint on March 22, 2022, regarding staff members not following diapering procedures and staff being disrespectful to a parent. Licensing Specialists Donovan and Rasin-Benn investigated the complaint on March 29, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because there is no record that Child #1 was in care on March 18, 2022, as claimed by the Reporter, all staff members stated diapers are checked every hour, daily logs were observed for the infants in care, and the staff denied being disrespectful to parents.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On February 8, 2022, a complaint was accepted for investigation by OCCL regarding the center not following current the COVID guidelines by not notifying parents when their child is exposed to a contagious disease and the center having insufficient staff. An investigation was conducted on February 8, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because Ms. Cruz stated the center has sufficient staff to operate and when a staff member or a child has been exposed to COVID, the center notifies the parent and they would quarantine if needed. Ms. Cruz stated the center goes above the COVID protocols. The concern noted, was during the investigation, a staff member left the classroom with 18 napping children to answer the front door.
4 regulations cited at this visit.
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).
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 10, 2021 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due November 10, 2021
Complete files are needed for the following staff members: Staff #2 needs an adult abuse check and administration of medication certificate.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 12, 2021 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 15, 2021
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).
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 10, 2021 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due November 15, 2021
Complete child files are needed for two children. Child #4 and Child #11 needs a child appraisal.
Correction status: Completed · corrected November 16, 2021 · how corrected: Document · correction was due November 15, 2021
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