DESTINED FOR GREATNESS LEARNING CENTER INC.
SMYRNA, DE·Licensed Child Care CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address24 EAST NORTH STREET, SMYRNA, DE, 19977
CitySMYRNA, DE 19977
CountyKent
Phone(302) 514-9296
Operating details
Hours7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Capacity41
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 9/11/2025 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High3
- Medium-High5
- Medium15
- Medium-Low2
- Low0
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24 EAST NORTH STREET, SMYRNA, DE, 19977, SMYRNA, DE 19977
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Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 9/11/2025
- High3
- Medium-High5
- Medium15
- Medium-Low2
- Low0
2025
- Medium-Low riskStandard 149/11/2025
14U — Notification to OCCL
Ensure OCCL is notified within five business days of the transfer of the early childhood administrator. Per discussion with the owner, she is now the administrator for the location and the previous administrator has transferred to Destined for Greatness Learning Center V. This was discussed with the owner.
Corrected at inspection - Medium-High riskStandard 309/11/2025
30U — Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs orientation, OCCL's Health & Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, two references, and an adult health appraisal with TB results. One staff member needs a release of employment history with accurate information and corresponding service letters.
Corrected at inspection - Medium-High riskStandard 409/11/2025
40U — Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an emergency card and transportation permission. One child needs parents right to know acknowledgment. Two children need an infant feeding schedule.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 499/11/2025
49U — Indoor Space
Ensure all areas are clean. The floors between the rubber mats in the hallway and the pre-k classroom need to be cleaned. Ensure electrical outlets and power strips are covered. The power strip in the one-year-old classroom needs covers on the unused outlets. Ensure all sinks supply hot and cold water. The sink in the infant classroom and in front of the bathroom are not supplying hot water.
Corrected at inspection - High riskStandard 509/11/2025
50U — Kitchen and Food Preparation
Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator in the infant classroom and the kitchen to ensure the temperature is at 41 degrees F or colder. The thermometer in the infant classroom read 42 degrees F and the thermometer in the kitchen was not operating.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 519/11/2025
51U — Toilet Facilities
Ensure the ventilation fan in the bathroom is operable.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 539/11/2025
53U — Outdoor Area
Repair the wooden barrier along the fence in the older child outdoor play area. Remove the two broken red chairs. Ensure the gate is self-closing and self-latching. The gate in the older child outdoor play area is not self-closing and self-latching. Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish the fall zone material with nine inches of pea gravel under all equipment when the children's feet leave the ground.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 569/11/2025
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Ensure nap equipment is non-absorbent. Dispose of the ripped nap mat in the one-year-old classroom. Ensure crib mattresses are covered with a tight-fitting bottom sheet. A crib was observed with a loose bottom sheet.
Corrected at inspection - Medium-High riskStandard 589/11/2025
58U — Sanitation
Ensure soap and water and sanitizer/disinfectant are available to be used on items/equipment as required. The two-year-old classroom did not have soap/water. This was corrected when soap/water was supplied.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 619/11/2025
61U — Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Ensure hands are washed after diaper changes. A staff member was observed not washing her hands nor the child's hands after changing the child's diaper. This was discussed with the staff member and corrected when both sets of hands were washed. Ensure the diaper changing area is cleaned with soap and water and disinfected after each diaper change. The diaper changing area was not cleaned by the staff member after changing a diaper.
Corrected at inspection - Medium-High riskStandard 669/11/2025
66U — Emergency Planning
Purchase additional water for proper shelter-in-place supplies.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 759/11/2025
75U — Activity Areas
Ensure indoor spaces include the five required areas with sufficient materials. The three-year-old classroom needs language/literacy and science materials. The two-year-old classroom needs dramatic play materials and science materials. The one-year-old classroom needs language/dramatic play materials. The pre-k classroom needs manipulatives/ math/ problem solving materials and science materials.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 769/11/2025
76U — Activity Schedule
Ensure a daily schedule is posted in each classroom. The infant classroom was missing a schedule. This was corrected when on was posted.
Corrected at inspection
2024
- High riskStandard 269/12/2024
26U — Staffing
Document the training of the staff member trained in the day-to-day operations when the administrator is absent.
Corrected at inspection - Medium-High riskStandard 309/12/2024
30U — Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs to obtain CPR and first aid certification and four references.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 369/12/2024
36U — Staff Attendance
Ensure staff attendance is documented to include exact hours worked in each classroom or area. One staff did not sign in or out of the opening classroom. This was corrected when the staff member documented her arrival and departure from the classroom.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 389/12/2024
38U — Parents Right to Know
Complete the Parent's Right to Know Notice Log with current enrollment.
Corrected at inspection - Medium-Low riskStandard 409/12/2024
40U — Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Three children need blood lead screening results.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 499/12/2024
49U — Indoor Space
Ensure all areas are clean and in a safe condition; floors, walls, and toilets must be cleanable and in good repair. Repair the broken cabinet door in the two-year-old classroom. Repair the broken/missing toilet seat in the bathroom. Repair the toilet that does not flush in the bathroom. Remove the hanging fabric from the bench in the book area in the one-year-old classroom. Remove the ripped rug in the Pre-k classroom. Replace the trash can in the outdoor play area to ensure it is covered.
Corrected at inspection - High riskStandard 509/12/2024
50U — Kitchen and Food Preparation
Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator in the kitchen and the infant classroom to ensure the temperature is at 41 degrees F or colder.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 519/12/2024
51U — Toilet Facilities
Repair the ventilation fan in the bathroom.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 539/12/2024
53U — Outdoor Area
Remove the broken equipment from the outdoor play area; broken infant jumper, infant rocker seat, chairs, toys, swing, etc. Remove the broken cinder block. Relocated the little tikes climber at least six feet from the fence. Replenish the fall zone materials. Repair the gates to ensure they self-close.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 549/12/2024
54U — Pools and Swimming
Discontinue the use of the portable wading pool. This was discussed with the administrator and corrected when she agreed to comply in the future.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 569/12/2024
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Remove the ripped nap cots from the Pre-k classroom. Ensure the fitted sheets are fitted tightly to the crib mattresses in the infant classroom.
Corrected at inspection - Medium riskStandard 579/12/2024
57U — Equipment
Purchase additional equipment to provide sufficient quantity. The three-year-old classroom needs science materials. The two-year-old classroom needs dramatic play and science materials. The one-year-old classroom needs dramatic play and building materials.
Corrected at inspection
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Safety & Compliance Analysis
This daycare has multiple recorded violations. Review the details to make an informed decision.
(Past 6 Months)
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Estimated monthly cost
$969/month
This is a modeled estimate — based on location, ages served, and program data — not the provider's actual tuition. Real prices vary by age group and services. Contact the daycare for current rates, fees, and availability.
Typical prices in Delaware run about $1,134/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Delaware by age group.
About this daycare
- Location: SMYRNA, Kent County
- Capacity: 41
- Type: Licensed Child Care Center
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