BOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ SMYRNA CLAYTON

SMYRNA, DELicensed Child Care CenterLicensed

4.4based on state inspection data
Capacity125
Hours7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Est. price$1,090/mo

Contact information

Address240 EAST COMMERCE STREET, SMYRNA, DE, 19977

CitySMYRNA, DE 19977

CountyKent

Phone(302) 659-5610

Operating details

Hours7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Capacity125

Compliance snapshot

Last inspection: 8/13/2025 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.

  • High11
  • Medium-High7
  • Medium6
  • Medium-Low1
  • Low0

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Location

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240 EAST COMMERCE STREET, SMYRNA, DE, 19977, SMYRNA, DE 19977

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  1. This facility has supervision-related findings on its state record - ask specifically how ratios are maintained during transitions, outdoor play, and nap time
  2. Ask what changed after their most recent supervision citation and how compliance is monitored now
  3. This facility has health or sanitation findings on its state record - ask about their current cleaning, diapering, and handwashing procedures
  4. This facility has safety-related findings on its state record - ask how the cited hazards were corrected and when emergency drills were last run

Violation summary

Last 2 years · Last inspection: 8/13/2025

  • High3
  • Medium-High2
  • Medium4
  • Medium-Low1
  • Low0

2025

  1. Medium riskStandard 748/13/2025

    74U — Lesson Plans

    Ensure lesson plans contain daily opportunities for physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive development activities for the preschool classroom. Ensure a monthly activity plan is posted and shows school-age children working on projects that require extended time to complete in such topics as science, math, social studies, language arts, cooking, drama, creative arts, or music for all school-age classrooms.

    Corrected at inspection
  2. High riskStandard 278/13/2025

    27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

    Ensure proper supervision is provided at all times. Upon arrival, this specialist observed five school-age children leave the outdoor play area, unsupervised and entered the building. The children were then seen walking to a staff member who was seated at a table inside the gym. This was discussed and corrected when staff agreed to comply in the future. Ensure proper staff-to-child ratios are maintained through the assignment of qualified staff. A staff member who is not 18 years old, and has not been fingerprinted and determined eligible was observed alone with a group of four school-age children in the gym. A second staff member who is qualified as an aide was observed taking two children to the bathroon in the gym. This was discussed and corrected when staff agreed to comply in the future.

    Corrected at inspection
  3. High riskStandard 308/13/2025

    30U — Personnel Files

    Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff need CPR and first aid certification. One staff needs first aid certification. Five staff need to update their administration of medication training/certification. One staff needs a DEEDS Early Learning qualifications certificate. One staff needs a professional development plan. One staff needs to complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. Four staff need additional references. One staff needs an eligibility letter. One staff needs an adult health appraisal with TB results. One staff needs a health appraisal. Two staff need service letters.

    Corrected at inspection
  4. Medium-Low riskStandard 408/13/2025

    40U — Child Files

    Ensure child files are complete. One child needs screen time permission.

    Corrected at inspection
  5. Medium riskStandard 498/13/2025

    49U — Indoor Space

    Ensure floors, walls, and counter surfaces are cleanable.. The wall under the soap dispenser in the boys bathroom needs to be repaired. Ensure toilets are in good repair. Repair the broken toilet in the boys bathroom. Provide individual labeled storage spaces for the children in Room 109. The children's belongings were observed touching on a cart due to no other storage option. Ensure electrical outlets are covered. The power strip in Room 4 needs covers in all open outlets. Ensure trash is covered. Room 109's trash can is not covered. Discontinue the use of air fresheners. Room 4 needs to remove the can of air freshener.

    Corrected at inspection
  6. High riskStandard 508/13/2025

    50U — Kitchen and Food Preparation

    Ensure food storage areas are clean. Clean the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.

    Corrected at inspection
  7. Medium riskStandard 518/13/2025

    51U — Toilet Facilities

    Ensure all bathrooms have an operable window or ventilation fan. This specialist was unable to determine if the ventilation fans in the girls and the boys bathrooms were working properly. Ensure paper towels are available in the bathroom. The bathroom located in the preschool classroom needs paper towels. The hand-drying device was not operating. Ensure the bathrooms are clean. The boys bathroom has a strong urine odor. Clean the bathroom to eliminate the odor. A used feminine hygiene product was observed along the window sill behind the bathroom stall in the girls bathroom. Clean the bathroom and remove the feminine hygiene product. Repair the faucet on the first sink in the boys bathroom. This faucet is loose and moving.

    Corrected at inspection
  8. Medium riskStandard 538/13/2025

    53U — Outdoor Area

    Remove the shovel from the preschool outdoor play area. Provide a cover for the trash can in the preschool outdoor play area. Ensure the gates to the preschool outdoor play area are self-closing and self-latching. The front gate has a self-latching mechanism, but does not self-close. The back gate has a push bar mechanism that is in the children's reach. This gate needs a self-closing and self-latching mechanisms, that are out of the children's reach. Replenish the mulch in all areas where the equipment and swings are designed for the children's feet to leave the ground with 9 inches of mulch.

    Corrected at inspection
  9. Medium-High riskStandard 588/13/2025

    58U — Sanitation

    Ensure soap/water and sanitizer/disinfectant is available. Room 5 needs sanitaizer/disinfectant.

    Corrected at inspection
  10. Medium-High riskStandard 658/13/2025

    65U — First Aid Kits

    Purchase bandage tape, eye patch, first aid guide, gloves, pen and note pad, plastic bags, roll gauze, safety pins, scissors, thermometer, triangle bandage or sling, and tweezers for the travel first aid kit in the white van.

    Corrected at inspection

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Safety & Compliance Analysis

This daycare has multiple recorded violations. Review the details to make an informed decision.

25Total Violations
0Recent Violations
(Past 6 Months)

Parent Recommendations

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  • Review the detailed violations listed above.
  • Ask the daycare about their response to these violations.
  • Look at the correction status to see how quickly issues were addressed.
  • Schedule a visit during regular hours to observe daily operations.

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Estimated monthly cost

$1,090/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: 125
  • Type: Licensed Child Care Center

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