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C4d Kidz Nursery
Child care center
204 Georges Alley
Smyrna, DE 19977

TheVardellReport
Child care center
204 Georges Alley
Smyrna, DE 19977
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The Essentials
Across 20 licensing visits from March 2022 to November 2023, OCCL cited 59 regulations at C4d Kidz Nursery; 50 have a recorded correction and 9 have none recorded.
Chronology
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A citation is a licensing regulation Delaware found was not met. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
4 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
6 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
1 citation
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
3 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
4 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
16 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
4 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
8 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
5 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
3 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
2 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
3 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware’s Office of Child Care Licensing publishes each regulation it cites, not a risk level for it.
Context
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in April 2022, June 2022, August 2022 and December 2022. The agency describes it this way: Child Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
OCCL licensing staff cited 45U in April 2022, December 2022 and February 2023. The agency describes it this way: Hazardous Materials. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
OCCL licensing staff cited 50U in March 2022, June 2022 and December 2022. The agency describes it this way: Kitchen and Food Preparation. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
OCCL licensing staff cited 15U in March 2022 and March 2022. The agency describes it this way: Governing Body. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
OCCL licensing staff cited 43U in December 2022 and October 2023. The agency describes it this way: Children's Attendance. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
OCCL licensing staff cited 51U in June 2022 and December 2022. The agency describes it this way: Toilet Facilities. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
OCCL licensing staff cited 56U in August 2022 and December 2022. The agency describes it this way: Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
OCCL licensing staff cited 77U in June 2022 and December 2022. The agency describes it this way: Infant and Toddler Care. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
27U was cited in March 2022, April 2022, April 2022, June 2022, December 2022 and October 2023. The agency describes it this way: Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The October 2023 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
28U was cited in April 2022 and October 2023. The agency describes it this way: General Qualifications. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The October 2023 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
30U was cited in April 2022, June 2022, August 2022, December 2022 and September 2023. The agency describes it this way: Personnel Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The September 2023 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
49U was cited in March 2022, December 2022, December 2022 and September 2023. The agency describes it this way: Indoor Space. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The September 2023 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
53U was cited in April 2022, August 2022, February 2023 and September 2023. The agency describes it this way: Outdoor Area. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The September 2023 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
63U was cited in December 2022 and September 2023. The agency describes it this way: Administration of Medication. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The September 2023 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
72U was cited in June 2022, December 2022, December 2022, April 2023 and September 2023. The agency describes it this way: Feeding of Infants. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The September 2023 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
74U was cited in December 2022 and September 2023. The agency describes it this way: Lesson Plans. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The September 2023 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
For Your Next Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 45U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Hazardous Materials: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 50U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Kitchen and Food Preparation: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 15U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Governing Body: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 43U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Children's Attendance: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 51U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Toilet Facilities: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 56U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 77U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Infant and Toddler Care: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 27U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in six visits, with no risk level published. The October 6, 2023 citation has no recorded correction date.
What changed after 28U was cited, and how do you check it now?
General Qualifications: cited in two visits, with no risk level published. The October 6, 2023 citation has no recorded correction date.
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in five visits, with no risk level published. The September 13, 2023 citation has no recorded correction date.
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in four visits, with no risk level published. The September 13, 2023 citation has no recorded correction date.
What changed after 53U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor Area: cited in four visits, with no risk level published. The September 13, 2023 citation has no recorded correction date.
What changed after 63U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Administration of Medication: cited in two visits, with no risk level published. The September 13, 2023 citation has no recorded correction date.
What changed after 72U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Feeding of Infants: cited in five visits, with no risk level published. The September 13, 2023 citation has no recorded correction date.
What changed after 74U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Lesson Plans: cited in two visits, with no risk level published. The September 13, 2023 citation has no recorded correction date.
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
Has the center ever been on probation or had its license suspended, and what changed afterward?
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
The Evidence
Program details, the regulations cited at compliance reviews and the results of complaint investigations are published by Delaware's Office of Child Care Licensing in its daily files on data.delaware.gov.
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Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – November 1, 2026
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