Cadence Academy Preschool-People's Plaza, Newark, DE

The Essentials

Summary

Across 25 licensing visits from April 2022 to October 2026, OCCL cited 13 regulations at Cadence Academy Preschool-People's Plaza; 11 have a recorded correction and 2 have none recorded.

Visits: 25; 2022–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations: 13; Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected: 11; Of 13 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations: 19; Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

Citations by Year

Citations

* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.

Citations by year
Year	Visits	Citations
2021	0	0
2022	4	2
2023	5	3
2024	3	2
2025	7	4
2026	6	2

What the Record Shows

11 of 13 citations have a recorded correction date.
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
19 visits in this window included a complaint investigation. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
The latest full compliance review, October 15, 2026, recorded 2 citations.

Report at a Glance

Facility: Cadence Academy Preschool-People's Plaza
Address: 22 Peoples Plz, Newark, DE 19702
License Number: DE-1456252
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 195 children
Ages Served: 6 weeks through 12 years
Hours: 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Injuries Reported: 2021: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2022: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2023: 5 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 6 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
Record Window: November 1, 2021 to November 1, 2026

Chronology

Inspection History

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.

Oct 152026
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 40UChild FilesCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jun 112026
Complaint investigation
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)
May 52026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Mar 262026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Mar 262026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jan 22026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Nov 52025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Oct 162025
Unannounced full compliance review
4 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Nov 20, 2025
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Nov 20, 2025
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Nov 5, 2025
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Nov 20, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jul 302025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jun 172025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Apr 142025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Mar 262025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Feb 192025
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Dec 102024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Oct 32024
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Oct 21, 2024
- 41UChild Health AppraisalCitedCorrected Oct 21, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Mar 72024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Oct 52023
Unannounced full compliance review
3 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Oct 31, 2023
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Oct 26, 2023
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Oct 31, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Sep 112023
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jun 12023
Complaint investigation
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)
Jan 52023
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jan 32023
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Oct 72022
Unannounced full compliance review
1 citation
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Nov 18, 2022
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Sep 62022
Announced
1 citation
- 64UChild Accident and InjuryCitedCorrected Sep 22, 2022
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jul 252022
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Apr 82022
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
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

Patterns Worth Examining

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1
Personnel Files, Cited in Four Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in October 2022, October 2023, October 2024 and October 2025. The agency describes it this way: Personnel 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.
2222222223232323232424242525252525252526262626262630U across all 25 visits, oldest to newest
2
Child Files, No Recorded Correction
40U was cited in October 2025 and October 2026. The agency describes it this way: Child Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The October 2026 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.
2222222223232323232424242525252525252526262626262640U across all 25 visits, oldest to newest
3
Indoor Space, No Recorded Correction
49U was cited in October 2023, October 2025 and October 2026. The agency describes it this way: Indoor Space. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The October 2026 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.
2222222223232323232424242525252525252526262626262649U across all 25 visits, oldest to newest

For Your Next Visit

Questions to Ask on Your Visit

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

01
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
02
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published. The October 15, 2026 citation has no recorded correction date.
03
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in three visits, with no risk level published. The October 15, 2026 citation has no recorded correction date.
04
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.
05
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

Sources and Coverage

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.

Child care providers (data.delaware.gov)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 1456252
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 8, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 25, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Sep 6, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Oct 7, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jan 3, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jan 5, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 1, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Sep 11, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Oct 5, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 7, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Oct 3, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Dec 10, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Feb 19, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 26, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 14, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 17, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 30, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Oct 16, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 5, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jan 2, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 26, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 26, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit May 5, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jun 11, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Oct 15, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Coverage

Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – November 1, 2026

This record is OCCL's list of licensed providers as of November 2026, with the compliance reviews and investigations in OCCL's files, which run from November 2021.
OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which it cited a regulation; a visit with nothing cited is not in it, so a program may have had more visits than this record shows.
OCCL's notes on each citation and its written conclusion for each investigation are left out because they can describe children and staff; the regulation cited, the correction date and each investigation's result are kept.
Special conditions OCCL records on a license (a variance, or that a home is also a foster home) are left out, and license-exempt care is not in OCCL's list.

What This Report Cannot Tell You

Visits with nothing cited: OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which a regulation was cited.
Investigation conclusions: Published by OCCL but left out of this record because they can describe children and staff.
Severity of citations: OCCL's files do not grade citations.
Staff qualifications and turnover: Not part of the published licensing record.

Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

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