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Child care center · Millsboro, DE
CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL-MILLSBORO
A licensed child care center in Millsboro, Delaware, with its state inspection and complaint history from the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 213 W STATE ST, Millsboro, DE 19966
Phone: (302) 934-5437
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 138 children
OCCL license number: 1521206
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Injuries reported to the state (as published): the state's file lists injuries in the last 5 years that needed medical or dental treatment. 2026: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2023: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
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Inspection history
Last 3 years (November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026, when the state's files were last updated)
- 3 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 11 violations cited on these visits
- 1 complaint investigation completed (Substantiated: 1)
A violation means a licensing specialist found that a Delaware licensing rule wasn't met. The state gives the program a date to correct each one and records when it was corrected. Complaint results use the state's own terms, as published. Read the official record for details.
Visits with violations
All 4 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 12 violations in all. The state's file lists only visits where a rule was cited, so visits where nothing was cited are not shown. Each violation shows the state's short title for the rule, its regulation code, the date the state set for the fix and the correction status as published.
July 22, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by July 22, 2026 · Correction status: Pending, July 22, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by August 7, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 31, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a blood lead level test result.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by July 31, 2026 · Correction status: Pending, July 23, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by August 7, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 31, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish mulch to nine inches in fall zone areas.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by August 7, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 24, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
July 15, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, August 22, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Eight staff need an updated Administration of Medication certification.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by August 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 16, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure two exit gates are in good repair and self-close and self-latch. Repair exit gates.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by July 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
Activity Areas
Regulation code 75U · Correct by July 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, July 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
July 25, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by August 16, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 31, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs an adult Health Appraisal.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by August 16, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, July 29, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure gates in the outdoor play are self-closing and self-latching.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
November 29, 2022 · Unannounced · 1 violation
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by January 2, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 1, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead test results.
Complaint investigations
The 1 complaint investigation in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Completed March 19, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
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Sources
- Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities: program details, enforcement action and injuries report.
- Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information: visits, violations, corrections and specialist notes.
- Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews: complaint investigations, results and summaries.
All three are published by the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on data.delaware.gov as Public Domain and cover about the last five years. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published. Program details last checked October 21, 2026.