Boys & Girls Club @ Smyrna Clayton
Data last updated · May 2026
Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects 1 complaint in the last 3 years and 4 injury reports on file. The structural rating also includes Delaware's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Delaware caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 18 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Toddlers, Preschool
- Licensed capacity
- 125
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Toddlers 1:6 12 Preschool 1:12 24
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Curriculum & Developmental Programming (1), Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1), and First Aid & Pediatric CPR (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Aug 13, 20255 Findings5 Important
- Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision27U
Ensure proper supervision is provided at all times. Upon arrival, this specialist observed five school-age children leave the outdoor play area, unsup
- Outdoor Area53U
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
- Sanitation58U
Ensure soap/water and sanitizer/disinfectant is available. Room 5 needs sanitaizer/disinfectant.
- First Aid Kits65U
Purchase bandage tape, eye patch, first aid guide, gloves, pen and note pad, plastic bags, roll gauze, safety pins, scissors, thermometer, triangle ba
- Lesson Plans74U
Ensure lesson plans contain daily opportunities for physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive development activities for the presch
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints (Last 36 Months)
- 1
- 0.8% of licensed capacity
- Reported injuries (Lifetime)
- 4
- 3% of licensed capacity