BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center
Daycare center in Smyrna, DE. 616 W Glenwood Ave, Smyrna, DE 19977
About the program
BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center is a licensed daycare center in Smyrna, Delaware. It is licensed for 144 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
BrightPath Smyrna is a child care center serving infants through school-age children with a proprietary curriculum and included meals.
The program states NAEYC accreditation and includes meals.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center does not publish a fee schedule on its website. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $607 a month.
Licensing and safety
Open the state record →Most violations are record-keeping, training or maintenance items, and nearly every program has some. Read what each one was and how fast it was fixed. Delaware records each regulation found out of compliance at a review, with the corrective action required and the date it was corrected. The state does not assign a risk level.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Four staff need Administration of medication training. One staff needs CPR/ First Aid. Four staff nee PD plan. One staff needs review of safe sleep and abuse/neglect. Eight staff need OCCL's Health and Safety training. Six staff need job descriptions. Six staff need references. One staff needs adult abuse registry check. Four staff need health appraisal with TB. Seven staff need release of employment. Five staff need service letters.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Two children need blood lead screening results. Three children need updated infant feeding statements. Nine children need updated MAR.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure there is enough material under the fall zones on playground. Ensure gates are self-closing/ self-latching.
Hand Washing (regulation 59U)
Ensure handwashing is conducted with staff and child after using the bathroom or changing diapers.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
Ensure classrooms have a cleanable surface for changing diapers.
Show all 40 violations on file
Infant and Toddler Care (regulation 77U)
Ensure pressure mounted gates are not used.
Staff Qualifications (regulation 24U)
Ensure the center's administrator has specialized training in infant/toddler and school age care.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff need DEEDs certification. Four staff need CPR/First Aid training. Four staff Administration of Medication training. Three staff need OCCL's Health and Safety training, One staff needs two additional hours of training in health and safety. One staff needs two additional references. Six staff need health appraisals with TB results. Five staff need service letters with two documented attempts.
Parents Right to Know (regulation 38U)
Ensure Parents Right to Know log is completed with new and touring families.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Three children need updated infant feeding statements. Three children need mat permissions. One child needs updated health appraisal. One child needs updated immunizations. One child needs blood lead screening results. Ten children need developmental plans.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Ensure radon testing is completed every five years.
Equipment (regulation 57U)
Ensure classrooms have enough materials for the children to use. Four classrooms need blocks. Three classrooms need musical instruments. One classroom needs art supplies. Three classrooms need manipulatives. Two classrooms need science items. Two classrooms need dramatic play items. Two classrooms need sensory items.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Ensure infant feeding statements are updated monthly. Two children need updated statements.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need CPR/First Aid training. Seven staff need PD plan. Four staff need annual review of safe sleep. Four staff need annual review of abuse and neglect. One staff needs orientation. Five staff need OCCL's Health and Safety training. One staff needs application/resume. One staff needs a job description, Seven staff need references. One staff needs Employee Declaration. Three staff need letters of eligibility on file. Two staff need adult abuse registry. Two staff need adult health appraisals. Two staff need adult health appraisals with TB results. One staff needs a release of employment, Seven staff need service letters.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs hours of attendance. One child needs updated immunizations. Three children need blood lead screening results. One child needs Parents Right to Know on file. Five children need a development plan. One child needs mat permission.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure floors, walls and other surfaces are clean and in good repair, Walls in room 106 had several areas of drywall in need of repair.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure fall zones are covered with at least 9 inches of mulch. Specialist noted the mulch was compact and sparse in spots.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
Ensure to use the correct MAR form for the type of medication and use. Specialist noted several classrooms were using the wrong form sunscreen and diaper cream. Room 110 did not have MARs on file for sunscreen use.
Transportation (regulation 67U)
Ensure travel first aid kits are complete. Both travel bags were missing the following items: bandage tape, eye patch, roll gauze, thermometer, liquid soap, triangle bandage and the number for poison control.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
All staff files must be complete. -a professional development plan is needed for two staff. -The OOCL 7-hour Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood Professional is needed for 14 staff. -A job description is needed for one staff. -Reference letters are needed for five staff. -The Delaration and Drug/Alcohol Prohibition form is needed for one staff. -An eligibility letter is needed in the staff file for two staff. -Adult abuse registry check is needed for four staff. -A release of employment history form is needed for five staff. -Service letters or proof service letters were sent twice, are needed for five staff. -A full file is needed for Staff #23.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
All child files must be complete. -A blood lead screening result is needed for one child.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Shampoo the carpet in the your three-year-old room.
Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)
The thermometer in the refrigerator must read 41 degrees F. or below, It read 44 degrees F.
License Renewal (regulation 8U)
A renewal application must be submitted 60 days prior to license expiration. Please send to OCCL.
Staff Qualifications (regulation 24U)
Ensure the administrator has a DEEDS 3.0 certificate with the required school-age specialized training.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1, Staff #2, Staff #4, Staff #6, Staff #7, Staff #9, Staff #11, Staff #12, Staff #16, Staff #18, and Staff #19 needs professional developmental plans. Staff #3 needs two references, and second attempts for service letters. Staff #8 needs CPR/First Aid, administration of medication, orientation, two references, and second attempts for service letters. Staff #10 needs two references, and second attempts for service letters. Staff #13 needs a second attempt for service letters. Staff #17 needs two references, health appraisal with TB, release of employment, and corresponding service letters. Staff #18 needs administration of medication, two references, an
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Ensure attendance documents the exact arrival and departure for all staff. According to attendance, Staff #9 was alone with up to 14 children, the youngest was one-year-old. Staff #10 signed out of the classroom at 8:37 a.m. but the children remained signed in until 8:41 a.m. The ten older one-year-olds were also signed onto another classrooms attendance record. This was discussed and corrected.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 needs an infant feeding schedule. Child #5 needs a health appraisal with immunizations. Child #6 needs a developmental plan. Child #8 needs a developmental plan. Child #9 needs a lead test result. Child #10 needs a developmental plan, screen time and transportation permission. Child #11 needs a developmental plan. Child #12 needs a developmental plan, screen time and transportation permission. Child #13 needs lead test results. Child #14 needs a developmental plan, screen time and transportation permission. Child #15 needs health appraisal with immunization, and parents right to know permission. Child #16 needs a developmental plan. Child #17 needs a
Children's Attendance (regulation 43U)
Ensure attendance documents the exact arrival and departure for all children. According to attendance, Staff #9 was alone with up to 14 children, the youngest was one-year-old. Staff #10 signed out of the classroom at 8:37 a.m. but the children remained signed in until 8:41 a.m. The ten older one-year-olds were also signed onto another classrooms attendance record. This was discussed and corrected.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Ensure incense/ candles are not on site. This was discussed and corrected when two glade air wick wax fragrances were removed from the classroom.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure all areas are clean and in good repair. Clean the toilet rooms in school-age and the preschool classroom. Repair the cracked window sill in the school-age classroom. Replace the broken trashcan lid in the school-age and three-year-old classroom. Repair the baseboard in the closed classroom. Repair the broken tile in the three-year-old classroom. Remove the torn stroller.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure fall zones are protected. Add mulch to ensure 9-inches of mulch is present around fall zone areas.
Sanitation (regulation 58U)
Ensure each classroom has soap/water and disinfectant. This was corrected when soap/water were added to the school-age classroom.
Staff Qualifications (regulation 24U)
Submit school-age specialization training to DEEDS for the facilities early childhood administrator.
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
According to attendance, one staff was alone with six infants from 7:40 until 8:25 a.m. This was corrected by the arrival of a second staff member.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR/ First Aid, two references, and a service letter. Staff #2 needs pending out of state check and a service letter. Staff #3 needs eligibility letter on file and a service letter. Staff #4 needs employee declaration, drug/alcohol statement, health appraisal with TB., and service letters. Staff #5 needs one reference. Staff #6 needs an eligibility letter.
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Ensure attendance reflects the exact location, arrival and departure for all staff.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #5 needs a developmental plan.
Children's Attendance (regulation 43U)
Ensure attendance reflects the exact location, arrival and departure for all children.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans are complete for all classrooms.
What parents say
My daughter has been at Kidz ink for almost a year now. She takes time to warm up to people typically but she warmed up to the staff and director very quickly. She loves all the teachers even the teachers for other classes! She loves stopping by the main office to “boop” Ms. Barbie’s nose on the way out. The staff all treat my daughter with so much care and compassion! We are so glad to have our daughter at Kidz Ink.
Gabrielle Price · 5/5 on Google · 3 years agoThe overall experience at Kidz Ink is incredible and cannot be found easily at other centers. My child was difficult at adjusting to care outside of my home, she presented the staff with every challenge possible, they worked with her to overcome these obstacles. Within one week she went from screaming at the door, to running into the center with joy. The staff themselves are caring, communicate thoroughly and run an…
Devon Taylor · 5/5 on Google · 2 years agoI love Kidz Ink. All three of my children have attended the Smyrna location. My older children are 18 and 15 now but when they attended up to the age of 12, they thoroughly enjoyed all the activities, especially summer camp. My youngest son, whom is 5, loves coming to school each day. He loves his teachers Ms. Tina and Mrs. Joei. Everyday is a new opportunity for him to practice handwriting, cutting, and art…
Jess Tharp · 5/5 on Google · 8 years agoI started with Kidz Ink back in 2017. My kids absolutely love being there. The teachers have been awesome all around and the administration has been very responsive and extremely helpful throughout the years. I've recommended this daycare to several family and friends and they've enjoyed the same experiences.
priscilla williams · 5/5 on Google · 5 years agoGetting there
616 W Glenwood Ave, Smyrna, DE 19977
Questions about BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center
Is BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center licensed?
Yes. BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 1510388), with a licensed capacity of 144 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 19 violations for BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center in the last three years, across 6 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 10. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.
What ages does BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center take?
BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 6 am to 6 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center cost?
BrightPath Smyrna Child Care Center does not publish tuition on its website. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees. The program accepts child care subsidy.
