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Cornerstone Early Education And Youth Center, Inc.

3135 Summit Bridge Road, Bear, DE 19701 · New Castle County (302) 836-6445 License #115318
6
inspections on file
25
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Oct 9, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

Records held from Sep 27, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Delaware publishes only visits where a regulation was cited, plus complaint investigations. Visits that found no violations do not appear in the state's data, so a gap between dates here does not mean the program went uninspected. Delaware does not publish a severity weight for its citations.

Inspection history for Cornerstone Early Education And Youth Center, Inc.
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Oct 9, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Oct 10, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 regulations cited6Agency record
Oct 1, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 regulations cited6Agency record
Jan 22, 2024OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Oct 16, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Oct 11, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review9 regulations cited9Agency record
Nov 22, 2021
no longer in the state’s current file
Unannounced Full Compliance Review8 regulations cited8Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Oct 9, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1- Administration of Medication Staff #2- Orientation, OCCL Health and Safety, Job description, 2 references, adult abuse check, release of employment, and service letters. Staff #3- Health appraisal with TB test Staff #4- OCCL Health and Safety Staff #6- OCCL Health and Safety, Service letters”

Corrective action plan due Nov 13, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Oct 10, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Please ensure staff files are complete. CPR and First Aid: Staff #2 OCCL Health and Safety: Staff #2 Health Appraisal and TB test: Staff #2, #4 Annual Safe Sleep and Child Abuse: Staff #7 Training Hours: Staff #6”

Corrected Nov 12, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Please ensure children's files are complete. Child #17 needs blood lead test results.”

Corrected Nov 13, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Please get the fall zones mulched as soon as possible.”

Corrected Nov 12, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
59U — Hand Washing

“Please ensure staff members are washing hands and changing gloves in between diaper changing/toileting.”

Corrected Nov 12, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
63U — Administration of Medication

“Have teachers in classrooms get new MAR's for all medicines/diaper creams.”

Corrected Nov 13, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
72U — Feeding of Infants

“Have parents fill out and sign monthly infant feeding plans for the infant room.”

Corrected Nov 12, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Oct 1, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Staff files require the following documents: Health Appraisal with TB screening: Staff #2 and Staff #3 Administration of Medication Training: Staff #1 OCCL Health and Safety Training (7 hours): Staff #2, Staff #4, Staff #5.”

Corrected Oct 25, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45U — Hazardous Materials

“Radon testing needs to be completed by the license expiration. Ensure all soap and water and sanitizer bottles are labeled. (Soap bottle in Little Angels, soap bottle in Little Cherubs, need labeled in Little Blessings, soap and water in Pre-K1)”

Corrected Oct 25, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Outlet covers needed in Little Lambs (1 missing) and Little Saints (in bathroom).”

Corrected Oct 25, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
50U — Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Replace thermometer in Little Stars room and Preschool II. Lower temperature in Little Cherubs refrigerator- was 50 degrees.”

Corrected Oct 25, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57U — Equipment

“Ensure there are sufficient materials available in all classrooms: Little Stars room needs more dramatic play, building materials, and manipulatives Little Lambs room needs paper for art supplies and sensory materials Little Saints classroom needs blocks, manipulatives/ problem solving materials, and art Little Blessings room needs building blocks, manipulatives, music, and dramatic play materials. Send pictures of the materials in the rooms.”

Corrected Oct 25, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
61U — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Diapering station needs to be within 5 feet of handwashing sink- this needs to be re-arranged in the Little Blessing room- send a picture when completed.”

Corrected Oct 25, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 22, 2024OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“On December 27, 2023, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding incorrect ratios between the hours of 3:30 pm 5:00 pm. Based on staff interviews, observations, and documentation received, this complaint is substantiated for exceeding maximum group size because at the time of the visit, the number and age of children in the multipurpose room exceeded the maximum group size. The center quickly updated and educated staff about the new schedule.”

Correction date not recorded
Oct 16, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Staff #3 needs annual safe sleep and annual child abuse and neglect form, first aid/CPR and eligibility letter Staff #4 needs annual safe sleep, annual child abuse and neglect forms Staff #5 needs two references Staff #6 needs orientation form Staff #7 has a pending out of state check Staff #8 needs orientation and OCCL health and safety training”

Corrected Nov 6, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure fall zones are covered. Add mulch to fall zone areas, swings and slides.”

Corrected Nov 6, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Oct 11, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 9 deficiencies cited
Not classified
26U — Staffing

“Send copies of document signed for a staff member trained in day-to-day operations.”

Corrected Nov 2, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Staff files were missing the following: - Staff #1 needs CPR/First Aid. - Staff #2 needs CPR/First Aid and proof of one service letter attempt. - Staff #3 & 8 need proof of attempts to send service lettesr. - Staff #4 needs one more reference. - Staff #11 needs 2 references and one service letter attempt. - Staff #13 needs first aid training and a health appraisal.”

Corrected Nov 2, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Child files were missing the following: - Child #5, 11, 14, and 15 need update health appraisals and immunizations. - Child # 12 needs an updated health appraisal, immunizations, and a lead screening.”

Corrected Nov 2, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
50U — Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Remove any expired foods from the pantry and confirm when this is complete.”

Corrected Oct 13, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
51U — Toilet Facilities

“Affix the ventilation fan to the ceiling in the Preschool III bathroom. Clean the edges around the floor in the Little Blessings classroom. Send pictures.”

Corrected Oct 13, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57U — Equipment

“Clean the fabric on the yellow chair in the Saints classroom. Fix/tighten the legs on the table in dramatic play in this classroom. Send pictures when this is complete.”

Corrected Oct 13, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
61U — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Clean under the diaper mat on the changing table in three of the classrooms. Add a diapering mat into the Saints bathroom while waiting on delivery of a full changing table. Send a picture when complete.”

Corrected Oct 13, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
66U — Emergency Planning

“Evacuation route needs to be posted in one of the classrooms.”

Corrected Oct 13, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
72U — Feeding of Infants

“Ensure all bottles in the infant room are labelled with the children's names. Send a picture when this is corrected.”

Corrected Oct 13, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Nov 22, 2021Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 deficiencies cited · no longer in the state's current file
Not classified
24U — Staff Qualifications

“Early Childhood Administrator needs Infant/Toddler and School-Age specialized training.”

Corrected Jan 15, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Medication administration is needed for four staff members.”

Corrected Jan 20, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff attendance is properly documented. At the time of the visit, one staff member was not signed into the toddlers class and one staff member was not signed out of the classroom.”

Corrected Nov 22, 2021 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45U — Hazardous Materials

“Lock the cabinets in the Little Saints room.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2021 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Label hook in the school-age classroom.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2021 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57U — Equipment

“Obtain additional equipment for the toddlers classroom.”

Corrected Dec 6, 2021 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
72U — Feeding of Infants

“Ensure bottles are warmed in water that is no more than 120 degrees. Replace bottle warmer in the infant classroom or create a system for monitoring the temperature.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2021 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans contain all required elements. Toddler room plans need social/emotional component. Toddler room needs art, blocks, and math/ problem solving areas.”

Corrected Jan 6, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed

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