Cornerstone Early Education And Youth Center, Inc.
Inspection history
Source: Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingRecords 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.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 6 regulations cited | 6 | Agency record |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 6 regulations cited | 6 | Agency record |
| Jan 22, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 regulations cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 9 regulations cited | 9 | Agency record |
| Nov 22, 2021 no longer in the state’s current file | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 8 regulations cited | 8 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingNearly 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.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“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”
“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”
“Please ensure children's files are complete. Child #17 needs blood lead test results.”
“Please get the fall zones mulched as soon as possible.”
“Please ensure staff members are washing hands and changing gloves in between diaper changing/toileting.”
“Have teachers in classrooms get new MAR's for all medicines/diaper creams.”
“Have parents fill out and sign monthly infant feeding plans for the infant room.”
“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.”
“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)”
“Outlet covers needed in Little Lambs (1 missing) and Little Saints (in bathroom).”
“Replace thermometer in Little Stars room and Preschool II. Lower temperature in Little Cherubs refrigerator- was 50 degrees.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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”
“Ensure fall zones are covered. Add mulch to fall zone areas, swings and slides.”
“Send copies of document signed for a staff member trained in day-to-day operations.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Remove any expired foods from the pantry and confirm when this is complete.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Evacuation route needs to be posted in one of the classrooms.”
“Ensure all bottles in the infant room are labelled with the children's names. Send a picture when this is corrected.”
“Early Childhood Administrator needs Infant/Toddler and School-Age specialized training.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Medication administration is needed for four staff members.”
“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.”
“Lock the cabinets in the Little Saints room.”
“Label hook in the school-age classroom.”
“Obtain additional equipment for the toddlers classroom.”
“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.”
“Ensure lesson plans contain all required elements. Toddler room plans need social/emotional component. Toddler room needs art, blocks, and math/ problem solving areas.”
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