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Child care center · Bear, DE
CORNERSTONE EARLY EDUCATION AND YOUTH CENTER, INC.
A licensed child care center in Bear, 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: 3135 SUMMIT BRIDGE ROAD, Bear, DE 19701
Phone: (302) 836-6445
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 322 children
OCCL license number: 115318
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. 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2023: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2022: 1 facility injury. 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)
- 13 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 5 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 24 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.
October 9, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
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
October 10, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 12, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
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
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 13, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Please ensure children's files are complete. Child #17 needs blood lead test results.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 12, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Please get the fall zones mulched as soon as possible.
Hand Washing
Regulation code 59U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 12, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Please ensure staff members are washing hands and changing gloves in between diaper changing/toileting.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 13, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Have teachers in classrooms get new MAR's for all medicines/diaper creams.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 12, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Have parents fill out and sign monthly infant feeding plans for the infant room.
October 1, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 25, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
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.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by November 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 25, 2024 · 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).
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by November 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 25, 2024 · 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).
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by November 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 25, 2024 · 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).
Equipment
Regulation code 57U · Correct by November 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 25, 2024 · 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).
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by November 5, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 25, 2024 · 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).
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
October 16, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 6, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
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
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by November 13, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 6, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fall zones are covered. Add mulch to fall zone areas, swings and slides.
October 11, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 9 violations
Staffing
Regulation code 26U · Correct by November 10, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, November 2, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Send copies of document signed for a staff member trained in day-to-day operations.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 10, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, November 2, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
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
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 10, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, November 2, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
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.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by November 10, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 13, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Remove any expired foods from the pantry and confirm when this is complete.
Toilet Facilities
Regulation code 51U · Correct by November 10, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 13, 2022 · 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).
Equipment
Regulation code 57U · Correct by November 10, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 13, 2022 · 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).
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by November 10, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 13, 2022 · 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).
Emergency Planning
Regulation code 66U · Correct by November 10, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 13, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Evacuation route needs to be posted in one of the classrooms.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by November 10, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, October 13, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all bottles in the infant room are labelled with the children's names. Send a picture when this is corrected.
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 January 22, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
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.
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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.