Cornerstone Child Care & Youth
Daycare center in Bear, DE. 3135 Summit Bridge Road, Bear, DE 19701
About the program
Cornerstone Child Care & Youth is a licensed daycare center in Bear, Delaware. It is licensed for 322 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
Cornerstone Early Learning Center provides Christ-centered education and before and after school care for children aged six weeks to eleven years.
The program follows a faith-based and academic approach.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Cornerstone Child Care & Youth does not publish a fee schedule on its website. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $590 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)
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 40U)
Please ensure children's files are complete. Child #17 needs blood lead test results.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Please get the fall zones mulched as soon as possible.
Hand Washing (regulation 59U)
Please ensure staff members are washing hands and changing gloves in between diaper changing/toileting.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
Have teachers in classrooms get new MAR's for all medicines/diaper creams.
Show all 31 violations on file
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Have parents fill out and sign monthly infant feeding plans for the infant room.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
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 45U)
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)
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Outlet covers needed in Little Lambs (1 missing) and Little Saints (in bathroom).
Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)
Replace thermometer in Little Stars room and Preschool II. Lower temperature in Little Cherubs refrigerator- was 50 degrees.
Equipment (regulation 57U)
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 and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
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.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
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 53U)
Ensure fall zones are covered. Add mulch to fall zone areas, swings and slides.
Staffing (regulation 26U)
Send copies of document signed for a staff member trained in day-to-day operations.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
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 40U)
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 50U)
Remove any expired foods from the pantry and confirm when this is complete.
Toilet Facilities (regulation 51U)
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.
Equipment (regulation 57U)
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.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
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.
Emergency Planning (regulation 66U)
Evacuation route needs to be posted in one of the classrooms.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Ensure all bottles in the infant room are labelled with the children's names. Send a picture when this is corrected.
Staff Qualifications (regulation 24U)
Early Childhood Administrator needs Infant/Toddler and School-Age specialized training.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Medication administration is needed for four staff members.
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
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.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Lock the cabinets in the Little Saints room.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Label hook in the school-age classroom.
Equipment (regulation 57U)
Obtain additional equipment for the toddlers classroom.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
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.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans contain all required elements. Toddler room plans need social/emotional component. Toddler room needs art, blocks, and math/ problem solving areas.
Getting there
3135 Summit Bridge Road, Bear, DE 19701
Questions about Cornerstone Child Care & Youth
Is Cornerstone Child Care & Youth licensed?
Yes. Cornerstone Child Care & Youth holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 115318), with a licensed capacity of 322 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Cornerstone Child Care & Youth had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 14 violations for Cornerstone Child Care & Youth in the last three years, across 5 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 7. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.
What ages does Cornerstone Child Care & Youth take?
Cornerstone Child Care & Youth is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 6:30 am to 6 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Cornerstone Child Care & Youth cost?
Cornerstone Child Care & Youth 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.
