YMCA OF DELAWARE / WALNUT STREET YMCA CHILDREN'S CORNER 3 - Wilmington DE Licensed Child Care Center

1000 NORTH WALNUT STREET , WILMINGTON DE 19801
(302) 472-9622

About the Provider

Description: YMCA OF DELAWARE / WALNUT STREET YMCA CHILDREN'S CORNER 3 is a Licensed Child Care Center in WILMINGTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 291 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 years through 12 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2014: 1 facility injury and no facility deaths reported.
2015: 15 facility injuries and no facility deaths reported.
2016: 7 facility injuries and no facility deaths reported.
2017: 5 facility injuries and no facility deaths reported.; Stars Rating: Five Stars; Regulated Services: Level II;

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 291
  • Age Range: 2 years through 12 years.
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • District Office: State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-800-822-2236 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
  • Licensor: OCCL.DSCYF@state.de.us

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulation Code Status
2019-10-24 Non Compliance 53U - Outdoor Area Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure outdoor play area is free from hazards and debris. This was corrected at the time of the visit.
2019-10-24 Non Compliance 36U - Staff Attendance Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance is properly documented. At the time of the visit, one staff member was not signed into the Rascals classroom. This was corrected at the visit.
2019-10-24 Non Compliance 66U - Emergency Planning Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure center has an adequate supply of emergency food.
2019-10-24 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure children;s files contain all required elements. Complete emergency card information needed for one child.
2019-05-16 Non Compliance 65N - Positive behavior management Corrected
Corrective Action: Staff #1 used improper discipline methods by grabbing and threatening Child #1. Ensure only approved positive behavior management strategies are used. This was corrected when Staff #1 was terminated from employment at the center on May 6, 2019.
2018-10-18 Non Compliance 20N - Personnel files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure all staff files are complete. Documentation of fingerprinting needed for three staff members. References needed for four staff members. Additional references or second attempt of service letter needed for one staff member. Orientation record needed for one staff member. Job descriptions needed for two staff members. Adult health appraisal with TB needed for four staff members.
2018-10-18 Non Compliance 19N - Child files Corrected
Corrective Action: Ensure all child files are complete. Health appraisal with TB risk assessment needed for one child. Days and times of attendance needed for one child.
2018-10-18 Non Compliance 48N - Food service and preparation Corrected
Corrective Action: Clean refrigerator in preschool room. Ensure all open food containers are labeled with expiration dates.
2017-10-05 Non Compliance 60N - Administration of medication Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain written parent permission for over-the-counter medication for one child. This was corrected at the visit. Return expired medications to the child's parent. This was corrected at the visit.
2017-10-05 Non Compliance 16N - Records Corrected
Corrective Action: Keep accurate staff and child attendance documenting the dates, exact time of arrival and departure, and the location of children and staff members for all classrooms. When groups are split, document when this happens and which staff are supervising the children.
2017-10-05 Non Compliance 48N - Food service and preparation Corrected
Corrective Action: Replace the thermometers in the refrigerator and the freezer in the preschool room. This was corrected at the visit.
2017-10-05 Non Compliance 36N - General safety practices Corrected
Corrective Action: Clean the walls in the school-age classrooms (Tigers, Polar Bears, and Panthers). (Corrected 11/14/17) Clean the dirt from the upper ledge in the Polar Bears' room. (Corrected 11/14/17) Clean the toys in the dramatic play area in the Tigers' room. (Corrected 11/14/17) Clean the outside of the trash can in the Tigers' room. (Corrected 11/14/17) Remove the exposed wires from the two boxes in the wall in the Tigers' room. (Corrected 11/14/17) Replace the broken outlet plat/cover in the Tigers' room. (Corrected 11/14/17) Clean the tables in the Tigers', Panthers' and Pandas' rooms. (This was corrected at the visit.)
2017-10-05 Non Compliance 19N - Child files Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain permission for emergency transportation for 4 children. #57 Obtain school-age health appraisals for 2 children.
2017-10-05 Non Compliance 20N - Personnel files Corrected
Corrective Action: Obtain a job description for one staff member. (Corrected 11/14/17) Obtain service letters or document 2 attempts to obtain letters for 2 staff members. (Corrected 11/14/17) Obtain a health appraisal for 2 staff members. (Corrected 11/14/17) Document fingerprinting for one staff member. (Corrected 11/14/17 Obtain the answer to question #20 on the health appraisal for one staff member. (Corrected 11/14/17) #25 Document orientation for one staff member. (Corrected 11/14/17) #34 Obtain certification in CPR and First Aid for one staff member. ( Corrected 11/14/17)
2017-10-05 Non Compliance 40N - Outdoor climate and space Corrected
Corrective Action: Clean up the trash from the playground. This was corrected at the visit.

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