Description: The professionals at Child Development work with families and the community to provide high quality, comprehensive preschool education. We emphasize family involvement and supportive services to prepare each child for success in school and a lifetime of learning.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2020-06-30 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(2)/3270.124(b)(6) - Physician name, address, phone/Insurance coverage information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Children #1 & #2 do not have physician name, address and telephone number listed on emergency contact information form. Child #2 does not have health insurance information on the emergency contact form. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) When printing the emergency information form from our software program, Child Plus, the Family Advocates did not check all appropriate fields to print the health insurance info, physician name and address, etc. At a leadership team meeting held on July 22, 2020 the procedure was reviewed with supervisors and reviewed with all Family Advocates to ensure that they are properly printing the required emergency information. Family Advocates were reminded to check the printed form to ensure that all fields were populated and that there are "no blanks" before signing and having parent's sign. We will increase monitoring of children's emergency information. The corrected forms were sent to our certification rep. on July 23, 2020. |
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| 2020-03-12 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.182(7) - Reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses. Original report - parent same day Copy - facility accident file. Copy - child's file | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A child was injured in a fall on the stairs and it was not reported to the parent until the next day when the parent questioned staff. This occurred several months ago. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses involving a child in care at the facility. The original report shall be given to the parent on the day of the incident. The second copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in an accident file. The third copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in the child's file. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A child's record shall contain reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses involving a child in care at the facility. The original report shall be given to the parent on the day of the incident. The second copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in an accident file. The third copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in the child's file. All staff will be re-trained and re-sign the procedure for completing reports for accidents, injuries, and illness, including completing the report at the time of the accident, injury or illness and providing the original report to the parent on the day that the incident occurred. Communication among team members will also be emphasized during re-training. Program managers and site supervisors will continue to monitor accident, injury and illness logs and staff's compliance with the procedure. Re-training will take place immediately upon our facility re-opening. |
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| 2019-05-01 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(2) - Physician name, address, phone | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Children #2 & #4 do not have address of physican or source of medical care on the emergency information form. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. We will obtain the address of physician or source of medical care for Children #2 & #4. The Health and Development Manager, who enters the information into Child Plus, will check to ensure that all information has been entered and notify the Family Advocate if there is missing information from the child's file. If information is missing, the Family Advocate will obtain the information from the parent. Family Advocates will monitor emergency information forms more closely to ensure that the address of the physician or source of medical care is on the emergency information form prior to obtaining parent signatures. Teachers will also check the forms for completeness and accuracy when reviewing the forms with parents during home visits and conferences. |
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| 2019-05-01 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(6) - Insurance coverage information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #1 does not have health insurance policy number on the emergency information forms. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable. We will obtain the necessary information for Child #1. The Health and Development Manager, who enters the information into Child Plus, will check to ensure that all information has been entered and notify the Family Advocate if there is missing information from the child's file. If information is missing, the Family Advocate will obtain the information from the parent. Family Advocates will monitor emergency information forms more closely to ensure that health insurance coverage and policy numbers or any other missing information is on the form prior to obtaining parent signatures. Teachers will also check the forms for completeness and accuracy when reviewing the forms with parents during home visits and conferences. |
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| 2019-05-01 | Renewal | 3270.131(e)(1) - Exemption documentation from parent/guardian | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Children #1- #4, who are all 4 - 5 years of age, do not have a current influenza vaccine documented in their health record. The ACIP recommends the influenza vaccine for children this age. Correction Required: The facility shall require the parent to provide updated written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department of ongoing vaccines administered to an infant, toddler or preschool child in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We will obtain updated written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department of ongoing vaccines. The Health and Development Manager monitors immunization records monthly for all children. She notifies the Family Advocate if there are any child who need immunizations. She will begin to do this for the flu vaccine. For parents who choose not to have their child receive the flu vaccine, the Family Advocate will obtain a written refusal from the parent using the form from the American Academy of Pediatrics. |
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| 2019-05-01 | Renewal | 3270.192(2)(ii) - Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person #2, DOH 4/29/19, does not have proof of education on file at facility. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Our Human resource Manager will ensure that a facility person's record will include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility. The HR Manager will not allow an individual to start working at the facility if all verification is not in place. We obtained the High School Transcripts for the identified new hire verifying her graduation date which will be submitted to the Early Learning Program Certification Representative. |
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| 2019-05-01 | Renewal | 3270.31(e) - Annual 6 hrs. training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person #1 does not have 6 hours of annual training documented for training year 7/2017- 7/2018. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training. The Program Manager and Site Supervisor will monitor training hours monthly, especially for any staff who may have been on an extended family medical leave, as was facility person #1 in 2017-2018. Staff who miss the scheduled program professional development/training days will be required to make-up those training hours. This staff person has completed the required training hours plus additional hours for 2018-2019. |
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| 2019-05-01 | Renewal | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Rep observed peeling paint near the corner of the wall near the classroom sink in the PKC-2 room. Rep also observed peeling paint on the edge of the radiator cover near the lego table in the HSS-2 room. Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. A maintenance/repair form was submitted to address the peeling paint in PKC-2 and HSS-2 that was identified. Classroom staff complete a daily Health and Safety Checklist to identify peeling or chipped paint as well as other health and safety concerns/issues. The importance of completing the checklist, identifying and reporting peeling paint as well as other health and safety concerns for repair will be reviewed at the May staff meeting. The Program Manager and Site Supervisor will continue to monitor the classroom and facility health and safety checklist and maintenance/repair forms monthly. |
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| 2018-05-01 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Observed a blue vinyl chair inside the safe area in the HSS-3 room that had a ripped cover and small hole in the seat. Also observed exposed bolts on the gate and fence next to the gate in the play yard that has the artificial turf. Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) At the next regularly scheduled Staff Meeting in May, we will review the daily Health and Safety Checklist for the classroom as well as outdoor play areas. Staff will be reminded to complete the checklist daily and address any issues/concerns regarding supplies, materials, etc. with a maintenance order. Health and Safety monitoring, by supervisors and program managers, will be reviewed at the next regularly management team meeting on May 16. Both items were corrected on May 1, 2018. |
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| 2018-05-01 | Renewal | 3270.135(a)(3) - Disposable diapers | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Observed diaper genies in rooms HS-2 and HSS-3 that are not hands-free. Staff report that the diaper genies are used for disposal of soiled diapers. Correction Required: If disposable diapers are provided by a parent or by a facility, a soiled diaper shall be discarded by immediately placing the diaper into a plastic-lined, hands-free covered can. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The diaper genies were removed immediately on May 1, 2018. A Purchase Order was submitted to purchase new diaper genies that are "hands free." The admin staff who assist with purchasing of supplies for the centers were reminded of our regulations by the Executive Director. Staff will be reminded, at the next staff meeting in May, to be conscientious and notify the supervisor regarding any purchases that do not meet our regulations. Daily Healthy and Safety Checklists will be reviewed at the next regularly scheduled staff meeting. Health and safety monitoring will be reviewed at the next management team meeting on May 16, 2018. |
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| 2018-05-01 | Renewal | 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person #1 has a health assessment dated 4/22/16, which is more than 24 months old. Correction Required: A facility person providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation shall have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter. A health assessment is valid for 24 months following the date of signature, if the person does not contract a communicable disease or develop a medical problem. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Our HR Manager and Health Manager have a system of tracking health assessment and notifying staff three months in advance of when their health assessment is due. Program Managers monitor requirements and compliance monthly. This was not a case of lack of monitoring or failure to be attentive to health assessment due dates. The staff person has an appointment scheduled for June 28th at 8am which was in her file. Due to health issues, she has been seeing her physician every six months. At her last appointment in January, the doctor refused to complete her annual staff health assessment at that visit and would not schedule an appointment before June to complete her health assessment which was due in April. Also, health insurance will not pay for health assessments not authorized by the physician. It would be a burden to have the staff person pay for the health assessment. Staff health assessments will be completed every 24 months. |
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| 2018-05-01 | Renewal | 3270.65 - Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Observed an accessible power strip near the a/c unit with uncovered receptacles in room HS-3. Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The power strip receptacle was covered immediately. The daily Health and Safety Checklist will be reviewed with staff at the next staff meeting in May. Additional Health and Safety monitoring by the supervisor and program manager will be conducted. Continued safety concerns not addressed by the classroom team using the daily checklist will result in disciplinary action. |
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| 2017-05-04 | Renewal | 20.71(b)(5) - Perpetrator in an indicated or founded report of child abuse | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person #1 was hired on 10/25/16 her child abuse clearance states that on 9/11/2007 she was indicated for child abuse. Correction Required: A facility person who has been named as perpetrator in a founded/an indicated report of child abuse may not be present in the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility person was removed from the facility immediately. Facility person is appealing the indicated report and is not permitted to work until the matter is resolved. Ex Director reviewed regulations with the programs HR manager who is responsible for obtaining certifications and verifying that staff may work in child care. No staff will work at a facility unless all clearances are clear from violations prohibiting work with children. In the future if any staff clearances are not clear they will be forwarded to the DHS office for review. |
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| 2017-05-04 | Renewal | 3270.133(7) - Medication log | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #1 has non prescription Tylenol in the medication box without a medication log. Correction Required: An operator is responsible to establish and maintain a medication log if prescription or nonprescription medication is administered. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Medication logs are completed when non prescription and prescription medicine is administered. Ex Director will review procedure at the next Management Meeting on 5/17/17. Program Managers will review with staff at the next center staff meeting. Pottsville Center is 5/22/17. |
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| 2017-05-04 | Renewal | 3270.67(d) - Contaminated trash in closed plastic-lined receptacle | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Certification Rep observed tissues in a garbage can without a lid in the HS2 room. There is not lid on the garbage can in the Pre K 1 room. Correction Required: Trash that has been contaminated by human secretions or excrement shall be contained in closed, plastic-lined receptacles. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Trash cans without lids were removed immediately from HS2 and PreK1 classrooms. This item was added to the Health & Safety Checklist that is completed daily by the classroom team at the start of each day. The Ex Director will review procedures with the Management Team at the regularly scheduled meeting on 5/17/17. The Program Managers will review with staff at their next center (monthly) staff meetings. Pottsville Center is 5/22/17. |
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