Eastside Ymca Day Care Center - Erie PA Child Care Center

Noncompliance Area: Room #7's Preschool classroom was observed to be swimming at the YMCA outdoor pool and there was no emergency contact information available for the 14 children receiving care.

Correction Required: When children leave the facility on walking and riding excursions, emergency contact information specific to each child on the excursion shall accompany a staff person on the excursion.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #7 does not contain an initial health assessment prior to the start date in child care. The file is now current. The files for staff persons #2 and #6 do not contain health assessments conducted during the previous 24 month period.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #3 contains a current health assessment stating that the individual has a communicable disease but there is no additional information regarding this.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #5 contains a health assessment that states the individual is not suitable to provide child care.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1,provisionally hired 1/31/20, contains an invoice verifying application for a criminal history clearance dated 9/22/18 but does not contain the valid clearance within 45 days of employment in a child care position as required by CPSL. The files for staff person #4, hire date 4/27/16, staff #9, hire date11/29/18 and staff #10, hire date 6/10/19 do not contain verification of NSOR by 7/1/2020 as required for staff hired prior to 9/30/19 under CPSL. The file for staff person #11, hire date 7/5/16, does not contain an NSOR by 7/1/2020 but does contain a current NSOR.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL. Facility Persons #1, #4 , #9 and #10 may not work in a child care position at the facility until missing clearances are obtained.

Noncompliance Area: Room #7's Preschool classroom was observed to be swimming at the YMCA outdoor pool and there was not a first aid kit accompanying the group.

Correction Required: One first-aid kit per child care group must accompany children and facility persons on excursions from the facility. Each first aid kit taken on an excursion must contain a bottle of water in addition to the items specified at 3270.75(c).

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 has been named as perpetrator in an indicated report of child abuse, specifically for Causing Bodily Injury To Child Through Recent Act/Failure To Act due to an incident that occurred at the facility on 1/8/2020.

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.

Noncompliance Area: Based on the results of an outside agency investigation, staff person #1 admitted to threatening child #1 to stop teasing or she would rip off the child's artificial fingernails and admitted to grabbing child #1's wrist and pulling off the nails.

Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child.

Noncompliance Area: Based on the results of an outside agency investigation, staff person #1 admitted to threatening child #1 to stop teasing or she would rip off the child's artificial fingernails and admitted to grabbing child #1's wrist and pulling off the nails.

Correction Required: A facility person may not single out the child for ridicule, threaten harm to the child or the child's family and may not specifically aim to degrade the child or the child's family.

Noncompliance Area: On 12/9/19 at approximately 12:15pm, during naptime, it was observed that the Toddler 2A classroom was too dark for staff persons #1,#2, #3 and #4 to be able to adequately see, direct and assess the 13 children that were under their supervision. It was also observed in the Toddler 1A room that 3 children were sleeping on cots with their heads completely covered by blankets preventing staff person #5 from being able to see, hear, direct and assess their well-being.

Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises.

Noncompliance Area: There were no fire evacuation routes posted in the gym which is used as play space.

Correction Required: Evacuation routes shall be posted.

Noncompliance Area: An inhaler belonging to a staff person was left on a child's table accessible to the children .

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces.

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #1 contains emergency contact and financial agreement that have not been updated in the previous 6 month period.

Correction Required: The parent shall update in writing emergency contact information once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the informationA parent is required to review and update the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information.

Noncompliance Area: The files for child #2 and child #3, both preschool aged, are lacking verification of an influenza vaccination during the previous 12 month period as required according to the ACIP immunization schedule.

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.

Noncompliance Area: In the first aid kit in the Pre-K Prep room there were ant-septic wipes and antibiotic ointment that were not labeled with the name of the child for whom they were intended.

Correction Required: The label of a medication container shall identify the name of the medication and the name of the child for whom the medication is intended. Medication shall be administered to only the child whose name appears on the container.