Description: PENNSYLVANIA LEARNING ACADEMY is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 141 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-02-27 | Appeals - Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.104(a) - Clean, good repair, proper size | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 27, 2020, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSEVED A BOOK SHELF IN ROOM 4 THAT WAS WOBBLY AND UNSTABLE. Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) BOOK SHELF WAS REMOVED FROM THE FACILITY AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. Provider will ensure that all furniture is durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs at all times. |
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| 2020-02-27 | Appeals - Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 27, 2020, CERTIFICATION OBSERVED THE AIR VENTS IN ROOM 9 WERE IN NEED OF CLEANING AND ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN. CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE ALSO OBSERVED A PIECE OF THE WOODEN MOLDING IN ROOM 9 WAS DETACHED FROM THE WALL, WITH SHARP EDGES EXPOSED. Correction Required: Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The legal entity will clean the vents in room 9 and assure that vents are clean and free of hazards. Wood from room 9 has been removed and area free of hazards. This will be maintained at all times. |
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| 2020-02-27 | Appeals - Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 27, 2020, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT UNDER THE LADY BUG ON THE WALL IN ROOM 7. 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.) AREA WAS PAINTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. Provider will ensure that there are no areas of chipped paint in the facility at any time. |
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| 2020-01-23 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.124(c) - Each child care space | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON JANUARY 23, 2020, THE EMERGENCY CONTACTS OF CHILDREN #1, 2, 3 AND 4 WERE NOT IN THE CHILD CARE SPACE WHERE THE CHILDREN WERE RECEIVING CARE. CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) PROVIDER OBTAINED COPIES OF ALL OF THE CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY CONTACTS AND WILL ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION IS PRESENT IN A CHILD CARE SPACE FOR CHILDREN RECEIVING CARE IN THAT SPACE AT ALL TIMES. |
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| 2020-01-23 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.176(a) - Insured | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON JANUARY 23, 2020, PROVIDER DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT COPY OF THE VEHICLE INSURANCE ON FILE. Correction Required: A vehicle shall be insured in accordance with the requirements of 75 Pa.C.S. 1701-1799.7 (relating to the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) PROVIDER OBTAINED A CURRENT COPY OF THE VEHICLE INSURANCE AND WILL ENSURE THAT THIS INFORMATION REMAINS UP TO DATE AND ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. |
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| 2020-01-23 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.66(a)/3270.66(b) - Locked or inaccessible/Original container | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON JANUARY 23, 2020, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED TOXIC CLEANING MATERIALS UNDER THE SINK IN ROOM 2, AND A BOTTLE OF BLEACH AND WATER UNDER THE SINK IN ROOM 5 THAT WAS NOT LABELED WITH THE CONTENTS. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) PROVIDER REMOVED TOXIC MATERIALS FROM UNDER THE SINK AND LABELED THE BOTTLE CONTAINING BLEACH AND WATER. PROVIDER WILL ENSURE THAT ALL TOXIC MATERIALS ARE KEPT LOCKED OR INACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES, AND ARE STORED IN AN ORIGINAL LABELED CONTAINER OR CONTAINER THAT SPECIFIES THE CONTENT AT ALL TIMES. |
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| 2020-01-23 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON JANUARY 23, 2020, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED A PIECE OF MOLDING DETACHED FROM BATHROOM WALL BEHIND TOILET, WITH NAILS STICKING OUT. Correction Required: Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The detached wood has been properly fastened to the wall and no nails sticking out. The legal entity will assure that all walls, ceilings, and surfaces are in good repair and free of hazards at all times. |
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| 2019-12-04 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(b) - No physical punishment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION ON 12-4-19, STAFF #1 STATED THAT SHE GRABBED THE HOOD OF CHILD #1 FROM BEHIND, RESULTING IN SCRATCHES LEFT ON THE CHILD'S NECK. Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 has been removed from the daycare and the legal entity has created a policy of staff not placing their hands on children or grabbing their clothing. This will be maintained at all times. |
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| 2019-12-04 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.52 - Mixed Age Level | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION ON 12-4-19, STAFF #1 STATED THAT SHE WAS ALONE WITH 19 CHILDREN DURING THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT (APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM ON 11/27/19). THIS WAS ALSO REFLECTED ON THE RATIO MONITORING SHEET FOR 11-27-19. Correction Required: When children are grouped in mixed age levels, the age of the youngest child in the group determines the staff:child ratio and maximum group size in accordance with the requirements in 3270.51 (relating to similar age level). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The legal entity will maintain staff/child ratio at all times. |
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| 2019-12-04 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.52 - Mixed Age Level | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON DECEMBER 4, 2019, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED STAFF #1 ALONE IN ROOM 4 WITH 15 CHILDREN, THE YOUNGEST BEING 8 YEARS OLD (SECOND GRADE ACCORDING TO THE CHILD). THE RATIO FOR YOUNG SCHOOL AGE IS 1:12. FACILITY ON RATIO MONITORING SINCE 4-8-19, CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. Correction Required: When children are grouped in mixed age levels, the age of the youngest child in the group determines the staff:child ratio and maximum group size in accordance with the requirements in 3270.51 (relating to similar age level). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The legal entity will assure that staff/child ratios are maintained at all times as required. |
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| 2019-11-15 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON NOVEMBER 15, 2019, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED CHILD #1 UNSUPERVISED IN ROOM #4 FOR A PERIOD OF TWO MINUTES, FROM 12:34 PM TO 12:36 PM. 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. Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The legal entity will assure that children are supervised at all times as required. The legal entity will arrange the two hour supervision training and get approval from DHS as required. |
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| 2019-11-15 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.124(c) - Each child care space | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON NOVEMBER 15, 2019, THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS OF CHILDREN #2 AND #3 WERE NOT PRESENT IN THE CHILD CARE SPACE IN WHICH THE CHILDREN WERE RECEIVING CARE. Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The legal entity has placed emergency contact forms for children #2 and #3 in the classroom as required. The legal entity will assure that all children present in the classroom will have the required emergency contact form present. |
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| 2019-11-15 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.52/3270.113(a) - Mixed Age Level/Supervised at all times | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON NOVEMBER 15, 2019, THE RATIO DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED INDICATED THAT THE FACILITY WAS NOT MAINTAINING PROPER STAFF:CHILD RATIOS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (10-7-19 AT 4:30 PM, 10-16 AT 4:30 AND 5:00 PM, 10-21 AND 10-24-19 AT 4:00 PM). CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE - FACILITY ON RATIO MONITORING SINCE 4-8-19. Correction Required: When children are grouped in mixed age levels, the age of the youngest child in the group determines the staff:child ratio and maximum group size in accordance with the requirements in 3270.51 (relating to similar age level). The required staff:child ratios must be maintained at all times.The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility is maintaining the required staff:child ratios at all times. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the SE Region Office on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format. 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. Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The legal entity will assure that staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. The legal entity will continue to utilize staff/child ratio format sheets previously approved by DHS. |
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| 2019-09-09 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.25(a) - Post the certificate of compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2019, THE NEGATIVE SANCTION LETTER WAS NOT POSTED IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION AS REQUIRED. Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office posted at the same location. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The negative sanction letter was posted as required. The legal entity will assure that all inspection summaries and other information will be posted as required. This will be maintained at all times. |
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| 2019-09-09 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.61(b) - Care space not play space at same time | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2019, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED CHILDREN IN ROOM #9 WHICH WAS PRESENTED AS THE PLAYSPACE, BUT IS MEASURED AS CHILDCARE SPACE. Correction Required: Indoor child care space may not be used simultaneously as play space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) An application will be submitted to request that rooms previously and erroneously annotated as play space be removed. In addition, request that room #9 be measured and annotated as the designated play space. The legal entity will assure that all rooms are used as they are measured for. |
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