A Place To Grow
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About the Provider
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2026-01-22 | Renewal | 3270.181(e) - Emergency master file updated | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.181(e) Description: Emergency master file updated Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection child #1 did not have an updated emergency contact in the classroom where they were receiving care. Correction Required: If emergency information is updated in a master file, it shall be updated accordingly in other facility records. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The emergency contact information for the child cited in the violation has been updated in the classroom file and verified against the master file. Copies are now consistent across all records. |
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| 2026-01-22 | Renewal | 3270.192(2)(ii) - Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.192(2)(ii) Description: Exp, educ., training prior to facility Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection facility persons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 did not have verified experience on file. Facility person #5, #6 and #7 did not have their high school diplomat translated and on file. 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.) Verification of prior child care experience has been obtained and placed in each staff file. In addition, high school diplomas for staff #5, #6, and #7 have been translated into English and notarized and copies have been added to their records. All documentation has been reviewed to ensure compliance with PA Code 3270.192 |
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| 2026-01-22 | Renewal | 3270.31(e) - Age and Training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e) Description: Age and Training Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection facility persons #1 and #3 did not have 12 hours of annual professional development training on file. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All staff identified in the violation have completed their 12 hours approved annual professional development training. Certificates have been placed in each staff file. Going forward, staff will not be scheduled to work without current training documentation on file. |
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| 2026-01-22 | Renewal | 3270.78 - Lighting | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.78 Description: Lighting Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection there were 2 bulbs out in the infant class and 2 bulbs out in the Prek2 class causing it to be dark and unsafe. Correction Required: Rooms, hallways, stairways, outside steps, porches and ramps shall be lighted by artificial or natural light. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All non-functioning light bulbs in the infant and Pre-K classrooms were replaced immediately on 01/26/2026.Classrooms and common areas were checked to ensure proper lighting levels for safety. |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.106(a) Description: Clean, age appropriate Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, rest equipment was not labeled for the use of a specific child or used only by the specified child. Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Center immediately labeled rest equipment with each child's number/name. Director established a system for assigning and tracking equipment for individual children. Director re-trained staff on importance of individual equipment use. Photographic evidence was sent to inspector A12 via email |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.124(c) - Each child care space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(c) Description: Each child care space Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection none of the classes in the facility had emergency contact forms for any of the children. 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.) Center director obtained completed emergency contact forms for all children and ensured forms are easily accessible in each classroom. Supporting documentation and photographic evidence were sent to inspector A12 via email on 03/27/2025 and 04/30/2025. |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(e) Description: Written emergency plan posted Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, none of the classrooms in the facility had the transportation plan posted. Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Center posted a transportation plan in each classroom and went over the plan with all staff. Director ensure plan includes procedures for emergency situations. Photographic evidence was sent to inspector A12 via email on 04/30/2025 |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.14/3270.21 - Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21 Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection facility did not have written policy to address the following: 1. Recognition of potential signs/symptoms of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma. 2. Strategies for coping with a crying, fussing, or distraught child. 3. The prevention and identification of child maltreatment Also, their emergency plan addresses continuity of operations and specifies the role of all facility persons including volunteers. Facility did not have an emergency plan that addressed continuity of operations. Correction Required: A facility shall be operated in conformity with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.State agencies whose regulations may relate to the operation of a facility include the Department of Environmental Resources, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation. Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A copy of the SBS/AHT policy has been placed in every classroom in a BLUE color folder to ensure the facility is in compliance with Federal and State laws regulations. The Emergency Plan was corrected to address continuity of operations. Director will oversee compliance with the policy. Plan was completed and implemented on 03/26/2025 Supporting Documentation has been sent to inspector A12 via email on 03/26/2025. |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.151(c)(1)/3270.192(3) - Physical examination/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.151(c)(1)/3270.192(3) Description: Physical examination/Health assessment, TB test Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection facility person #1 did not have a biannual health assessment onfile. Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include a physical examination. A facility person's record shalli nclude a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director scheduled and obtained a biannual health assessment for the staff member person #1. Health assessment have already been obtained and on file. supporting documentation has been sent to inspector A12 via email on 04/30/2025 |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.171(a) - Pick-up and drop-off points | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.171(a) Description: Pick-up and drop-off points Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection facility did not notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the childcare facility. Correction Required: An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director immediately notified local traffic safety authorities in writing of the facility's location and vehicular routes used. Document of the notification was filed and sent to inspector A12 via email on 03/26/2025 & 04/30/2025 |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.27(a)(3) - Contact when arises | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.27(a)(3) Description: Contact when arises Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, facility's emergency plan did not mention methods to contact parents. Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for a method for facility persons to contact parents as soon as reasonably possible when an emergency situation arises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The facility immediately updated the Emergency Plan to include specific contact methods to contact parents and procedure for timely notification. The updated document was corrected on site at time of the inspection and shown to the inspector on 03/26/2025. The corrected Emergency Plan addressed clearly the method to contact parents, shared with staff and placed in a conspicuous place in the facility. |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.27(a)(4) - Contact when ended | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.27(a)(4) Description: Contact when ended Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection facility's emergency plan did not provide for a method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended and to provide instruction as to how parents can safely be reunited with their children. Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for a method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended and to provide instruction as to how parents can safely be reunited with their children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The Emergency Plan was revised and corrected on site the day of the inspection 03/26/2025. A clear procedure for staff to notify parents when the emergency has ended was implemented. On 03/27/2025 Director provided training to facility staff on the revised Emergency plan and reunification protocol. Supporting documentation was shown to inspector on the day of the inspection and a copy of the revised plan was sent via email as well. |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.27(a)(5) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.27(a)(5) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection facility's emergency plan did not provide accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions. Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The emergency plan was reviewed and corrected to include specific accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities and children with chronic medical conditions. Director trained staff on accommodating children with diverse needs. Using specialized equipment on 03/27/2025. Ensuring that necessary supplies and equipment are available. Supporting documentation was sent to inspector A12 via email |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.27(a)(6) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.27(a)(6) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection facility's emergency drills were not conducted annually and annual emergency drills were not documented and on file at the facility. Correction Required: Emergency drills shall be conducted annually. Annual emergency drills shall be documented and on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director conducted the annual emergency drill inside the premises as requested by the inspector. Director developed a drill schedule to ensure annual drills are conducted, documented and kept in the facility at all times. Supporting documentation was sent to inspector A12 via email |
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| 2025-03-25 | Renewal | 3270.27(f) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.27(f) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the facility did not send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency. Correction Required: The operator shall send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) On 03/26/2025 Director submitted the current emergency plan to local municipality and county emergency management office. Director person #1 updated records to reflect submission dates. A week later captain Newsome showed up at the daycare to let us know that he had received the email with the emergency plan and check the facility. Supporting documentation was sent to inspector A12 via email |
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