Abc Childrens Day Care Center
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Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2026-05-04 | Unannounced Monitoring | 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: During an unannounced inspection on 5/4/26 Staff person #1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person #1 does not have current pediatric first-aid/CPR training that was completed through a Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS) approved curriculum. This is evidenced by the previously documented pediatric first- aid/CPR training expiration date of 4/30/26. Staff Person #1 completed a first aid and CPR training dated 4/20/26, however the training was not completed through a PQAS approved curriculum. 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. Until such time as the required pre- service trainings are completed, staff person #1 must be supervised, when interacting with children at a minimum by, an AGS who has completed all preservice trainings and has all qualifications to care for children unsupervised. If there are no staff person(s) available to supervise staff person #1, staff person #1 may not work in a child-care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 was supervised with children until they received the pediatric first-aid/CPR training by a PQAS approved trainer in a PQAS approved curriculum. |
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| 2026-05-04 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.31(e)(4)(i) - Age and Training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(i) Description: Age and Training Noncompliance Area: During an unannounced inspection on 5/4/26 Staff person #1 has not completed Pediatric first aid and CPR training on or before expiration of the most current certification. This is evidenced by the previously documented pediatric first- aid/CPR training expiration date of 4/30/26. Staff Person #1 completed a first aid and CPR training dated 4/20/26, however the training was not completed through a PQAS approved curriculum. Documentation of updated Pediatric first aid and CPR training through a PQAS approved curriculum is not on file. Correction Required: Competence is the completion of training by a professional in the field of first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). All staff persons shall renew their certification in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on or before the expiration of the most current certification. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #1 must be supervised, when interacting with children at a minimum by, an AGS who has completed all preservice trainings and has all qualifications to care for children unsupervised. If there are no staff person(s) available to supervise staff person #1, staff person #1 may not work in a child-care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 received the training: pediatric first-aid/CPR training by a PQAS approved trainer in a PQAS approved curriculum. |
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| 2026-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) - Fire safety - 1 yr. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) Description: Fire safety - 1 yr. Noncompliance Area: Facility staff person # 1 did not complete fire safety training in over 12 months from 1/17/25 to 3/9/26. Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in fire safety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Fire safety training was completed 3/9/26 for facility staff # 1. |
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| 2025-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.31(f)(10) - Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(f)(10) Description: Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR Noncompliance Area: Facility staff # 1 hired and working at facility more than 90 days does not have pediatric first aid and cpr training. Correction Required: Staff persons shall complete professional development in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 days of hire. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will complete PQAS approved pediatric first aid and cpr training on 2/24/25. |
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| 2025-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b) - Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b) Description: Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance Noncompliance Area: Fire alarm testing was not conducted within 30 days from 1/7/25 to 2/11/25. Correction Required: Fire detection devices or systems must be in compliance with standards established under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. § 1016(c)). The Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements under subsection (a) are met. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility alarms were tested 2/20/25. |
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| 2024-02-05 | 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, staff person #1 only had 8 clock hours of child care training during the 4/22-4/23 training period. 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.) 4 clock hours of child care training that was taken after April 2023 was counted towards the April 2022-April 2023 training period for staff person #1. |
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| 2024-02-05 | Renewal | 3270.69(b) - 110º F or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.69(b) Description: 110º F or less Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection, the temperature of the water in the women's bathroom measured 111° F. Correction Required: Hot water temperature, in areas accessible to children, may not exceed 110° F. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Water temperature was adjusted to read below 111° F. |
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| 2023-08-22 | Unannounced Monitoring | 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: During the inspection, staff person #1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person #1 has not completed the following pre-service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: PQAS approved Pediatric First Aid/CPR training. 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. Until such time as the required pre-service trainings are completed, staff person #1 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an AGS who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff person(s) available to supervise staff person #1, staff person #1 may not work in a child-care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Never left staff person who has not completed preservice training including Pediatric First AID/CPR Training and health and safety training alone in the classroom. There has to be 2 staff all the time who have completed the training. |
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| 2023-08-22 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Mantoux TB | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(2) Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Mantoux TB Noncompliance Area: During the inspection, staff person #1's tuberculosis screening was conducted on 11/23/21, which reflects a date of more than 12 months prior to providing service in a child care setting (see LIS code sheet for date of hire). 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. An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Subsequent tuberculosis screening is not required unless directed by a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening at the date of initial employment and must be dated within 12 months of employment. Staff person #1 obtained a new TB. |
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| 2023-02-07 | Renewal | 3270.133(6)/3270.133(7) - Written consent/Medication log | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.133(6)/3270.133(7) Description: Written consent/Medication log Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection, the medication log for child #6 which was signed by the parent only provided consent for the administration of the albuterol medication until 12/2021. Correction Required: A parent shall provide written consent for administration of medication or a special diet. 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.) A new medication log was obtained for the child. |
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| 2023-02-07 | Renewal | 3270.21 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.21 Description: General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection, the operator did not have a written policy addressing the prevention and identification of child maltreatment. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. The provider's written policy must include, but is not limited to: recognition of potential signs and symptoms of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; strategies for coping with a crying, fussing, or distraught child; and address the prevention and identification of child maltreatment. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A written policy addressing the prevention and identification of child maltreatment was made. |
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| 2023-02-07 | Renewal | 3270.69(b) - 110º F or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.69(b) Description: 110º F or less Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection, the hot water in the bathrooms measured 111° F. Correction Required: Hot water temperature, in areas accessible to children, may not exceed 110° F. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The hot water was turned down. |
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| 2022-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.102(c) - Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.102(c) Description: Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing Noncompliance Area: During an onsite inspection on 4/26/22, the embedded swing set equipment had soil as surfacing. Soil is not defined as a loose fill protective surfacing that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Correction Required: Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A fresh layer of mulch was added onto the full surface under the swing set. |
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| 2022-04-26 | 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: During an onsite inspection on 4/26/22, in the School Age room, the Center room and the Gym located all on the second floor, there was no posted written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency. 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.) Emergency transportation plain is now posted in the school age room, the center room and the gym located on the second floor. |
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| 2022-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.131(d)(5) - Immunization record | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.131(d)(5) Description: Immunization record Noncompliance Area: During an onsite inspection on 4/26/22, child #1 did not have verification of an annual influenza vaccination being conducted or an exemption from the influenza vaccine on file. Correction Required: A health report shall include a review of the child's immunized status according to recommendations of the ACIP. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Flu immunization updates were requested form parent. The choice NOT to immunize child for the flu is now in the child's file. All parent's were asked to provide flu immunization updates on their child(ren). |
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| 2022-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.27(f) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.27(f) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: During an onsite inspection on 4/26/22, the emergency plan on file did not have verification that it was sent to the city of Allentown for review. 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.) Allentown city was contacted to find person responsible for reviewing our emergency plan. Once this person was contacted, our emergency plan was then submitted to said person. |
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| 2022-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.63/3270.76 - Unsafe Areas in Outdoor Space/Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.63/3270.76 Description: Unsafe Areas in Outdoor Space/Building Surfaces Noncompliance Area: During an onsite inspection on 4/26/22, the outdoor playground had telephone/electrical wires that were hanging down closer to the surface and were within reach of children. The playground was covered in weeds and thistles causing a hazard for children. In the Toddler room, the dramatic play kitchen was not mounted to a surface and was able to be tipped when opened. Correction Required: If unsafe areas or conditions are in or near an outdoor play space, fencing or natural barriers are required to restrict children from those unsafe areas or conditions. 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.) A gate was installed to separate the area of the playground that has telephone/electrical wires hanging down. Thorns and thistles were pulled from the ground to create a safer play environment for the children while on the playground. Dramatic play kitchen was removed from the toddler room until the correct hardware is purchased to mount dramatic play kitchen to the wall properly. |
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| 2022-01-27 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.102(a) Description: Clean and good repair Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection, the Little Tykes slide in the gym had a small crack in it. 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.) The slide was repaired with clear masking tape. The director will monitor and discard if needed, |
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| 2022-01-27 | Renewal | 3270.25(a) - Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.25(a) Description: Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection, the operator had stated that they do not provide parents the link to the Chapter 3270 regulations electronically. Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents. The operator shall provide the parent of each child enrolled with information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All parents enrolled will be emailed the Chapter 3270 regulation link and the regional office map. The map and link will be made a part of the parent handbook. |
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| 2022-01-27 | 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 the inspection, the emergency plan on file did not include accommodations for infants and toddlers in the event of an emergency. 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.) Accommodations for infants and toddlers in the event of an emergency will be added to the emergency plan. This will state about the use of an evacuation crib to assist these children. |
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| 2022-01-27 | 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 the inspection, there was no verification that the provider is conducting annual emergency drills. 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.) An emergency drill will be conducted and recorded. |
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| 2021-12-21 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2021-11-05 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2021-10-20 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2021-09-16 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
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