Description: AGAPE CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 25 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Monday, 05/20/19, cert rep observed thermometer located in facility's refrigerator exceeded 45 F. Refrigerator temperature read at 60 F Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45 F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The thomometer in the facility has been replaced, showing the correct temperature. The facility's refrigerator will have a operating thermometer and will maintain food at 45 degrees or lower at all times. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(4)/3270.182(3) - Written consent/Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of children's files, child 1 emergency contact and file failed to contain parent's signed written consent for emergency medical care. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care. A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The parent review emergency contact and gave written consent for medical care. Emergency contacts will always contain parent's signed consent for medical care which will remain in child's file at all times. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(6) - Insurance coverage information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of children's files, emergency contacts failed to have health insurance policy numbers. 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.) Parents updated health insurance policy numbers. Emergency contact will always contain child's health insurance policy numbers. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of children's files, emergency contacts failed to have release person's address. Child 2 emergency contact failed to have release person's name, address and telephone number. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) All emergency contacts were updated with release person's address, name and telephone. Emergency contacts will always contain the release person's name, address and telephone number at all times. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.182(5) - Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of children's files, child 1 file failed to contain parent's signed written consent for administration of minor first-aid. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Parents signed written consent for administration of minor first-aid. Emergency contact will always contain parent's signed consent for administration of minor first-aid which will remain in child's file at all times. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.182(6) - Signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of children's files, child 1 file failed to contain parent's signed written consent for transportation and walking excursions. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Parents signed written consent for transportation, walking and excursions. Emergency contact will always contain parent's signed consent for transportation and waking excursions which will remain in child's file at all times. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.27(a)(1) - Shelter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Monday, 05/20/19, cert rep observed facility's emergency plan failed to provide shelter in place location. Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for shelter of children during an emergency including shelter in place at the facility and shelter at locations away from the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Emergency Plan was revised with clear shelter in place location, this was reviewed with staff as well. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.27(a)(2) - Evacuation | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Monday, 05/20/19, cert rep observed facility's emergency plan failed to provide evacuation information. Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for evacuation of children from the facility building and evacuation of children to a location away from the facility premises. The evacuation routes and evacuation plans to exit the building may be the same as those required by 3270.94 (f) and (g) (relating to fire drills). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Emergency plan was revised and now has evacuation information corrected this was also reviewed with staff. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.27(a)(3)/3270.27(a)(4) - Contact when arises/Contact when ended | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Monday, 05/20/19, cert rep observed facility's emergency plan failed to provide a method for facility persons to contact parents at the beginning and ending of an emergency. 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. 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.) Emergency evacuation was revised and it is clear on the method use to notify parents, this was also reviewed with staff. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.27(c)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Training regarding plan/Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person 1 had not been trained on the facility's emergency plan at the time of the renewal inspection on Monday, 05/20/19. Correction Required: The operator shall assure that each facility person receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update. The operator shall document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training and kept on file at the facility. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff person 1 was giving training on the revised emergency plan training. Staff will receive training on the emergency plan at hire, annually and when there are updates. Training will remain in file at the facility at all times. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Fire safety - 1 yr./Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff persons 3 and 4 failed to have annual fire safety training. Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety 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.A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff persons 3 and 4 are registered to have fire safety training on 06/29/19. Moving forward all staff will receive fire safety training annually which will remain on file at the facility at all times. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Annual 6 hrs. training/Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff persons1, 2 and 3 failed to have required 6 hours of annual child care training. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff persons 1, 2 and 3 have completed trainings. Moving forward all annual training will be completed annually. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.34(b)(1)/3270.192(2)(ii) - Bachelor's + 1 yr/Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff person 1 failed to have verification of child care experience contained in file. Correction Required: A director shall have attained a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year of experience with children. 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.) Staff person 1, childcare experience has been verified and will stay on file. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(ii) - HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff person 3 failed to have verification of 2 years of child care experience contained in file. Verification contained in file did not meet the required 2 years experience. Correction Required: An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years experience with children. 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.) Staff person 3, childcare experience has been verified and will remain on file. |
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| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | 3270.69(b) - 110 F or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Monday, 05/20/19, cert rep observed hot water in children's bathroom exceeded 110 F. Water temperature read at 125 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 water temperature has been lowered in the areas where child have access to and will not exceed 110 degrees. |
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