Description: ALL KIDS ARE SPECIAL CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER is a Child Care Center in NEW KENSINGTON PA, with a maximum capacity of 153 children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In the PREK outdoor play space, two large wood protrusions were observed on the large wooden play structure. 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.) These protrusions were cut off and the area was sanded to make smooth. Moving forward, the structure will be checked more frequently to be sure it is in good repair and free from rough edges, and splinters. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The refrigerator in the Infant room measured 47 degrees after allowing sufficient time after serving food to allow it to cool down. 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.) Staff have been instructed to close the refrigerator door quickly after using and to be sure locking strap is not caught in the seal of the door. The refrigerator was checked frequently after the visit and has had continued readings of 32-40 degrees F, with no readings above 40 degrees. Going forward, the refrigerator temp will be monitored more frequently throughout the day. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Emergency contact information for Child #1 lacked one address of one of the individuals designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. 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.) Address was added to the form for Child #1. Ongoing, we will check emergency contact forms more closely to be sure all information is present and clearly includes the name, address and telephone number of the individual(s) designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.131(d)(5) - Immunization record | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The immunization reports for Child #1, 2 & 4 lack current influenza vaccines. The immunization report for Child #3 lacks one dose each of DTAP & Hep A. 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.) Director discussed requirements for vaccines with parents of children. Child #1's parent provided written statement as to being strongly against her child receiving the influenza vaccine. Child #2's parent stated that her child has recently had the vaccine and she will provide report to document this. Child #4's parent has provided a written statement as to being strongly against her child receiving the flu vaccine. Child #3's parent has indicated that child will receive required vaccine at well-child visit scheduled for later this month. Moving forward, children's health reports will be monitored more closely to check that required vaccines have been received. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.133(3) - Name on bottle | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A bottle of throat spray was observed atop a storage cubby in the toddler room. The bottle lacked the identification for whom the medication belonged. The director was unsure to whom it belonged. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The throat spray was removed and placed in a locked cabinet. Moving forward, facility persons have been informed that all medication (prescriptions and over-the-counter meds) must be locked up when not in use. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.166(4) - Bottles labeled | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The bottle from which an infant was observed to be feeding from lacked labeling with the child's name. Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Substitute staff person was providing a break for the regular staff person at the time this occurred. Substitute staff person was made aware of the policy and the fact that even if children's bottles are distinguishable from each other (due to size, shape, color, etc), they ALL must be labeled with child's names. Ongoing, all staff, including substitute staff will be made aware of the policy that disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.166(5) - Six-months-old held | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: An infant six months of age or less was permitted to drink from a bottle while laying on the floor on a boppy pillow. Correction Required: An infant 6 months of age or younger shall be held while being bottle fed. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Substitute staff was providing a break for the regular staff person at the time this occurred. Substitute staff person was made aware of the policy and the fact that the child, although capable of being independent with holding the bottle, was just under age and must be held while being bottle fed. Ongoing, all staff, including substitute staff will be made aware of the policy that an infant 6 months of age or younger shall be held while being bottle fed. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.192(2)(iii) - Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The files for Staff #1-7 lack documentation that current Emergency Plan training has been obtained. The files for Staff #4, 5 & 6 lack documentation of completion of the previous year's fire safety training. The file for Staff #5 lacks evidence of some previous annual training hours, as the master file has been lost. Correction Required: 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.) Original sign in sheet for annual Emergency Plan and Fire Safety trainings on 6/3/2020, documenting required training of all staff has been located and placed in file cabinet. All staff are current with Emergency Plan and Fire Safety Training. The new file for Staff #5 lacked evidence of some previous annual training hours, as the original file had been lost. Verification of college courses had been printed and placed in new file for Staff #5. However, other required trainings were documented on the PA Keys website but had not been printed and placed in file. They have since been updated in staff file. Ongoing, training documentation will go directly in files so they will not be misplaced. Also, files will be carefully monitored and accounted for when moving offices/file cabinets/records. Also, training hours will be printed to provide documentation. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.192(3) - Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff #5 lacks previous health assessments and the initial TB test, as the master file has been lost. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include 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.) File for Staff #5 was discovered missing after COVID closure and staff #5 was not permitted to work in childcare position until obtaining new health assessment and required TB test, confirming staff is free from communicable tuberculosis. All paperwork was placed in new staff file prior to returning to work. Moving forward, files will be carefully monitored and accounted for when moving offices/file cabinets/records. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.192(4) - CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff #3 lacks a copy of the request for the PA Child Abuse registry as well as required out-of-state clearances. The file for Staff #5 lacks all previous CPSL-required requests & clearances, as the master file has been lost. Correction Required: 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 Person #3 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.) Request for PA child abuse was located in back of staff file and had been obtained prior to staff working supervised with children. Staff #3 was removed from working in a childcare position until out of state clearances were obtained. Required out-of-state clearances have been obtained, showing NO RECORD and staff is now permitted to work in a childcare position as of 9/24/2020 File for Staff #5 was discovered missing after COVID closure and staff #5 was not permitted to work in childcare position until new file contained all required clearances and paperwork in place. Also, files will be carefully monitored and accounted for when moving offices/file cabinets/records. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff #1 is documented to have obtained Emergency Plan training more than one week after initial employment. The files for Staff #1-6 as well as facility files lack documentation of that current Emergency Plan training has been obtained. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All staff had obtained annual Emergency Plan training but documentation was missing, as sign in sheet had been misplaced. Sign in sheet has been located. Moving forward, the Director will ensure that all staff will receive emergency plan training within one week of hire, annually, and with each plan update. Also, all required training documentation will be placed in file cabinet immediately upon completion of training and files will be carefully monitored and accounted for when moving offices/file cabinets/records. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) - Fire safety - 1 yr. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Evidence of the previous year's participation in fire safety training is missing in the files for Staff #4, 5 & 6. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Original sign in sheet for annual Emergency Plan and Fire Safety trainings on 6/3/2020 documenting required training of all staff has been located and placed in file cabinet. All staff are current with Emergency Plan and Fire Safety Training. Ongoing, training documentation will go directly in files so they will not be misplaced, and documentation will show staff participate annually in fire safety training conducted by a fire protection professional. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: From documentation provided, it was discovered that Staff #3 who was hired on 9/12/19, had lived outside of PA within five years of hire date. The file for Staff #3 lacks requests for the other state's police/ sex offender/ child abuse/ neglect clearances, and completed out of state clearances were due by 7/1/20. Staff #3's file lacks the request for the PA Child Abuse clearance and the completed clearance is dated after the date of hire. Therefore, Staff #3 was an incorrect provisional hire. Staff #3 was observed supervising children alone during the physical site part of the inspection. The Mandated Reporter training taken by Staff #3 is not an OCDEL-approved training. The two most current Mandated reporter trainings for Staff #6 are dated more than 60 months apart. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person #3 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 #3 was removed from working in a childcare position until out of state clearances were obtained. Required out-of-state clearances have been obtained, showing NO RECORD and staff is now permitted to work in a childcare position, as of 9/24/2020. Request for PA child abuse was located in back of staff file and had been obtained 9/10/2019, prior to staff working supervised with children. Going forward, all new CPSL guidelines will be read more carefully and any new hires that have lived out of state in the past 5 years will be required to have out-of-state clearances on file before working in a childcare position. Also, files will be carefully monitored and accounted for when moving offices/file cabinets/records. Going forward, Director will ensure that all mandated reporter training will be PA approved training and that the training will be obtained within regulation time limits. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Near the bottom of the staircase to the PREK Counts room, a crack in the plastic nonskid coating of one of the steps was observed. 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.) This was immediately corrected by covering the crack in the nonskid coating on the steps. Ongoing, the steps and other surfaces will be checked more frequently to be sure they are kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards. |
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| 2020-07-09 | Renewal | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Light blue paint flakes were observed around the inside and outside area of the entrance door, the portable sink at the outside entrance and on the sign-in table. 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.) Paint flakes were cleaned up same day and the painters were contacted to prep and paint over any areas that still had peeling paint. We removed all remaining paint chips. Ongoing, we will be watching for and removing any additional paint chips that may come down from the above area. |
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