Angels Keepers Learning Center Inc - Allentown PA Child Care Center

524 RIDGE AVE , ALLENTOWN PA 18102
(484) 274-6275
1 Review

About the Provider

Description: ANGELS KEEPERS LEARNING CENTER INC is a Child Care Center in ALLENTOWN PA, with a maximum capacity of 163 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00182149
  • Capacity: 163
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, Spanish
  • Schools Served: Allentown City - Pick-Up service to/from school, Allentown City - Walking distance to school
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 14
  • District Office Phone: (610) 437-6000 ext 2 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2019-11-08 Renewal 3270.111(a) - Written plan Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There are no written daily activity schedules posted in school age classrooms 6,7, & 8 on the second floor of facility.

Correction Required: A written plan of daily activities and routines, including a time for free play shall be established for each group. The plan shall be flexible to accommodate the needs of individual children and the dynamics of the group.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Daily activity schedules were posted in school age 6,7 & 8 classrooms and will remain in place at all times.
2019-11-08 Renewal 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Facility person # 1 hired and working in child care since 7/8/19 has a health assessment that is more than a year old at time of hire from 6/8/18.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility person # 1 will have a health assessment and TB on file ASAP. In the future the facility director will ensure all new hires have a health assessment and TB that are less than a year old at time of hire.
2019-07-08 Initial review 3270.192(3) - Health assessment, TB test Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff 1 does not have a tb screening on file.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff 1 TB screening is in file now. Provider will make sure that every faculty member will have this prior to employment so this will not happen again.
2019-07-08 Initial review 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff 2 does not have emergency plan training on file.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff 2 immediately reviewed the emergency plan I, the operator, placed the emergency plan training on file in staff 2's file and documented it. In the future, provider will make sure all staff hired review emergency plan at initial hire and annually.
2019-07-08 Initial review 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff 2 has a state police clearance on file that is missing a disseminated date and only printed on half the page. Inspector is unable to determine when clearance was completed.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Facility Person # 2 may not work in a child care position at the facility. 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The State Police Clearance paper on file for Staff 2 was fixed with the full page printed and saved on file. In the future, provider will make sure all staff have a completed state police clearance on file. Provider will not accept a clearance that is not printed out on the entire paper.
2019-07-08 Initial review 3270.69(b) - 110 F or less Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: In the girls bathroom, inspector checked the hot water with a state issued thermometer. The temperature read 117F.

Correction Required: Hot water temperature, in areas accessible to children, may not exceed 110 F.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Provider turned the water heater off and ran the hot water until water was less than 110 F. Provider has decided to turn hot water off in the bathrooms that children use.
2019-07-08 Initial review 3270.70(b) - Over 82 F - mechanical air circulation Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: In the older toddler room, inspector used a state issued thermometer device to check the temperature of the room. The temperature is 85 F. There is no means of mechanical air circulation in the classroom.

Correction Required: If the indoor temperature exceeds 82 F in a child care space, a means of mechanical air circulation must be operating.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The ceiling fan was installed to the room the day of the violation. It is now up and running. We also have been adding ac to the facility, in the future If the indoor temperature exceeds 82 F in a child care space, a means of mechanical air circulation will be operating.
2019-07-08 Initial review 3270.76/3270.77(a) - Building Surfaces/No peeling paint or plaster Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Inspector observed 4 windows on the south side of the building that have peeling paint and splintered wood.

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.Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The 4 windows on the exterior of the building were fixed. The paint was also fixed. Provider did reach out to landlord to make corrections prior to inspection but everyone was on vacation and the landlord had different contractors. Provider will continue to keep documents when requesting repairs from landlord and will request repair in a timely manner. Provider will fix anything that is broken and submit receipt for payment to landlord to make sure not to receive a violation.

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Reviews

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Anonymous 2022-02-16 21:34:54
I have used this provider for more than 6 months

The children don’t learn anything there. It’s just YouTube and snacks. Children get little to no individual attention. 

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