Asociacion Puertorriquenos En Marcha - Philadelphia PA Child Care Center

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE CUBBIES IN ROOM #11 AND #12 WERE LIGHTWEIGHT AND WOBBLY DUE TO NOT BEING MOUNTED TO SOMETHING STABLE/SECURE. THIS COULD POSE A TIPPING HAZZARD

Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE EMERGENCY INFORMATION FOR CHILD #1 AND #2 DID NOT INCLUDE THE ADDRESSES /PHONE NUMBER OF THE RELEASE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE PARENT.

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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE FILE FOR CHILD #2 DID NOT INCLUDE SIGNED PARENTAL CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE OR FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF MINOR FIRST AID PROCEDURES BY FACILITY STAFF.

Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission. 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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE FILE FOR CHILD #2 DID NOT CONTAIN SIGNED PARENTAL CONSENT FOR TRANSPORTATION OR WALKING EXCURSIONS, AND THE FACILITY DOES PARTICIPATE IN THESE ACTIVITIES.

Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE FACILITY'S EMERGENCY PLAN DID NOT INCLUDE THE METHOD OF HOW PARENTS WILL BE CONTACTED AND DID NOT STATE THAT PARENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED AT THE BEGINNING, AND AGAIN AT THE END, OF EACH 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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE YEARLY REVIEW OF THE EMERGENCY PLAN HAD NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED IN WRITING WITH A DATE.

Correction Required: The operator shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The operator shall document in writing each review and update of the emergency plan and kept on file at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE FILE FOR STAFF PERSON #1 (HIRED 10/1/19 AND A RESIDENT OF NEW JERSEY) DID NOT CONTAIN COMPLETE CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CPSL. FILE FOR STAFF PERSON #1 DID NOT INCLUDE A COPY OF THE NSOR APPLICATION/RECEIPT, AND DID NOT INCLUDE RECEIPTS FOR APPLYING FOR OUT OF STATE CLEARANCES REQUIRED BY THE CPSL.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person # 1 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. Facility Person #--- may not work in a child care position at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE BOYS BATHROOM MEASURED AT 119 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT USING A THERMOMETER.

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

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE REQUIRED EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS WERE NOT POSTED BY THE TELEPHONE IN ROOM #10.

Correction Required: The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center shall be posted by each telephone in the facility.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, A CEILING TILE IN ROOM #3 WAS STAINED AND IN NEED OF BEING REPLACED.

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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE TRASHCAN IN ROOM #9 LOCATED BY THE SINK DID NOT CONTAIN A LID. SEVERAL TRASHCANS LOCATED IN THE BATHROOMS ALSO DID NOT CONTAIN LIDS.

Correction Required: A toilet area, training chair area, diapering area and sink area shall be equipped with a clean, lidded waste receptacle.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE EVACUATION ROUTES AND MEDICAL TRANSPORT PLAN WERE POSTED IN THE INDOOR PLAY SPACE AREA.

Correction Required: Evacuation routes shall be posted. 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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE EMERGENCY INFORMATION FOR CHILD #1 DID NOT INCLUDE THE ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THE RELEASE PEOPLE.

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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL, STAFF PERSON #1(HIRED 10/29/18) HAD TB TEST RESULTS ON FILE THAT WERE MORE THAN A YEAR OLD AT TIME OF HIRE. TB RESULTS DATED 5/5/17.

Correction Required: 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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENWAL INPSECTION, THE FILE FOR STAFF PERSON #2, (DATE OF HIRE 9/17/18, CLASSIFIED AS AN AGS), CONTAINED A VOLUNTEER PA CRIMINAL CLEARANCE THAT WAS BEING USED FOR EMPLOYMENT.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services).