Beautiful Beginnings Childcare Llc - Erie PA Group Child Care Home

622 E 24TH ST , ERIE PA 16503
(814) 201-8199

About the Provider

Description: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS CHILDCARE LLC is a Group Child Care Home in ERIE PA, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00183667
  • Capacity: 12
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 1
  • District Office Phone: (814) 836-5898 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.124(b)(2) - Physician name, address, phone Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The Emergency Contact Form in the file for Child #2 did not include the address of the child's physician.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
As of 9/12/2020 the file for child 2 will include the address of the child's physician on the emergency contact form. -Moving forward all fields of the emergency contact forms will be completed in full before a child's file will be marked as completed.
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The Emergency Contact Form in the file for Child #1 did not include the release persons' addresses.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
As of 9/12/2020 the file for child 1 will include the release persons' addresses. -Moving forward all fields of the emergency contact forms will be completed in full before a child's file will be marked as completed.
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.131(b)(2)/3280.182(1) - Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months/Initial and subsequent health assessments Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The file for Child #2, a Preschool Child, did not include an updated health report conducted within the past 12 months. An updated health report was due for this child prior to the suspended regulations on 3/6/20.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. A child's record must contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The file for child 2 will include an updated health report by 9/20/2020. -In the future parents will be required to submit an annual health report for children ranging from older toddler to preschoolers to the facility director.
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.131(e)(1)/3280.182(1) - Exemption documentation from parent/guardian/Initial and subsequent health assessments Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The most recent immunization record in the file for Child #1, did not include documentation of a flu shot administered in the past 12 months: March, 2018.

Correction Required: The facility shall require the parent to provide updated written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department of ongoing vaccines administered to an infant, toddler or preschool child in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP. A child's record must contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The file for child 1 will have an updated immunization record showing flu vaccination or a vaccination exemption form will be added to the child's file. As of 9/12/2020. -In the future all child's files will have updated immunization records or immunization exemption forms signed by parents.
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.135(a)(3) - Disposable diapers Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The trash can utilized for changing diapers was not hands-free.

Correction Required: If disposable diapers are provided by a parent or by a facility, a soiled diaper shall be discarded by immediately placing the diaper into a plastic-lined, hands-free covered can.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
As of 9/3/2020 the trash can utilized for changing diapers is hands-free. -Moving forward the trash can used for changing diapers will be kept in working order and hands-free.
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The Emergency Contact Form and Fee Agreement in the file for Child #2 have not been updated by the parent since the child's enrollment: 5/3/19. Updates were required for this child prior to suspended regulations on 3/6/20.

Correction Required: A parent is required to review and update the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The emergency contact forms and fee agreement for child 2 will be updated by 9/12/2020. -Moving forward emergency contact forms and fee agreements for all children will be updated every 6 months as required or as information changes.
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.2 - General Health and Safety Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Observed a sharp knife, which was accessible to children, in an unlocked lower cabinet in the kitchen.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
- As of 9/3/2020, all sharp objects have been moved to locked cabinets. - Moving forward, all cabinets will have appropriate locks on them, as to make them inaccessible to children.
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.32(a)/3280.192(2)(iii) - Comply with CPSL/Exp, educ., training at facility Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #1 did not include documentation of Mandated Reporter Training conducted within the past 60 months. Most recent certificate: 5/12/15.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The file for staff person one will include an updated mandated reporter training certificate as of 9/30/2020. - In the future all staff files will include updated trainings such as mandated reporter, CPR, and the required health and safety. Staff will renew every 60 months as required.
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.32(a)/3280.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The applications for Child Abuse and FBI clearances in the file for Staff Person #3 were dated after the staff person's first day caring for children 2/22/20): Application/Child Abuse Clearance: 2/24/20. Application/FBI Clearance: 2/27/20. These clearances are now current. The file for Staff Person #2 did not include an NSOR Certificate.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Child Abuse and FBI Clearance are current for Staff Person #3. The file for staff person 2 indicated that she began work before her clearances were applied for. Staff person 2 will not work until her NSOR clearance has been added to her file. In the future no staff person shall begin working with children until proof that clearances have been applied for has been submitted to put into the staff persons file.
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible - in original container Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Observed disinfectant wipes and a spray bottle of cleaner, which were accessible to children, on the bathroom sink.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
- As of 9/3/2020 Disinfectant wipes and spray bottle containing cleaner was put in the locked lower cabinet in the bathroom. - Moving forward cleaning materials will be kept in an inaccessible, locked cabinet or storage space.
2020-08-19 Renewal 3280.76 - Building Surfaces Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Observed in the outdoor play space: Fence boards with protruding nails loose and pulling away from framework to the right of the shed. End connectors of aluminum siding at both corners of the house had fallen to the ground. This created sharp edges at the bottom of house. Exposed protruding nails also observed on the left side of the house.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
As of 9/30/2020 the outdoor play space will be free from all hazards and all repairs will be made. Repairs needed to remove the hazard from the outside surfaces on the house will be made by 9/30/2020. - In the future all floors, walls, ceilings, fences, and other surfaces inside and outside the facility will be in good repair and free from visible hazards.
2019-12-19 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3280.102(a) - Clean and good repair Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Observed a cracked Tonka Truck with rough edges in the toy bin in the Main Room.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The toy cracked with rough edges has been removed from the facility and discarded in the trash. Completed 12/19/2019. As of January 6th 2019, all toys have been examined, cleaned, and either returned to their storage space or thrown out because of the potential hazard they could cause to the children. From now on staff will inspect toys on a monthly basis and discard any broken, chipped, or cracked toys from the facility.
2019-12-19 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3280.103 - Small Toys and Objects Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Observed in the Main Room: A plastic shopping bag, containing clothes, hanging on a clothes hook, which was accessible to children. A Styrofoam bowl on the floor near the table.

Correction Required: Toys and objects with a diameter of less than 1 inch, objects with removable parts that have a diameter of less than 1 inch, plastic bags and styrofoam objects may not be accessible to children who are still placing objects in their mouths.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
All plastic bags and Styrofoam has been removed from the childcare space and is no longer in reach of children. Completed 12/19/2019. In the future plastic bags will be placed in a space only accessible to staff and bags with soiled clothes will be placed in the child's diaper bag (which is always out of child's reach). Styrofoam bowls have been removed from the childcare space and will never be left in reach of children. Staff have been made aware of the potential hazard these items pose to children in care.
2019-12-19 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3280.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: On December 19th, 2019, at approximately 2:00 PM Staff Persons #1 and #2 were in the Main Room with 10 children. Six Preschool Children and 1 Young Toddler were seated at the table eating a snack. 2 Young Toddlers and 1 Preschool child were still napping on rest mats. When asked to name the children they were supervising, Staff Person #1 identified the 7 Preschool Children who were in the room. Staff Person #2 identified the three children who were napping: 2 Young Toddlers and Child #1, a Preschool Child already identified by Staff Person #1. Child #2, a Young Toddler, who was seated at the table, was not identified by either staff person. When asked to identify the children again, Staff Person #1 identified her 7 Preschool Children a second time. She then reminded Staff Person #2 that she had the Preschool children and he had the Toddlers. A second time, Staff Person #2 identified the three napping children. Staff Person #1 then reminded Staff Person #2 that he was assigned Child #2, the Young Toddler, who was seated at the table.

Correction Required: All staff persons at the facility will be required to attend an OCDEL approved on-site training regarding supervision of children conducted by an Early Learning Resource Center representative. Proof of this training for all current staff will be submitted to the regional office. Training will not count towards annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
As of February 29,2020 all staff will have attended an OCDEL approved training regarding supervision. Staff understand that this training is mandatory and documentation of staff's attendance in this training will be sent to certification representative. From now on all new staff will be training extensively in supervision practices, and current staff will remain up to date on all/any supervision trainings available.
2019-12-19 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3280.166(4) - Bottles labeled Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Observed a bottle, which was not labeled with the child's name, in the Main Room.

Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The bottle found in the main room has been labeled with the child's name. In the future all bottles will be labeled with the child's name and if not in use will be washed and left to air dry until the next use.

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