Brandywine Ymca Day Care Center
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Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2025-11-04 | Renewal | 3270.25(a)/3270.25(b) - Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations/Post the inspection summary | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.25(a)/3270.25(b) Description: Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations/Post the inspection summary Noncompliance Area: On 11/4/2025 during the renewal inspection, the current certificate of compliance, or information on how to access the regulations were not posted in a conspicuous location in the lower level of the facility. Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents. The operator shall provide the parent of each child enrolled with information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional childcare office. The operator shall post a copy of each inspection summary issued by the Department in a conspicuous location used by parents. The inspection summary shall remain posted until an agent of the Department verifies that each regulatory noncompliance item cited on the inspection summary has been corrected. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The family board was in the process of being updated (for the lower-level classrooms) at the time of inspection. The board is now posted and available for view by our families, |
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| 2025-08-05 | Self-Reported Non Compliance | 3270.21/3270.113(a) - General Health and Safety/Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.21/3270.113(a) Description: General Health and Safety/Supervised at all times Noncompliance Area: On 8/5/25 during the complaint investigation, it was confirmed that due to the lack of supervision from Staff person #1, Child #1 was able to climb a gate, elope from the outside play area and walk unsupervised through the outside parking lot today to the main entrance of the facility. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. TIERED LIS: Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. DHS will make referral to the ELRC. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All teaching staff will complete the required 2 hours of supervision training as required with in the time frame specified by the certification representative. The sign in sheet, payment for the training, and the training evaluation will be submitted to the certification representative as evidence that the training has been completed. Teachers will record name to face counts daily on the approved monitoring tool approved by DHS. The director will submit the monitoring forms each Monday following the previous week to the certification representative. |
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| 2025-07-24 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2025-05-21 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-11-06 | Renewal | 3270.101(a)/3270.101(c) - Age appropriate/Include 6 categories of development | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.101(a)/3270.101(c) Description: Age appropriate/Include 6 categories of development Noncompliance Area: On 11/6/24 during the renewal inspection, Certification Rep. noticed that there were not enough play equipment available for use of the children in several classrooms. Correction Required: Play equipment and materials appropriate to the developmental needs, individual interests and ages of the children shall be provided in sufficient amount and variety to preclude long waits for use. Play equipment and materials shall include the items specified at §3270.101(c)(1) - (6). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) New play materials were purchased for the facility |
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| 2024-11-06 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.102(a) Description: Clean and good repair Noncompliance Area: On 11/6/24, during the renewal inspection, Certification Rep. noticed that the facility is in need of new play equipment to be added for outdoor play use. 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.) New play materials were purchased for the facility for outdoor play. |
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| 2024-11-06 | Renewal | 3270.102(c) - Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.102(c) Description: Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing Noncompliance Area: On 11/6/24 during the renewal inspection, the Certification Rep. noticed that mulch is needed to be added to all of the outdoor play area surfaces. Correction Required: Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A maintenance request was submitted at time of inspection and mulch was added to the playground surfaces. |
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| 2024-08-15 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a) Description: Supervised at all times Noncompliance Area: -Staff in the facility were not observing the children -The childrenjumped on the child while the child was sitting down, and other children observed the incident occurring. The staff sat there and did not help the child during the incident. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. -Children must be supervised at all times. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff had meeting with both families involved and took proper disciplinary actions with involved children. There was a staff meeting and training refresher on Supervision. |
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| 2024-01-22 | Renewal | 3270.102(c) - Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.102(c) Description: Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing Noncompliance Area: On 1/22/24 during the renewal inspection, the outdoor area is in need of maintenance of added mulch to the all outdoor play area surfaces. Correction Required: Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A work order request was put in for mulch to be added to all outdoor area surfaces. |
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| 2024-01-22 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.76 Description: Building Surfaces Noncompliance Area: On 1/22/24 during the renewal inspection, in the indoor plays pace area, there is a cabinet with broken edges and the doors are unable to close which is in need of repair. 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.) Maintenance has fixed the cabinet. |
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| 2023-04-13 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.31(e)(1)(iv) - Age and Training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e)(1)(iv) Description: Age and Training Noncompliance Area: On 4/13/23, during the unannounced inspection, staff person #1 did not have the annual requirements for 12 clock hours of child care training completed in the staff persons individual records. Correction Required: Training conducted with audio-visual materials recognized by child care professionals is acceptable and may count toward the annual requirement for 12 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 completed the required hours and trainings. All records of completion was placed in the staff persons staff file. |
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| 2023-04-13 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.34(a)(6) - Staff evaluations | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.34(a)(6) Description: Staff evaluations Noncompliance Area: On 4/13/23, during the unannounced inspection, staff person #1 did not have the written annual staff evaluation in the individual staff records with in the last 12 months. Correction Required: A director is responsible for written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 received a written evaluation and meeting to review the staff persons performance. The evaluation was placed in staff person #1 individual file. |
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| 2023-04-13 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.63 - Unsafe Areas in Outdoor Space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.63 Description: Unsafe Areas in Outdoor Space Noncompliance Area: On 4/13/23, during the unannounced inspection, certification rep observed that the barrier for the mulch chips in the pre school play space was not blocking the chips from entering the infant and young toddler play space. Mulch chips was observed in the infant toddlers play space making it accessible to the children. Correction Required: If unsafe areas or conditions are in or near an outdoor play space, fencing or natural barriers are required to restrict children from those unsafe areas or conditions. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will have the maintenance department remove and rake the mulch out of the infant/toddler play space. The barriers will be replaced at a higher yield preventing the mulch from entering the infant/toddler play space. |
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| 2023-04-13 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.76 Description: Building Surfaces Noncompliance Area: On 4/13/23, during the unannounced inspection, that classroom # 6 trash can foot pedal was broken. Classroom #5 was not set up. Certification rep observed a buffer machine and buffer materials in the room. Certification Rep. observed a buffer machine in classroom 4B. 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.) Classroom #6 trash can was replaced. Classroom #5 items were removed. Classroom is set up and ready to enroll children. Classroom #4B the buffer machine was removed from the classroom. |
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| 2023-02-09 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.102(c) - Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.102(c) Description: Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing Noncompliance Area: On 2/9/23, during the unannounced visit, the certification rep. observed the surface covering did not meet the recommendations of the United State Consumer Product Safety Commission. Correction Required: Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) New mulch was installed on the outdoor play space. |
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