Brightside Academy

Regulation: 3270.113(b)

Description: No physical punishment

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 aggressively wiped a child's face.

Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child.

Regulation: 3270.106(f)

Description: 2 feet apart

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, certification supervisor observed the rest equipment in classroom 102 did not have 2 feet of space on 3 sides while in use during nap time.

Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use.

Regulation: 3270.124(c)

Description: Each child care space

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, certification supervisor reviewed the emergency contact forms in the classroom. Certification supervisor observed that classroom 102 did not have updated emergency contact forms in the classroom.

Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space.

Regulation: 3270.133(5)

Description: Original label

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, certification supervisor observed medication contained inside the excursion first aid kit that did not contain the professional's instructions or the original label.

Correction Required: Medication shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturer's or health professional's instructions on the original label.

Regulation: 3270.65

Description: Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, certification supervisor observed several classrooms which were under construction. Classroom #115 was missing several outlet covers.

Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

Regulation: 3270.66(a)

Description: Locked or inaccessible

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, certification supervisor observed toxic cleaning materials accessible to children.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.

Regulation: 3270.75(d)

Description: On excursions

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, certification supervisor observed that the first aid kit used for excursions in classroom #102 did not contain a bottle of water.

Correction Required: One first-aid kit per child care group must accompany children and facility persons on excursions from the facility. Each first aid kit taken on an excursion must contain a bottle of water in addition to the items specified at §3270.75(c).

Regulation: 3270.76

Description: Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, certification supervisor observed several classrooms which were under construction. These classrooms contained stained ceiling tiles and other surfaces which needed to be cleaned and free from visible hazards. Classrooms #117, 115, 114

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.

Regulation: 3270.77(a)

Description: No peeling paint or plaster

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, certification supervisor observed chipped or peeling paint in classrooms 117, 115, 103 and 104

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

Regulation: 3270.124(b)(7)

Description: Name/address/phone release person

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection certification rep reviewed children's file. Emergency contact for child 1 was missing full address of release person and child 2 was missing telephone number of individual 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.

Regulation: 3270.77(a)

Description: No peeling paint or plaster

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection certification rep observed chipped paint in rooms 103/104, 105/106 and plaster in hallway

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

Regulation: 3270.76

Description: Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 7/6/23, A wooden fence in the outdoor play area was not stable/secure and could easily be moved back and forth. The wooden fence also had some protruding nails, and the surface was splintery.

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.

Regulation: 3270.131(b)(1)

Description: Infant: updated health report every 6 months

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION THE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR CHILD #1 AND #2 WERE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS OLD.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler

Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)

Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE FILE FOR STAFF PERSON #1 (WHO IS PAST THE PROVISIONAL HIRE PERIOD) DID NOT CONTAIN COMPLETE CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THE CPSL. THE FILE FOR STAFF PERSON #1 DID NOT CONTAIN A FBI CLEARANCE OR A RECEIPT FOR THE CLEARANCE.

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.

Regulation: 3270.66(a)/3270.76

Description: Locked or inaccessible/Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA HAD POUR IN PLACE SURFACING THAT WAS DIRTY AND COVERED WITH MOSS, AND WAS IN NEED OF BEING CLEANED. IN THE CORNER OF THE PLAY YARD, UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND PIECES OF PLAY EQUIPMENT WERE STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER POSING A HAZARD IF THE ITEMS WERE TO FALL. ALSO, ROCK SALT AND DRYWALL PRIMER WERE STORED IN THIS AREA AND ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. 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.

Regulation: 3270.95(a)

Description: Devices must be compliant

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, A RECEIPT INDICATING THE DATE OF PURCHASE OR INSTALLATION FOR THE INTERCONNECTED FIRE SYSTEM WAS NOT ON FILE AT THE FACILITY AS REQUIRED UNDER ACT 62.

Correction Required: Fire detection devices or systems must be in compliance with standards established under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. §  1016(c)).

Regulation: 3270.106(f)

Description: 2 feet apart

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON 3/16/22, AN INFANT WAS OBSERVED SLEEPING IN CRIB #2, AND THERE WAS NOT AT LEAST 2 FEET OF SPACE ON THREE SIDES OF THE CRIB.

Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use.

Regulation: 3270.184(b)

Description: Release information with parent consent

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON 3/16/22, THE FILE FOR CHILD #1 WAS TRANSFERRED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. UPON REVIEW OF THE FILE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT IT DID NOT CONTAIN WRITTEN PARENTAL CONSENT OR INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER 3270.184 (b) (1)-(5).

Correction Required: Release or dissemination of information in a child's record may be made by the operator and only with written parental consent. When file material is released, the person who authorized the release shall record in the child's file the information specified at §3270.184(b)(1)-(5):

Regulation: 3270.24(a)/3270.34(a)(3)

Description: Immediate access/Responsible designee

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON 10/21/21, STAFF PERSON #1, WHO WAS DESIGNATED TO BE IN CHARGE OF COMPLIANCE WHILE THE DIRECTOR WAS NOT IN THE BUILDING, WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THE STAFF AND CHILD FILES UPON REQUEST.

Correction Required: A staff person shall provide to agents of the Department immediate access to the facility, the children and the files and records A director is responsible for designating a staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter in the Director's absence.

Regulation: 20.71(b)(5)

Description: Perpetrator in an indicated or founded report of child abuse

Noncompliance Area: DURING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION WHICH BEGAN ON 10/21/21, IT WAS FOUNDED THAT FACILITY PERSON # 1 HAS BEEN NAMED AS A PERPETRATOR IN A FOUNDED/INDICATED REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE.

Correction Required: A facility person who has been named as perpetrator in a founded/an indicated report of child abuse may not be present in the facility.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, AN AREA OF THE FLOOR IN ROOM 105 WAS OBSERVED TO BE DIRTY AND HAVE STICKY RESIDUE IT. ALL OF THE STALL DIVIDERS IN BOTH BATHROOMS WERE OBSERVED TO HAVE RUST ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THEM.

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, EXPOSED BOLTS WERE OBSERVED ON THE PLAYGROUND FENCE.

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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, SMALL FOAM PIECES USED FOR AN ART PROJECT, WITH A DIAMETER OF LESS THAN 1 INCH, WERE ACCESSIBLE TO TODDLER CHILDREN IN ROOM 102. A CHILD WAS OBSERVED WITH ONE OF THESE PIECES IN HIS MOUTH AND WAS CHEWING ON IT.

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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT ON FILE FOR STAFF PERSON #1, DID NOT INCLUDE ANY RESULTS REGARDING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT ON FILE FOR STAFF PERSON #1 DID NOT INCLUDE/INDICATE ANY INFORMATION ON MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM PROVIDING ADEQUATE CARE, OR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PERSON'S SUITABILITY TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include information on medical problems that might threaten the health of the children or prohibit a staff person from providing adequate care to children. An adult health assessment must include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE FILE FOR STAFF PERSON #2 DID NOT INCLUDE COMPLETE CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CPSL. FILE OF STAFF PERSON #2 DID NOT INCLUDE THE RAP SHEET FOR THE FBI CLEARANCE WITH THE CHARGES AND DISPOSITION.

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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, NON-TRADITIONAL OUTLETS, CONTAINING UNCOVERED CHARGING PORTS, WERE ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE IN ROOM 102 AND 115.

Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, A SCHOOL AGE CHILD WAS OBSERVED CARRYING THE FIRST AID KIT WHEN THE CLASS WAS GOING OUTSIDE.

Correction Required: A first-aid kit must be inaccessible to children.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSEPCTION, THE OUTDOOR PLAY SPACE HAD MANY WEEDS GROWING ALONG THE FENCE AND AROUND THE PLAY SPACE. SEVERAL PIECES OF TRASH WERE OBSERVED IN THE PLAY SPACE. PEELING PAINT/DAMAGED DRYWALL WAS OBSERVED IN ROOM 103 BY THE SINK AND ON THE WALL BY THE LIBRARY. CHIPPED PAINT WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON THE WALL IN ROOM 102. A BROKEN HANDLE WAS OBSERVED ON THE DRAWER UNDER THE SINK IN ROOM 102, AND THERE WAS A SHARP METAL EDGE EXPOSED WHERE THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN.

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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION, MEASURED CHILD CARE SPACE IN ROOM 105 WAS BEING USED TO STORE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR RENOVATIONS BEING COMPLETED AT THE FACILITY.

Correction Required: Indoor space in which children are receiving care may not be used simultaneously for other business, commercial, social or another purpose unrelated to the child care being offered.

Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION, THERE WAS NOT AT LEAST 2 FEET OF SPACE ON 3 SIDES OF THE REST EQUIPMENT BEING USED BY THE CHILDREN IN THE YOUNG TODDLER ROOM AT NAP TIME.

Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use.

Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION, SUPERVISION WAS COMPROMISED WHEN STAFF PERSON #1 WAS OBSERVED LAYING ON FLOOR ON CELL PHONE, AND STAFF PERSON #2 WAS OBSERVED WITH HER BACK TOWARD THE CHILDREN WHILE RINSING CUPS. IN THESE POSITIONS, STAFF COULD NOT SEE CHILDREN LAYING ON REST EQUIPMENT ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.

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.

Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF UNANNOUNCED INVESTIGATION, AT APPROXIMATELY 12 NOON, ONLY TWO OUT OF SIX CHILDREN IN THE INFANT ROOM HAD A DAILY SHEET WHERE DIAPER CHECKS/CHANGES ARE RECORDED. ONLY ONE OF THESE SHEETS HAD INFORMATION WRITTEN ON IT REGARDING DIAPER CHECKS/CHANGES, THEREFORE, IT COULD NOT BE VERIFIED THAT CHILDREN'S DIAPERS ARE BEING CHECKED AT LEAST EVERY 2 HOURS AS REQUIRED.

Correction Required: A staff person shall check a child's diaper at least every 2 hours and whenever the child indicates discomfort or exhibits behavior that suggests a soiled diaper. A staff person shall change a child's diaper when the diaper is soiled.

Noncompliance Area: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE AND FACILITY STAFF HEARD STAFF PERSON #1 YELLING AND USING A HARSH TONE WITH THE CHILDREN.

Correction Required: A facility person may not use harsh, demeaning or abusive language in the presence of children.

Noncompliance Area: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR STAFF PERSON #2 DID NOT INCLUDE AN EXAMINATION FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination.

Noncompliance Area: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE WALL IN ROOM # 108. CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED A CHILD PUTTING A METAL ATTACHMENT HANGING FROM THE CHANGING TABLE IN HER MOUTH.

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 THE TIME INSPECTION THERE WAS PEELED PAINT IN ROOMS # 103 AND 115.

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

Noncompliance Area: PER STAFF PERSONS #1 AND 2 ADMISSIONS, THEY DID NOT SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO CHILD #1 AT THE TIME OF 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.

Noncompliance Area: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PERSON #1'S HEALTH ASSESSMENT DID NOT INCLUDED AN EXAMINATION FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination.

Noncompliance Area: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED TWO TEACHERS AND 9 INFANTS FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES.

Correction Required: When children are grouped in similar age levels, the following maximum child group sizes and ratios of staff persons apply: Infants 1:4 with a maximum group size of 8; Young toddlers 1:5 with a maximum group size of 10; Older toddlers 1:6 with a maximum group size of 12; Preschool children 1:10 with a maximum group size of 20; Young school-age children 1:12 with a maximum group size of 24; Older school-age children 1:15 with a maximum group size of 30.

Noncompliance Area: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED PEELED PAINT IN ROOMS 101, 104, 108, 110 (B), AND 115 AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.

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