Description: BUILDING BLOCKS LEARNING CENTER is a Child Care Center in PLAINS PA, with a maximum capacity of 268 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2018-10-10 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Soft stages toy in the 1 year old play area was observed to have several rips in the fabric, causing the inside foam to be exposed. 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.) Provider removed the soft stages toy from child care. Provider will ensure that all play equipment is clean, safe and in good repair. |
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| 2018-10-10 | Renewal | 3270.104(a) - Clean, good repair, proper size | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Blue chair in the Pre-K Prep A classroom was observed to have a rip in the seat cover, causing the inside foam to be exposed. Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Provider removed the blue chair from child care. Provider will ensure that all furniture is safe, durable and easily cleaned. |
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| 2018-10-10 | Renewal | 3270.111(b) - Posted in group space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Pre-K Prep B classroom was missing a daily schedule. Correction Required: The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Provider posted a daily schedule in the Pre-K Prep B classroom. Provider will ensure that child care space contains a written plan of daily activities. |
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| 2018-10-10 | Renewal | 3270.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: First-aid kit in the Primary B classroom was missing tweezers. Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Provider added tweezers to the first-aid kit in the Primary B classroom. Provider will ensure that all facility first-aid kits contain required items. |
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| 2017-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.106(f) - 2 feet apart | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During inspection Cert rep. observed some children sleeping on rest mats that did not have two feet of space on three sides 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Informed all staff of the regulation. Will do nap-time checks to make sure cots have 2ft of space on 3 sides and not against the wall. |
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| 2017-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the inspection Cert rep. asked staff which children they had in their assigned groups. Staff all knew their assigned children but some of the infants were sleeping in cribs located in an area in the room where the staff assigned to supervising those children were not able to see the children from where they were located in the room. Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) For roll calls, staff will do name/face recognition by touching each child on their roll call sheet. Staff signed sheet, Proper Way to do Roll Call. On sheet staff also signed that they understand proper supervision (D.A.S.H.), direct, assess, see and hear. |
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| 2017-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There is one ceiling tile in the child care space that shows signs of water damage 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.) Ceiling tile was changed. Will monitor damaged tiles. If we see one we will change immediately. |
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