Your Guardian Angel Preschool And Childcare Ii - Lock Haven PA Child Care Center

225 E CHURCH ST , LOCK HAVEN PA 17745
(570) 748-8249

About the Provider

Description: YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE II is a Child Care Center in LOCK HAVEN PA, with a maximum capacity of 183 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00172924
  • Capacity: 183
  • State Rating: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, Sign Language, Spanish
  • Schools Served: Keystone Central - Pick-Up service to/from school
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 7
  • District Office Phone: (570) 326-0587 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2020-02-20 Renewal 3270.131(b)(1) - Infant: updated health report every 6 months Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Children's files were reviewed, Child #1 did not have an updated health assessment.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Child will be sent to doctor to receive a physical and updated health assessment. Supervisor will make sure that all children under 2 years of age have an updated health report every 6 months.
2020-02-20 Renewal 3270.133(1) - Original container Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Observed a prescription medication to be present in the older toddler room without a prescription label.

Correction Required: A prescription or nonprescription medication may be accepted only in an original container. The medication shall remain in the container in which it was received.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Prescription will be sent home until guardian brings in the proper prescription for the medication. Any child that has a prescription medication will have a prescription on file with the center.
2020-02-20 Renewal 3270.136(d) - Communicate report to DOH Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The facility did not report cases of RSV and influenza to the Dept. of Health.

Correction Required: A facility person who knows of a communicable disease for which 28 Pa. Code Chapter 27 (relating to communicable and noncommunicable diseases) requires reporting, or who knows of a group expression of an illness which may be of public concern, whether or not it is known to be of a communicable nature, shall report it promptly to the appropriate division of the Department of Health as specified in Chapter 27, or to a local department of health.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Supervisor will call communicable disease into DOH. Owners and supervisors will make sure that any confirmed illness that is reportable is reported.
2020-02-20 Renewal 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff files were reviewed, staff person #3 did not receive annual training on the emergency plan.

Correction Required: The operator shall assure that each facility person receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update. The operator shall document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training and kept on file at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff person #3 will receive emergency plan training. Supervisor will make sure that all staff will receive all trainings within the allowable time frame.
2020-02-20 Renewal 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The file of facility person #2 , hired 1/21/2020 does not contain completed Department of Human Services, FBI fingerprint information, or a request for a Department of Human Services FBI fingerprint clearance required for provisional hiring under the CPSL.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff person #2 was removed from a child care position until the proper clearance is received by the center. Owners and supervisor will make sure that only FBI clearances from the department of Human Services are accepted and not accept the ones from department of education.
2020-02-20 Renewal 3270.76 - Building Surfaces Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Observed the plastic housing covering the upstairs thermostat to be disrepair.

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.)
Plastic housing covering the thermostat will be refastened to the wall and secured. Supervisor will make sure that all surfaces are in good repair and free from hazards
2020-02-20 Renewal 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: 1. Observed damaged paint to be present near the door of the downstairs Pre-K Counts room. 2. Observed damaged paint to be present on the wall in the upstairs play room.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
1. Paint near the Pre-K counts room will be touched up and door trim will be [laced in that area to prevent future damage. 2. Paint in the upstairs room will be repaired. Future paint chips will be repaired when damaged.
2019-09-05 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.134(b) - Towels labeled and laundered Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff in the Preschool-4 room were permitting children to utilize 1 large cloth towel to dry their hands.

Correction Required: Cloth towels and washcloths shall be labeled with the child's name, used by only the named child and laundered weekly. The director shall arrange a laundry schedule with the parent.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Children will use 1 hand towel per child per use for drying hands. The use of 1 large hand towel for all will not be permitted. Director will monitor.
2019-09-05 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.82(g) - Clean and good repair Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The toilet in the young toddler room was very dirty, it had evidence of not being cleaned for a long period of time.

Correction Required: Toilet areas and fixtures shall be cleaned daily and be in good repair.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Toilets will be cleaned daily and the director will check daily that all toilets have been cleaned properly.
2019-03-28 Renewal 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: On 3/28/19 at approximately 10:00 staff person # 2 did not know the names and whereabouts of the children in her assigned group. Staff person #2 had 7 children assigned to her group but could only identify 6 of the children.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff #2 will be required to take a supervision class about counting children. Supervisors will periodically spot check teacher numbers/count.
2019-03-28 Renewal 3270.124(b)(4) - Written consent Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Children's files were reviewed, child #1 did not have written parental consent for emergency medical care.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Supervisors will check all paperwork to ensure it is properly filled out. Parent will make sure all paperwork is signed where needed or be suspended until all paperwork is signed.
2019-03-28 Renewal 3270.131(a)(4) - Initial health report for school age; accordance with school attendance Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Children's files were reviewed, child #1 did not have an initial health report for a school-age child on file.

Correction Required: The initial health report for a school-age child must be dated in accordance with the requirements for medical examinations for school attendance in 28 Pa. Code 23.2 (relating to medical examinations).

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Supervisor will check all files and forms to ensure they are properly filled out. Parent will bring in up to date physical or be suspended until one is provided
2019-03-28 Renewal 3270.131(b)(1) - Infant: updated health report every 6 months Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Children's files were reviewed, child #2 did not have an updated health assessment on file.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Supervisor will check all files and forms to ensure they are properly filled out. Parent will bring in up to date physical or be suspended until one is provided
2019-03-28 Renewal 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: 1. Peeling paint was present on the corner near the bathrooms in the older toddler bathrooms. 2. Peeling paint was present in the entrance way to the second floor emergency exit. 3. The wheels of the Bye-Bye buggy stored in the outdoor play space had rusted and peeling paint present. 4. There was damaged plaster near the door in the downstairs Pre-K room. 5. Rusted and pitted paint was present on the door-frame in the downstairs Pre-K room.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
All paint will be in good repair. Any needed touch-ups will be preformed and checked periodically for repairs.
2018-04-05 Renewal 3270.133(4) - Locked Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Observed Motrin the front pocket of a back-pack in the cubbie in the young toddler room to be accessible to children receiving care in the space.

Correction Required: Medication shall be stored in a locked area of the facility or in an area that is out of the reach of children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
We will implement that all bags in the classrooms will be out of the child's reach. We will also reiterate with the parents that there is to be nothing in the bags that may be unsafe for a child.

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