Description: Your child comes first
Your child will get the personalized one-on-one attention needed for safe and effective learning - preparing him or her for the road ahead.
One-on-one attention
Your child will get the personalized one-on-one attention needed for safe and effective learning - preparing him or her for the road ahead.
Clean environment
To ensure that our classrooms and bathrooms are clean, we hire a professional company to do deep cleaning. You can rest assured that our center is regularly disinfected.
"Let's move" campaign
We support Michelle Obama's "Let's move'' campaign for healthier, happier kids. We're always including regular playtime and outside activities in our daily curriculum.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2019-10-28 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility persons #1 and 2 have FBI clearances on file that were requested from the Department of Education. The FBI clearances must be request from DHS. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Persons #1 and 2 may not work in a child care position at the facility until FBI clearances have been received from DHS. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility persons #1 and 2 will be removed from child care service. Will have staff apply for clearances through DHS from now on. Will forward copies of new clearances to NE Regional Office. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.151(c)(2) - Mantoux TB | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person #6 has a TB test on file that is over a year old from her date of hire Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Subsequent tuberculosis screening is not required unless directed by a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Employee #6 was a long time employee who left work for a few months to care for her husband who was terminally ill and she recently returned to work. We did not realize she needed a new TB test with her newest health appraisal on file in order to return to work. Health appraisals will be monitored closely for this information in the future. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.192(2)(ii) - Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person #4 does not have the required 2500 hours of child care experience documented in the file to qualify for her current position. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Education qualifications were on file for employee #4 but child care experience was not. Verification of experience for #4 is attached. Employment verification forms will be given to all new employees to all new employees to document experience. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility persons #1, 2 and 5 have PA Child Abuse Clearances on file for a volunteer and not an employee. They are all employed as staff at the facility. Facility person #3 has a start date listed as 10/23/17 and had to apply for clearances at time of hire. Facility person #3 does not have verification on file that the PA State Police Clearance was sent for on or before the date of hire. Facility person #3 currently has all clearances on file. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: A facility person may not work in a child care position at the facility until all required clearance requests and finger prints are on file unless the facility person has acceptable clearances and a signed disclosure statement at time of hire. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Employee#1 gave her employment clearance on the day of inspection. Employee #2 has given hers and employee #5 has applied and will provide that copy to the office. Moving forward, forms will be inspected more closely to make sure the clearance does not have "volunteer" written and is an employment clearance. Verification will also be on file in the future for application date for clearances. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There is a box of Borax located in the unlocked cabinet under the sink in the Pre-K Room Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Borax was placed in a locked closet. Staff will be reminded about what is acceptable and not acceptable to have under sinks and within children's reach. |
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| 2017-10-27 | Renewal | 3270.102(c) - Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The outdoor embedded equipment does not have nine inches of loose-fill underneath it. 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.) Playground mulch will be raked on an as needed basis so enough mulch is underneath the embedded equipment until new mulch is added in Spring 2018. |
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| 2017-10-27 | Renewal | 3270.103 - Small Toys and Objects | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In the young toddler/ infant room there are two drawers that contain batteries, paper clips, keys, rubber bands and small metal pieces of hardware that are accessible to children. In the young toddler room there are crayons that are less than an inch in diameter that are accessible. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Safety latches will be installed on drawers or these items will be moved to another area. Will let staff know these items must be kept out of reach of children. |
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| 2017-10-27 | Renewal | 3270.133(7)(v) - Date of administration | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The to and from dates are missing on the medication log for child #1 and #2. Correction Required: A medication log shall include the date of administration. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Dates will be added immediately and future logs will be verified before accepting them |
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| 2017-06-05 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.133(2) - Written instructions | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: OBSERVED VILES OF ALBUTEROL IN THE GUMMI BEAR ROOM THAT DO NOT HAVE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM PRESCRIBER. Correction Required: A staff person shall administer a prescription medication only if written instructions are provided from the individual who prescribed the medicine. Instructions for administration contained on a prescription label are acceptable. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) OPERATOR WILL OBTAIN COPY OF PRESCRIPTION LABEL AND KEEP ON FILE. IN THE FUTURE, OPERATOR WILL MAKE SURE THAT WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM PRESCRIBER FOR ALL RX MEDICATIONS ADMINISTERED AT FACILITY ARE ON FILE. |
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| 2017-06-05 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.66(b) - Original container | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: OBSERVED CLEANING SPRAY ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN. ALSO OBSERVED CLEANING MATERIALS ON THE CHANGING TABLES IN THE BIT O' HONOEY AND TWEENIES ROOMS. THESE ARE ACCESIBLE TO CHILDREN WHO ARE ON THE CHANGING TABLES. 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 stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) CLEANING MATERIALS WERE REMOVED TO AN AREA OUT OF REACH DURING INSPECTION. IN THE FUTURE, OPERATOR WILL MAKE SURE THAT TOXICS ARE INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND REVIEW AT NEXT STAFF MEETING. |
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