Celeste Learning Center - Allentown PA Child Care Center

Noncompliance Area: In the infant room, there was one infant bottle that was not labeled with the child's name.

Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name.

Noncompliance Area: During a complaint investigation, video was observed, which had staff 1 in it. During the video, which was 17:33 long, staff 1 was not wearing a mask.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. Staff are required to wear a mask at all times while providing child care to reduce the risk of spreading the virus/Covid-19

Noncompliance Area: Staff 1 only had one letter of reference that was non-family. The other letter of reference that was on file was from a family member.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person

Noncompliance Area: There was one child that was given medication daily at the facility. The facility had appropriate doctor notes on file but did not have medication logs on file for the child and his medication.

Correction Required: An operator is responsible to establish and maintain a medication log if prescription or nonprescription medication is administered.

Noncompliance Area: There were toxics in an unlocked closet in the second floor bathroom. The toxics were bathroom cleaner, glass cleaner and stainless steel cleaner and polish.

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

Noncompliance Area: During a complaint investigation, it was determined that staff 1 was holding hot soup and child 1 reached up and tugged on the staff's arm. As a result, the soup spilled onto child 1, burning her. The hot soup was within the child care space and caused interference with the health and safety of the children. Staff 2 also stated that she had to leave the child care area to obtain the emergency contact information for child 1. As a result, the emergency contact information was not the in the child care space.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space.

Noncompliance Area: Staff 1 and 2 did not know the names of all the children in their groups. Staff 1 and 2 thought there were 18 children in their class, while there was actually only 17.

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.

Noncompliance Area: Child 1 had a blank fee agreement on file. The agreement did not have the amount to be charged or the date on which the fee shall be paid.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week. An agreement shall specify the date on which the fee is to be paid.

Noncompliance Area: Child 1 had a blank fee agreement on file, including the child's arrival and departure time.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the child's arrival and departure times.

Noncompliance Area: Child 1 had a blank fee agreement on file. The fee agreement did not have the child's date of admission on file.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission.

Noncompliance Area: Staff 4, whose start date in child care is 7/12/2019, did not have emergency plan training on file.

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.

Noncompliance Area: Staff 3 had outdated fire safety training. The date of her last fire safety training was 4/18/2018.

Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent.

Noncompliance Area: A light fixture in the upstairs hallway had a plastic cover hanging down from it.

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: During a complaint investigation on 9/26/2019, certification representative requested the file of child 1. It was found that child one did not have his fee agreement or emergency form signed by his family. Child 1 also did not have a health assessment on file. He was past his 60 days from the first day of attendance.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child, including a child, a foster child and a relative of an operator or a facility person, to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility.A parent is required to review and update the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information.

Noncompliance Area: During the unannounced visit, certification representatives arrived at 8:00a.m. It was observed that there was lack of structure throughout the facility. Every classroom was engaged in extensive free play. In the toddler room, there were children climbing on tables and shelves which did not promote development of skills, social competence and self-esteem.

Correction Required: Daily activities shall promote the development of skills, social competence and self-esteem. Daily experiences shall recognize the child as an individual and give some choice of activities that respect personal privacy, lifestyle and cultural background.