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| 2020-03-10 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.124(d) - Excursions | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 3-10-20 at approximately 8 a.m., staff person #1 was observed transporting 6 children total between the facility and another facility without the emergency contact forms present in the vehicle. Correction Required: When children leave the facility on walking and riding excursions, emergency contact information specific to each child on the excursion shall accompany a staff person on the excursion. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We no longer transport but are aware emergency contacts must be present in vehicle. In the future, when transporting children, emergency contact forms will be present for each child being transported. |
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| 2020-03-10 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.173(b) - Driver not counted in ratio - I, T, PS | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: According to observations and staff statements, on 3-10-20, staff person #1, the driver, transported three 3-year olds, child #2, child #3, and child #4 and an older toddler, child #1 between two facilities in the morning and in the afternoon/evening without having a second staff person in the vehicle. According to staff statements, children have been transported between the two facilities daily for approximately the last 3 months. Correction Required: The driver may not be considered part of the staff-child ratio when infant, young or older toddler or preschool children are transported. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We are no longer transporting children. But, we were informed driver is not considered a staff for supervision and another staff must be present. In the future, another staff person will be present to maintain ratio when transporting preschool aged children and younger. |
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| 2020-03-10 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.175(a) - Age appropriate restraints | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: According to observations and staff statements, on 3-10-20, staff person #1 transported five children ages 3 to 7 years old, including three 3-year olds, child #2, child #3, and child #4, and two young school-age children, child #5 and child #6, from the facility to a second facility in the morning at approximately 8 a.m. and transported child #1, a 2 year old child, back to the facility on the return trip without the children using car seats or booster seats as required for their age group. According to staff statements, the same process was repeated in the late afternoon/evening to return the children to each facility to be picked up by their parent, and transportation has been ongoing for approximately the last 3 months. Correction Required: A child 7 years of age or younger shall be transported in accordance with the requirements for parents and guardians as stated in 75 Pa.C.S. 4581 (relating to restraint systems). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The facility is no longer transporting children. In the future, a child 7 years of age or younger will be transported in accordance with the requirements for parents and guardians as stated in 75 Pa.C.S. 4581 (relating to restraint systems). |
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| 2020-03-10 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.182(6) - Signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #1 and child #2, who were observed on 3-10-20 being transported between the facility and another facility, lacked signed parental consent for transportation. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Parent signatures were obtained for both children for transportation. For future purposes, we will ensure all requires signatures are obtained. |
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| 2020-03-10 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.75(d)/3270.178 - On excursions/Transportation First Aid Kit | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 3-10-20 at approximately 8 a.m., staff person #1 was observed transporting children to another facility without a first-aid kit or bottle of water in the vehicle. 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).A first-aid kit, including the contents as specified in 3270.75 (relating to first-aid kit) shall be in the vehicle when children are being transported. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We no longer transport children but are aware we must have a bottle of water and first aid kit present. In the future, a first-aid kit will be present along with a water bottle when transporting children. |
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| 2020-03-03 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.131(a) - Within 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: 2nd CITATION: The file for child #2, with a start date of 10-11-19, lacked an initial health assessment within 60 days of their start date and requires a current health assessment. PREVIOUSLY CITED ON 12-18-19. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The parent will provide an updated health assessment. Moving forward, the parent of a child will provide an initial health assessment within 60 days of their start date. |
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| 2020-03-03 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.131(d)(7) - Free from contagious/communicable disease | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for child #1 had a health assessment that lacked a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease. Correction Required: A health report shall include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The parent will provide an updated health assessment that includes a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease. Moving forward, a health assessment will include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease. |
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| 2020-03-03 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.131(e) - ACIP recommended immunization record | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: 2nd CITATION: The file for child #2, with a start date of 10-11-19, lacked an immunization record within 60 days of their start date and requires a current immunization record. PREVIOUSLY CITED ON 12-18-19. Correction Required: The facility may not accept or retain an infant 2 months of age or older, a toddler or a preschool child at the facility for more than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility unless the parent provides written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department of the dates (month, day and year) the child was administered immunizations in accordance with the recommendations of the ACIP. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The parent will provide an updated immunization record. Moving forward, the parent of a child will provide an immunization record within 60 days of their start date. |
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| 2020-03-03 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.131(e)(1) - Exemption documentation from parent/guardian | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: 2nd CITATION: The file for child #3, a 10 month old, had an immunization record that lacked documentation of the initial dose of the Influenza vaccination at age 6 months in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP. PREVIOUSLY CITED ON 12-18-19. Correction Required: The facility shall require the parent to provide updated written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department of ongoing vaccines administered to an infant, toddler or preschool child in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The parent will provide an exemption letter for the child for the Influenza vaccination. Going forward, an updated immunization record for each child will be provided by the parent in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP. |
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| 2019-12-18 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In the young toddler room, there was a child sleeping in a pack 'n play that was not labeled with the child's name. Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Upon the inspector informing the toddler teacher and the director that the play pin was not label, the teacher labeled the child's play pin with her name the same day. In the future the staff knows to make sure all cribs, cots and play pins are labeled with the correct names at all times. |
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| 2019-12-18 | Renewal | 3270.106(f) - 2 feet apart | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: 2nd CITATION: In the young toddler 2 room, there was a child sleeping on a cot that had 2 feet of space on two sides and had a shelf and a table bordering on the other two sides. PREVIOUSLY CITED ON 4-18-19. 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.) Upon the inspector informing the toddler teacher that the child was not two feet on three sides. The teacher positioned the child so that he/she would be the correct two feet on three sides that same day. In the future the staff knows to move what ever furniture that is in the way, to insure that the cots are two feet apart at all times. |
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| 2019-12-18 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In the front room, the refrigerator that stores food for the children lacked a thermometer. Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45 F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The inspector informed the director that the digital thermometer is not enough that we will need another one. In the future all staff will make sure that all refrigerators will have a proper thermometer. |
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| 2019-12-18 | Renewal | 3270.111(b) - Posted in group space | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The daily activity schedule was not posted in the front room. 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.) The director was informed that there was no daily schedule posted in the front room. She typed one up that day and posted it for the inspector to see. In the future, a daily activity schedule will be posted in all child care spaces. |
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| 2019-12-18 | Renewal | 3270.119 - Infant sleep position | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In the infant room, staff person #4 transferred an infant from one crib to another crib and placed the child on their stomach. Correction Required: Infants shall be placed in the sleeping position recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics unless there is a medical reason an infant should not sleep in this position. The medical reason shall be documented in a statement signed by a physician, physician's assistant or CRNP and placed in the child's record at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person four moved the child back to her crib after changing the sheets. She laid the child on her back but the child rolled over onto her stomach. In the future, infants will be placed on their back in the sleeping position recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. |
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| 2019-12-18 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(2) - Date fee to be paid | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for child #5 had an agreement that lacked the date on which the fee is to be paid. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date on which the fee is to be paid. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director looked up child #5 child care fee up and wrote the effective date on the paper. She showed the inspector of the corrections. In the future all child's files will have fee dates filled out correctly. |
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