Description: CHILDREN OF AMERICA NORTH WALES LLC is a Child Care Center in N WALES PA, with a maximum capacity of 136 children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-08-05 | Renewal | 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 8/5/20 during renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 7 staff files. Staff #1's heath assessment was dated for 4/4/2018. Date of hire was 8/13/2007. Correction Required: A facility person providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation shall have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter. A health assessment is valid for 24 months following the date of signature, if the person does not contract a communicable disease or develop a medical problem. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) I have obtained staff #1's health assessment. All employees will have health assessments every 2 years prior to the expiration date. |
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| 2020-08-05 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 8/5/2020 during renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 7 staff files. Staff #1's mandated reporter training was dated for 12/17/14. Date of hire was 8/13/2007. Staff #2's mandated reporter training was dated for 2/9/15. Date of hire was 4/9/12. Staff #3 did not have mandated reporter training on file. Date of hire was 4/29/19. Staff #3 did not have an NSOR clearance on file. Date of hire was 4/29/19. Staff #4 did not have an NSOR clearance on file. Date of hire was 6/10/19. Staff #3 did not have a state police clearance on file. Date of hire was 4/29/19. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person # 1,2,3,4 may not work in a child care position at the facility. A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL. Facility Person #1,2,3,4 may not work in a child care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) I have obtained staff #1,2,3 and 4's paperwork. Staff #3's NSOR has been resubmitted. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(d) - No harsh language | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: A staff member yelled and screamed at children throughout the day ongoing to deal with transitions and challenging behavior. Correction Required: A facility person may not use harsh, demeaning or abusive language in the presence of children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will have all staff complete the following trainings: Elements of Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Positive Guidance. Provider will submit the verification that the staff completed the training and provider will review and monitor classes daily to ensure compliance is maintained. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.134(a)/3270.152 - Child's hands washed/Adult Hygiene | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Ocdel rep observed several preschoolers clean up toys then go to the table and have lunch without washing their hands directly prior to eating. The staff noted the children's hands were washed prior to cleaning the toys up. In addition, a staff wiped a child's nose w Correction Required: A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered.A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will have children clean up the toys then wash their hands directly before serving them meals. Provider will also ensure that all staff wash their hands after being in direct contact with human secretions. |
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| 2019-07-16 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During a field trip on 7/3/2019 to a movie theater, a child left the group, unnoticed by the supervising staff, and went to the restroom unsupervised. A staff person from a different facility, at the same theater, found the child and returned him to his group. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director, assistant director, teachers, and administers from the corporate office have been developing and implementing systems that will eliminate the possibility of an event like this occurring again. -A Movement Log has been created to use on and off premises. This log monitors when a group moves from one area to another and involves a name-to-face check of each child. -A Field Trip Grouping System has been created. This system clearly divides the children into small groups for the trip. Each group is assigned to a staff person on the field trip. The divisions are documented and a copy of the divisions are given to each staff person on the trip, as well as a main copy is kept at the facility. -A call system has been put into place, which notifies the facility each time a major movement takes place with a group on an excursion: ex: the bus arrives at the theater: a name-to-face head count is taken in the individual groups, and a phone call is made to the facility notifying the director that they have arrived and that all the children are accounted for. -All staff have completed a summer field trip safety training -When children leave the premises, along with the camp t-shirt they also wear a brightly colored lanyard with a laminated card that includes the school's contact information (not the individual child's information). |
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| 2019-03-14 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(2) - Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection, a review of the children's records found that Child #1 did not have a health assessment that had been updated within the last 12 months. The last health assessment on record was dated 3/8/2018. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) To correct violation one, the director spoke with Child #1's mother and explained that his recent physical was incorrectly dated for 3/13/2018 instead of 3/13/2019. The parent took the incorrect form to the doctor where they made the correction. The up-to-date form is now in the child's file. Moving forward, all new children enrolling with Children of America will be required to turn in a valid health report at the time of enrollment. In addition, all health reports will be logged into the Procare system. Reports will be pulled at the beginning of each month to show if there are any health reports that are expiring. Should a form need to be renewed, the director or assistant director will speak with t he child's parent and provide a new health report form for the physician to complete at the time of of the appointment. The parents will then submit the new form and it will be updated in the Procare system. |
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| 2019-03-14 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of the renewal inspection, a review of the staff records found that the record for Staff #1 and Staff #2 did not have 2 written nonfamily references on file. 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 |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) To correct violation two, both Staff #1 and Staff #2 were required to provide 2 nonfamilial letters of reference to the director at their earliest convenience. Moving forward, all new staff will be required to submit 2 letters of reference in addition to 2 verifications of experience. These criteria have been added to the new employee file. A staff member will not be allowed to begin work with Children of America until all documentation is in place. |
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| 2018-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(2) - Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 3-9-18, CERT REP OBSERVED OUT OF DATE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR CHILD 4 AND CHILD 7. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) PROVIDER WILL OBTAIN CURRENT AND COMPLETE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FROM THE PARENTS OF CHILD 4 AND CHILD 7. |
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| 2018-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 3-9-18, CERT REP OBSERVED OUT OF DATE SIGNATURES UPDATING EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL AGREEMENT FOR CHILD 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 10. Correction Required: 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) PROVIDER WILL OBTAIN THE UPDATED PARENTAL SIGNATURES UPDATING THE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL AGREEMENT FROM THE PARENTS OF CHILD 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 10. MOVING FORWARD, PROVIDER WILL PUT IN PLACE A PROCEDURE TO GATHER THE NECESSARY UPDATED SIGNATURES FOR THE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS IN 6 MONTH PERIODS. |
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| 2018-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.182(6) - Signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 3-9-18, CERT REP OBSERVED MISSING SIGNED PARENTAL CONSENT FOR TRANSPORTATION, WALKING EXCURSIONS, SWIMMING AND WADING FOR CHILD 4 AND 5. 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.) PROVIDER WILL OBTAIN SIGNED PARENTAL CONSENT FOR TRANSPORTATION, WALKING EXCURSIONS, SWIMMING AND WADING FROM THE PARENTS OF CHILD 4 AND 5. |
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| 2018-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 3-9-18, CERT REP OBSERVED MISSING RAP SHEET WITH THE FBI CLEARANCE FOR STAFF 8, AS WELL AS AN OUT OF DATE FBI CLEARANCE FOR STAFF 9. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). SAFETY PLAN: The operator is required to submit to the Children and Youth Agency a plan of supervision or alternate arrangement as required by the Child Protective Services Law. LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person # -- may not work in a child care position at the facility. PROVISIONAL HIRE UNSUPERVISED: A provisional employee may not be permitted to work alone with children and must work within the vicinity of a permanent employee. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) PROVIDER WILL OBTAIN CURRENT AND COMPLETE FBI CLEARANCES FOR STAFF 8 AND 9. STAFF 8 AND 9 MAY NOT WORK IN A CHILD CARE ROLE AT THE FACILITY UNTIL THE DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. |
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| 2017-04-20 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.51 - Similar Age Level | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF UNANNOUNCED MONITORING ON 4-20-17, STAFF PERSON #1 WAS OBSERVED WORKING ALONE IN THE PRE-2 ROOM, FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, WITH 14 PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN. SOME CHILDREN WERE ON REST EQUIPMENT, BUT MORE THAN HALF OF THE CLASS WAS UP AND ACTIVE. THIS SITUATION REQUIRED 2 STAFF. Correction Required: When children are grouped in similar age levels, the following maximum child group sizes and ratios of staff persons apply: Infants 1:4 with a maximum group size of 8; Young toddlers 1:5 with a maximum group size of 10; Older toddlers 1:6 with a maximum group size of 12; Preschool children 1:10 with a maximum group size of 20; Young school-age children 1:12 with a maximum group size of 24; Older school-age children 1:15 with a maximum group size of 30. The required staff:child ratios must be maintained at all times. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) OUR PLAN OF ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF SUPERVISION DURING UNANNOUNCED VISIT IS AS FOLLOWED. WE HELD A STAFF MEETING WHICH WE REVIEWED THE IMPORTANCE OF RATIOS. STAFF WERE TOLD ABOUT COMMUNICATING IF HELP IS NEEDED USING OUR INTERCOM SYSTEM, HOW TO HANDLE NAPTIME WHEN CHILDREN ARE NOT SLEEPING, AS WELL AS WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE TO BE BEGINNING TO REMOVE CHILDREN FROM COTS. WE ALSO REVIEWED WHAT RATIOS ARE PER CLASSROOM. ALL STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE TRAINING ON SUPERVISION-STAFF:CHILD RATIOS BY PENN STATE BETTER KID CARE NO LATER THAN MAY 16. MOVING FORWARD, STAFF WILL COMMUNICATE WITH ADMINISTRATION SO WE CAN BE SURE TO HAVE SOMEONE IN THE CLASSROOM AND PROVIDE PROPER RATIO COVERAGE. |
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| 2017-04-06 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON 4-6-17, A CHILD IN THE INFANT B CLASSROOM WAS SLEEPING ON A BOPPY PILLOW ON THE FLOOR. 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.) ANY CHILD THAT FALLS ASLEEP IN A SPACE OTHER HIS/HER OWN CRIB, WILL IMMEDIATELY BE MOVED AND PLACED IN AGE APPROPRIATE REST EQUIPMENT (CRIB), THAT IS LABELED SPECIFICALLY FOR EACH CHILD. |
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| 2017-04-06 | Renewal | 3270.106(f) - 2 feet apart | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON 4-6-17, IN INFANT B ROOM, AN INFANT WAS SLEEPING IN HIS CRIB, AND THERE WAS NOT AT LEAST 2 FEET OF SACE ON THREE SIDES OF THE CRIB. 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.) THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AT LEAST 2 FEET OF SPACE ON THREE SIDES OF A CRIB (OR OTHER REST EQUIPMENT) WHILE THE EQUIPMENT IS IN USE. |
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| 2017-04-06 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(5)/3270.124(b)(7) - Designated release persons/Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON 4-6-17, THE AGREEMENT FOR CHILD #6 DID NOT SPECIFY THE INDIVIDUALS TO WHOM THE CHILD MAY BE RELEASED. THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM FOR CHILD #6 DID NOT INCLUDE THE RELEASE PERSON'S ADDRESS. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released. Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) THE RELEASE PERSON WILL BE ADDED TO THE AGREEMENT FORM FOR CHILD #6. THE RELEASE PERSON'S NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND ADDRESS WILL BE ADDED TO THE EMERGECNCY CONTACT FORM FOR CHILD #6. IN THE FUTURE, ALL FORMS WILL BE REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT ALL INFORMATION THAT IS REQUIRED IS PROVIDED. |
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