Description: COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL AND NURSERY LLC is a Child Care Center in MC KEES ROCKS PA, with a maximum capacity of 70 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-02-12 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1, with a documented start date with children of 7-16-19, had an FBI clearance that documented that a record existed but there was no attached rap sheet. Staff person #1 was observed to be working in a classroom alone with a group of children. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Facility Person # 1 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.) Staff person #1 was removed from the childcare facility and only able to return once the proper paperwork (rap sheet) was brought in and placed in the staff person's file. Moving forward the operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490. Files will be checked by two people in management to ensure that all documentation is present and correct. The director will monitor and maintain. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There were 2 sit on scooters on the outdoor play area on which the wheels were broken. Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The play ground scooters were immediately thrown away. Teaching staff were advised to always throw out broken items as soon as a break occurs or is discovered. Moving forward all toys and play equipment (indoor and outdoor) will be in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts. The director and teaching staff will monitor and maintain. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #3 had an emergency contact form that lacked the addresses of the individuals designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. Correction Required: 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 parent of Child #3 was contacted via the phone and gave permission for the missing information to be filled in by center staff. Moving forward the director will review all emergency contact information with the parent to ensure that everything is completed correctly upon enrollment and the 6 month updates. In the future the director will ensure that the emergency contact includes the name, address and telephone number of individuals designated by the parent to whom the child may be released to. Please see attachment 3. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.131(d)(7) - Free from contagious/communicable disease | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #3 had a health report that did not include a statement that the child was able to participate in childcare. 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.) Child #3 physician office was contacted and the health assessment form was sent back to be completed in its entirety. Moving forward a H.A. report shall include a statement that the child is able to participate in care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease. The director will monitor and maintain. Please see attachment #4. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.131(e) - ACIP recommended immunization record | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #1, Child #2, and Child #3 had an immunization record that lacked the influenza vaccination as recommended by the ACIP. 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.) Parents of Children #1, #2, and #3 signed immunization waiver forms due to the fact that they declined to have their children immunized against the flu due to moral or ethical convictions ( Please see attachment 5 A,B,C) Moving forward director will decline admittance to the program if proof of immunizations or religious, moral or ethical waivers are not on file within the first 60 days or updated according to the recommended immunization schedule recommended by the ACIP. The director will monitor and maintain. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #5 had a previous health assessment dated 7-14-17 and a current health assessment dated 9-24-19. 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.) The staff person has an updated physical in their file. Moving forward the director will remove staff from providing care until a current physical is provided. A spreadsheet has been created to help the director keep track of physical and clearance expiration dates. In the future all staff that provide direct care |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.151(c)(5) - Physician/CRNP assessment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #3 had a health assessment that did not include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care. Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff person #3 obtained her health assessment on the correct form that now states that she is suitable to provide childcare. Moving forward the director will ensure that a staff person's H.A. includes the physician or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide care. The director will monitor and maintain. See attachment #6 |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.31(e) - Annual 6 hrs. training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #5 had no proof of childcare training between 7-17-18 and 7-17-19. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff person #5 did complete the required trainings during the 12 month period in question. Staff person #5 failed to complete the training evals so proof was not printed out for the file. Please see attachment #1 which shows the training info for 2018 and 2019. Moving forward proof of annual training will be printed out and in all staff files. The director will monitor and maintain. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1, functioning as Director with a documented start date with children of 11-12-19, lacked an NSOR verification. Staff person #2, with a documented start date with children of 10-22-19, lacked an NSOR verification. Staff person #2 had documentation that the NSOR verification was not applied for until 10-28-19, which was after the staff person started in a childcare position. Staff person #3, with a documented start date with children of 11-5-19, lacked an NSOR verification form. Staff person #4, with a documented start date with children of 8-26-19, had one state police clearance that was under review dated 1-24-18 and a second state police clearance that was under review dated 12-18-19. Staff person #4 lacked a valid completed state police clearance. The valid complete state police clearance for Staff person #4 was obtained during the course of the inspection. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Facility Person # 1, #2, #3 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.) Staff person #1 was removed from a childcare position immediately and was not permitted to return until the NSOR was received. Moving forward a potential director candidate will be considered a GS until all clearances are obtained. Staff person #2 and Staff person #3 were removed from a childcare position immediately and did not return until their NSOR was received. Moving forward, staff persons will not start working until proof that the staff person applied for their clearances is on file on or before their start date. Staff records will be checked within provisional hire period and staff person will be removed from a childcare position if required clearances are not obtained within the 45th day of employment. The director will monitor an maintain. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There were cleaners being stored in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the bathroom in the young toddler room. The door to the bathroom was unlocked, thereby making the cleaners accessible to the children in the young toddler 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.) The cleaning products were immediately removed and the bathroom door was relocked. A cabinet lock was also installed to further prevent accessibility. Moving forward all cleaning materials and other toxic products shall be kept in an area that is inaccessible to children. The director will monitor and maintain. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was a beer can partially filled with liquid on the ground in the outdoor play area. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The can in question (which did not belong to any childcare staff. We believe it was thrown over our gate into the play space) was removed. Moving forward the director will visually inspect the play space at least once daily to ensure that the outdoor play space and its surfaces are kept clean, in good repair, and free from visible hazards. The director will monitor and maintain. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.81 - Glass | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was no visual strip on the glass in the door between the preschool and school age rooms. Correction Required: A visual strip or other visual identification shall be placed on glass located in a traffic area, a child care space or a play space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) A poster was placed on the safety glass portion of the door. Moving forward the director will ensure that a visual strip or other visual identification is placed on glass located in childcare space traffic areas. The director will monitor and maintain. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.82(h) - Handwashing signs | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was no handwashing sign posted by a sink in the kitchen. Correction Required: A facility person and an able child shall wash his hands after toileting and before eating. A sign on which this requirement is written shall be posted at each toilet, training chair, diapering area and sink in the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) A handwashing sign was posted in the kitchen area near the sink in question. In the future the facility manager will notify the director if a new sign is needed to ensure that a handwashing sign is always posted at each sink within the facility. Both the director and facility manager will monitor and maintain. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.82(i) - Lidded waste receptacles | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The garbage can by the sink in the kitchen lacked a lid. Correction Required: A toilet area, training chair area, diapering area and sink area shall be equipped with a clean, lidded waste receptacle. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) A new garbage can lid was ordered, received and placed on the kitchen trash can. (Please see attachment #2) Moving forward all sink areas will be equipped with a clean lidded waste receptacle. The director will monitor and maintain. |
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| 2020-01-28 | Renewal | 3270.94(a) - Fire drill every 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The facility's most recent fire drill was documented as being held on 11-19-19. Correction Required: A fire drill shall be held at least every 60 days. Facility persons and children in attendance shall participate in the fire drill. Facility persons and children shall exit the building, weather permitting. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) A fire drill was conducted on 1-28-20. A plan has been put in place that specifies the dates that fire drills will be held for the year. The fire drill dates are within 60 days of each other. Moving forward fire drills will be held within 60 days of each other. The director will monitor and maintain. |
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