Description:
Day Care Centers, Inc. provides year-round high quality child care services for children ages 6 weeks through 5 years of age We offer a before and after school care for Copper Beech Elementery School and a full summer program for children 5 thru 12.
We are licensed by the Department of Public Welfare and we are a licensed private Nursery School through Department of Education.
Diapers and wipes are included in tuition price.
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| Inspection Date | Reason | Description | Status |
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| 2018-07-19 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DAY CARE CHILDREN WERE WALKING ON THE PLAYGROUND, AWAY FROM THEIR STAFF, AND OUT OF THE STAFF'S SITE. 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.) 1. STAFF RECIEVED VERBAL TYHEN WRITTEN NOTICE REGUARDING SUPERVISING CHILDREN WHILE OUTSIDE. STAFF HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AREAS TO STAND SUCH AS TRASH CANS, WATER FOUNTAIN, CLIMBER, AND FRONT AND BACK FIELDS. AT NO TIME ARE CHILDREN ALLOWED TO GO FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER WITHOUT DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A TEACHER. 2. TRAINING ON SUPERVISION THAT WAS DONE BERFORE THE START OF CAMP WAS REVIEWED WITH ALL CAMP STAFF. 3. WE WILL INCLUDE SUPERVISION TRAINING TO OUR STAFF MEETING FOR ALL STAFF. SPECIFICALLY TOUCHING ON THE SOLE USE OF SPACE AND SUPERVISING CHILDREN AT ALL TIMES. 4. ALL STAFF, INCLUDING SUMMER CAMP STAFF, HAVE NAME CARD FOR THE CHILDREN IN THEIR GROUPS. THEY CARRY THEM WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE DAY. |
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| 2018-07-19 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.62(d) - No simultaneous use | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: THE OUTDOOR PLAYSPACE, THAT IS MEASURED PLAYSPACE, WAS BEING USED BY THE PUBLIC AT THE SAME TIME AS THE DAY CARE CHILDREN WERE USING IT. A WOMAN WITH TWO CHILDREN WAS ON THE PLAYGROUND. Correction Required: Outdoor or indoor play space in which children are receiving care may not be used simultaneously for other business, commercial, social or another purpose unrelated to the child care being offered. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) 1. HOURS THAT THE DAY CARE USES THE PLAYGROUND ARE POSTED. 2. INFORMATION REGARDING THE USE OF THE PLAYGROUND BY THE COMMUNITY ONLY WHEN THE DAY CARE IS NOT USING IT HAS BEEN SENT OUT THRUOGH SOCIAL MEDIA TO THE COMMUNITY. 3. WE HAVE OBTAINED A LETTER FROM THE ARDSLEY COMMUNITY CENTER (ABINGTON TOWNSHIP PARKS AND RECREATION) STATING THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAY NOT USE THE PLAYGROUND DURING ASSIGNED DAY CARE HOURS. 4. OUR POLICY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO STATE THAT STAFF ARE INSTRUCTED TO TELL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THEY NEED TO LEAVE THE PLAYGROUND AREA WHILE IT IS BEING USED BY THE DAY CARE. IF THE PLAYGROUND IS BEING USED BY THE COMMUNITY THEN DAY CARE STAFF ARE INSTRUCTED TO GO TO AN ALTERNATE GROSS MOTOR AREA SUCH AS THE GYM/CAFETRIA (AS LONG AS THOSE ARE NOT IN USE BY THE COMMUNITY). 5. STAFF HAVE BEEN GIVEN A COPY OF THE UPDATED POLICY AND HAVE SIGNED IT. 6. THIS POLICY WILL BE REVIEWED IN GREAT DETAIL AGAIN DURING OUR SEPTEMBER STAFF MEETING. |
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