Description: DEANS EARLY EDUCATION ACADEMY is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 90 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-02-26 | Renewal | 3270.106(f) - 2 feet apart | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, sleep equipment being used by children, in the infant classroom and the two year old classroom; were observed with less than 2 feet of space on three sides, 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.) As of June 2020, to address COVID 19, the facility will follow the CDC's recommendation for sleep equipment in a child care center of 6 feet apart. Once the pandemic is over, sleep equipment will be placed in accordance with regulation 3270.106(f). The classroom staff will develop a sleep arrangement for the space which accommodates the CDC's recommendation and then develop a diagram indicating the placement of the sleep equipment. The staff will post the mat arrangement diagram in the room as visual aid for staff to use when placing cots down for naptime, in the future. The director will ensure that the room has the capacity to accommodate all the children using the room for naptime and if the room doesn't meet the spacing requirements then an additional room will be used for naptime. The operator will ensure compliance with the regulations and implement the CDC's recommendations to the best of their abilities. |
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| 2020-02-26 | Renewal | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, during naptime a preschool school child was observed in the 2nd floor hall bathroom with the door closed while the staff member, supervising the child and 9 other preschool kids napping in the classroom; was standing at the classroom door down the hall. The distance from where the staff member stood at the classroom door and where the bathroom was located did not allow the staff member to properly supervise the child in the bathroom down the hall and the children napping in the classroom, at the same time. 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. Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Children will be supervised at all times. The operator and director will arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. During naptime, if a preschool child has to use the bathroom the staff member in the classroom will contact the facility office to ask for an additional staff to come assist with supervision. The director will monitor staff members with child care groups to ensure staff are implementing proper supervision techniques in compliance with the regulations. The operator will ensure compliance with the supervision regulation. |
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| 2020-02-26 | Renewal | 3270.119 - Infant sleep position | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, a 4 mouth old infant was observed in a crib on her stomach instead of her back, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. 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.) The director will ensure that all staff members assigned to the infant room are knowledgeable about the sleep position recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Staff member assigned to the infant classroom will always follow the infant sleep position recommendations established by the American Academy of Pediatrics and place infant on their backs when sleeping. The director will monitor the infant room regularly to ensure staff members are implementing infant safe sleep practices recommend by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The operator will ensure compliance with all regulations. |
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| 2020-02-26 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(2) - Physician name, address, phone | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the emergency contact forms for child #3, #4 and #5 were missing either the name, address and/or telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director will contact the parents of children listed to obtain the missing physician information. The director and staff will review all emergency contact form for enrolled children to ensure names, addresses and phones are identified for the child's physician or source of medical care. The operator will ensure compliance with the regulation. |
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| 2020-02-26 | Renewal | 3270.124(f)/3270.181(c) - Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the emergency contact and financial agreement forms for child #2's were not dated, with the parents signature; with-in the last 6 months. Correction Required: The parent shall update in writing emergency contact information once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the informationA 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.) The director will contact the parents of the children listed to have the children's parents review and/or update their emergency contact information and/or agreement forms with date and signature. The director and staff members will review all enrolled children's emergency contact and financial agreement forms to ensure parents have the reviewed and/or updated the at least every 6 months or as soon as there is a change in the information. The operator will ensure compliance with all regulations. |
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| 2020-02-26 | Renewal | 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the file for staff member #8, hired 2/25/15; did not include the initial health assessment with the initial TB results or the subsequent health assessment required 24 months after the initial assessment. Staff member #8's file included only 1 health assessment dated 8/28/19. 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.A facility person's record shall include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff member #8 will attempt to find her initial health assessment with TB results from initial employment and the subsequent health assessment. If the initial health assessment with TB results can't be found, the staff member will contact the doctor to obtain old assessments or at least old TB result during the time frame employed at the facility. The director will review all staff files to ensure they contain initial and subsequent health assessments including results of initial TB test and if necessary subsequent TB results. The operator will ensure compliance with the regulation. |
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| 2020-02-26 | Renewal | 3270.182(3)/3270.182(5) - Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission/Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the emergency contact form for child #1 did not have the parent signature for consent of emergency medical and minor first-aid. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission.A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director will contact the parents of the child to obtain the parents' signature for consent of emergency medical and minor first-aid procedures on the child's emergency contact form. The director and staff will review all emergency contact forms to ensure parents are signing their signatures for consent for emergency medical and minor first-aid. The operator will ensure compliance with the regulation. |
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| 2020-02-26 | Renewal | 3270.27(c)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Training regarding plan/Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At time of inspection, the operator didn't have written documentation verifying initial emergency plan training for staff members #5, #6 and #7. 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. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director will immediately train the staff members in the emergency plan/ evacuation procedures for the facility. All emergency plan training will be documented in writing with signatures of the staff members and dates of trainings. The director will ensure all facility persons receive initial and annual training in the emergency plan/ evacuation procedures. Initial and annual emergency plan training documentation will be maintained in the staff files in the office. The director and operator will ensure compliance with the regulation. |
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| 2020-02-26 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, non-compliances with the Child Protective Service Law was observed related to lacking required hiring documents for staff members #1 and #2. The file for staff member #1, hired 12-18-19; didn't include verification of receipt of the NSOR Verification Certificate. The file for staff member #2, hired 11-20-19; didn't include verification of receipt of the NSOR Verification Certificate. Correction Required: Facility Person # -- may not work in a child care position at the facility. The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person # -- 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 #--- 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 member #1 and #2 may not work in a child care position at the facility until the completed NSOR are on file along with all other documents required under the CPSL. The operator and director will ensure all staff members' staff files are in compliance with the CPSL prior to working in a child care position, at the facility. |
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| 2020-02-26 | Renewal | 3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(ii) - HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the file for staff member #1, #2, #3 and #4 hired as assistant group supervisors did not include two years of verified experience working with children. Correction Required: An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years experience with children.A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director will require staff member listed to immediately submit verification of 2 years of experience working with children to qualify for the position of assistant group supervisor. To obtain the verification of experience for staff members #1 the director will provide the staff member with the verification of experience form. The director and operator will ensure that new staff members don't begin working until all qualifications required for the position in which they're hired for have been submitted and reviewed to ensure compliance with the regulations. The director will ensure all verification of qualifications for staff members are maintained on file at the facility. The operator will ensure compliance with the regulations. |
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| 2019-09-24 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.34(c)/3270.34(d) - Employed and present 30 hrs/wk/Director/Group Sup - 45 children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the facility's director, staff member #1; was observed functioning as a group supervisor in the preschool classroom. Correction Required: A director shall be employed by a facility and be present at the facility site a minimum of 30 hours per week.In a facility in which 45 or fewer children are enrolled, a director may also function as a group supervisor. An individual who functions in a dual capacity shall meet the responsibilities and qualifications of a director set forth in 3270.34(a) and (b). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director, staff member #2; will not function as a group supervisor in the preschool classroom. Staff member #6 will function as the director in the facility a minimum of 30 hours per week to be responsible for the general management of the facility and overall program planning. The legal entity will ensure the facility's qualified director functions the duties of general management and overall program planning on site at the facility at least 30 hours per week to ensure compliance with PA 3270 Regulations. |
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| 2019-07-24 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(3) - Services proceeded | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the facility did not have Child Service Reports for Child #1, #2, #3, #4, #6 and #8 Correction Required: The services to be provided to the family and the child, including the Department's approved form to provide information to the family about the child's growth and development in the context of the services being provided. The operator shall complete and update the form and provide a copy to the family in accordance with the updates regarding emergency contact information in 3270.124(f) (relating to emergency contact information). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The staff will complete Child Service Reports for the children listed and share the information with their parents to obtain their signatures. The director and staff will ensure the Department's approved form is completed every 6 months for all enrolled children to provide information to the family about the child's growth and development in the context of the services being provided, The operator will ensure compliance with the regulation. |
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| 2019-07-24 | Renewal | 3270.124(f)/3270.181(c) - Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the emergency contact and financial agreement form for child #1, #2, and #3 had not been updated or reviewed by the parents of the children in the last 6 months. Correction Required: The parent shall update in writing emergency contact information once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the informationA 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.) The director will contact the parents of the children listed to have the children's parents review and/or update their emergency contact information and/or agreement forms with date and signature. The director and staff members will review all enrolled children's emergency contact and financial agreement forms to ensure parents have the reviewed and/or updated the at least every 6 months or as soon as there is a change in the information. The operator will ensure compliance with all regulations. |
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| 2019-07-24 | Renewal | 3270.131(a)/3270.131(d)(1) - Within 60 days/Child's health history | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection , the file for child #5, enrolled 5/10/19; included a vaccination record but a current health report was not observed. 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 health report shall include a review of the child's health history. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director will contact the parent of the child listed to obtain a current health report completed by a medical professional within the last 12 months. The director will ensure parents provide a health report for enrolled children no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance. The director and operator will review all files to ensure the children's health reports are in compliance with the regulation. |
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| 2019-07-24 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(1)/3270.182(1) - Infant: updated health report every 6 months/Initial and subsequent health reports | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the health assessment observed for child #4, D.O.B 9/05/18 was dated 1/09/19. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddlerA child's record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director will contact the parent of the child listed to obtain an updated health reported dated with in the last 6 months. The director will review children's files to ensure infant and young toddler children have an updated health assessment dated every 6 months. The operator will ensure compliance will all regulations |
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