Discovery Time - Bensalem PA Child Care Center

4011 HULMEVILLE RD , BENSALEM PA 19020
(215) 245-1990

About the Provider

Description: Discovery Time is a Child Care Center in BENSALEM PA, with a maximum capacity of 87 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00187518
  • Capacity: 87
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Schools Served: Bensalem Township - Serviced by school bus
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 16
  • District Office Phone: (610) 437-6000 ext 2 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2019-11-12 Renewal 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Facility staff #1 who had a hire date of 10/30/2019, did not have an initial health assessment in the record.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility staff #1 will obtain a health assessment. The operator will ensure that all facility persons providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation will have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter at all times.
2019-11-12 Renewal 3270.176(f) - Prohibition using an 11-15 passenger vans Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The operator acknowledged using an 11-15 passenger van to transport children from school to the facility.

Correction Required: In accordance with the requirements of 67 Pa. Code Chapter 171 (relating to school buses and school vehicles), the facility may not transport a child in an 11-15 passenger vehicle.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator will not transport any children in an 11-15 passenger vehicle at any time. The operator will utilize a vehicle that is not an 11-15 passenger vehicle to transport children.
2019-11-12 Renewal 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There was not documentation that facility staff #2, who was hired on 8/26/2019 had been fingerprinted for the FBI clearance.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person # 2 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility staff #2 will be removed from child care duties until the FBI clearance is obtained. The operator will comply with CPSL and with Chapter 3490 at all times. The operator will ensure that all facility person's records 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.
2018-11-16 Renewal 3270.102(e) - Infant/toddler - no material less than 1 inch Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There was not an outdoor play area for the use of infants and toddlers with no materials less than an inch in diameter.

Correction Required: Pea gravel and other materials with a diameter of less than 1 inch may not be used in spaces where infants or toddlers receive care.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator will section off a play area for the use of infants/toddlers and any child who may still place objects in their mouths. The operator will ensure there are no materials less than an inch in diameter in this play area.
2018-11-16 Renewal 3270.123(a)(3) - Services proceeded Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The was not a child service report or another approved developmental report at least every 6 months for facility child #1.

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).

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator will complete an approved developmental assessment or child service report for all children at least once every 6 months.
2018-11-16 Renewal 3270.35(e) - 46 or more children- additional group sups Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There is not a group supervisor for each group/partial group of 45 children. The facility has 79 children enrolled and only one staff who qualifies as a group supervisor.

Correction Required: In a facility in which more than 45 children are enrolled, a group supervisor is required for the first group of 45 enrolled children and for each group or partial group of 45 additional enrolled children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator will hire an additional group supervisor. The operator will ensure there is a group supervisor for the first group of 45 enrolled children and for each group or partial group of 45 additional enrolled children at all times.

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