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Forever Friends Child Care

Springfield, PA · Delaware County
123 Hardwicke Rd, Springfield, PA 19064
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Subsidized Program
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📞 (610) 543-0660
123 Hardwicke Rd
Springfield, PA 19064
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✓ Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CER-00249584
License Issued
Dec 20, 2025
Active Through
Dec 20, 2026
Issued By
Pennsylvania Department of Education and Public Welfare
District Office
Early Learning Resource Center for Region 15

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About the Provider

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FOREVER FRIENDS CHILD CARE is a Child Care Center in SPRINGFIELD PA. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Hours of Operation

  • Days of Operation Monday–Friday

Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2025-11-06 Renewal Renewal Compliant - Finalized
2025-07-10 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)

Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

Noncompliance Area: On 7-10-2025 during an unannounced visit, the files of staff persons #1 and #2 did not include an FBI clearance.

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. 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. 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 and #3 may not work in a childcare position at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff persons #1 and #2 will not work in a childcare position at the facility until all clearances have been received. Appointments were scheduled for staff persons listed.
2024-10-30 Renewal 3270.101(c)(1) - Dramatic role playing Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.101(c)(1)

Description: Dramatic role playing

Noncompliance Area: On 10-30-2024 during a Renewal inspection, all 3 Toddler rooms did not have clothing for dramatic role playing.

Correction Required: Play equipment and materials shall include materials for dramatic role playing.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
All three toddler rooms were provided new dramatic play clothes purchased from Amazon.
2024-10-30 Renewal 3270.14/3270.21 - Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21

Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: On 10-30-2024 during a Renewal inspection, staff person #1 did not have the updated Health and Safety Training in file.

Correction Required: A facility shall be operated in conformity with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.State agencies whose regulations may relate to the operation of a facility include the Department of Environmental Resources, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation. Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
All facility staff will have the updated Health and Safety Training in their file. Staff member #1 completed the 10 hour class on November 1, 2024
2024-10-30 Renewal 3270.76 - Building Surfaces Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.76

Description: Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: On 10-30-2024 during a Renewal inspection, the walls by the children's bathroom in the Young toddlers room on the 1st floor and the walls by the door that leads to downstairs were dirty.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The walls and doors in the young toddler room, on the first floor, were cleaned with a bleach/water cleaner.
2023-12-08 Renewal 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.102(a)

Description: Clean and good repair

Noncompliance Area: On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, toys inside the bins in the young toddler classroom presented dirt. The toy kitchen in the older preschool classroom presented dirt on the shelves.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The toy kitchen has been removed from the facility. All toys will be sanitized weekly.
2023-12-08 Renewal 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.113(a)

Description: Supervised at all times

Noncompliance Area: On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, 3 children were observed in the younger preschool classroom unsupervised because staff person #1 was in the bathroom in the older toddler classroom with 3 other students.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
We will hire additional staff to be sure we are in compliance. Until then, all children will be taken to the restroom so the teacher can continue to supervise all children in care.
2023-12-08 Renewal 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.113(a)(1)

Description: Staff assigned to specific children

Noncompliance Area: On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, staff person #2 was unable to identify the children assigned without assistance from staff person #4.

Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Each staff member will be assigned the responsibility of specific children.
2023-12-08 Renewal 3270.124(c) - Each child care space Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.124(c)

Description: Each child care space

Noncompliance Area: On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, the emergency contact form for child #1 was not present in the space where the child was receiving care.

Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider placed the emergency contact form for child #1 in the first-aid kit on site.
2023-12-08 Renewal 3270.152 - Adult Hygiene Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.152

Description: Adult Hygiene

Noncompliance Area: On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, staff person #3 failed to wash hands after diapering a child.

Correction Required: A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff was reminded of diapering procedures to include handwashing for self as well as children.
2023-12-08 Renewal 3270.20(e)/3270.182(7) - Copies of reports in file at facility/Reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses. Original report - parent same day Copy - facility accident file. Copy - child's file Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.20(e)/3270.182(7)

Description: Copies of reports in file at facility/Reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses. Original report - parent same day Copy - facility accident file. Copy - child's file

Noncompliance Area: On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, the facility did not have a separate incident report file for the center.

Correction Required: Copies of reports of injury, death or fire shall be kept in a file at the facility. A child's record shall contain reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses involving a child in care at the facility. The original report shall be given to the parent on the day of the incident. The second copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in an accident file. The third copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in the child's file.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Copies of accident/incident reports will be kept on file in the facility as well as in the Childs file
2023-12-08 Renewal 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.66(a)

Description: Locked or inaccessible

Noncompliance Area: On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, the older preschool classroom had an oil deodorizer (wallflower) plugged into the wall.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Deodorizer has been removed and moved to a location inaccessible to the children.
2023-12-08 Renewal 3270.76 - Building Surfaces Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.76

Description: Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, a small nail was found on the shelf in the play kitchen in the older preschool classroom. The floor in the older toddler classroom was very dusty. The bottom of the fence for the outdoor play area had sharp, metal edges poking out.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Daily housekeeping will be implemented for all areas of the facility. The outdoor fence has been repaired.
2022-10-05 Renewal 3270.131(b)(2) - Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.131(b)(2)

Description: Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months

Noncompliance Area: AT THE TIME OF THE RENEWAL INSPECTION THE CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED THAT CHILD #1 HAD A HEALTH REPORTED THAT WAS NOT DATED WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THE HEALTH REPORT OBSERVED WAS DATED 3/26/2021.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
CHILD #1 WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A HEALTH REPORTED THAT INCLUDED A PHYSICIAN'S ASSESSMENT AND VACCINATION RECORD, DATED WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
2022-10-05 Renewal 3270.27(a)(5) - Emergency plan Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.27(a)(5)

Description: Emergency plan

Noncompliance Area: AT THE TIME OF THE RENEWAL INSPECTION THE CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED THAT THE EMERGENCY PLAN FOR THE FACILITY DID NOT PROVIDE FOR ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE INFANTS AND TODDLERS THAT ARE ENROLLED AT THE FACILITY.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
THE OPERATOR WILL UPDATE THE FACILITIES EMERGENCY PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE INFANTS AND TODDLERS THAT ARE ENROLLED AT THE FACILITY.
2021-11-09 Renewal Renewal Compliant - Finalized

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