Franco Day Care - Allentown PA Family Child Care Home

Noncompliance Area: The facility did not have a thermometer in the refrigerator utilized for the children in the childcare area.

Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45 F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator.

Noncompliance Area: Child 1 had his emergency contact form and fee agreement updated on 8/29/2019. Child 2 last had her emergency form and fee agreement updated on 8/26/2019. Child 1 did not update his emergency form or fee agreement until July of 2020 and child 2 did not have any subsequent updates. As a result, there was more than six months between updates for child 1.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency plan was last updated by the operator in February of 2019.

Correction Required: The operator shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The operator shall document in writing each review and update of the emergency plan.

Noncompliance Area: Staff 1 and household member 2 did not have the NSOR clearance on file. Household member 2 also did not have his child abuse clearance on file at the time of the renewal.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Facility Person # 1 and 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 #1 and 2 may not work in a child care position at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: On 8/31/2020, a visit was made to the facility for the complaint investigation. Rep observed much clutter in the day care area. The clutter included an excessive amount of items in the daycare area, such as a high chair that was placed in the middle of the room and not being used, boxes of non-perishable food stacked on one another, stacks of boxes (one box was wrapped in plastic) on top of the radiator and bulletin boards that were not hung up and standing up on the floor. The clutter kept the area from being clean and interfered with the ability to assess other potential hazards. During the time of the investigation on 8/31/2020, one day care child was sleeping on a cot in the day care area.

Correction Required: Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play area, shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards.

Noncompliance Area: On 8/31/2020, certification representative did observe peeling paint in the upstairs bathroom which is utilized by daycare children. The peeling paint was on the radiator in the bathroom which by the toilet and accessible to the children.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Noncompliance Area: The facility refrigerator was not clean. Throughout the refrigerator, there were brown stains and there was a substance that appeared to be grease at the bottom of the refrigerator.

Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45 F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection, certification representative observed staff 1 cooking on the stove while leaving the children in a separate room. The children were not able to be seen by staff 1 at all times when she was cooking.

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. The requirement for supervision on and off the facility premises includes compliance with the staff:child ratio requirements in 3290.51-3290.52 (relating to maximum number of children; and staff:child ratio). Children must be supervised at all times.

Noncompliance Area: Children 1-3 did not have a fee agreement on file. Children 1-3 also did not have a date of admission on file.

Correction Required: An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent.An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission.

Noncompliance Area: Children 2 and 3 did not have the physician name and address on file. Children 1-3 did not have health insurance coverage and their policy numbers on file.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care.Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Noncompliance Area: Children 1-3 did not have permission for emergency medical care or minor first aid.

Correction Required: A child's record must contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission.A child's record must contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission.

Noncompliance Area: Throughout the course of the investigation, it was determined that staff 1 is 17 years old and has been alone with the children. There was no file presented to certification representative for staff 1, including proof that she could be eligible as a staff person as a 17 year old.

Correction Required: A staff person shall be 18 years of age or older. An individual record is required for each facility person.

Noncompliance Area: During the complaint investigation, it was determined that staff 1 was working alone with the children and did not have appropriate clearances on file. It was also found that staff 1 has been left alone with the children while staff 2 transports other children.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Staff 1 may not work in a child care position at the facility. 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. The requirement for supervision on and off the facility premises includes compliance with the staff:child ratio requirements in 3290.51-3290.52 (relating to maximum number of children; and staff:child ratio).

Noncompliance Area: The facility's upstairs bathroom had overflowing garbage and the garbage was falling onto the bathroom floor.

Correction Required: Trash shall be removed from the facility at least once per day.

Noncompliance Area: The child care area had a book shelf that was able to be easily tipped onto the children. Certification representative observed that the bookshelf was not anchored to the wall and moved when touched.

Correction Required: Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play area, shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards.