Description: GRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 155 children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-11-18 | Renewal | 3270.151(c)(2)/3270.192(3) - Mantoux TB/Health assessment, TB test | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 11/18/20, an adult health assessment of staff person #3 did not include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Subsequent tuberculosis screening is not required unless directed by a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department. 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 #3 will provide an updated health assessment. Provider will make sure that health assessments are complete. |
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| 2020-11-18 | Renewal | 3270.151(c)(3)/3270.151(c)(5) - Exam communicable disease/Physician/CRNP assessment | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 11/18/20, an adult health assessment of staff person #3 did not include in an examination for communicable diseases and the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care. Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination. An adult health assessment must include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff #3 will provide an updated health assessment form. Provider will make sure that an adult health assessment form is complete. |
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| 2020-11-18 | Renewal | 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 11/18/20, file of staff person #1 did not include verification of emergency plan training at the time of initial employment. Staff person #1 was hired on 8/24/20. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff person #1 will participate in emergency plan training. In the future provider will make sure that staff receives emergency plan training at the time of initial employment. |
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| 2020-11-18 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) - Fire safety - 1 yr. | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 11/18/20, file of staff person #2, 3, 5, and 6 included a firesafety training that does not meet DHS standards in Pennsylvania. There were no verification that a trainer has fire protection professional credentials. Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff will participate in another fire safety and emergency plan training. In the future provider will make sure that fire safety training is conducted by a fire safety professional. |
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| 2020-11-18 | Renewal | 3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(ii) - HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 11/18/20, file of staff person #4 and #6 did not include verification of 2 years experience with children required for the position of an assistant group supervisor. Verification of child care experience is required prior to service at the facility. 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.) Staff #4 and #6 will be working as an aide always supervised. Provider will make sure that staff files are complete. |
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| 2020-02-13 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(c)/3270.113(d) - No ridicule or threaten harm/No harsh language | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the complaint investigation on 2/13/20, staff #1 admitted of being frustrated, yelling at children and picking up child #1 under arms, legs swinging to sit on the floor. Correction Required: A facility person may not single out the child for ridicule, threaten harm to the child or the child's family and may not specifically aim to degrade the child or the child's family. A facility person may not use harsh, demeaning or abusive language in the presence of children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Provider will do ongoing staff meetings and review of staff's code of conduct. All staff and administrators will be enrolled in workshops such as recognizing and best practices technique used in education specific toward young children. Provider will do continuous trainings and peer mentoring. |
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| 2018-11-13 | Renewal | 3270.106(j) - Prohibit items in crib | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 11/13/18 observed a toy in the crib of child #3 (6 months old) while the child was sleeping. Correction Required: Toys, bumper pads, or pillows may not be present in a crib while an infant is sleeping in the crib. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Immediately after inspection, both staff were called in for a meeting to be made aware of the result from the inspection and letter was generated to all infant's families regarding blanket, pillow, et. no longer be permitted. |
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| 2018-11-13 | Renewal | 3270.166(4) - Bottles labeled | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 11/13/18, two bottles in Room #4 were not labeled with the child's name. Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Gave all staff permanent markers and duck tapes (if needed) to label any and all bottles, cups, and belongings. This is to be monitored daily. |
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| 2018-11-13 | Renewal | 3270.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 11/13/18, agreements of child #1, and #2 were not updated in a 6-month period. Correction Required: A 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.) Faxed updated agreement for child #1 and #2. Daily monitoring and update form(s) as needed. |
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| 2018-11-13 | Renewal | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 11/13/18 observed two damaged plasters on the wall in Room #1 near boy's and near girl's bathrooms. Peeling paint was observed in Room #2 near bookshelves. Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Company's maintenance personal fixed all damaged areas and applied protective covering to each edge as well. |
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| 2017-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.131(a)/3270.131(a)(1) - Within 60 days/Initial health report for infant dated no more than 3 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of the renewal inspection, the file of child #1 did not have an initial health assessment dated within 3 months prior to the first day of attendance at the facility. 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.The initial health report for an infant must be dated no more than 3 months prior to the first day of attendance at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Contacted parent to get updated physical. All infants will have a health assessment dated within 3 months prior to the first day of attendance in their files. |
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| 2017-01-04 | Renewal | 3270.182(1) - Initial and subsequent health reports | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection the records of child #1 and #2 were lacking in current health reports. Correction Required: A child`s record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Provider did contact the parents of child #1 and child #2 and informed them that the children will not be able to return without the current health report. Health reports were provided within 24 hours. All future children enrolled will have health reports in their files within regulatory time frames and guidlines. |
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| 2017-01-04 | Renewal | 3270.69(b) - 110 F or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Observed at the time of the inspection in the dragonflies room. the water running from the sink facuet was measured at 115 degrees Farienheight. Correction Required: Hot water temperature, in areas accessible to children, may not exceed 110 F. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Provider did go to the hot water heater during the course of the inspection and lower the heat setting. Hot water will be monitored periodically to ensure the water temertaure is not above 110 degrees Farienheight. |
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My experience with Grace Neighborhood Academy is wonderful. My daughter, Anearah Walker loves her school. She enjoys going to there and is always talking about how fun reading time is. Anearah comes home talking about her new friends, how to spell their names and do shapes and colors. She loves bringing home books from the school library every day. The staff here is friendly. Grace Neighborhood Academy has been a great experience and I recommend sending your children here. They have a lot to offer for the future.
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Mickaline Coleman
My son was never held for his bottles. Instead he was in a bouncer with a blanket over him to prop up his bottle. Clear violation of the state guidelines. Have pictures on their walls of another child with their bottle propped up in the same fashion. I actually took pictures as well. Wasn't being burped. Kids were running around with dirty noses. Crockpot used for heating up bottles were left with water overnight with milk residue floating in it along with a foul smelling odor. Wish I could upload the pictures I took.
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