Description: GREATER BEGINNINGS LEARNING CENTER is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 47 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.123(a) - Signed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, CHILD 4 AGREEMENT FORM WAS NOT SIGNED BY THE OPERATOR. Correction Required: An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Agreements has been signed. It is my responsibility to make sure all information is accurate and agreed upon before upon enrolling. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(5) - Designated release persons | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, THE AGREEMENT FOR CHILD 4 DID NOT STATE THE RELEASE PERSON ON THE FORM. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Agreements has been updated and all required areas has been filled out. A responsible person will review paper work for completion before adding to childs folder and agreements will be updated as information changes. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(2) - Physician name, address, phone | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM FOR CHILD 1,2 AND 4 WERE MISSING INFORMATION. CHILD 1 FORM WAS MISING THE ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE PHYSICIAN. CHILD 2 WAS MISSING THE NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE CHILD'S PHYSICAN. CHILLD 3 WAS MISSING THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE PHYSICIAN. CHILD 4 WAS MISSING THE ADDRESS OF THE PHYSICIAN. 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.) All emergency contact information has been updated. All required information for emergency contact will be filled and completed upon enrollment. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(5) - Information re: special needs | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, CHILD 2 AND 4 EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM DID NOT STATE WHETHER THE CHILD HAD ANY DISABILITIES. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include information on the child's special needs, as specified by the child's parent, physician, physician's assistant or CRNP, which is needed in an emergency situation. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child 2 and 4 child emergency contacts have been updated and all the required information is listed. All required section on the emergency contact will be highlighted and reviewed for accuracy before adding to the childs folder. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(6) - Insurance coverage information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, CHILD 2 EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM DID NOT STATE THE CHILD MA COVERAGE AND THE MA POLICY NUMBER. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Emergency contact form has been reviewed and replaced with accurate information. All required sections on the emergency contact will be highlighted and reviewed before adding to child folder. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, THERE WAS NO WRITTEN PLAN IDENTIFYING THE MEANS OF TRANSPORTING A CHILD TO AN EMERGENCY POSTED IN NONE OF THE THREE BASEMENT CLASSROOMS. Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Transportation plans were posted upstairs and now will be posted in all there classrooms in the basement. All required paperwork will be posted. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.131(a) - Within 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, CHILD 2 FILE DID NOT CONTAIN VERIFICATION OF A HEALTH REPORT. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All children were required to bring in a recent health report with shot record. Children will not be able to begin care at our facility without the required paper work. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.131(d)(5) - Immunization record | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, CHILD 1 AND 2 FILE DID NOT CONTAIN VERIFICATION OF SHOT RECORD. Correction Required: A health report shall include a review of the child's immunized status according to recommendations of the ACIP. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All children were required to turn in recent shot records along with physicals. During enrollment children will have to present a recent physical along with shot records before given a start date. |
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| 2019-09-10 | 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: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, STAFF 3 FILE DID NOT CONTAIN VERIFICTION OF PHYSICAL AND TB RESULTS AT THE FACILITY. 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.) All staff members are now up to date on all physicals and tb shots and will be required to update them before they expire. Upon hire physical and TB WILL BE REQUIRED before working with children. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.161(a) - Wholesome | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, THERE WAS EXPIRED MILK IN THE REFRIGERATOR. THE MILK WAS DATED 9/3/19 AND THE OTHER MILK WAS DATED 9/9/19. Correction Required: Food stored, prepared or served shall be clean, wholesome, free from spoilage, free from adulteration and safe for human consumption. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All expired milk has been removed. A responsible staff member will check milk dates as the center opens and before the center close every day. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.166(4) - Bottles labeled | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, THE BOTTLES WERE NOT LABELED. 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.) All staff members have been notified on the importance of labeling all bottles and cups of each child name. Labels have been applied to each bottle instead of marker that wears off through out the day. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.171(a) - Local authorities informed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, THE DIRECTOR DID NOT NOTIFY THE TRAFFIC AUTHORITIES THE SAFE ROUTE AND LOCATION OF THE FACILITY. Correction Required: An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the day care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The local authorities has been notified. The letter is now posted and placed into our emergency plan for verification. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.171(c) - Safe routes posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, THERE WERE NO SAFE ROUTES POSTED AT THE FACILITY. Correction Required: Written notification of safe routes shall be posted by the operator at a conspicuous location in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Safe routes have been posted in a conspicuous location and will be updated every year or if routes were to change. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, STAFF 2, AND 3 DID NOT HAVE VERIFICATION OF TWO NON FAMILY REFERENCES. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Two non family references has been placed in each staff member folder. Upon hiring the required paper work will be requested before they can begin working with children. |
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| 2019-09-10 | Renewal | 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 9/10/19, STAFF 1,3 AND 4 DID NOT HAVE VERIFICATON OF BEING TRAINED IN THE EMERGENCY PLAN. 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.) information has been updated. Each staff member will be trained during the hiring process. |
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