Description: Greene Valley Church of God is a Child Care Center in RICES LANDING PA, with a maximum capacity of 85 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(4)/3270.182(3) - Written consent/Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The record for child #1 and #2 did not contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care. A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child #1 and #2 now have their emergency care form signed for emergency medical care. In the future all consent forms for emergency medical care will be signed by the parents prior to admission staying in compliance with 55 PA code 3270.124(b)(4)/3270.182(3) |
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| 2020-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(6) - Insurance coverage information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Emergency contact information for child # 1 did not include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable. 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.) Child#1 now has their health insurance and policy number information added to their Emergency contact form. In the future all children will have their health insurance coverage and policy number on the Emergency contact form prior to admission staying in compliance with 55 PA code 3270.124(b)(6) |
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| 2020-02-20 | 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: The record for staff #4 did not include results of tuberculin skin test on their first day working in child care. 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.) Staff #4 Now has their TB results and is in compliance. In the future staff will not start care until the Tuberculin tes has been read staying in compliance with 55 PA code 3270.151(a)/3270192(3) |
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| 2020-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.182(5) - Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The record for child #1 did not contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child#1 now has their Emergency contact form signed for consent to administer minor first-aid procedures. In the future all records will be signed by a parent to administer minor first-aid procedures by a facility staff to be in compliance with code -55 3270.182(5) |
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| 2020-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The operator did not document the names of each facility person who received training regarding the emergency plan on 12/31/2018, so unable to assess if staff #1, #2, #3 and #5 received training regarding the emergency plan on an annual basis between 1/23/2018 and 1/16/2020. 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.) Administration will make sure a signed record of the emergency plan training is kept. In the future a copy will be kept with the staff's records in compliance with 55 PA code 3270.27(c). |
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| 2020-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Fire safety - 1 yr./Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The record for staff #2, who began working in child care on 9/22/2016, did not include verification of participation in fire safety training prior to 2/21/2019, so unable to assess if staff #2 participated in fire safety training, at least annually. 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. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff #2 received fire safety training on 2/21/2019. All staff will participate, at least annually, in fire safety training and verification of the training will be kept in the staff's record staying in compliance with 55 PA code 3270.31(e)(4)(ii)/3270.192(2)(iii). |
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| 2020-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.61(b) - Care space not play space at same time | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Classroom #2 was being used simultaneously as indoor child care space and play space. Correction Required: Indoor child care space may not be used simultaneously as play space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The bikes and climbing toy have been removed from the area. The large room is now being used just as a classroom. In the future we will not use a room for child care and a play space staying in compliance with 55 PA code 3270.61(b). |
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| 2020-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In the girl's bathroom, the following cleaning materials labeled keep out of the reach of children were observed in a cabinet underneath the sink that had a failed childproof lock, making them accessible to children in care: Lysol Toilet bowl Cleaner; generic disinfectant wipes; and Parsons ammonia. Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All cleaning supplies were removed from the cabinet. In the future all cleaning supplies will be locked up to make sure they are not accessible to the children staying in compliance with 55PA code 3270.66(a). |
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| 2020-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was a sharp metal bolt protruding from one of the steel beams in classroom #2, accessible and posing a potential hazard to children in care. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The metal bolt has been covered to eliminate a potential hazard. In the future all surfaces will be made safe of any potential hazards staying in compliance with 55 PA code 3270.76. |
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| 2020-02-20 | Renewal | 3270.82(h) - Handwashing signs | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A handwashing sign was not posted at each of the (2) urinals and (1) sink in the boy's bathroom. Correction Required: A facility person and an able child shall wash his hands after toileting and before eating. A sign on which this requirement is written shall be posted at each toilet, training chair, diapering area and sink in the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Handwashing signs have been placed at the urinals and the sink in the boys restroom. In the future all restrooms will have the mandatory handwashing postings in compliance with 55 PA code 3270.82(h) |
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| 2019-05-14 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.52 - Mixed Age Level | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on 5/14/2019, staff #1 was observed to be the only staff person supervising a group of children of mixed age levels (2 younger toddlers, 1 older toddler, and 6 preschoolers) in the gym. Correction Required: When children are grouped in mixed age levels, the age of the youngest child in the group determines the staff:child ratio and maximum group size in accordance with the requirements in 3270.51 (relating to similar age level). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff was in the building and staff:child ratio was corrected immediately. Staff was reminded that we must be in staff:child ratio at all times. In the future, staff:child ratio will be met at all times. |
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| 2019-03-28 | Initial review | 3270.102(c) - Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The embedded outdoor equipment was mounted over 4 inches of wood mulch, which is less than the 9 inches of loose-fill recommended by the USCPSC. Correction Required: Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We added 9 inches of mulch around our outdoor equipment that was mounted. In the future we will make sure all mounted equipment has a protective surface covering that meets the recommendations. |
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| 2019-03-28 | Initial review | 3270.111(b) - Posted in group space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The written plan of daily activities was not posted in the group space on the 2nd floor. Correction Required: The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A written plan of daily activities was posted in the group space. In the future all group spaces will have a written daily plan of activities. |
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| 2019-03-28 | Initial review | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency was not displayed conspicuously in the child care space on the 2nd floor. 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.) A written emergency care plan was added to the child care space. In the future all child care spaces will have our emergency trasportation plan posted. |
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| 2019-03-28 | Initial review | 3270.135(a)(3) - Disposable diapers | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The plastic-lined, covered can being used to discard soiled disposable diapers was not hands-free. Correction Required: If disposable diapers are provided by a parent or by a facility, a soiled diaper shall be discarded by immediately placing the diaper into a plastic-lined, hands-free covered can. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) THe diaper Genie was replaced with a hands-free garbage can. In the future all ltrash cans used for soiled dipaers will be hands-free covered cans. |
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