Happy Kidz Learning Center Llc - Philadelphia PA Child Care Center

2756 N 12TH ST , PHILADELPHIA PA 19133
(215) 227-1016

About the Provider

Description: HAPPY KIDZ LEARNING CENTER LLC is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 13 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00180815
  • Capacity: 13
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 22
  • District Office Phone: (215) 382-4762 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2020-08-20 Renewal 3270.21 - General Health and Safety Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION THE WRITTEN COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN WAS INCOMPLETE. THE POLICY DID NOT ADDRESS THE REQUIRED AREAS TO ALIGN WITH CDC GUIDANCE AND MINIMIZE THE RISK OF COVID-19. THE PROVIDER DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM INSPECTION REPORT.

Correction Required: 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.)
COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN WILL BE UPDATED TO ALIGN WITH THE CDC GUIDANCE AND ADDRESS ALL REQUIRED AREAS TO MINIMIZE RISK OF COVID-19. FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WILL BE INSPECTED ANNUALLY AND A COPY OF REPORT WILL BE MAINTAINED IN FILES AT ALL TIMES.
2020-08-20 Renewal 3270.31(e)(4)(ii)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Fire safety - 1 yr./Exp, educ., training at facility Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION THE FILE OF STAFF 2 (HIRED 4/12/17) DID NOT INCLUDE VERIFICATION OF ANNUAL FIRE SAFETY TRAINING.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
STAFF 2 WILL COMPLETE FIRE SAFETY TRAINING AND PLACE DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING COMPLETION IN FILE. ALL STAFF WILL COMPLETE FIRE SAFETY TRAINING ANNUALLY AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING COMPLETION IN FILE AT ALL TIMES.
2020-08-20 Renewal 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION THE FILE OF STAFF 1 (HIRED 9/1996) AND STAFF 2 HIRED (4/12/17) DID NOT INCLUDE AN APPLICATION FOR OR COMPLETED NSOR CERTIFICATE.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
STAFF 1 AND STAFF 2 MAY NOT WORK IN A CHILD CARE POSITION AT THE FACILITY UNTIL COMPLETED NSOR CERTIFICATE IS OBTAINED AND PLACED IN FILE. ALL STAFF WILL OBTAIN COMPLETED CLEARANCES AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY CPSL PRIOR TO WORKING IN A CHILD CARE POSITION. COPIES WILL BE MAINTAINED IN FILE AT ALL TIMES.
2020-02-26 Unannounced Monitoring 3270.24(a) - Immediate access Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 02/26/2020, THE CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE (CR) ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY AT 11:15 AM AT THE FACILTIY IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT AN UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT GRANTED ACCESS. AFTER RINGING THE BELL AND THEN KNOCKING ON THE DOOR, A FEMALE INDIVIDUAL OPENED THE DOOR. CR COULD HEAR CHILDREN CRYING FROM INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. CR ASKED FOR THE OWNER OR DIRECTOR. HOWEVER, THE WOMAN INFORMED THE CR THAT THE OWNER WAS NOT AT THE FACILITY. BEFORE THE WOMAN COULD CLOSE THE DOOR, THE CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTED HER WORK ID BADGE AND INFORMED THE WOMAN THAT SHE WAS THERE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES WITH THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING AN UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION THAT DAY. THE WOMAN STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO CALL THE OWNER AND CLOSED THE DOOR. WHILE WAITING THE CR MADE ATTEMPTS TO REACH THE OWNER BY CALLING THE FACILITY PHONE NUMBER AND THE LISTED CELL PHONE NUMBER. CR CONTINUED TO RING THE BELL AND KNOCK ON THE DOOR. THE WOMAN NEVER RETURNED TO THE DOOR. CR LEFT FACILITY AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 AM.

Correction Required: A staff person shall provide to agents of the Department immediate access to the facility, the children and the files and records

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
SUPERVISION WAS HELD WITH STAFF 1 ON 2/28/20. DURING SUPERVISION STAFF 1 WAS INFORMED TO ENFORCE PA CODE 3270.24(a) CITING THE REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENTAL ACCESS INTO THE FACILITY AND TO THE CHILDREN'S FILES AND RECORDS * SEE ATTACHMENT
2019-07-29 Renewal 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the cots that were observed were not labeled for use by specific children. The chart identifying the children who were using the cots did not correspond with the actual children who were receiving care.

Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Children's cots were labeled for each individual child and will only be used by that specific child.
2019-07-29 Renewal 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the file for staff person #1 was reviewed and it did not contain a health assessment verifying suitability to work, and freedom from communicable tuberculosis.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff number one has completed a health exam(8/21/190 and had a TB test done which was negative. A copy of that health assessment was placed in staff person #1's file.
2019-07-29 Renewal 3270.165 - Menus Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection there was no menu posted at the facility.

Correction Required: An operator shall conspicuously post the menu at least 1 week in advance or provide a menu to each family.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
A menu was created for the entire month of August 2019 and has been posted. in the future menus will be posted.
2019-07-29 Renewal 3270.166(4) - Bottles labeled Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection an infant bottle was observed that had not been labeled with the name of the child it was intended for.

Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The infant bottle was labeled for the specific individual infant and in the future all nursers and bottles will be labeled with a child's name.
2019-07-29 Renewal 3270.171(a) - Local authorities informed Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the operator was not able to produce the letter that is to be sent annually to the local authorities notifying them of the facility's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Local authority was notified in writing of the location of the day care center and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the day care center. A copy of this letter was given to the inspector.
2019-07-29 Renewal 3270.183(a) - Locked cabinet Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the child records were found to be stored in a cabinet that was not locked.

Correction Required: Child records are confidential and shall be stored in a locked cabinet.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The children's files were moved to a locked cabinet during the inspection. In the future they will always be housed in a locked cabinet.
2018-06-21 Renewal 3270.131(a)(4) - Initial health report for school age; accordance with school attendance Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 6/21/18, while reviewing children's files Child # 1 whose enrollment date 9/15/17 did not have a health assessment in file.

Correction Required: The initial health report for a school-age child must be dated in accordance with the requirements for medical examinations for school attendance in 28 Pa. Code 23.2 (relating to medical examinations).

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility owner will have child # 1's parent provide a health assessment and place in file. Facility owner will ensure that all children have a health assessment in file at all times.
2018-06-21 Renewal 3270.131(b)(2)/3270.182(1) - Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months/Initial and subsequent health reports Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 6/21/18, while reviewing children's files, - Child # 2's whose enrollment date 3/28/18 health assessment dated 3/9/17 - child # 3' whose enrollment date 12.22.17 did not have a health assessment in file

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.A child's record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility owner will have child # 1,2 and 3's parent provide a health assessment and place in file. Facility owner will ensure that all children have a health assessment in file at all times.
2018-06-21 Renewal 3270.76/3270.77(a) - Building Surfaces/No peeling paint or plaster Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 6/21/18, while doing a walk through of the facility, Cert rep observed peeling paint near the entrance on the inside of the facility near front door, near the cots and next tot he refrigerator.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility owner will purchase paint and do touch ups. facility owner will ensure that floors, walls, ceilings peeled or damage paint is not permitted ion indoor and outdoor surfaces in the child care facility at all times
2017-07-14 Renewal 3270.131(a)/3270.182(1) - Within 60 days/Initial and subsequent health reports Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 7/14/17, WHILE REVIEWING CHILDREN'S FILES, CHILD # 2 WHOSE ENROLLMENT DATE 2/6/17, AND CHILD # 3 WHOSE ENROLLMENT DATE 4/27/17 DID NOT HAVE A HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN FILE

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.A child`s record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
CHILD # 2 COMPLETED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND PLACED IN FILE . CHILD # SUBMITTED A HEALTH ASSESSMENT FORM TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE ON 7/18/2017 TO BE COMPLETED, AND NOT RETURN TO CHILDCARE FACILITY TO ENCLOSE IN CHILD'S FILE.FACILITY OWNER WILL ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE A CURRENT HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN FILE AT ALL TIMES.
2017-07-14 Renewal 3270.131(d)(1) - Child's health history Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 7/14/17, WHILE REVIEWING CHILDREN'S FILE , CHILD # 1 DID NOT HAVE A CHILD HEALTH REPORT IN FILE. CHILD # 1 HAD A PHYSICAL ON 2/61/7, BUT NO HEALTH REPORT WAS ATTACHED

Correction Required: A health report shall include a review of the child`s health history.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
CHILD # 1'S HEALTH REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO DOCTOR'S OFFICE TO BE COMPLETED. FACILITY OWNER WILL ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN'S FILE HAS A CHILD HEALTH REPORT ATTACHED TO THE IMMUNIZATION RECORD AT ALL TIMES

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