Harbor House Preschool
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Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| 2025-10-09 | Renewal | 3270.104(a) - Clean, good repair, proper size | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.104(a) Description: Clean, good repair, proper size Noncompliance Area: The facility's Pre-school room was observed to have a round wooden table with legs that are loose and unsteady. Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The screws on the legs of the wooden table in the dramatic play area were tightened. |
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| 2025-10-09 | Renewal | 3270.111(b) - Posted in group space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.111(b) Description: Posted in group space Noncompliance Area: The facility's Pre-K a room was observed to lack the written plan of daily activities posted in the group space. 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.) The written plan of daily activities was posted in the classroom. |
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| 2025-10-09 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(4) - Arrival/departure times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.123(a)(4) Description: Arrival/departure times Noncompliance Area: The files for children #1 and #2 were observed to contain agreement forms that lacked to specify the children's arrival and departure times Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the child's arrival and departure times. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The children's arrival and departure times were added to the agreement form. |
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| 2025-10-09 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(5) - Designated release persons | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.123(a)(5) Description: Designated release persons Noncompliance Area: The files for children #1 and #2 were observed to contain agreement that did not specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released. 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.) The parent filled out who the child may be released to on the agreement form. |
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| 2025-10-09 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(3) - Parent home/work address, phone | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(b)(3) Description: Parent home/work address, phone Noncompliance Area: The file for child #1 was observed to contain an emergency contact form that lacked the enrolling parents work addresses and telephone numbers. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Parents filled out the work addresses and telephone numbers on the emergency contact form. |
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| 2025-10-09 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(5) - Information re: special needs | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(b)(5) Description: Information re: special needs Noncompliance Area: The file for child #2 was observed to contain an emergency contact form that lacked to include information on the child's special needs, as specified by the child's parent, physician, physician's assistant or CRNP, 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.) The child did not have any special needs, so the parent filled in N/A to indicate that. |
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| 2025-10-09 | Renewal | 3270.75(b) - Inaccessible to children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.75(b) Description: Inaccessible to children Noncompliance Area: The facility was observed to have a "GO BAG" which contained a first-aid kit that was accessible to children. Correction Required: A first-aid kit must be inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) "Go Bag" was hung out of student reach on a hook on the back of the door. |
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| 2025-10-09 | Renewal | 3270.95(b) - Director or designated staff person ensure compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.95(b) Description: Director or designated staff person ensure compliance Noncompliance Area: The facility was observed to have a written record of manually testing all fire detection devices or systems. All dates written in the log indicate testing occurred at least once every thirty days except for the test on 02/24/2025, The log indicates that the test conducted on 02/24/2025 occurred 53 days after the previous test which the log shows occurred on 01/02/2025. Correction Required: The Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements under subsection (a) are met. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We tested all fire detection devices once every thirty days, after that date. |
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| 2025-05-30 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-10-25 | Renewal | 3270.102(c) - Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.102(c) Description: Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing Noncompliance Area: The facility was observed to have embedded outdoor equipment in their K-5 playground that was on a bedding of less than 9" of wooden much. The wooden privacy fence that surrounds this outdoor play area was observed to have rusty staples within the reach of children. 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 dug out and put new wooden mulch down under and around the swings and slide on October 29, 2024. We also, removed the rusty staples at the children's level. Lesa Dively, our inspector, came back on November 11, 2024, and approved of the correction. |
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| 2024-10-25 | Renewal | 3270.133(6) - Written consent | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.133(6) Description: Written consent Noncompliance Area: The facility was observed to have a medication log for child #1 and #2 that lacked complete parental written consent for administration of medication. This was evidenced by the forms for child #1 and #2 lacking information on the times the medication should be administered. The form for child #2 lacked the dosage amount to be administered. Correction Required: A parent shall provide written consent for administration of medication or a special diet. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The medication logs for child #1 and child #2 have both been updated by the parent to include the times that medication should be administered. Also, Child #2 indicated the dosage amount. |
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| 2024-10-25 | Renewal | 3270.133(7)(viii) - Special notes | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.133(7)(viii) Description: Special notes Noncompliance Area: The facility was observed to have a medication log for child #1, in the K-5 room that lacked special notes, if any related to problems of administration. Correction Required: A medication log shall include special notes related to problems of administration. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We had the parent of child #1 fill out that there are no special notes that related to administrating the medication. |
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| 2024-10-25 | Renewal | 3270.171(a) - Pick-up and drop-off points | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.171(a) Description: Pick-up and drop-off points Noncompliance Area: The facility lacked documentation the facility had notified 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 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 child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We have written a letter to the Altoona Police Department letting them know that we are located at 113 Byron Avenue Altoona and provided the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility. |
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| 2024-10-25 | Renewal | 3270.27(e) - Letter to parents | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.27(e) Description: Letter to parents Noncompliance Area: The facility was observed to lack evidence the facility was providing a letter to the parent of each enrolled child explaining the facility's emergency procedures, including accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities and children with chronic medical conditions. Correction Required: The operator shall provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining the emergency procedures. The operator shall also provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining any subsequent update to the plan. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The letter was rewritten to include accommodations for all children in our plan of action in the event of an emergency. |
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| 2024-10-25 | Renewal | 3270.67(d) - Contaminated trash in closed plastic-lined receptacle | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.67(d) Description: Contaminated trash in closed plastic-lined receptacle Noncompliance Area: The facility was observed to have trash cans in the K-5, Pre-K and Pre-school rooms that were not closed (lidded), plastic-lined receptacles. Correction Required: Trash that has been contaminated by human secretions or excrement shall be contained in closed, plastic-lined receptacles. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We replaced all trash cans in 5K/K, PS, and PK rooms with lidded trash cans that require no touching with hands. They all have a footstep to open the lids. |
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| 2024-01-30 | Initial review | Initial review | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-01-29 | Initial review | Initial review | Compliant - Finalized |
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