Description: High Acres School is a Preschool and Childcare Center located between Latrobe, PA and Greensburg, PA. We enroll children from 6 weeks of age through Kindergarten and also offer a before and after care program for school-age children with transportation to Mt. View Elementary. We would love to have your child become a part of the High Acres Family!
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| 2019-10-29 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(ii) - HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 lacks verification of two year's experience to qualify for the position of Assistant Group Supervisor, which is the position staff person #1 is identified as performing. 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 person #1 is reclassified as an aide and will not be left alone with children until verification of additional child care experience is on file. In the future, the director will make sure staff understands how to correctly complete the employment verification form and the director will review the verifications more carefully to make sure staff meets the qualifications for their position. |
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| 2018-08-08 | Renewal | 3270.134(a) - Child's hands washed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Observed toddler-aged children being served and eating a snack without the children's hands were washed. Correction Required: A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The staff were reminded that children's hands should be washed before every meal and snack. In the future, staff will make sure that all children wash their hands before snacks and meals. |
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| 2018-08-08 | Renewal | 3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(ii) - HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1, who is assigned the role of and performing the role of an assistant group supervisor, lacks verification of two years' childcare experience to qualify for the position. 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 person #1 will be reclassified as an aide until documentation of 2 years of child care experience is on file at the facility. In the future, all staff will have required documentation on file to qualify them for their position. |
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| 2018-03-27 | Initial review | 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The two most recent staff health assessments on file for staff person #2 are dated more than 24 months apart. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff person #1 has a current health assessment on file. The new director will ensure that staff have current health assessments on file at all times. |
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| 2018-03-27 | Initial review | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 contains an application for a state police clearance which is dated after staff person #1 began in a child care taking position. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff person #1 has a current state police clearance on file. The new operator to comply with the CPSL at all times. |
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| 2018-03-27 | Initial review | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Observed accessible AA batteries in a drawer in the preschool room. 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.) The batteries were made inaccessible. Toxics will be kept inaccessible to children. |
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| 2018-03-27 | Initial review | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Observed peeling paint on the exterior of the facility's front door. 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.) The chipping paint was repaired. The new operator will ensure that all surfaces will be free from chipping paint and damaged plaster. |
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