Description: JACOBS LADDER CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER is a Group Child Care Home in JEFFERSON PA, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-07-02 | Renewal | 3280.123(b)/3280.182(8) - Parent receives original/Copy of initial and subsequent agreements. Parent receives original. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The original copy of the agreement for child #1 was not given to the parent. Correction Required: A parent shall receive the original agreement. The facility shall retain a copy of the agreement. A child's record must contain a copy of the initial agreement and subsequent written agreements between the parent and the operator. The parent receives the original agreement. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The original copy of the financial agreement will be given to the parent and a copy of the financial agreement will be retained in the child's record. In the future a parent will receive the original agreement and the facility will retain a copy of the agreement. |
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| 2020-07-02 | Renewal | 3280.34(b)(5)/3280.192(2)(ii) - HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The record for staff #1, who was identified as a primary staff person, did not include verification of child care experience and education required to qualify for that position. Correction Required: A primary staff person shall have attained a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years of 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.) Verification of the child care experience and education required to qualify as a primary staff person was included in the record for staff #1. In the future the records for all staff will include verification of child care experience and education required for their position. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.104 - High Chairs | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A high chair in the kitchen did not have a T-shaped safety strap. Correction Required: High chairs shall have a wide base and a T-shaped safety strap. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The T-shaped safety strap on the high chair in the kitchen will be replaced. All high chairs will have a T-shaped safety strap. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.106 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: An operating thermometer was not placed in the refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45 F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) An operating thermometer will be placed in the refrigerator to ensure it is capable of maintaining potentially hazardous foods at 45 F or below. An operating thermometer will be kept in the refrigerator at all times to ensure it is capable of maintaining potentially hazardous foods at 45 F or below. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.151(a)/3280.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff #1 did not have a record that included a current health assessment and the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff #1 will have a record that includes a current health assessment and the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis. All staff will have a record that includes a current health assessment and 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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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.191 - Individual Records | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff #1 did not have an individual record. Correction Required: An individual record is required for each facility person. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff #1 will have an individual record. All staff will have an individual record. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.26(a) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The facility did not have an emergency plan. Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The facility will create an emergency plan. The facility will have an emergency plan. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.32(a)/3280.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff #1 did not have a record that included a copy of the disclosure statement and completed clearance information required under the CPSL. 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. Staff #1 may not work in a child care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff #1 will have a record that includes a copy of the disclosure statement and completed clearance information required under the CPSL. All staff will include have a record that includes a copy of the disclosure statement and completed clearance information required under the CPSL. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible - in original container | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In room #1, #2, and #3, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes were observed on children's tables, where they would be accessible to children in care. Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes were moved to an area inaccessible to children. All cleaning materials and other toxic materials will be locked or stored in an area inaccessible to children in the future. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.69(a) - 110 F or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The hot water temperature was 120 F in the bathroom sink to be used by children in care. Correction Required: Hot water temperature, in areas accessible to children, may not exceed 110 F. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The temperature on the hot water tank will be adjusted so the hot water temperature in the bathroom sink does not exceed 110 F. The hot water temperature in the bathroom sink will not exceed 110 F. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.71 - Heat Source | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The following sources of heat exceeding 110 F were observed in areas that would be accessible to children and not equipped with protective guards to prevent direct contact: In the kitchen, the knobs on the gas stove were not equipped with protective covers; and the gas hot water tank were located in an unlocked room off the kitchen. Correction Required: Hot water pipes and other sources of heat exceeding 110 F that are accessible to children shall be equipped with protective guards or shall be insulated to prevent direct contact. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The knobs on the stove will be removed and a childproof door knob cover will be placed on the door to the room where the gas hot water tank is located. All sources of heat exceeding 110 F that are accessible to children will be equipped with protective guards or insulated to prevent direct contact. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.74 - Emergency Numbers Posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center was not posted in the facility. Correction Required: The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center shall be posted by each telephone in the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center will be posted by each telephone in the facility and will be kept posted at all times. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The first-aid kit did not contain soap or scissors. Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Soap and scissors will be added to the first aid kit. The first-aid kit will contain soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves in the future. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The following potential hazards were observed in areas that would be accessible to children: there was a piece of trim missing, exposing insulation between the dishwasher and a kitchen cabinet; the door to room #3 was damaged/in disrepair, creating rough/splintering edges; and in the outdoor play space, the end of a metal gutter in the outdoor play space was cut off, creating a sharp edge, and a baluster on the porch was loose, exposing a sharp nail. 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 exposed insulation will be covered with a piece of trim. The end of the gutter will be covered. The baluster will be repaired. The door will be removed. All floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces will be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Initial review | 3280.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Peeled or damaged paint was observed in the following areas that would be accessible to children: On the window sill in room #1; on the wall outside of the shower/tub in the bathroom; and numerous areas on the back porch. Damaged plaster was observed in the middle of the wall to the left of the entrance to room #1, an area that would be accessible to children. 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 peeled and damaged paint will be scraped and painted. The damaged plaster will be repaired. There will not be any peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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