Description: LITTLE HANDS CURIOUS MINDS CHILDCARE LLC is a Child Care Center in READING PA, with a maximum capacity of 187 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-02-27 | Renewal | 3280.2 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: One of the smoke detectors on the 1st floor of the facility was not working at time of inspection Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The batteries in the smoke detector were immediately replaced and the smoke detector is now working. Will check smoke detectors regularly to make sure they are operating and replace batteries as necessary. |
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| 2019-02-14 | Renewal | 3280.123(a)(1)/3280.123(a)(2) - Amount of fee/Date fee to be paid | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child # 1 enrolled at facility since 1/28/19 , does not have amount of fee to be paid or day of week fee is to be paid on fee agreement. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week. An agreement shall specify the date on which the fee is to be paid. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Fee amount and date to be paid were added to child # 1's fee agreement. In the future, primary staff will ensure all required information is on fee agreements at the time of a child's enrollment. |
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| 2019-02-14 | Renewal | 3280.124(b)(6)/3280.182(5) - Insurance coverage information/Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child # 1 does not have medical insurance policy information or number on emergency contact form. Child # 1 does not have parental consent for administration of minor first aid. 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. A child's record must 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.) Insurance policy information and number were added to child # 1's emergency contact form. Consent was signed for administration of minor first aid for child # 1. In the future, primary staff will insure all medical insurance information and consents are signed for at the time of a child's enrollment. |
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| 2019-02-14 | Renewal | 3280.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person # 2, hired and working in child care since 1/28/19, does not have a health assessment on file. 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 # 2 will have a health assessment ASAP. In the future the owner will ensure all new hires have a valid health assessment on file at time of hire. |
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| 2019-02-14 | Renewal | 3280.32(a)/3280.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person # 1 hired and working in child care since 1/25/19, did not have a state police clearance on file at time of hire. State police clearance obtained 2/14/19. 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.) Facility person # 1 obtained a state police clearance on 2/14/19. In the future the owner will ensure all new hires have appropriate clearances on file and follow the CPSL at time of hire. |
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| 2018-03-23 | Renewal | 3280.71 - Heat Source | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The kitchen stoves has no guards and is accessible to the children. 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 stove is not used at facility ever, parents provide food for the children. The plug to the stove was taped to the front of the stove so it will never get hot. The plug will remain taped to the front of the stove at all times until it is removed from the facility. |
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| 2018-03-23 | Renewal | 3280.74 - Emergency Numbers Posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The emergency phone list does not have a number for a local fire department. 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 Reading Fire Department number was added to the emergency phone list and will remain so at all times with all the other mandatory emergency numbers. |
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| 2018-03-23 | Renewal | 3280.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The first aid kit does not have soap. 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 was added to the first aid kit and all mandatory items will remain in the first aid kit at all times. |
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| 2017-07-20 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.105(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Four children were observed napping at the facility on 7/20/2017. None of the rest mats were labeled for use of a specific child. The rest mat that was being used by the youngest child was ripped and had foam exposed; thus it could not be sanitized properly. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We put the names on all the mats right away. In the future, we will make sure that all children's mats have their name on it. The ripped rest mat was disposed of replaced. In the future, all rest mats will be checked daily and replaced as needed. |
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| 2017-07-20 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.123(a) - Signed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #1 and Child #2 did not have a financial agreement on file at the facility on 7/20/2017. Correction Required: An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The children's financial agreements were in the children's records at the other center. In the future, we will make sure that all child records are on file at the correct facility. |
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| 2017-07-20 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.124(f) - Updated every 6 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information that was on file at the facility for Child #2 on 7/20/2017 is dated 2/22/2014. Correction Required: The parent shall update in writing emergency contact information once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child #2 had current emergency contact information on file at the other center. In the future, all current child records will be on file at the correct facility. |
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| 2017-07-20 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.134(a) - Child's hands washed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The bathroom that is used by the children at the facility did not have any soap in the soap dispenser on 7/20/2017. 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 dispenser was filled with soap the same day. In the future, we will fill all dispensers right away. |
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| 2017-07-20 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.135(a)(3) - Disposable diapers | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 7/20/2017, the plastic lined hands-free covered can in the upstairs bathroom was not working as hands-free. Used diapers were observed inside of this can. 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.) A new trash can replaced it. In the future, we will make sure to replace any broken items right away. |
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| 2017-07-20 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.24(a) - Post the certificate of compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The facility's current certificate of compliance was not posted at the facility on 7/20/2017. Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office posted at the same location. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The current certificate of compliance was printed out today. It will be posted today and at all times in the future while children are in care. |
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| 2017-07-20 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.33(c) - Facility persons w/ first-aid | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 was observed working alone with four children on 7/20/2017. The first-aid certificate that was on file for Staff #1 on 7/20/2017 expired on 6/25/2017. Correction Required: One or more facility persons competent in first-aid techniques shall be at the facility when one or more children are in care. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) An appointment will be made as soon as possible for staff #1 to obtain current first-aid training. In the future, we will make sure that all staff records are updated. |
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