Jubilee Daycare/preschool - Clarks Mills PA Child Care Center

Noncompliance Area: A wooden coffee table in the School Age room, in an area accessible to children in care, was observed to have a protruding screw on the underside of the table where the table leg connected to the top. In Room #6, in an area accessible to children, a wall-mounted dry erase board was observed to have a sharp edge along the end of the metal marker holder. In the Toddler room, accessible to children, was an approximately 6"x6" plastic toy bin with a cracked, jagged edge. A child-sized chair use by children in care was observed to have an exposed bolt on the side. In the outside play space, accessible to children, a plastic, bi-fold pedestrian sign, approximately 30" high, was observed to have a cracked, jagged edge. Each noted concern presents the potential to cause laceration and/or puncture injury.

Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts.

Noncompliance Area: The file for Child #2 contained an Emergency Contact form that did not include the name and birthdate of the child.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name and birth date of the child.

Noncompliance Area: The file for Child #2 contained an emergency contact form that did not include the home/work addresses or telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.

Noncompliance Area: The file for Child #3 contained an Emergency Contact form that did not include an address or phone number for one of the persons to whom the child can be released.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: Written plans identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care were not posted in the School Age or Extra Toddler rooms.

Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children.

Noncompliance Area: The file for Child #3, a young toddler, did not contain a current health assessment, which was due prior to the suspension of regulations resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler

Noncompliance Area: The files for Child # 1, #2, and #3 contained documentation of immunizations; however, each child's immunization record did not include all of the immunizations as recommended by the ACIP based upon their ages.

Correction Required: A health report shall include a review of the child's immunized status according to recommendations of the ACIP.

Noncompliance Area: The files for Staff #1 and #9 contained health assessments dated after their start dates in child care positions. The file for Staff #4 contained a health assessment that completed more than 24 months ago.

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.

Noncompliance Area: In an unsecured cabinet near the office, in an area accessible to children in care, a pair of adult scissors with sharp, pointed ends were observed.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Noncompliance Area: The files for Staff #3, #5, #6, and #9 did not contain documentation of the initial emergency plan training within seven days of start date in a child care position.

Correction Required: The operator shall assure that each facility person receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update. The operator shall document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training and kept on file at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: Although containing a current FBI clearance, The file for Staff #1, whose first date in a child care position was 02/07/2020, contained documentation that she had been fingerprinted for her FBI Clearance on 02/13/2020. Said file also contained a disclosure statement that was signed on 02/13/2020. The file for Staff #2 contained current PA State Police and DHS Child Abuse clearances; however, the previous clearances had been completed more than five years prior. The files for Staff #2, #4 and #8 contained documentation of the completion of Mandated Reporter training; however, each were completed more than five years ago. The file for Staff #3, whose first date in a child care position was 05/15/2019, contained a current FBI Clearance dated 05/28/2019, and did not contain documentation of the date that she was fingerprinted. The file for Staff #3 contained a disclosure statement signed 05/17/2019. The file for Staff #6 contained a disclosure statement that was signed after her first date in a child care position. The file for Staff #7 contained a current DHS Child Abuse clearance; however, the previous clearance was completed more than five years ago. The file for Staff #9, whose first date in a child care position was 08/29/2018, contained a DHS Child Abuse clearance and FBI clearance dated 09/04/2018 and 08/31/2018 respectively, and did not contain documentation that said clearances had been applied for on or prior to noted start date. The file for Staff #9 contained current DHS Child Abuse and FBI clearances.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The following rooms were observed to have unused, unprotected electrical outlets in areas accessible to children under the age of six: Infant (1), School-Age (2), Room #6 (2), Toddler room (1).

Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

Noncompliance Area: In an unsecured, accessible closet in the School Age room, an aerosol can of disinfectant spray labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children was observed.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.

Noncompliance Area: In Room #5 the first-aid kit was observed in areas accessible to children in care.

Correction Required: A first-aid kit must be inaccessible to children.

Noncompliance Area: In Room #6, in areas accessible to children in care, three dime-sized areas of peeling paint were observed.

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