Description: JUMPSTART EARLY LEARNING CENTER LLC is a Child Care Center in ERIE PA, with a maximum capacity of 46 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2020-06-24 | Renewal | 3270.124(c) - Each child care space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: An Emergency Contact Form for Child #2 was not present in the Infant Room where the child was receiving care. Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff will ensure that emergency contacts are placed in each room. Staff will carry the emergency contact forms and kit when they are in and out of the classroom with students. An emergency contact was placed in the infant room during the inspection. |
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| 2020-06-24 | Renewal | 3270.182(3)/3270.182(5) - Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission/Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The Emergency Contact Form in the file for Child #1 did not contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child or signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission. A child's record shall 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.) Staff will review emergency contacts before accepting them to ensure they are complete. Parent initialed the consent form. Parent came in later in the day and signed the consent area of the emergency contact form. |
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| 2020-06-24 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #2 did not include two written non-family letters of reference. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Before a staff begins, their file will be complete with reference letters. Staff member has provided her reference letters and they are in her file. |
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| 2020-06-24 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Fire safety - 1 yr./Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #1 did not include annual fire safety training conducted within the past 12 months (5/16/19). Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff will have current fire safety training. (Due to the pandemic this was delayed). Staff will complete and online fire safety training course and add it to the file. |
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| 2020-06-24 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Comply with CPSL/Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The most recent Mandated Reporter Trainings in the file for Staff Person #1 exceeded 60 months between trainings: 2/15/15-4/21/20. The most recent Mandated Reporter Training is current. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff will not allow any lapse in training. This training was current on the day of inspection. |
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| 2020-06-24 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The most recent State Police Clearances in the file for Staff Person #1 exceeded 60 months between clearances: 6/16/15-6/22/20. The most recent State Police Clearance is current. The NSOR Certificate in the file for Staff Person #1, who began working prior to September, 2019, was dated after July 1, 2020: 7/8/20. This certificate is current. 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 will meet the requirements of having current clearances on file. Current clearance were provided during the inspection. |
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| 2020-06-24 | Renewal | 3270.35(b)(2)/3270.192(2)(ii) - Bachelor's, 30 credits + 1 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #2, who was hired as a Group Supervisor, did not include documentation of required one year of child care experience based on education background: Bachelor's with 30 credits in Education/Human Services. Correction Required: A group supervisor shall have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year 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.) The director will check credentials of staff before assigning their position. Staff will provided documentation to support the Group Supervisor position. |
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| 2020-06-24 | Renewal | 3270.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The first aid kit in the Toddler Room lacked 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.) Staff will check emergency kits daily to ensure all seven items are placed in the kits. Staff added scissors to the emergency kit in the toddler room during the inspection. |
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| 2020-03-03 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.106(f) - 2 feet apart | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Previously cited on 1/23/20 (SIN-00169728): During corrections visit on 3/3/20 at approximately 2:00 PM, 13 preschool children and 3 older toddlers were observed napping in the preschool room. Certification representative observed less than 2 feet of space on three sides of 7 of the cots that were in use. Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff will use a measuring tool to ensure that cots are at least two feet apart at each rest time. A ruler will be used to ensure they are within the required amount of feet. |
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| 2020-03-03 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.55(a) - Toddler and preschool children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 3/3/20, from 2:00-2:15 PM, Staff Person #1 was supervising a group of 13 preschool children and 3 older toddlers who were napping. Correction Required: The staff:child ratio while toddlers and preschoolers are napping is one staff person to 10 young toddlers, one staff person to 12 older toddlers, one staff person to 20 preschool children |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The second staff in the room will remain in the room even during rest time in order to ensure that there are enough staff in the room even during rest time. |
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| 2020-01-23 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.106(f) - 2 feet apart | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 1/23/20 at approximately 3:00 PM, 15 preschool children were observed napping in the preschool room. Certification representative observed less than 2 feet of space on three sides of 12 of the cots that were in use. Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) At rest time we will give 2 feet distance around at least 3 sides of each resting cot. Staff will use tape or other measuring tools to ensure that the costs are spread at least two feet apart at rest time. |
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| 2020-01-23 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.55(b) - Other staff on premises | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 1/23/20 between 3:00 and 3:30, Staff Person #1 was supervising 15 napping preschool children. Staff Person #2 was supervising 4 napping toddlers. No other staff/facility persons were present at the facility. Correction Required: Staff persons who are on duty but are not providing child care during naptime shall remain in the child care portion of the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff will stay on the premises during rest time to ensure the ratios are met. There were only two staff in the building during rest time. A second staff was needed for rest time in case of an emergency situation and to ensure proper ratios. If staff calls off we will have a substitute to fill in in order to have to correct amount of staff in the building during rest time. |
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| 2019-12-05 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The files for Staff Persons #1 and #2 did not include an initial health assessment. The file for Staff Person #2 did not include an initial TB screening. 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 Person #1 and #2 will complete initial health assessment. Staff Person #2 will get a new TB test. In the future, all staff will get initial health assessments and tb screenings in file before start date. |
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| 2019-12-05 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #1 lacked two written letters of reference. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff will provide two letters of reference. In the future, letters of reference will be included in files before start date. |
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| 2019-12-05 | 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, hired as an Assistant Group Supervisor, did not include a copy of a high school diploma. 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 will bring in a copy of her high school diploma. In the future, I will make sure that high school diploma is in file before start date. |
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