Description: D SHIELDS DBA GLAD CENTER is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 18 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.124(c) - Each child care space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the emergency contact information for the children in care were not present in the child care space. 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.) Operator will ensure that all emergency contacts will be present in the child care space at all times when children are in the space. |
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| 2020-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(2) - Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection child #2 and 3 did not have a current health assessment on file. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Operator will ensure that all health assessments are current and on file at all times. |
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| 2020-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.171(a) - Local authorities informed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection a annual written notification to the local traffic safety authorities of location was not on file, Correction Required: An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the day care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Operator will ensure that a letter to the local authorities is updated yearly and on file at all times. |
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| 2020-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.181(a) - Each child | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection child #1-3 did not have an emergency contact or financial agreement on file. Correction Required: An operator shall establish and maintain an individual record for each child enrolled in the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Operator will ensure that all children in care have a individual record on file at all times. |
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| 2020-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.65 - Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection there was an electrical outlet without a protective receptacle cover in the front of the child care space. Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Operator will ensure that all electrical outlets have a protective receptacle cover on them at all times. |
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| 2020-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection there was toxic materials (hand sanitizer) accessible to children in the front of the child care space area. 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.) Operator will ensure that all toxics materials are locked or made inaccessible to children at all times |
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| 2020-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection 2 of the rugs in the child care space were in need of cleaning. 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.) Operator removed the old rugs and replaced with new rug and will be kept clean at all times. |
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| 2019-01-15 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the dolls and some of the indoor play equipment that the children use was not clean. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Operator will clean all toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment and ensure that they are clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush splinters and exposed bolts at all times. |
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| 2019-01-15 | Renewal | 3270.111(b) - Posted in group space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the written plan of daily activities for the entire day was not posted in the child care space. Correction Required: The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Operator will ensure that a written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space at all times. |
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| 2019-01-15 | Renewal | 3270.124(f)/3270.181(c) - Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection child #1 and 2 emergency contact and financial agreement was not updated at least once in a 6-month period. 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 informationA parent is required to review and update the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least 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.) Operator will ensure that all emergency contacts and financial agreements are updated at least once in a 6-month period and on file at all times. |
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| 2019-01-15 | Renewal | 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: During the renewal inspection staff #1 and 2 did not have a current 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.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.) Operator will obtain and ensure that all staff have a current health assessment on file at all times. |
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| 2019-01-15 | Renewal | 3270.18(a) - On file at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection there was not a current copy of the insurance policy on file at the facility. Correction Required: The legal entity shall have comprehensive general liability insurance to cover the persons who are on the premises. A current copy of the insurance policy shall be on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Operator will obtain and ensure that current comprehensive general liability insurance is on file at all times. |
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| 2019-01-15 | Renewal | 3270.182(5) - Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection child #2 emergency contact did not contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures on file. Correction Required: 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.) Operator will obtain and ensure that all emergency contacts contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures at all times. |
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| 2019-01-15 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection there was a toxic plug in accessible to the children in the child care space. 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.) Operator will ensure that toxic material is kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children at all times. |
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| 2019-01-15 | Renewal | 3270.70(a) - 65 F minimum | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the thermostat was broken and not able to determine the temperature in the child care facility. Correction Required: The indoor temperature shall be at least 65 F. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Operator will repair the thermostat to ensure that the indoor temperature shall be at least 65 degrees at all times. |
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