Kerdellias Kare

Regulation: 3290.124(e)/3290.181(c)

Description: Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos

Noncompliance Area: Child #1, 2 & 3 are missing updated emergency contact and agreement forms.

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. A 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.

Regulation: 3290.124(b)(7)

Description: Name/address/phone release person

Noncompliance Area: Child #1 is missing the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may 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.

Regulation: 3290.131(a)

Description: Within 60 days

Noncompliance Area: Child #1 has an initial health assessment dated 5/1/24, Child #2 has an initial health assessment dated 2/9/24 both exceed the requirement of obtaining an initial health assessment no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility.

Regulation: 3290.18

Description: General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: The facility does not have a policy to address continuity of operations.

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

Regulation: 3290.182(5)

Description: Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission

Noncompliance Area: Child #3 is missing signed parental consent for administration of minor first aid.

Correction Required: 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.

Regulation: 3290.105(a)

Description: Clean, age appropriate

Noncompliance Area: Cots used for napping were not labeled with specific children's names.

Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the parent and the operator. The rest equipment must be labeled with the child's name and used only by the named child while enrolled in the program.

Regulation: 3290.121(a)

Description: Review policies and procedures

Noncompliance Area: The facility's handbook did not address clothing or supervision policies.

Correction Required: The operator shall review with the parent, at the time of application, the facility's general daily schedule, hours for which care is provided, fees, responsibilities for meals, clothing, health policies, supervision policies, night care policies, dismissal policies, transportation and pick-up arrangements.

Regulation: 3290.181(a)

Description: Each child

Noncompliance Area: Children 1-3 did not have an individual record on file.

Correction Required: An operator shall establish and maintain an individual record for each child enrolled in the facility.

Regulation: 3290.22(b)

Description: Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations

Noncompliance Area: The operator did not have instructions on how to contact the regional child care office or electronic access to the regulations.

Correction Required: The operator shall provide the parent of each child enrolled in the facility with information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office.

Regulation: 3290.64(a)

Description: Locked or inaccessible - in original container

Noncompliance Area: Toxics were accessible in the upstairs bathroom which is used by children. Toxics, including cleaning material, were in the cabinet under the sink.

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.

Regulation: 3290.95(a)/3290.95(b)

Description: System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility

Noncompliance Area: During an unannounced inspection on 1/10/2024, there was no fire alarm testing documented. The facility opened on 11/30/2023.

Correction Required: Fire detection devices or systems must be in compliance with standards established under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. § 1016(c)). The operator or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements in § 3290.95(a) are met.

Regulation: 3290.24(g)

Description: Emergency plan

Noncompliance Area: During the initial inspection, facility admitted to not sending the emergency plan for approval to the county emergency management agency.

Correction Required: The operator shall send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency.