Kiddie City Early Learning Center Inc - Allentown PA Child Care Center

1309 W GORDON ST , ALLENTOWN PA 18102
(610) 351-1364

About the Provider

Description: KIDDIE CITY EARLY LEARNING CENTER INC is a Child Care Center in ALLENTOWN PA, with a maximum capacity of 216 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Newborn to 13 years old. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00183425
  • Capacity: 216
  • Age Range: Newborn to 13 years old
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations Keystone Stars 4
  • State Rating: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, Spanish
  • Type of Care: Before and After School, Daytime, Drop-in Care, Full-Time, Part-Time
  • Transportation: To/From School
  • Schools Served: Allentown City - Pick-Up service to/from school
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 14
  • District Office Phone: (610) 437-6000 ext 2 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2019-09-09 Renewal 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff 1-5 did not have updated emergency plan training. Staff 1 last had it on 8/15/2017. Staff 2 and 4 last had it on 7/24/2018. Staff 3 last had it on 8/17/2017 and staff 5 had it on 4/23/2018.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Wall will be painted this weekend for the future all walls will be checked and repaired and free from peeling paint
2019-09-09 Renewal 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: In the preschool 2 room there was peeling paint on the wall to the right upon entrance, as well as on the wall on the left.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Wall will be painted this weekend for the future all walls will be checked and repaired and free from peeling paint
2018-09-19 Renewal 3270.104(a) - Clean, good repair, proper size Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Two seats in the school bus had exposed foam making it difficult for them to be easily cleaned.

Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Provider put duct tape on the seats with the exposed foam and will obtain appropriate string to sew the seats back together so foam is not exposed anymore. In the future, provider will ensure that garbage cans continue to have lids in the bathrooms. Provider will also periodically check seats in the school bus to ensure that foam is not exposed.
2018-07-19 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During an unannounced pool visit on 7/19/2018, staff were able to only identify 20 children in the pool amongst their groups when there were 25 children present.

Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The emergency contact binder will be taken off the bus when they go to the pool. For the future any time the children leave the facility they will take the emergency contact bunder off the bus with them at all times. There will be extra copies made of the binder.
2018-07-19 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3270.124(d) - Excursions Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During an unannounced pool visit on 7/19/2018, emergency contact forms for the children present were not in the pool area.

Correction Required: When children leave the facility on walking and riding excursions, emergency contact information specific to each child on the excursion shall accompany a staff person on the excursion.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Each staff were spoken to and understand that they must know who is in their group and where they are at all times. For the future each staff will carry their face to name sheet with them with their group written on it at all times and will do a face to name count multiply times while out on any excursions.
2018-07-19 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff 1 was hired on 5/29/2018 and did not have emergency plan training on file.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff member #1 has had emergency plan training. For the future all staff members will have emergency plan training when they are initially hired.
2018-02-12 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.21/3270.113(a)(1) - General Health and Safety/Staff assigned to specific children Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: On 2/7/2018, a child that did not belong to the child care facility got onto the facility transportation vehicle. The bus pickup is at 4:00PM, and the children return to the facility at approximately 4:10-4:15PM. When the children got back to the center, staff # 1 noticed that the child did not belong to the child care center.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. The facility will develop a transportation checklist to ensure that the correct children are on the van.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff has a binder with a transportant checklist of the children that they are to pick up daily. For the future all staff picking up children from schools will bring the binder with the transportation checklist with them. They will utilize the checklist when picking up the children when entering and exiting the school bus.
2018-01-18 Unannounced Monitoring 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During a complaint investigation, staff 1 and 2 admitted that they do not have assigned groups in the baby room. At one point it was admitted by staff that around 12/27/2018, during the time of the complaint investigation, there were 8 children in the baby room and there were no assigned groups. Staff 1 and 2 stated that they do not have assigned groups most of the time and that they take care of all of the children.

Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
We are unsure why the 2 staff said they are not assigned groups, since we opened on 12/4/17 every room is utilizing face to name sheets and also putting their groups on the white board. For the future all staff will continue to use the face to name sheets and put their groups on the white board. The supervisor will check throughout the day that all staff knows who their group is and that they are on their face to name sheets and the white board.
2018-01-02 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.135(e) - 2 hour diaper check Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During the course of the complaint investigation, staff #1 admitted that child # 1's diaper was not checked within a two hour period. Child #1's diaper was checked at 6:00PM. and again between 8:30-9:00PM. There was also a diaper log which did not have any diaper checks documented for child #1 until 10PM the night of 12/27/2018. The child arrived at the facility in the mid to later afternoon.

Correction Required: A staff person shall check a child's diaper at least every 2 hours and whenever the child indicates discomfort or exhibits behavior that suggests a soiled diaper. A staff person shall change a child's diaper when the diaper is soiled.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
On the date of the incident we were not using the new computerized diaper logs. We have implemented new policy and procedures about the process of changing a child. For the future all staff will use the computerized diaper log with each child's name on it to change a child every two hours and they will log it down on the diaper log. The other procedure is that before a staff changes any diapers they are required to take out all the children's diapers that present so that there is no confusion of who was changed. Also all diapers are required to be label with the childs name on it. Lastly a supervisor with inspect the diaper log throughout the day.
2017-12-04 Initial review 3270.104(a) - Clean, good repair, proper size Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There was furniture that had exposed cushioning in the afterschool room.

Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider removed the furniture from the school age room and made it inaccessible to the children. Furniture will be checked on a consistent basis to ensure that it is safe and able to be easily cleaned.
2017-12-04 Initial review 3270.82(i)/3270.135(a)(3) - Lidded waste receptacles/Disposable diapers Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: In the bathrooms utilized by the children, there were no lidded waste receptacles. In the diapering area of the toddler room, there was not a hands free lidded waste receptacle for disposing of diapers.

Correction Required: A toilet area, training chair area, diapering area and sink area shall be equipped with a clean, lidded waste receptacle. 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Provider obtained lidded waste receptacles to put into the children's bathrooms. Lidded waste receptacles will continue to remain in the children's bathrooms. Provider put a hands free lidded waste receptacle in the diapering area. In the future, a hands free lidded waste receptacle will remain in all diapering areas.

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