Kiddie Academy Of Hilltown - Perkasie PA Child Care Center

1000 E WALNUT ST BD 800 , Perkasie PA 18944
(215) 258-2151

About the Provider

Description: Welcome to Kiddie Academy? of Hilltown! We know that choosing a child care center is one of the most difficult decisions a parent has to make. Many child care centers do not provide the nurturing, qualified teaching staff, variety of activities or educational advantages that you want for your children. Kiddie Academy of Hilltown provides all of those things in a safe, modern, fully equipped facility.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00186960
  • Capacity: 146
  • State Rating: 2
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, Spanish
  • Schools Served: Pennridge - Pick-Up service to/from school, Pennridge - Serviced by school bus
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 16
  • 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
2019-11-04 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.113(d) - No harsh language Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: It was verified that facility staff #1 spoke harshly about a child at the facility.

Correction Required: A facility person may not use harsh, demeaning or abusive language in the presence of children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator immediately notified Certification Representative when the allegation was first made. The operator conducted an internal investigation and facility staff #1 was put on suspension during the investigation. Once the allegation was verified the operator terminated facility staff #1. The operator met with all staff on Wednesday October 28th to review all policies with staff including behavior management policy. All staff will receive additional training in behavior supports. The operator will ensure no facility persons use any harsh, demeaning or abusive language at any time.
2019-08-13 Renewal 3270.123(a)(5) - Designated release persons Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The agreements for facility child #1 - #5 did not specify the persons designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator will ensure all agreements will specify the names of the individuals designated by the parents to whom the child may be released at all times.
2019-08-13 Renewal 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There was not a health assessment in the record for facility staff #3 who had a start date of 2/1/2019.The records of facility staff #8 and #9 did not have a health assessment as required by Chapter 3270 regulations.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator will obtain the required health assessments per Chapter 3270 regulations for facility staff #3, #8 and #9. The operator will ensure all persons 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 at all times.
2019-08-13 Renewal 3270.192(2)(ii) - Exp, educ., training prior to facility Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The record of facility staff #6 did not have appropriate verification of education or experience. The education document in the record of facility staff #6 did not indicate the staff had a diploma or what the last grade attended. There was no verification of education in the record for facility staff #1.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator will obtain appropriate verification of education and experience for facility staff #6. The operator will ensure all staff have verification of experience and verification of education in the record at all times.
2019-08-13 Renewal 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Facility staff #5 and #10 did not receive training regarding the facility emergency plan at least annually. The last time staff #5 and #10 received emergency plan training was 2017.

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.)
The operator will provide emergency plan training to facility staff #5 and #10, as well as any other staff who did not receive it at least annually. The operator will ensure all staff receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update at all times. The operator will document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training and kept on file at the facility at all times.
2019-08-13 Renewal 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Facility staff #3, #4 and #7 did not have the required FBI clearance in the record. The clearance in the record was through Dept. of Education and not Dept. of Human Services through identigo as required.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services).

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator will obtain the correct/ required FBI clearances for facility staff #3, #4 and #7. The operator will ensure all staff have the required clearances on file at all times.
2018-09-06 Renewal 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Facility staff #1 did not have a health assessment at least once every 24 months. The health assessment in the record was dated 7/2/2016.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator will obtain a current health assessment for facility staff #1. The operator will ensure that facility persons providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation will have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter at all times.
2018-09-06 Renewal 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative observed cleaning products/toxins in the kitchen area that was not locked or made inaccessible to children.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The operator will ensure that the kitchen area is locked at all times and that toxins are either locked or made inaccessible to children at all times.
2017-10-03 Unannounced Monitoring 3270.55(a) - Toddler and preschool children Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 10/3/17, DURING UNANNOUNCED VISIT,AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45PM, STAFF #1 WAS OBSERVED OUT OF RATIO WITH 13 CHILDREN DURING NAP TIME. THE YOUNGEST CHILD WAS 2 YEARS OLD.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
A CHILD WAS DROPPED OFF BY THE PARENT DURING NAP TIME. DIRECTOR MOVED CHILD TO ANOTHER ROOM TO MAINTAIN RATIO. STAFF HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON CHILD:TEACHER RATIOS DURING NAP TIME AND HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO INFORM DIRECTOR WHEN MAX RATIO HAS BEEN REACHED. DIRECTOR WILL COMPLY WITH THE STAFF:CHILD RATIOS DURING NAP TIME AT ALL TIMES.
2017-08-16 Renewal 3270.102(a)/3270.102(b) - Clean and good repair/Soiled- clean, rinse, sanitize Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, A PLASTIC SEAT IN THE FEEDING TABLE LOCATED IN THE YOUNG TODDLER ROOM WAS CRACKED. ADDITIONALLY, TOYS BEING MOUTHED BY CHILDREN IN THE OLDER TODDLER ROOM WERE NOT REMOVED FROM THE PLAY AREA FOR SANITATION PRIOR TO BEING UTILIZED BY ANOTHER CHILD.

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. Toys soiled by secretion or excretion shall be cleaned with soap and water, rinsed and sanitized before being used by a child.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
THE CRACKED SEAT WAS REMOVED AND THROWN AWAY. A NEW ONE WAS PURCHASED. ALL TOYS AND EQUIPMENT WILL BE IN GOOD REPAIR. STAFF WERE GIVEN CONTAINERS TO PUT MOUTHED TOYS IN TO BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. STAFF WILL REMOVE TOYS THAT HAVE BEEN MOUTHED AND PLACE THEM IN THE CONTAINER UNTIL THEY CAN BE SANITIZED AND RETURNED TO THE PLAY AREA.
2017-08-16 Renewal 3270.115(a)(6) - Lifeguard training/supervision Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, STAFF #9 ACKNOWLEDGED THAT CHILDREN WERE SWIMMING AT THE COMMUNITY POOL EVERY WEDNESDAY DURING THE SUMMER BEGINNING JUNE 21, 2017. A STAFF PERSON WITH LIFEGAURD CERTIFICATION WAS NOT OBSERVED ON FILE AT THE FACILITY FROM JUNE 21, 2017 THRU AUGUST 10, 2017.

Correction Required: When children are swimming, supervision shall include one person certified in lifeguard training, as described in 3270.31(e)(4)(iii) (relating to age and training).

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
THE LIFEGAURD CERTIFICATION WILL BE IN THE STAFF FILE BEFORE ANY SWIMMING WILL START. CHILDREN WILL NOT BE TAKEN SWIMMING UNLESS A COMPLETE LIFEGAURD FILE IS OBTAINED.
2017-08-16 Renewal 3270.124(c)/3270.181(e) - Each child care space/Emergency master file updated Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, NINE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS LOCATED IN THE KINDERGARTEN ROOM WERE NOT UPDATED WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD.

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.If emergency information is updated in a master file, it shall be updated accordingly in other facility records.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
DIRECTOR SHALL COPY UPDATED EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS FROM THE CHILD'S FILE AND PLACE IT IN THE CHILDCARE SPACE WHERE CHILDREN ARE RECEIEVING CARE. UPDATED EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS WILL BE PRESENT WITH ALL CHILDREN IN THE CHILDCARE SPACE.
2017-08-16 Renewal 3270.134(a)/3270.152 - Child's hands washed/Adult Hygiene Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED STAFF #7 CHANGING A DIAPER. THE CHILD'S HANDS WERE NOT WASHED AFTER BEING DIAPERED. STAFF #7 DID NOT WASH HER OWN HANDS AFTER DIAPERING THE CHILD.

Correction Required: A staff person shall ensure that a child`s hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered.A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
ALL STAFF WERE TRAINED AND REMINDED OF DIAPER CHANGING PROCEDURE IN REGARDS TO HANDWASHING. DIRECTOR WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR HANDWASHING IN ALL DIAPERING ROOMS.
2017-08-16 Renewal 3270.135(b) - Surfaces cleaned Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: N 8/16/17, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED STAFF #7 CHANGING A DIAPER IN THE YOUNG TODDLER ROOM. AFTER COMPLETING THE DIPAER CHANGE, STAFF #7 WAS NOT OBSERVED SANITIZING THE DIAPER CHANGING PAD.

Correction Required: Diaper changing surfaces shall be cleaned after each use by wiping the surface with a sanitizing solution or by changing a pad or other surface covering.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
ALL STAFF WERE TRAINED AND REMINDED OF SANITIZING OF THE DIAPER CHANGING AREA AFTER A DIAPER CHANGE IS COMPLETED. DIRECTOR WILL OBSERVE STAFF PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE DIAPER CHANGING STEPS ARE FOLLOWED.
2017-08-16 Renewal 3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Mantoux TB Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, AN UPDATED HEALTH ASSESSMENT WAS NOT OBSERVED IN THE FILE BELONGING TO STAFF #5. THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN THE FILE WAS DATED 6/2/15. ADDITIONALLY, THE INITIAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT OBSERVED IN THE FILE BELONGING TO STAFF #1 DID NOT CONTAIN THE DATE OF TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING BY MANTOUX METHOD.

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.An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Subsequent tuberculosis screening is not required unless directed by a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
DIRECTOR SHALL OBTAIN UPDATED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR STAFF #5. TB TEST DATE WILL BE OBTAINED FOR STAFF #1 TO ENSURE IT WAS COMPLETED WITHIN AT MINIMUM 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO HIRE. STAFF SHALL OBTAIN HEALTH ASSESSMENTS EVERY 24 MONTHS. ***STAFF #1 WAS TERMINATED ON 8/22/17***

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