Kiddie Academy Of Hilltown

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, A BOTTLE OBSERVED IN THE OLDER TODDLER ROOM WAS NOT LABELED WITH THE CHILD'S NAME.

Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child`s name.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, NO EVIDENCE OF WRITTEN CONSENT FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY CARE AND ADMINISTRATION OF FIRST AID WAS OBSERVED IN THE FILE BELONGING TO CHILD #1

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.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM BELONGING TO CHILD #1 DID NOT CONTAIN SIGNED PARENTAL CONSENT FOR TRANSPORTATION AND SWIMMING EXCURSIONS.

Correction Required: A child`s record shall contain signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, THE FILES BELONGING TO STAFF #1, #2 AND #4 DID NOT CONTAIN TWO LETTERS OF WRITTEN REFERENES. THE FILE BELONGING TO STAFF #7 ONLY CONTAINED ONE LETTER OF WRITTEN 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.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, THE FILES BELONGING TO STAFF #1 (HIRED 8/4/17) AND STAFF #2 (HIRED 7/17/17) DID NOT CONTAIN TRAINING IN THE FACILITY'S EMERGENCY PLAN.

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.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, UPDATED CHILD ABUSE AND FBI CLEARANCES WERE NOT OBSERVED IN THE FILE BELONGING TO STAFF #6. (THE CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE ON FILE WAS DATED 8/25/11. THE FBI CLEARANCE ON FILE WAS DATED 11/2/11). MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING WAS NOT OBSERVED IN THE FILE BELONGING TO STAFF #3 (HIRED 6/20/16). REQUESTS FOR FBI CLEARANCE WERE NOT OBSERVED IN THE FILES BELONGING TO PROVISIONAL HIRES STAFF #1 (HIRED 8/14/17), STAFF #2 (HIRED 7/17/17), #4 (HIRED 6/20/17),

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person #6 -- may not work in a child care position at the facility . PROVISIONAL HIRE UNSUPERVISED: A provisional employee may not be permitted to work alone with children and must work within the vicinity of a permanent employee. 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.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, THE FILE BELONGING TO STAFF #1 AND #8 DID NOT CONTAIN VERIFICATION OF EDUCATION.

Correction Required: A staff person or a substitute staff person shall meet one of the applicable staff qualifications for the position in which the person is performing.A facility person`s record shall include acceptable verification of experience, education or training is a transcript or a diploma or a letter signed by a representative of the experiential, educational or training entity.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, STAFF #7 IS QUALIFIED AS AN AIDE. STAFF #7 WAS OBSERVED WORKING ALONE IN THE CAPACITY OF AN ASSISTANT GROUP SUPERVISOR IN THE YOUNG TODDLER ROOM.

Correction Required: An aide or a combination of aides shall be supervised at all times by a staff person qualified at minimum as an assistant group supervisor.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, CLEANING MATERIALS AND GLADE WERE OBSERVED IN AN AUNLOCKED CABINET LOCATED IN THE INFANT ROOM. LYSOL WAS OBSERVED ON A SHELF ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN IN THE PRESCHOOL B CLASSROOM. A UNLABELED SPRAY BOTTLE CONTAINING CLEANING SOLUTION WAS OBSERVED ON THE SHELF IN THE PRESCHOOL B CLASSROOM.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. 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 stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/16/17, UNLIDDED WASTE RECEPTACLES WERE OBSERVED IN THE SINK AREAS OF EACH CLASSROOM IN THE FACILITY.

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

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/4/17, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:35PM, STAFF #1 OBSERVED STAFF #2 HARSHLY SCREAMING IN THE FACE OF CHILD #1 WHILE SLAPPING TOYS OUT OF BOTH OF HIS HANDS.

Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. A facility person may not use harsh, demeaning or abusive language in the presence of children.

Noncompliance Area: ON 8/4/17, STAFF #1 AND STAFF #3 FAILED TO REPORT SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE TO CHILDLINE.

Correction Required: An operator or a staff person who has reason to believe that a child enrolled in the facility has been abused is required to report suspected child abuse to ChildLine as mandated by the CPSL.A staff person may be designated by the operator as the person responsible to notify ChildLine of suspected child abuse. The operator or designated staff person with this responsibility shall immediately notify ChildLine at 1-(800)-932-0313.

Noncompliance Area: ON 5/2/17, DURING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION, CHILD #1 WAS SENT HOME WITH AN UNEXPLAINED BRUISE ON HIS BACK AND SCRATCHES ON HIS FACE. CHILD #2 WENT HOME WITH AN UNEXPLAINED BLISTER/BRUSH BURN ON HIS FOOT. REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES WERE NOT COMPLETED FOR CHILDREN IN THE INFANT ROOM.

Correction Required: A child`s record shall contain reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses involving a child in care at the facility. The original report shall be given to the parent on the day of the incident. The second copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in an accident file. The third copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in the child`s file.

Noncompliance Area: ON 5/2/17, DURING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION, ALLEGATIONS REGARDING THE TREATMENT OF INFANTS BY STAFF #3 WERE REPORTED TO STAFF #1 AND STAFF #2 DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1/13/17 AND 4/27/17. STAFF #1 AND STAFF #2 FAILED TO REPORT ALLEGATIONS OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE TO CHILDLINE AS MANDATED BY THE CPSL.

Correction Required: An operator or a staff person who has reason to believe that a child enrolled in the facility has been abused is required to report suspected child abuse to ChildLine as mandated by the CPSL.

Noncompliance Area: ON 5/2/17, AT 11:30AM, STAFF #1 AND STAFF #2 WERE OBSERVED OUT OF RATIO ON THE OUTDOOR PLAYSPACE WITH 21 CHILDREN FROM PREK-B CLASSROOM(AGES 4 AND 5). STAFF #3 AND STAFF #4 WERE OBSERVED OUT OF RATIO WITH 21 CHILDREN IN THE PRESCHOOL B CLASSROOM (AGES 3 AND 4). ADDITIONALLY, STAFF #5 WAS OBSERVED OUT OF RATIO WITH 14 CHILDREN (11 KINDERGARTEN AND 3 PRE-K CHILDREN). STAFF #6 ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE THREE CLASSROOMS WOULD BE OUT OF RATIO UNTIL STAFF #7 RETURNED FROM VAN RUNS AT APPROXIMATELY 12:40PM. .

Correction Required: The required staff:child ratios must be maintained at all times. When children are grouped in mixed age levels, the age of the youngest child in the group determines the staff:child ratio and maximum group size in accordance with the requirements in 3270.51 (relating to similar age level).