Kiddos Center For Learning Llc

Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(i)

Description: Age and Training

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 has not completed Pediatric first aid and CPR training on or before expiration of the most current certification. This is evidenced by the previously documented Pediatric first aid and CPR training on file that expired on 4/5/24. Documentation of updated Pediatric first aid and CPR training is not on file.

Correction Required: Competence is the completion of training by a professional in the field of first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). All staff persons shall renew their certification in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on or before the expiration of the most current certification.

Regulation: 3270.32(a)

Description: Comply with CPSL

Noncompliance Area: The current mandated reporter training for staff person #1 is dated 2/2/25, which is more than 60 months after the date of the previous training that is dated 12/9/19. The current state police clearance for staff person #1 is dated 7/14/23, which is more than 60 months after the date of the previous state police clearance that is dated 7/11/18. The current child abuse clearance for staff person #1 is dated 7/19/23, which is more than 60 months after the date of the previous child abuse clearance that is dated 7/11/18.

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

Regulation: 3270.76

Description: Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: The toilets in the restroom in the pre-school/school-age space lacked bolt covers, leaving the bolts exposed and presenting a potential hazard.

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.

Regulation: 3270.76

Description: Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: Bolts were exposed on the two toilets in the bathroom off the school-age room. The two toilets are along the back wall of the bathroom.

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.

Regulation: 3270.106(f)

Description: 2 feet apart

Noncompliance Area: There was not at least 2 feet of space on three sides of a cot in the preschool room while the equipment was in use by a child in care.

Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use.

Regulation: 3270.111(b)

Description: Posted in group space

Noncompliance Area: The written plan of daily activities was not posted in the library.

Correction Required: The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space.

Regulation: 3270.123(b)/3270.182(8)

Description: Parent receives original/Copy of initial and subsequent agreements. Parent receives original.

Noncompliance Area: The record for child #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 contained the original financial agreement.

Correction Required: A parent shall receive the original agreement. The facility shall retain a copy of the agreement. A child's record shall contain a copy of the initial agreement and subsequent written agreements between the parent and the operator. The parent receives the original agreement.

Regulation: 3270.124(b)(6)

Description: Insurance coverage information

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information for child #3 lacked a health insurance policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Regulation: 3270.135(a)(3)

Description: Disposable diapers

Noncompliance Area: Disposable diapers were being discarded in a plastic-lined, covered can with a hands-free feature that was not operating properly.

Correction Required: 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.

Regulation: 3270.181(c)

Description: Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos

Noncompliance Area: The financial agreement for child #3 was not reviewed and updated at least once in the last 6-month period.

Correction Required: 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: 3270.182(7)

Description: Reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses. Original report - parent same day Copy - facility accident file. Copy - child's file

Noncompliance Area: Reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses involving children in care at the facility are not retained in the children's files.

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.

Regulation: 3270.27(e)

Description: Letter to parents

Noncompliance Area: The operator did not provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining any subsequent updates to the plan.

Correction Required: The operator shall provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining the emergency procedures. The operator shall also provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining any subsequent update to the plan.

Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)

Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

Noncompliance Area: The record for staff #1 and #2, who were hired following 10/28/2020, lacked the current 2020 Disclosure Statement required under CPSL.

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

Regulation: 3270.75(b)

Description: Inaccessible to children

Noncompliance Area: A first aid kit was observed in a cabinet with a failed childproof lock accessible to children in the preschool room.

Correction Required: A first-aid kit must be inaccessible to children.

Regulation: 3270.82(h)

Description: Handwashing signs

Noncompliance Area: A handwashing sign was not posted at one of the toilets in the children's bathroom.

Correction Required: A facility person and an able child shall wash his hands after toileting and before eating. A sign on which this requirement is written shall be posted at each toilet, training chair, diapering area and sink in the facility.

Regulation: 3270.91(a)

Description: Stairs, exits, etc. unobstructed

Noncompliance Area: There was an industrial paper dispenser obstructing the exit from the facility to the right side of the building.

Correction Required: Stairways, hallways, exits from rooms, exits from the facility and other means of egress serving as an exit shall be unobstructed.

Regulation: 3270.131(b)(2)/3270.182(1)

Description: Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months/Initial and subsequent health reports

Noncompliance Area: The record for child #1 did not contain a current health report.

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.A child's record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Regulation: 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3)

Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test

Noncompliance Area: The record for staff #1 included a current health assessment dated more than 24 months following the date of their previous health assessment.

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.

Regulation: 3270.21

Description: General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: The following conditions were accessible and posed a threat to the health and safety of children in care: A pair of sharp adult scissors were observed in a cup on top of a desk in the library; and a 5 step ladder was leaning/ unsecured against a shed in the preschool/school-age outdoor play space.

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

Regulation: 3270.27(d)

Description: Plan posted

Noncompliance Area: The operator did not post the emergency plan in a conspicuous location at the facility.

Correction Required: The operator shall post the emergency plan in the facility at a conspicuous location.

Regulation: 3270.66(a)

Description: Locked or inaccessible

Noncompliance Area: The following cleaning materials and other toxic materials labeled keep out of the reach of children were observed in areas accessible to children in care: a container of Clean Cide wipes and hand sanitizer was observed by the outdoor entrance to the library and on the counter in the Pre-K and SA areas.

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

Regulation: 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b)

Description: Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance

Noncompliance Area: The operator was unable to present the proof of purchase for the interconnected fire detection system installed at the facility.

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 Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements under subsection (a) are met.

Noncompliance Area: The infant room lacked copy of the emergency contact form for the young toddler who was receiving care in that room on the date of the inspection.

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.

Noncompliance Area: Staff file #1 contained health assessments dated 10/13/17 and 10/29/19 which exceeded the 24 months required.

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: Staff file #1 contained documentation of fire safety training completed on 1/19/19 and 5/14/20, which exceeded the requirement of annual training.

Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent.

Noncompliance Area: The first aid kit in the young toddler room lacked sterile gauze pads in the kit.

Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves.

Noncompliance Area: The toddler outdoor play space had loose clear tape at the seams of the outdoor carpet that posed a tripping hazard for the toddlers in care while playing in the space.

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.

Noncompliance Area: Child file #4 lacked the health insurance policy number on the emergency contact form.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Noncompliance Area: Child file #4, DOE 4/3/19, lacked an initial health report received within 60 days of enrollment at the facility.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child, including a child, a foster child and a relative of an operator or a facility person, to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: Child file #2 lacked an updated health report for a preschool child every 12 months as required.

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.

Noncompliance Area: Child files #1, #2 and #3, all preschool age children, lacked documentation of immunization schedules updated in accordance the recommendations of the ACIP.

Correction Required: The facility shall require the parent to provide updated written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department of ongoing vaccines administered to an infant, toddler or preschool child in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP.

Noncompliance Area: The facility's emergency plan lacked a floor plan with designated shelter in place at the facility and evacuation routes to shelter location away from the facility.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for shelter of children during an emergency including shelter in place at the facility and shelter at locations away from the facility premises.The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for evacuation of children from the facility building and evacuation of children to a location away from the facility premises. The evacuation routes and evacuation plans to exit the building may be the same as those required by 3270.94 (f) and (g) (relating to fire drills).

Noncompliance Area: Child file #1 lacked parental consent for minor first aid on the emergency contact form.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care.

Noncompliance Area: There was Tylenol at the facility labeled for intended use by two children in care.

Correction Required: The label of a medication container shall identify the name of the medication and the name of the child for whom the medication is intended. Medication shall be administered to only the child whose name appears on the container.

Noncompliance Area: Staff file #1 contained valid health assessments dated 11/20/15 and 1/15/18 more than 24 months elapsed between assessments.

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: There was a spray bottle with staff identified as sanitizing solution in the toddler bathroom that was not labeled with it's specific content.

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 stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces.

Noncompliance Area: The hot water temperature in the children's sink in the Preschool room measured 125.5 degrees F.

Correction Required: Hot water temperature, in areas accessible to children, may not exceed 110 F.

Noncompliance Area: The infant/toddler outdoor play space surfacing is worn producing pieces of the surfacing from detaching, causing small pieces, less than 1 inch, accessible to the children in care that still put items in their mouths.

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.Toys and objects with a diameter of less than 1 inch, objects with removable parts that have a diameter of less than 1 inch, plastic bags and styrofoam objects may not be accessible to children who are still placing objects in their mouths.

Noncompliance Area: The large stall in the Preschool/SA bathroom lacked a hand washing sign in the stall.

Correction Required: A facility person and an able child shall wash his hands after toileting and before eating. A sign on which this requirement is written shall be posted at each toilet, training chair, diapering area and sink in the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information for child #1 did not include a policy number for the child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information for child #1 did not include 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.

Noncompliance Area: Child #2's initial health report was dated more than 60 days following their first day of attendance.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child, including a child, a foster child and a relative of an operator or a facility person, to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The health report for child #2 did not include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.

Correction Required: A health report shall include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.

Noncompliance Area: Sunscreen was observed in a bag hanging on the coat hooks in the school age room and a bookbag hanging on the coat hooks in the preschool room, accessible to children in care.

Correction Required: Medication shall be stored in a locked area of the facility or in an area that is out of the reach of children.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information and financial agreement for child #3 was not reviewed and updated within a 6-month period. The emergency contact information was reviewed on 05/19/2016 and not again until 05/31/2017, and the financial agreement was reviewed on 09/06/2016 and not again until 06/01/2017.

Correction Required: 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.

Noncompliance Area: Staff #1, hired on 02/06/2017, did not receive training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment.

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

Noncompliance Area: The files for staff #2 did not include verification of fire safety training received within the last 12 months.

Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent.

Noncompliance Area: There was no visual strip or other visual identification placed on a glass door located in the preschool room.

Correction Required: A visual strip or other visual identification shall be placed on glass located in a traffic area, a child care space or a play space.

Noncompliance Area: There was no handwashing sign posted at one of the toilets in the bathroom in the preschool room.

Correction Required: A facility person and an able child shall wash his hands after toileting and before eating. A sign on which this requirement is written shall be posted at each toilet, training chair, diapering area and sink in the facility.

Noncompliance Area: There was a waste receptacle without a lid located by the sink in the preschool room.

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