Description: KIDS ACADEMY is a Child Care Center in HARRISBURG PA, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The base of the playhouse on the preschool playground was separated. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Our maintenance man came and fixed the playhouse. We will remind the teachers to constantly check that playhouse since it sometimes separates. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.104(a) - Clean, good repair, proper size | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The glider rocker in the purple room was broken. Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We threw the rocker in the dumpster. We will remind teachers that any broken item must be removed from the classroom. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The thermometer in the purple room refrigerator was reading 50 F. Corrected during inspection. Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45 F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We are not sure if the thermometer was broken, the teacher had the door open too long, or the teacher had the knob at the wrong setting, but the temperature went back to normal within an hour. Moving forward, we will remind the teachers to constantly check the temperature inside their classrooms. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.114 - Outdoor Activity | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Children in the infant room are not taken out doors regularly. Correction Required: Weather permitting, children shall be taken out doors daily. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Children are not currently in care. When facility reopens all children in our care are to be taken outside every day regardless of age. I will remind the infant room teachers that even infants are to be taken outside every day, weather permitting. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(5) - Designated release persons | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The agreements being used by the facility do not specify the persons designated by a 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We added this quote to our parent agreement, "My child may be released to the release persons on my childs emergency contact form." Moving forward, all families will receive the updated parent agreement. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.124(f)/3270.181(c) - Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact form and agreement for child #4 was not updated between 04/2019-02/2020. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All emergency contact forms will be updated every six months. Moving forward, we are making a spread sheet with important paper due dates. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Mantoux TB | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #2, date of hire 06/11/19 was hired with a physical and TB more then 12 months old. The health assessment was dated 05/29/18. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff #2 is waiting until the governor states that non severely sick people may visit the doctor offices. Moving forward, I will make sure that when a staff person returns to our employment with longer than a year of absence, I will have them obtain a new physical and TB test. New hires will have physicals less than a year old. Facility is currently closed due to COVID-19. Employee #2 will be required to have an updated physical and TB before she returns to work. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.151(c)(3) - Exam communicable disease | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The health assessment for staff #3 does not include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination. Corrected during inspection. Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The staff #3 contacted the doctor's office immediately bringing it to their attention. They faxed us a completed form. Moving forward, I will pay extra attention to the staff health forms to make sure that the information is complete. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.151(c)(5) - Physician/CRNP assessment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The health assessment for staff #3 does not include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care. Corrected during inspection. Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The staff #3 contacted the doctor's office immediately bringing it to their attention. They faxed us a completed form. Moving forward, I will pay extra attention to the staff health forms to make sure that the information is complete. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.152 - Adult Hygiene | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #5 was observed toileting/diapering a group of potty training children. She was wearing gloves and did not wash her hands in between children. Correction Required: A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) I personally trained this staff person along with my assistant so that she knew the proper way to toilet train children. Moving forward, we will explain to all new staff that the diapering procedures posted on the wall was must also be followed for potty training children. Staff will wash hands in between toileting and diapering and before meals and snacks. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #4 only has one written reference on file attesting to her suitability to work with children. Corrected during inspection. 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 |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) I wrote the reference letter for her since I have gotten to watch her interact with children and I know she does a good job at it. Moving forward, I will pay more attention to the wording of the reference letters and make sure that it includes suitability to work with children. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 has a current FBI clearance on file but her FBI clearance was not updated between 01/24/15-02/22/20. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A staff person's clearances must not go past five years. Moving forward, we will be giving a spread sheet to each employee with all their paperwork due dates on them. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.36(b)(3) - HS/GED, 15 credits + 1 yr | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person #3, qualified as an AGS, does not have documentation of one year of experience working with children. Correction Required: An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate, 15 credit hours from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year of experience with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Since the staff person #3 had 56 college credits in a human services field, I had counted enough for her to be an automatic AGS, but our inspector did not count as many credits as I did, so we documented work experience instead to keep her at the AGS level. Moving forward, I will send all transcripts to our inspector to verify the amount of allowable college credits. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The first aid kit in the orange room was missing gloves and gauze. The first aid kit in the green room was missing gloves. The first aid kit in the purple room was missing band aids. All missing items were added during inspection. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All mandated items must be in the first aid kit at all times. Moving forward, teachers must check their first aid kits weekly to make sure that they are in compliance. |
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| 2020-03-05 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A spindle was missing from the railing in the orange room. Corrected during inspection. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Our maintenance man fixed the spindle. Moving forward, teachers must report in writing any and all needed repairs in the classroom. |
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