Description: Welcome to Bensalem KinderCare, where we strive to provide your child with a quality education he/she deserves. We provide care for children ages six weeks to 12 years old. We offer before and after school transportation to select elementary schools in the Bensalem School District. Additionally, we provide nutritious meals to the children in our care. For our infants, tuition includes wipes, Gerber Good Start Soy formula, Gerber Rice cereal and Gerber foods. For all other children, we provide breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. We do accommodate to any food restrictions/allergies and we are a peanut free center. Our teachers are professional leaders in the the field of Early Childhood Education. They come from various educational backgrounds- Child Development Associate's credentials, Associate's Degrees, Bachelor's and Master's Degrees. All of our staff are trained in First Aid/CPR, within the first six months of being hired. They too believe in the importance of quality education and positive rapport with the families in our care. Our teachers are encouraged to participate in numerous professional development workshops through out the year. In the summer time, we offer a fun, exciting, educational summer camp from Preschoolers, Prekindergarten and School Age children. For Preschool and Prekindergarten children, you can expect in house field trips two or three times a week and for School Age, they are out of the center on field trips, three or four times per week. Summer camp is filled with adventurous themes and exciting activities that is sure to keep your child engaged through out the summer.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2019-09-17 | Renewal | 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was not a health assessment in the record of facility staff #1 who had a hire date of 6/17/2019. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator obtained a recent health assessment for facility staff #1 and placed in the facility file. The operator will ensure all 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. |
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| 2019-09-17 | Renewal | 3270.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility children #1 and #2 had emergency contact forms and financial agreement forms that were not reviewed/updated at least once every six months. The forms were updated once per year. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will put a system in place to ensure that all children's emergency contact forms and financial agreements are updated at least once every six months at all times. |
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| 2018-09-04 | Renewal | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was not a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency displayed conspicuously in every child care space. Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will ensure that a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency will be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and will accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children at all times. |
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| 2018-09-04 | Renewal | 3270.171(b)/3270.171(c) - Safe pick-up and drop-off in writing/Safe routes posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was not written safe routes and pick-up/drop-off points posted in a conspicuous location in the child care facility. Correction Required: Safe pedestrian crossways, pick-up and drop-off points and bike routes shall be appropriately determined in the vicinity of the facility and communicated to the children and parents in writing. Written notification of safe routes shall be posted by the operator at a conspicuous location in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will put in writing the safe routes and pick-up/drop-off procedures and post in a conspicuous location inside the facility. |
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| 2018-09-04 | Renewal | 3270.181(e) - Emergency master file updated | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative observed that all children's emergency contact information was not updated in the classroom files. Correction Required: If emergency information is updated in a master file, it shall be updated accordingly in other facility records. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will ensure that all children's emergency contact forms are updated at least once every six months in the classroom files accordingly with the master files at all times. |
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| 2018-09-04 | Renewal | 3270.192(2)(ii) - Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The record for facility staff #1 did not contain appropriate verification of child care experience and experience prior to service at the facility. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will obtain verification of experience and education for facility staff #1. The operator will ensure all facility staff records contain verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility at all times. |
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| 2018-09-04 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative observed the kitchen area door was open and cleaning materials were on the floor not locked or made inaccessible to children. Certification Representative observed a cabinet in a preschool classroom that was unlocked and had cleaning supplies and a first-aid kit that was not 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator immediately locked the doors and made cleaning supplies/toxins inaccessible to children. The operator will ensure that all cleaning materials and other toxic materials will be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children at all times. |
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| 2018-09-04 | Renewal | 3270.94(b) - Written record | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The facility fire drill log did not contain the hypothetical location of the fire, the names of facility persons and the number of children who participated in the fire drill. Correction Required: A written record shall be kept of the date, the time of day, the hypothetical location of the fire, the evacuation time, the names of facility persons and the number of children participating in the fire drill. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will ensure that the fire drill log will contain the date, the time of day, the hypothetical location of the fire, the evacuation time, the names of facility persons and the number of children participating in the fire drill at all times. |
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