KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 1279 - Erie PA Child Care Center

Noncompliance Area: The thermometer in the Discovery Preschool Room was reading at 53 degrees.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The file for Child #3 contained an emergency contact form that was lacking the phone number of the child's physician.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care.

Noncompliance Area: The file for Child #1 contained an immunization schedule that was lacking 1-2 doses of Hepititis A vaccine. The file for Child #2 contained an immunization schedule that was lacking 3 doses of the rotovirus vaccine. The file for Child #4 contained an immunization schedule that was lacking 1 dose of HIB and 1 dose of PCV.

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: In the Toddler 2 Room in the refrigerator were two open Tim Horton Cups with Straws that had been previously drank out of as well as a protein drink that had been drank from and returned to fridge.

Correction Required: Food that has been previously served to a person or returned from a table shall be discarded.

Noncompliance Area: The Files for Staff #3, #4 and #6 were all lacking the initial health assessment with their initial TB tests.

Correction Required: 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.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency plan did not have an annual review of the plan.

Correction Required: The operator shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The operator shall document in writing each review and update of the emergency plan and kept on file at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff #3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 all contain emergency plan training that was conducted more than a year ago.

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: The file for Staff #1contained a mandated reporter training that was obtained more than 90 days after the staff's date of hire. The file for Staff #2 contained a volunteer state police clearance. The file for Staff #5 and #7 were lacking the new updated signed disclosure statement.

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

Noncompliance Area: There was shaving cream labeled keep out of reach of children that was used as an art and craft material.

Correction Required: Arts and crafts materials shall be nontoxic.

Noncompliance Area: In the Toddler 2 Room, peeling paint on the windows was observed.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Noncompliance Area: In the downstairs preschool room and School age room, the restrooms were lacking handwashing signs above the toilets in the 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: The push up bar/mirror in the Toddler A room was observed to be very loose.

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.

Noncompliance Area: In the preschool room, foam number blocks, foam farm animals and foam blocks were all observed with bite marks. In the Pre-K room there were foam brick blocks and foam wooden blocks observed with bite marks. In the toddler and toddler A classrooms cotton balls were observed in the sensory table accessible to the children.

Correction Required: 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 refrigerator in the Discovery Preschool room was lacking a thermometer.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The file for Child #2, 5, 6, 7, and 8 all contained fee agreements that were lacking the amount to be charged.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week.