Kingdom Care Learning Center - Bridgeville PA Child Care Center

538 HICKORY GRADE RD , BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017
(412) 220-7197
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About the Provider

Description: Kingdom Care Learning Center is one of South Fayette's finest child development centers. We are committed to providing a safe, fun-filled environment where every aspect of a child's character and well-being will be recognized and attended to.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00182287
  • Capacity: 214
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, American Sign Language,
  • Schools Served: South Fayette Township - Pick-Up service to/from school, South Fayette Township - Serviced by school bus, Canon-McMillan - Pick-Up service to/from school
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 5
  • District Office Phone: (412) 261-2273 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2020-08-24 Renewal 3270.124(f)/3270.181(c) - Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: A parent did not review and update the emergency contact information and financial agreement for child #1 and #2 at least once in a 6-month period during the period from 3/2019 to 7/2020.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The parent of child #1 and #2 reviewed and updated the emergency contact information and financial agreement on July 7th, 2020 (Child #2) and July 6th, 2020 (Child #1) and in the future, a parent will 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 information.
2020-08-24 Renewal 3270.134(a)/3270.152 - Child's hands washed/Adult Hygiene Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff #4 did not wash their hands or ensure that the child's hands were washed after diapering.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff #4 washed their hands and the childs hands after diapering (after being prompted); and in the future, a staff person shall ensure that their hands and a childs hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and diapering.
2020-08-24 Renewal 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The record for staff #1, who began working in child care on 3/14/2020, did not include a valid state police clearance.

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. Facility Person #1 may not work in a child care position at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The record for staff person #1 now includes a copy of a valid state police clearance; and in the future, the operator shall comply with the CPSL and with chapter 3490 and the facility persons records 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 CPSL.
2020-08-24 Renewal 3270.34(a)(6) - Staff evaluations Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The director did not complete a minimum of one written evaluation of staff #2 and #3 within the past 12 months.

Correction Required: A director is responsible for written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director completed a written staff evaluation for staff #2 and #3; and in the future, the director will conduct written evaluations of staff persons at a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.
2020-08-24 Renewal 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: A bottle of hand sanitizer labeled keep out of the reach of children was observed on a table in the gym, where it would be accessible to children in care.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The bottle of hand sanitizer was immediately removed and made inaccessible to children in care; and in the future, cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.
2020-08-24 Renewal 3270.76 - Building Surfaces Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The following building surfaces posed a potential hazard and were accessible to children in care: A sharp metal link was protruding from a panel on the right side of the chain link fence around the large outdoor play space; and the laminate surface of one of the vanities in the girls bathroom was peeling.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The sharp metal link on the chain link fence in the large outdoor play space was mended, and the laminate surface in the girls bathroom is temporarily mended until it is scheduled to be replaced on Friday, October 30th, 2020; and in the future, surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards.
2020-08-24 Renewal 3270.91(a) - Stairs, exits, etc. unobstructed Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There were car seats lined up against the wall in the meadow room that obstructed the exit from the room to the hallway.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The car seats that obstructed the exit from the room to the hallway were immediately removed; and in the future, exits and other means of egress serving as an exit shall be unobstructed.
2020-01-31 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The record for staff #1 included a health assessment and results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests dated more than 12 months prior to their first day working in child care.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff #1 will submit a health assessment and the results of the initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests by/before February 28, 2020; and in the future, all facility persons providing direct care or who comes into contact with the children will have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting.
2020-01-31 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3270.21 - General Health and Safety Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The following hazards were observed in areas accessible to children in care and posed a potential threat to their health and safety: Sharp adult scissors were observed in an unlocked desk drawer in an unlocked office located directly off of the school-age room on the 2nd level of the facility; a sharp butcher knife was observed in an unlocked drawer in the kitchen and the door was left unlocked. The following hazards posed a suffocation risk to the children: loose crib sheets were observed in (2) cribs used by infants in care; a box of plastic garbage bags were observed in a drawer in the hallway outside of the children's bathrooms and empty shopping bags were observed in an open top box on the floor in the smiley face room being used to store recyclable items, accessible to children in care.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The unlocked office was immediately locked, and on 02/10/2020 a child safety door knob lock was installed; alternative locks were installed on the kitchen door on 02/03/2020; crib straps are now used to tighten the infant crib sheets (02/10/2020); the box of plastic garbage bags was immediately removed from the bathroom hallway; the box of recyclables on the floor of the Smiley Face Room was immediately removed; and in the future, conditions at the facility will not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.
2020-01-31 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: An opened bag of ice melt labeled keep out of the reach of children was observed by the entrance to the facility, accessible to children in care.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The ice melt by the entrance of the building was placed into a child safety locked bin; and in the future, all cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.
2020-01-31 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3270.71 - Heat Source Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The knobs on the stove were not equipped with protective guards and it was accessible to children in care because the door was left unlocked.

Correction Required: Hot water pipes and other sources of heat exceeding 110 F that are accessible to children shall be equipped with protective guards or shall be insulated to prevent direct contact.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
An alternative lock was added to both sides of the kitchen door to make the stove inaccessible to children; and in the future, all sources of heat exceeding 110 degrees F shall be equipped with protective guards or insulated to prevent direct contact.
2020-01-31 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3270.76 - Building Surfaces Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: A wooden baby gate being used in a doorway in the gymnasium was broken, creating rough and splintering edges and posing a potential hazard to children in care. There was wild animal feces observed in several areas of the outdoor play space used by toddlers.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The wooden baby gate in the doorway of the gymnasium was immediately removed (01/31/2020) and the animal feces was removed from the playground; and in the future, floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards.
2019-08-22 Renewal 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The following equipment used by children was cracked and posed potential pinch points for them: There was a plastic bin in the Pre-K Enrichment Room; (2) plastic bins in the Shining Stars Room; and (2) plastic bins in the Smiley Face Room. There was a Step 2 play house that had rough edges in the Meadow Room, posing a potential hazard for the children using it.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The 5 plastic bins were immediately removed and the rough edges on the Step 2 playhouse were immediately repaired; and in the future, 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.
2019-08-22 Renewal 3270.123(b)/3270.182(8) - Parent receives original/Copy of initial and subsequent agreements. Parent receives original. Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The record for child #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9 contained the original 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The parent of Child #1-#9 were given the original agreement; and moving forward, a parent shall receive the original agreement.
2019-08-22 Renewal 3270.131(e)(1) - Exemption documentation from parent/guardian Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The record for child #3 lacked verification of vaccines administered for Pneumococcal, Hep A and Influenza in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP. The record for child #7 lacked verification of vaccine administered for influenza in accordance with the schedule recommended by 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The parents of Child #3 and #7 were notified regarding their lack of verification of vaccines, and given until October 30, 2019 to provide updated written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or local heath department; and moving forward, the facility shall require parents to provide updated written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or local health department of ongoing vaccines administered to an infant, toddler or preschool child in accordance withe schedule recommended by the ACIP.

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Reviews

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MamaBear Jul 31, 2023
I have used this provider for more than 6 months

Buyer beware. Proceed with caution. This is my daughter's story and it may be a long one, but something I need to tell in order to save other children. My daughter is 4 and had been attending over 2 years. She does have epilepsy along with some very minor learning delays, but has NEVER had a seizure here or without myself or my husband. Pay attention to what I'm about to say. Prior to moving into the 3 year room, my daughter did have a bout of seizures as we were testing weaning her off meds since she had been seizure free over 2 years. The director called to tell me to keep her home for at least a month but would need to continue to pay to keep her spot. So many red flags in that conversation. I should have pulled her then. The 3 year old teacher boasted that she potty trained all the kids although she never did that for mine. Despite us getting her to the point of wearing underwear, she was getting picked up COLD & WET those days so I went back to pullups. I watched that teacher shame a little boy who changed himself because he peed his pants. She would do my daughter's worksheets so she didn't have to teach her. I have pictures of perfectly placed stickers and my daughter sitting cutely by herself. That teacher would then tell me to do sticker art with her at home because she has fine motor issues. She and the director plotted to send home a questionnaire to try to say my daughter had autism. When I questioned the theme of this questionnaire (only social emotional) I was lied to and said this was their "3 year packet and the same for each kid". Now, if my kid had autism this would not be an issue, but she had already been fully evaluated by the state to decide which therapies she needed. It was always the way they went about things that felt wrong. Things mellowed for a while after that teacher moved onto a different class. Keep reading. Moving to recent events. My daughter just turned 4 and still wasn't potty trained. I called in paid reinforcements and that worked. She was fully trained at home but not at daycare. We had a meeting with the directors just before this in which I was met with "support" of "whatever we needed". I asked her original 3 year old teacher who is now co lead of the 4s, to try to go without a pull up ONE day - and upon pickup I was met with obvious frustration because my daughter wouldn't pee completely for them and had an accident. I can understand that but with them having my child 4 days a week and at this point they are very aware of her routines, I had reached my point of "I don't have the answers for you" and took my kid inside to the restroom. Within a minute or two, I begin to hear the director and that teacher yelling about us in the front of the center where people are coming in and out picking up their children. Saying awful things like how they've had it with her. Had. It. With. Her. A 4 year old who just needs to get to the bathroom. No wonder she didn't feel comfortable peeing for them. If they can yell about her when they think no one's looking, what do they say to her face when I'm not around? My daughter never bonded with this teacher. Always cried and always said no when I mentioned their name. While she still went to hug the three year old lead because she's "so so nice" as my kid would say. I pulled my daughter as soon as I could. I cannot in good conscience send my sweet and special child to a place that doesn't see her but only her inconveniences. They sure don't have a problem taking my money. When I asked them to take her to the bathroom twice an hour, I was told that was unreasonable and that they would have to hire a whole person to do that for her. Read that again. Does this still make you want to send your kid there? I implore you to look harder, find somewhere - anywhere else and I assure you will sleep better knowing these people don't have your child. I'm betting most of the good reviews are from current or former employees. Follow the one stars. Look for the red flags. I wish I had sooner. My child deserves better - and so does yours

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