Description: LITTLE SCHOLARS ACADEMY OF EFFORTS INC is a Child Care Center in EFFORT PA, with a maximum capacity of 61 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks to 12 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-07-08 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The thermometer in the refrigerator was broken, therefore no temperature reading was displayed. 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.) The operator ordered a new thermometer to be placed in the refrigerator. It will remain there at all times and maintain temperature. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There is a play mat in the toddler room that is torn along the edges making it unable to be properly sanitized. 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.) All torn ends have been taped/secured using duct tape. They will be repaired as needed in the future. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There are two pack and plays in the toddler room that are not labeled for individual use. Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All pack an plays have been assigned using a number chart system and will remain labeled at all times. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(5) - Designated release persons | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The agreement on file for Child # 1 does not have release persons provided by the parent. 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.) Release persons will be added to the agreement. Sample documents will be created highlighting required areas to be completed. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)/3270.123(a)(6) - Signed /Admission date | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The financial agreement on file for Child # 1 was not signed by the operator or the parent. Correction Required: An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent. An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Parent and operator signed the agreement for Child # 1. All agreements will be signed at enrollment. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There is no release persons addresses listed on the emergency contact forms on file for children # 1 and # 2. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Parent included required information upon pick up of child. Sample documents will be created highlighting required areas to be completed. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.27(b) - Plan reviewed/updated annually | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The emergency plan on file was not reviewed annually; the emergency plan was last reviewed by the operator on 2/19/18. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The emergency plan was updated and copies were issued to each staff person. It will be done once every year. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.31(e) - Annual 6 hrs. training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was no documentation that staff person # 1 had the required minimum of 6 hours of annual child care training. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All staff will be reminded to complete 6 hours of training annually. We have all started and will be ahead of the required date. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) - Fire safety - 1 yr. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person # 1 started in March, 2017 and has not completed annual fire safety training. Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in fire safety 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Fire safety for all staff members was completed on 5/1/2019 with the West End Fire Company and will be completed annually moving forward. Next class date will be in October. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person # 2 was hired on 8/28/2018. There is a receipt for fingerprinting in their file dated 12/12/2017; there is no copy of the completed FBI clearance. Staff person # 3 was hired on 11/28/2018; there is no receipt of fingerprinting or copy of their FBI clearance on file. 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. Staff Persons # 1 and # 2 may not work in a child care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff persons # 1 and # 2 will not work in child care until clearances are on file at the facility. Copies were requested and placed in the file when received making all staff in compliance. All clearances will be requested as required by CPSL. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There are television cords hanging from a shelf that are accessible to the children in the infant/toddler room. There are also stained ceiling tiles in the bathroom behind the infant/toddler classroom. 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.) Cords are secured to the wall and no longer accessible. Physical site hazards will be addressed as needed. |
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| 2019-04-18 | Renewal | 3270.91(a) - Stairs, exits, etc. unobstructed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was an easel blocking the exit door in the school age room. Correction Required: Stairways, hallways, exits from rooms, exits from the facility and other means of egress serving as an exit shall be unobstructed. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The easel was removed and all exits will be monitored for obstructions. |
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| 2018-06-12 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(5) - Designated release persons | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The agreements on file for children # 1 and # 2 did not specify the persons designated by the parent with 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.) The agreements have been updated. Going forward there is a master copy implemented that highlights all imperative info that will need to be filled in. |
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| 2018-06-12 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(2)/3270.124(b)(6) - Physician name, address, phone/Insurance coverage information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There is no health insurance name or policy number on file for children 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. There is also no name address or phone number of the child's physician on file for children # 1, 2, and 4. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Information was updated by the parents. Going forward there is a master copy implemented that highlights all imperative info that will need to be filled in. |
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| 2018-06-12 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There is no release persons' address listed on the emergency contact form for child # 4. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Release persons address has been added for child # 4. Going forward there is a master copy implemented that highlights all imperative info that will need to be filled in. |
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