Description: LITTLE DINOS LEARNING CENTER INC is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 76 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2019-10-03 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring inspection conducted on 103/2019 observed an infant asleep in a bouncy chair. 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.) The infant was moved to designated rest equipment. Staff will move children to their rest equipment as soon as they fall asleep. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.105 - High Chairs | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed the activity high chair table was missing T-shaped safety straps. Correction Required: High chairs shall have a wide base and a T-shaped safety strap. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Straps were removed for cleaning and have since been replaced. Going forward staff and Director will ensure that all child seats requiring safety straps will have straps in place and properly used at all times when chairs in use by children. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.111(a)/3270.111(b) - Written plan/Posted in group space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed the Main room did not have a written plan established and posted in the group space. Correction Required: A written plan of daily activities and routines, including a time for free play shall be established for each group. The plan shall be flexible to accommodate the needs of individual children and the dynamics of the group. The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Daily schedule was replaced in classroom on bulletin where it shell remain. Going forward Director will ensure that all classrooms have a written daily schedule placed on the bulletin board of every classroom at all times. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed staff person #4 step out of the main room area and turn his back towards the children Observed staff person #3 did not realize while she was diapering a child that another child in the stroller was pulling another child's hair while she cried. Then the child pulled another child's earring off her ear. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff member were spoken to about proper supervision and asked to complete new training on proper supervision. Going forward Director will ensure that all staff members are properly trained and retrained as needed on proper child supervision. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(4) - Arrival/departure times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed child #2's agreement did not specify the child's arrival and departure times. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the child's arrival and departure times. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The pickup and drop off time was written down on the agreement. Director will ensure that all forms are filled out completely and properly before being placed in child's files. This includes child's arrival and departure times on Agreement form and all information on Emergency contact forms. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed staff person #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7 did not have verification of annual emergency plan training. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) During inspection the annual emergency plan training certificates were not in staff files. Going forward Director will ensure all staff persons trained in the centers emergency immediately upon employment and again annually. She will also ensure all training certificates are immediately placed in staffs files upon completion of the training. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.31(e) - Annual 6 hrs. training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed staff person #2 and #5 did not have verification of annual minimum of 6 clock hours of 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.) Director will make sure that all staff members are completing a minimum of 6 hours training annually and that completed training certificates or collage transcripts are placed into each staff members files. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) - Fire safety - 1 yr. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed staff person #2, #6 and #7 did not have fire safety training verification. Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety 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.) Director will ensure that all staff persons are trained in fire safety by a fire protection professional within a year of view date and then again annually . Completed training certificates will be placed in staff files upon said trainings completion. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.34(a)(6) - Staff evaluations | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed staff person #5, #6 and #7 did not have written valuation verification within the 12-month period. Correction Required: A director is responsible for written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director has completed staffs annual evaluations and placed them in appropriate files. Going forward Director will ensure that all staff receive a written evaluation which a copy will be placed in the staffs file. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(iii) - HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed staff person #4 and #7's records did not include verification of child care experience. Correction Required: An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years experience with children.A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Verification of child care experience has been placed in all staff persons files. Director will ensure that upon being hired all the staff persons will have a written verification of experience using the form provided by OCDEL employee completed, checked and placed in their files. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed a rug in the room Three Horns that did not appear to be kept clean. 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.) Rug in Three Horns classroom was cleaned and sanitized by a professional company. Director and staff will ensure all rugs and play surfaces are kept clean at all times and replaced as needed. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed peeled paint in the Main room (orange wall) and the Three Horns room (peach wall). Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Areas with peeling paint were repainted. Going forward Director will ensure that any areas with peeling paint or chipped plaster will immediately be repaired/ repainted or covered up until able to be repainted so that the children are not exposed or are able to see or touch the peeling paint. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.82(d) - Training chair - sanitized | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed urine in a training chair located in the bathroom in the Infants room. Correction Required: A training chair is not a flushing toilet. A training chair shall be emptied and sanitized after each use. An acceptable sanitizing solution is 1/4 cup of bleach combined with 1 gallon of water. A sanitizing solution shall be treated as a toxic. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff has been informed of regulations on keeping bathrooms cleaned and sanitized . Going forward staff members will ensure that all potty seats are dumped and sanitized as soon as child is finished using them. |
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| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | 3270.91(a) - Stairs, exits, etc. unobstructed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 6/20/2019 observed the exit in the main room was obstructed by a kitchen play set. 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 kitchen play set was removed from in front of the exit. Will keep all exits unobstructed at all times. |
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| 2018-07-06 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(1)/3270.123(a)(6) - Amount of fee/Admission date | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON JULY 6, 2018, THE AGREEMENT OF CHILD #2 DID NOT SPECIFY THE AMOUNT OF FEE TO BE CHARGED PER DAY OR PER WEEK, OR THE DATE OF THE CHILD'S ADMISSION. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week. 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.) Child #2's agreement form was properly completed and placed in her file. Going forward director will ensure all documents in Children's file are complete as per state regulation. |
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I was an employee an employee for less then two weeks. It was the worst place every they had 25 kids in the main room. It was filthy there was only me and the lady working. She screams at the kids all day I had to leave because she thought it was okay to talk to me anyway. If you’re a parent PLEASE ASK TO GO IN TO SEE WHERE YOUR KIDS ARE!
Absolutely love this daycare my kids are ridiculously anti-social but they love everything about this place which makes me love it also!
I was happy with this daycare for my daughter she been there for a 3 years I believe. She loves it specially the staff there are very nice the director is very kind, respectful and understandable. She loves the kids treats them like her own. They are a family over there. They teach the kids quite well. Also it’s diverse over there which is very good. They do a lot of inside activities and outside activities with they kids it’s more a daycare for the kids it’s also a home for them. I will gladly recommend a friend of mine to this daycare.
I could not be happier with this center and do not understand the negative reviews at all. The owners are amazing people who go out of their way to help me with my daughter. I honestly would be lost without them. I would give 10 stars if I could.
Great daycare, Loving and caring for children.My children attend the daycare and they love it.
This is a great daycare, My sister worker there and every time I come visit her the employees always greet me and the people that run the daycare is very friendly. I would recommend this daycare to everybody that I know that has kids. This Is the best daycare in northeast.
When my child first started attending this daycare I was really impressed because he learned so much so fast. When it comes to the daycare's curriculum I have no complaints at all. I also love the fact that the center is diverse (kids as well as staff). The facility is clean and they're always doing things with the kids. Trip, movies, celebrations, bake sales, even safety speakers coming in (fire department). My issue with the daycare is the turn around of the staff. My child has had several teachers since he has been at the establishment. And I don't mean 1 or 2...i mean several. There is no communication..either I come to pick up my child and boom...new face. From time to time they ask us parents if we could leave our child home because they are short staff. I understand this is for safety reasons and there are policies around ratio...but come on this is a business and they should have a policy in place for when a staff member is going to be out. Just recently I learned that the owner takes long periods of time off every now and then..which I'm fine with. But there should be staff in that are just as attentive as the owner.. also certified to do the job. This has left me uneasy and has caused me to start searching for different childcare for my child.
I love this center and it's employees. I would not trust my child elsewhere. The owner and his wife are great people who have since become more than just childcare providers to my children. I recommend this center to anyone and everyone looking for childcare !
Very clean and nice facility . My child’s teacher is wonderful and truly cares for my son.
The staff is awesome!
I work at this daycare. The owner she is great with the kids. The kids go on fun trips such as the aquarium, funplex, the zoo and many more trips. They also do fun things such as book fairs, bake sale, movie day . It’s never a day where the kids are just sitting there with nothing to do they always have something to do. They do a lot of arts and crafts projects. This is the best daycare to work at and bring your kids too.
I sent my kid here for summer camp and by far the worst decision I’ve ever had. The owner is horrible. Mainly the husband. He’s very degrading towards women and he speaks as if you must do as he says immediately “or else”. His wife was way more of a business woman than him however he states he runs the business end. My son came home with a scratch a couple of times and they didn’t know anything about It when I asked them. I was buzzed in numerous times without anything actually looking to see who was at the door. Once a guy was buzzed in and sitting in the lobby. When he saw me he asked for directions to another place and said he’d been waiting for someone at the front desk for over five minutes. FIVE MINUTES. In five minutes a child could have been placed in danger. I would not trust this place at all. They also refuse to give you their ein to claim on your taxes because the owner says “you must come in and pick up the form” which is crazy especially since I’ve moved across the city. Don’t send your kid here.
Initially, I was very impressed by this daycare and the emphasis on teaching. My child loved it there but I have been forced to remove my child. There is a constant revolving door of teachers. My child has been there 4 months and had 7-8 different teachers including 2 temps. The main concern is that in 4 months my child received 3 scratches, a blood nose and 4 bites! I addressed the biting and was told repeat biters where not allowed to stay. Fast forward the to to the most recent bite and the owner told me that I was excessive for taking my child to the doctor. She also compare my child's bites to that of scratching another kid. She admitted after confrontation that there is a repeat biter and they are working on it. She also stated that biting is "what kids do." I was furious as I know biting happens but with the correct training and supervision, it doesn't become a normal occurance. The outrage of the child's behavior (biter)was further compounded by the owners attitude that I did seek medical attention and intended on giving the bill to the parents of the biter. Do not trust your children here.