Description: LOVE GROWS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER LLC is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 33 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-10-22 | Renewal | 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 10/22/20, STAFF PERSON #1 AND #2 WERE NOT ABLE TO DISTINGUISH WHICH CHILDREN THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO. Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Each staff person is assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children at the start of their shift. Each staff person will be responsible for a specific group at all times. |
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| 2020-10-22 | Renewal | 3270.171(c) - Safe routes posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 10/22/20, THERE WAS NO PICK UP AND DROP OFF PROCEDURE POSTED. Correction Required: 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.) Drop off and Pick up procedure is now posted on Parent Board. The procedure will be posted at all times. |
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| 2020-10-22 | Renewal | 3270.25(a) - Post the certificate of compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 10/22/20, THE CONTACT INFORMATION WAS INCOMPLETE FOR THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL DAYCARE OFFICE (NO ADDRESS), AND IT WAS NOT POSTED CONSPICUOUSLY FOR THE PARENTS TO SEE. Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office posted at the same location. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A cover page to the regulations with regional daycare office address has been added and moved to the parent board to ensure parents visibility. The regulations will be posted with the contact information at all times. |
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| 2020-10-22 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 10/22/20, THERE WAS EXCESS ADHESIVE AND DAMAGED MATS IN THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA. 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.) New mats have been ordered and will be installed immediately upon receipt. Expected delivery date is between Dec. 7th and 17th. The outdoor play space will be checked regularly to ensure it is in good repair. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In the main child care space a cot chart was observed however the cots were not numbered to reflect which cot belonged to which child. Staff reported that the cot chart did not include all the children. 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 cot chart was updated and the cots were numbered to reflect assignment. All rest equipment will be labeled. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.111(a) - Written plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A written plan of daily activites was not in place in the Infant Classroom. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A daily schedule will be completed and posted in the child care space. Daily schedules will be posted for each group in the child care. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.123(b) - Parent receives original | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The agreements on file for children #1-#5 were the originals. Correction Required: A parent shall receive the original agreement. The facility shall retain a copy of the agreement. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The agreements were copied and the originals will be given to the parents. Operator will assure that the parent receives the original agreement and the facility will maintain a copy. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.124(c) - Each child care space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information was not present in the child care spaces where the children were receiving care. Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Emergency contact forms were copied and will be placed in the classroom where the child is receiving care. Emergency contact forms will be present in the space where the children are receiving care. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The medical emergency transportation plan was not posted in the classrooms. 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.) A copy of the emergency transporation plan that was posted at the front entrance was made and the plan was posted in the classrooms where they will remain. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.131(a) - Within 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was no health assessment on file for child #5, enrolled at the facility for more than 60 days. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child, including a child, a foster child and a relative of an operator or a facility person, to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator has requested a copy of the child's recent health assessment from the parent. Operator will require the parent to provide an initial health assessment within 60 days. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.133(3)/3270.133(4) - Name on bottle/Locked | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: An unlabeled tube of Neosporin was observed in a child's clothing box in a cubby in the main child care space classroom. The Neosporin was in reach of children receiving care in the space. Correction Required: The label of a medication container shall identify the name of the medication and the name of the child for whom the medication is intended. Medication shall be administered to only the child whose name appears on the container. Medication shall be stored in a locked area of the facility or in an area that is out of the reach of children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The Neosporin was removed from the cubby, labeled, and made inaccessible to the children. All medications will be labeled and kept out of reach of children. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Mantoux TB | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There were no health assessements/ TB test results on file for Facility Persons # 3 or #4. 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.An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Subsequent tuberculosis screening is not required unless directed by a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff will provide verification of a current health assessment and tuberculosis screening. If they can not then an updated health assessment and tuberculosis screening will be completed. Operator will assure that an initial health assessment that includes a tuberculosis screening will be completed within 12 months prior to starting. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.166(1) - Written statement | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Written statements giving the formula and feeding schedule were not in place for 3 infants receiving care at the time of the inspection. Correction Required: A written statement giving the formula and feeding schedule for an infant shall be obtained from the parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator will request that the parent provide a written formula and feeding schedule for the infants. Operator will assure that the parent of an infant provides a written feeding statement at the time of enrollment. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.166(4) - Bottles labeled | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: One unlabeled bottle was observed in the Infant classroom. Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The bottle was labeled. All bottles will be labeled with the child's name. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | 3270.166(5) - Six-months-old held | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff Person #2 was observed to be seated next to an infant in a swing and bottle feeding the child. The Infant was identified as being 4 months old. The Infant was not being held as required for children under the age of 6 months. Correction Required: An infant 6 months of age or younger shall be held while being bottle fed. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The Infant was removed from the swing and held by Staff Person #2. Infants 6 months of age and under will be held while bottle fed. |
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