Description: MAGIC MEMORIES CHESTER SPRINGS is a Child Care Center in CHESTER SPRINGS PA, with a maximum capacity of 138 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.106(f) - 2 feet apart | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED REST EQUIPMENT IN USE THAT DID NOT HAVE AT LEAST 2 FEET OF SPACE ON THREE SIDES IN THE FIREFLIES AND TURTLES ROOMS. Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We will go over regulations for sleeping in all rooms to make sure staff understand there needs to be at least 2 feet of space on 3 sides of cots and cribs. Provider will ensure there is at least 2 feet of space on 3 sides of cots and cribs while in use. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.111(b) - Posted in group space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE WRITTEN PLAN OF DAILY ACTIVITIES WAS NOT POSTED IN THE SEAHORSE ROOM. Correction Required: 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.) A daily schedule will be posted at all times in all rooms. Director, AD, teachers will make sure schedules are always posted in classrooms. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.123(a) - Signed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE AGREEMENT OF CHILD #1 WAS NOT SIGNED BY THE OPERATOR. Correction Required: An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All agreements will be signed by the operator once the parent signs them. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(4)/3270.182(3) - Written consent/Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION OF CHILD #1 DID NOT INCLUDE SIGNED PARENTAL CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care. A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All emergency contact forms will be filled out appropriately before the child starts. Parents will have a paperwork day to make sure all forms are filled out correctly. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.131(a)/3270.182(1) - Within 60 days/Initial and subsequent health reports | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE RECORD OF CHILD #1 DID NOT INCLUDE AN INITIAL HEALTH REPORT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF ENROLLMENT (START DATE 7-29-19). 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.A child's record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child health forms will be checked regularly and if child does not have one after 60 days the child will not be able to return until the health form is brought in. All children will have current health assessments at all times. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.131(d)(7) - Free from contagious/communicable disease | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE HEALTH REPORT OF CHILD #2 DID NOT INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT THE CHILD IS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CHILD CARE AND APPEARS TO BE FREE FROM CONTAGIOUS OR COMMUNICABLE DISEASE. Correction Required: A health report shall include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All health forms brought in by parents will have the correct statements listed. The staff will give proper health form to parents and make sure it is filled out correctly. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.133(3) - Name on bottle | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED AN EPI-PEN IN THE MEDICINE CABINET/FIRST-AID CABINET IN THE LEOPARDS ROOM, THAT WAS NOT LABELED WITH THE NAME OF THE CHILD FOR WHOM THE MEDICATION IS INTENDED. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All epi-pens and medicine will be labeled correctly with the child's name and staff will regularly check that it is. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.134(a)/3270.152 - Child's hands washed/Adult Hygiene | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED STAFF #7 CHANGE THE DIAPER OF CHILD #3, AND DID NOT WASH THEIR OWN HANDS OR THE CHILD'S HANDS PRIOR TO RETURNING TO THE CHILDCARE SPACE. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All diaper changing procedures will be reviewed with all staff. Director and Assistant director will demonstrate and watch diaper changes to ensure that adults and children's hands are washed after. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.171(a) - Local authorities informed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE FACILITY OPERATOR WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OF LOCAL TRAFFIC SAFETY AUTHORITIES IN WRITING OF THE LOCATION OF THE FACILITY AND THE PROGRAM'S USE OF PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ROUTES AROUND THE DAYCARE FACILITY. Correction Required: An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the day care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All documents have been sent, and will be sent each year to local authorities. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.182(5) - Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE RECORD OF CHILD #1 DID NOT CONTAIN SIGNED PARENTAL CONSENT FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MINOR FIRST-AID PROCEDURES BY FACILITY STAFF. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All paperwork will be filled out appropriately before the child starts. There will be a family paperwork day to make sure all forms are filled out correctly. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE RECORDS OF STAFF #1, 2, 6, AND 8 DID NOT INCLUDE TWO WRITTEN, NONFAMILY REFERENCES FROM INDIVIDUALS ATTESTING TO THE PERSON'S SUITABILITY TO SERVE AS A FACILITY PERSON. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Two non-family references will be placed in staff files the day they start. Staff will have a paperwork day before starting to make sure all paperwork is filled out correctly. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE RECORD OF STAFF #9 (HIRED 11-18-19) DID NOT INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION OF MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CPSL. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All staff members will include a copy of the mandated reporter training before starting. Staff will have a paperwork day to ensure all paperwork is submitted before starting work. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.33(a)/3270.192(2)(iv) - Each staff person meets quals/Transcript, diploma and letters | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE RECORDS OF STAFF #3, 4, 5, 6, 8 AND 11 DID NOT INCLUDE ACCEPTABLE VERIFICATION OF EDUCATION FOR THE POSITIONS IN WHICH THEY WERE PERFORMING (#3, AND 6, DESIGNATED AS AGS PER STAFF WORKSHEETS, #4, 5, 8 AND 11 DESIGNATED AS GROUP SUPERVISORS - 3, 5, AND 6 NEED FOREIGN EDUCATION EVALUATED, #11 EVALUATED BY NON-ACCREDITED AGENCY). Correction Required: A staff person or a substitute staff person shall meet one of the applicable staff qualifications for the position in which the person is performing.A facility person's record shall include acceptable verification of experience, education or training is a transcript or a diploma or a letter signed by a representative of the experiential, educational or training entity. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff #3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 11 will be designated as AGS and will follow all AGS requirements. Staff #3, 5, 6 ,11 will have their degrees evaluated by an accredited agency. All foreign degrees will now be evaluated prior to hire. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, THE FIRST-AID KIT IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM DID NOT CONTAIN TWEEZERS, AND THE FIRST-AID KIT IN THE FIREFLIES ROOM DID NOT CONTAIN TAPE. Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All first aid kits will contain all appropriate materials. First aid kits will be checked on a regular basis to ensure proper materials are in them. |
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| 2020-03-09 | Renewal | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 9, 2020, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED PEELED PAINT IN THE CHAMELEON AND BUSY BEES CLASSROOMS. 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.) Chameleon and busy bee rooms will have the chipped paint fixed. Staff will tell the director when paint is chipped so that it can be fixed immediately. |
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