Description: MARGARET Z REED FAMILY DAY CARE HOME is a Family Child Care Home in PITTSBURGH PA, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.123(a)(1) - Amount of fee | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The agreement form in the file for child #1 did not specify the fee to be charged. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The form was immediately updated with the fee amount. In the future, I will have parents complete the forms before kids start. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.123(a)(2) - Date fee to be paid | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The agreement form in the file for child #1 and #3 did not specify the date on which the fee is to be paid. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date on which the fee is to be paid. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The forms were updated with the due date. In the future, I will have parents complete the forms before kids start and I will doublecheck the forms immediately. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.123(a)(3) - Services provided | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for child #2, enrolled since 2018, only included a single child service report. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the services to be provided to the family and the child, including the Department's approved form to provide information to the family about the child's growth and development in the context of the services being provided. the operator shall complete and update the form and provide a copy to the family in accordance with the updates regarding emergency contact information at 3290.124(e). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The file now includes a current report. In the future, I will complete the child's first report 6 months after they start and then every 6 months. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.123(a)(5) - Designated release persons | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The agreement form in the file for child #1 did not specify the release persons. 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 form was updated with the missing information. In the future, I will have parents complete the forms before kids start and I will doublecheck the forms immediately. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.123(a)(6) - Admission date | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The agreement form in the file for child #3 did not specify the child's date of admission Correction Required: 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.) The agreement was updated with the child's date of admission. In the future, I will have parents complete the forms before kids start and I will doublecheck the forms immediately. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.124(b)(2) - Physician name, address, phone | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #3 did not include the doctor's address. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The form was updated with the doctor's address. In the future, I will have parents complete the forms before kids start and I will doublecheck the forms immediately. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.124(b)(6) - Insurance coverage information | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 and #3 did not include the name of the child's health insurance. Correction Required: 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.) The form was updated with the child's health insurance name. In the future, I will have parents complete the forms before kids start and I will doublecheck the forms immediately. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.124(e)/3290.181(c) - Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: Two of the last three updates in writing by a parent on the emergency contact form in the file for child #2 were dated approximately 24 months apart. 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 informationA 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The form now includes a current written update by a parent. In the future, have all parents review and sign the emergency contact form every 6 months. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.131(a) - Within 60 days | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The initial health report in the file for child #1, enrolled after 3/6/20, was not dated within their first 90 days of attendance as required by the COVID suspension of regulations. There was no health report on file for child #3, enrolled after 3/6/20 and who has attended the facility for more than 90 days, as required by the COVID suspension of regulations. 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.) The file for child #1 now includes a current health report. Child #3 got an update physical. In the future, will get child physicals within 60 days |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.131(b)(2) - Updated toddler/preschool health report: every 12 months | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The last health report in the file for child #2, an older toddler, was dated approximately 28 months ago and was due to be updated during the COVID suspension of regulations.. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The child got an updated physical. In the future, I'll make sure child physicals for 2 year olds and up updated every 12 months. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.131(e)(2)(i) - Religious belief/strong personal objection | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The list of vaccinations in the file for child #3, an 11 month-old, did not include a flu shot. The list of vaccinations in the file for child #4, an older toddler, was missing 1 DTAP, 1 PCV, 1 Hep A and the last flu shot was dated approximately 19 months ago. There was not a written statement of exemption by a parent in either file. Correction Required: Exemption from immunization for religious belief or strong personal objection equated to a religious belief shall be documented by a written, signed and dated statement from the child's parent or guardian. The statement shall be kept in the child's record. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) I will get the updated vaccinations or a note from the parent. In the future, if children don't receive vaccinations, I will have parents write a note. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.151(a) - Within 3 months, then 12 months | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: Based on conversation with the operator and staff person #1, the staff person does not have a current health assessment on file. 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 on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) I will obtain a current physical for staff person #1. In the future, we'll maintain updated physicals every 24 months or sooner. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.151(a)(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: Based on conversation with the operator, individual #3, a household member, prepares food for the children. The last health assessment on file for individual #3 was dated more than 24 months ago. Correction Required: 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) I will obtain an updated physical for individual #3. In the future, we'll maintain updated physicals every 24 months or sooner. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.166(1) - Written statement | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: Based on conversation with the operator and review of the file for child #3, an 11 month old, there is no feeding schedule. 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.) I will obtain a feeding schedule for child #3. In the future, I will get a feeding schedule for all infants before they start attending. |
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| 2020-11-13 | Renewal | 3290.182(5) - Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Needs Verification |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for child #3 did not contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first aid techniques by staff. Correction Required: A child's record must 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.) I will have the parent sign the consent for minor first aid. In the future, parents will sign for consent for first aid before the children start. |
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