Mary B Smith Family Day Care - Butler PA Family Child Care Home

AMERICAN AVE , BUTLER PA 16001
(724) 282-7371

About the Provider

Description: MARY B SMITH FAMILY DAY CARE is a Family Child Care Home in BUTLER PA, with a maximum capacity of 6 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00172384
  • Capacity: 6
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Schools Served: Butler Area - Serviced by school bus
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 3
  • District Office Phone: (724) 285-9431 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2019-01-24 Renewal 3290.123(a)(4) - Arrival/departure times Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The agreement on file for child #1 did not specify the arrival and departure times.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the child's arrival and departure times.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
We added the arrival and departure times to the agreement. Upon filling out paperwork, I will make sure all areas, including the arrival and departure times, are completed on the agreements.
2019-01-24 Renewal 3290.123(b) - Parent receives original Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The agreement on file for child #2 was the original.

Correction Required: A parent shall receive the original agreement. The facility shall retain a copy of the agreement.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
For this agreement, and all future agreements the original will go to the parents and a copy will go to the file.
2017-07-12 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3290.75(a) - No peeling paint or plaster Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There was peeling paint on the steps outside of the back door leading to the backyard and a small spot of peeling paint on the foundation near the steps.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The steps and any areas of peeling paint on the wall will be scraped and repainted. In the future, the surfaces will be kept free of peeliing paint.
2017-01-24 Renewal 3290.123(a)(5) - Designated release persons Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The agreement on file for child #2 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
In the future, all agreements will list the names of people who i am alllowed to release said child to. The release persons were added to this agreement.
2017-01-24 Renewal 3290.123(a)(6) - Admission date Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The agreements on file for children #2 and #5 did not specify the admission date.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child`s admission.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
In the future, I will make sure admission dates for all children are listed on the agreements. Admission dates were added to these agreements.
2017-01-24 Renewal 3290.123(b) - Parent receives original Compliant - Finalized

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
In the future, all parents will receive the original agreement and i shall retain the copies
2017-01-24 Renewal 3290.133(3) - Name on bottle Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There was a tube of Neosporin in the first aid kit, not labeled for use for a particular child.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
In the future, neosporin will not be placed in my first aid kit. All medicine will be labeled with names of the child for whom the medication is intended and locked safely away. The Neosporin was discarded.
2017-01-24 Renewal 3290.24(b) - Plan reviewed/updated annually Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There was no annual review and update of the emergency plan documented.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
I updated the emergency plan and documented the update. In the future, I will review my emergency plans and make updates as needed, at minimum, annually.
2017-01-24 Renewal 3290.24(d) - Plan posted Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The emergency plan was not posted at the facility.

Correction Required: The operator shall post the emergency plan in the facility at a conspicuous location.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
In the future, I will post my emergency plans. The emergency plan is now posted.
2017-01-24 Renewal 3290.24(e) - Letter to parents Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There was no letter to explain the emergency plan to the parents.

Correction Required: The operator shall provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining the emergency procedures. The operator shall also provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining any subsequent update to the plan.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
In the future, all parents will receive a letter explaining my emergency plans. I've written the letter and provided it to parents of all children currently enrolled.
2017-01-24 Renewal 3290.24(f) - Copy to county EMA Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The operator did not send the plan to the county emergency management agency.

Correction Required: The operator shall send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the county emergency management agency.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
I will continue to send copies of my emergency plans to the county emergency management agency whenever updates are made. A current copy of the plan was sent.

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