Masjidullah Early Childcare Academy

Regulation: 3270.131(d)(5)/3270.131(e)(2)(i)

Description: Immunization record/Exemption documentation from parent/guardian

Noncompliance Area: At time of inspection, children # 1-3 did not have current copy of immunization records or exemption letters from their parent documented in their records.

Correction Required: A health report shall include a review of the child's immunized status according to recommendations of the ACIP. 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.

Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(ii)

Description: Fire safety - 1 yr.

Noncompliance Area: At time of inspection, staff persons #1 and #2 did not have annual fire safety training completed and documented in their records.

Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in fire safety 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.

Regulation: 3270.31(e)/3270.192(2)(iii)

Description: Age and Training/Exp, educ., training at facility

Noncompliance Area: At time of inspection, staff person #1 (needs 1 hour) and staff person #2 (needs 12 hours) did not have required 12 hours of childcare training documented in their records.

Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.

Regulation: 3270.76

Description: Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: At time of inspection, the coat cubbies in room #10 were not mounted to the wall to prevent them from being a falling hazard to children.

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.

Regulation: 3270.95(a)

Description: Devices must be compliant

Noncompliance Area: At time of inspection, the facility did not have a current copy of the fire detection systems annual inspection documented at facility.

Correction Required: Fire detection devices or systems must be in compliance with standards established under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. § 1016(c)).

Regulation: 3270.65/3270.76

Description: Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less /Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: At time of inspection, there was a missing electrical outlet cover and outlet plate in the downstairs older toddler room with exposed wires that could pose a hazard to children in care in this space..

Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger. 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.

Regulation: 3270.104(a)

Description: Clean, good repair, proper size

Noncompliance Area: At time of inspection, the wooden cubbies at the end of the upstairs hallway and in the cubbies in the first section of the basement preschool classroom were not mounted to prevent them from falling over and becoming a hazard to the children in care.

Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs.

Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)

Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 who lived out of state (TX) within the last 5 years did not have required out of state clearances documented in her record.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). SAFETY PLAN: The operator is required to submit to the Children and Youth Agency a plan of supervision or alternate arrangement as required by the Child Protective Services Law. PROVISIONAL HIRE UNSUPERVISED: A provisional employee staff person # 1may not be permitted to work alone with children and must work within the vicinity of a permanent employee.

Regulation: 3270.35(b)(1)/3270.192(2)(iv)

Description: Bachelor's/Transcript, diploma and letters

Noncompliance Area: At time of inspection, staff person #1 had a foreign degree that was not evaluated to determine if their education level meets the qualifications for group supervisor.

Correction Required: A group supervisor shall have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field. 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.

Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21

Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: In review of health and safety documents, staff person 4 had not completed health and safety professional development training updates required by OCDEL within the prescribed timeframe, 12/30/22.

Correction Required: A facility shall be operated in conformity with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. State agencies whose regulations may relate to the operation of a facility include the Department of Environmental Resources, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation. Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. Staff person 2 will have until 02/14/23 to complete the required training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person 2 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an AGS, at minimal, who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff available to supervise staff person 2, staff person 2 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.

Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(ii)/3270.192(2)(iii)

Description: Fire safety - 1 yr./Exp, educ., training at facility

Noncompliance Area: In review of fire safety documents, staff person 1 failed to have completed annual fire safety training.

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. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.

Regulation: 3270.82(h)

Description: Handwashing signs

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Monday, 01/30/23, cert rep observed room 2, room 10 and bathroom on the 2nd floor failed to have posted hand washing signs addressing when a staff person and child must wash their hands.

Correction Required: A facility person and an able child shall wash his hands after toileting and before eating. A sign on which this requirement is written shall be posted at each toilet, training chair, diapering area and sink in the facility.

Noncompliance Area: In review of children's files, child 1, enrolled date 09/14/19, failed to have a child health report contained in file.

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.

Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff 3 failed to have a health assessment contained in 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 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. A facility person's record shall include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis.

Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff 1, hired 11/18/19, staff 2, hired 11/18/19 and staff 5, hired 11/16/19, failed to have mandated reporter training contained in file. Staff 4, hired 12/17/19, failed to have NSOR clearance contained in file.

Correction Required: 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.

Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff 4 file failed to contain verification of 2 years of child care experience prior to employment at facility.

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 prior to service at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Monday, 01/27/2020, cert rep observed window in room 3 opened more than 6 inches.

Correction Required: Windows or doors above the ground floor that open directly to the outdoors and are accessible to children shall be constructed, modified or adapted to limit the opening to 6 or fewer inches.

Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff person 1 failed to have verified 2 years of experience with children prior to employment at the facility. Only 1 year of experience working with children was contained in staff file.

Correction Required: A group supervisor shall have an associate's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 2 years of experience with children. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Friday, 01/25/19, cert rep observed trashcan located in boys bathroom failed to have a lid.

Correction Required: A toilet area, training chair area, diapering area and sink area shall be equipped with a clean, lidded waste receptacle.

Noncompliance Area: During compliant investigation on Friday, 10/26/18, cert rep observed infants and young toddlers in the infant room sleep during nap time in bouncy chairs.

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.

Noncompliance Area: During compliant investigation on Friday, 10/26/18, cert rep observed preschool age children going to the bathroom alone and unsupervised.

Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Children must be supervised at all times.

Noncompliance Area: While reviewing children's files, certification supervisor observed that the file for child #5 contained a child service report that was not current. The last child service report in file for child #5 was from 2016.

Correction Required: 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 in 3270.124(f) (relating to emergency contact information).

Noncompliance Area: While reviewing children's files, certification supervisor observed that the emergency contact forms for children #1-#4 did not contain addresses of individuals to whom children may be released.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: While reviewing children's files, certification supervisor observed that the emergency contact form for child #5 had not been signed and/or updated with a 6 month period.

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.

Noncompliance Area: While reviewing staff files, certification supervisor observed that the health assessment for staff persons #2 and #4 did not have answers to the questions about the staff's suitability to serve as a staff person and being free from communicable diseases.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination. An adult health assessment must include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care.

Noncompliance Area: While reviewing staff files, certification supervisor observed that the health assessments for staff persons #2 and #4 did not have answers to the questions about the staff's suitability to serve as a staff person and being free from communicable diseases.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis.

Noncompliance Area: While reviewing facility files, certification supervisor observed that the file for staff person #1 contained an FBI clearance for the Dept of Education which had a criminal history. Additionally, the file for staff person #3, who was hired at the facility on 9/25/17 and who sometimes works in the facility classrooms did not contain verification of completion of mandated reporter training.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). The operator is required to submit to the Children and Youth Agency a plan of supervision or alternate arrangement as required by the Child Protective Services Law. Facility Person #3 may not work in a child care position at the facility until mandated reporter training is completed. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative reviewed the facilitys video on 5/30/17 and verified that excessive physical contact was made by staff person #1 to child on 5/10/17. In the video, staff person #1 pulled childs shirt down very forcefully when child tried to remove childs shirt, and staff person #1 held the child by the wrist, pulling the child to walk to the bathroom and to areas of the classroom while child appeared to be having a tantrum.

Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child: Tier 3) 0 tolerance policy created, trained and signed off on by every staff

Noncompliance Area: An Incident occurred at the facility on 5/10/17 involving staff #1 and a facility child. An Incident Report was completed for the child, but was not given to the parent until the next day on 5/11/17.

Correction Required: Reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses involving a child in care at the facility shall be given to the parent on the day of the incident.