Description: MICHELE LITTLE DAY CARE is a Group Child Care Home in TWIN ROCKS PA, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 6 WEEKS TO SCHOOL AGE. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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Inspection Date | Reason | Description | Status |
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2020-02-05 | Renewal | 3280.119 - Infant sleep position | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: Observed child #1, an infant sleeping in a high chair with a blanket tucked in around his torso and shoulders. At the time of the inspection, per conversation with the child care provider, the child was sleeping in the high chair due to illness. However, there was no documentation of a medical reason documented in a statement signed by a physician, physician's assistant or CRNP and placed in the child's record at the facility. Correction Required: Infants shall be placed in the sleeping position recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics unless there is a medical reason an infant should not sleep in this position. The medical reason shall be documented in a statement signed by a physician, physician's assistant or CRNP and placed in the child's record at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Be assure that a child will not be allowed to sleep in a high chair unless a Physician's, physician assistant or CRNP order is in place, also in the child's file. When a child is ill as in this situation. And also no child that is healthy will be left to sleep in a highchair. Infant was moved during the inspection |
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2020-02-05 | Renewal | 3280.124(b)(3) - Parent home/work address, phone | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: The file of child #5 lacked an emergency contact form with the full work address of the enrolling parent. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Be assured that all contact information will be checked to make sure no information is missing. The missing work address was corrected at the time of the inspection. |
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2020-02-05 | Renewal | 3280.131(a)/3280.182(1) - Within 60 days/Initial and subsequent health assessments | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: The file of child #3 with an enrollment date of 4-3-17 lacked an initial health assessment. 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 must contain initial and subsequent health reports. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Be assured that all children will have a health report in their files no later then 60 days from enrollment date. |
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2020-02-05 | Renewal | 3280.161(b) - Food served discarded | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: Based on conversation with the provider, observed a green sippy cup with milk and a blue sippy cup with milk returned to the frig from the table rather than discarded. Correction Required: Food that has been previously served to a person or returned from a table shall be discarded. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Be assured that all sippy cup will have the contents discarded and removed to be washed before each use. Sippy cups were discarded during the inspection. |
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2020-02-05 | Renewal | 3280.166(4) - Bottles labeled | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: Observed a bottle not labeled with the child's name. 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.) Be assured that all bottles will be Labeled with the child's name. Bottle was labeled |
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2020-02-05 | Renewal | 3280.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: The files of children #2, #3, #4, and #5 lacked documentation of parent review at least once in a 6-month period. Correction Required: A 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.) Be assured that the financial agreement will be reviewed and if needed updated with information. every 6 months with the contact information. |
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2020-02-05 | Renewal | 3280.94(a) - Fire drill every 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: Observed a fire drill log with the following dates: 4-22-19 and 6-26-19, which is 65 days. Therefore, not held at least every 60 days. Correction Required: A fire drill shall be held at least every 60 days. Staff persons, volunteers and children in attendance shall participate in the fire drill and shall exit the facility, weather permitting. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Be assured that a fire drill will not exceeded 60 days. |
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2019-02-13 | Renewal | 3280.124(b)(3) - Parent home/work address, phone | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: The file of child #3 lacked an emergency contact form with the full physical work address of the enrolling parent. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Forms were updated. A plan of reviewing all emergency contact information for each child to ensure all addresses are complete. |
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2019-02-13 | Renewal | 3280.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: The files of children #2, #3, and #4 lacked emergency contact forms with the full physical address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Forms were updated. A plan has been set to review all emergency contact information to ensure full address are complete on all paperwork. of new children and a review and correction of all paperwork on file. |
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2019-02-13 | Renewal | 3280.131(a) - Within 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: The file of child #1 with an enrollment date of 8-24-16 lacked an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility. The health assessment on file was dated 3-8-18. The file of child #3 with an enrollment date of 9-2015 lacked an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility. The health assessment on file was dated 11-8-16. 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.) A plan has been placed to have a new child's health assessment completed within the 60 days from the start date of the child. |
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2019-02-13 | Renewal | 3280.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: The file of staff #1 with a start date in care with children of 8-28-17 had an initial health assessment dated 1-5-18. The file of staff #2 with a start date in care with children of 9-11-18 had an initial health assessment dated 9-27-18. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) A plan of having the staff health assessment completed or a date has been set to have it completed with their doctor before the start date of employment. |
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2019-02-13 | Renewal | 3280.26(c)/3280.192(2)(iii) - Training regarding plan/Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: The file of staff #1 with a start date in care with children of 8-28-17 and the file of staff #2 with a start date in care with children of 9-11-18 completed emergency plan training on 1-10-19. Therefore, not at the time of initial employment. Correction Required: The operator shall assure that each facility person receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update. The operator shall document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) A plan has been set to have new employees review the emergency plan on their first day of work. |
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2019-02-13 | Renewal | 3280.32(a)/3280.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: The file of staff #1, provisionally hired on 8-28-18 had a request for PA State Police clearance dated 11-1-18 and had a request for a Child Abuse clearance dated 9-20-18. The file of staff #2 provisionally hired on 9-11-18 had a request for Child Abuse clearance dated 9-20-18. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). PROVISIONAL HIRE UNSUPERVISED: A provisional employee may not be permitted to work alone with children and must work within the vicinity of a permanent employee. 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.) a plan for provisional hire will be in place to ensure that all paperwork is completed and dated for all clearances. before a new staff member is hired to work unsupervised. |
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2019-02-13 | Renewal | 3280.51/3280.61(h) - Maximum Number of Children/Measurement and use of indoor child care space | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: Observed 13 unrelated children in care. There were 5 young school age, 5 preschool, 1 older toddler, and 2 young toddlers. Correction Required: No more than 12 children unrelated to the operator may simultaneously receive care except in a facility serving older school-age children. In a facility serving only older school-age children, a certificate of compliance may be issued for up to 15 children unrelated to the operator. The capacity established for an indoor space may not be exceeded. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) that I have spoken with my parents so that days can be moved around to ensure that my number meet with state regulations. In the future the maximum number of children in care at one time will not exceed 12. |
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2018-06-06 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
Noncompliance Area: Observed in the playground, a Little Tikes brand climber with a red tunnel that was cracked and missing parts on the top. Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Routine checks will be done on the condition of toys and equipment. And repairs of any toys or equipment will be made or disposed of. |
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