Munchkin Patch Daycare
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Hours of Operation
- Monday6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2025-08-20 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-08-22 | Renewal | 3290.151(a)(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.151(a)(2) Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff #1 contained two health assessments that are more than 24 months apart. 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.) The health assessments are currently on file and attempt to keep the health assessments within the 24-month time frame, to the best of our ability, by contacting the doctor sooner. |
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| 2023-08-21 | Renewal | 3290.131(a) - Within 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.131(a) Description: Within 60 days Noncompliance Area: The initial health assessment on file for child #1 was completed more than 60 days after their first day of attendance. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child 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 child has an up to date health assessment |
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| 2023-08-21 | Renewal | 3290.18 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.18 Description: General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: There were razors in a low unlocked drawer and in the shower, in reach of children, in the restroom. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Razors were removed from the bathroom and placed out of reach of children. |
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| 2023-08-21 | Renewal | 3290.18 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.18 Description: General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: The updated health and safety training, due to be completed by 12/30/22 by all child care staff, was documented as completed by Facility Person #1 on 7/19/23. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The updated health and safety training was completed and corrected on 07/19/23. |
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| 2023-08-21 | Renewal | 3290.24(e) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.24(e) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: The program's emergency plan was not posted in a conspicuous location. Correction Required: The emergency plan shall be posted in the facility at a conspicuous location. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) plan is posted in a conspicuous location, even though every newly enrolled parent and currently enrolled parent receives a full copy of the emergency plan when enrolling and when it is updated. |
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| 2023-08-21 | Renewal | 3290.76(a) - Locked | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.76(a) Description: Locked Noncompliance Area: In a second floor bedroom in the home there were two antique firearms on a high shelf, not locked. Correction Required: If the facility is located in a residence, weapons and firearms shall be contained in a locked cabinet. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) the antique guns were placed inside the locked gun safe, the guns in question are not in working order, they are dated back to the 1800s, and there is no longer ammunition that is made for these guns. |
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| 2023-08-21 | Renewal | 3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) - System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) Description: System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility Noncompliance Area: The documentation of smoke detector testing on file for the facility indicates that smoke detectors were tested on 9/2/22 and then again on 10/3/22, more than the maximum 30 days apart. 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)). The operator or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements in § 3290.95(a) are met. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) the smoke detectors will be tested within every 30 days |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.106 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.106 Description: Refrigerator Noncompliance Area: There was no thermometer in the refrigerator. Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45° F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) thermometer was added to fridge. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.123(a) - Signed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.123(a) Description: Signed Noncompliance Area: There was no completed agreement on file for child #1, signed by both the operator and the parent.. 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.) Agreement added to child's file |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.123(a)(3) - Services provided | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.123(a)(3) Description: Services provided Noncompliance Area: The agreements on file for children #4 and #5 did not specify the services provided. 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.) All files were brought up to date by adding the services provided to these agreements. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.123(a)(6) - Admission date | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.123(a)(6) Description: Admission date Noncompliance Area: The agreement on file for child #3 did not specify the admission date. 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.) All files were brought up to date. The admission date was added to this agreement. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.124(b)(6) - Insurance coverage information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.124(b)(6) Description: Insurance coverage information Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact form on file for child #3 did not specify the health insurance information. 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.) All files were brought up to date. The health insurance information was added to the emergency contact form. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.124(b)(7) Description: Name/address/phone release person Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact form on file for child #4 did not specify the release person's address. 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.) All files were brought up to date. The release persons address was added to the emergency contact form. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.124(d) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.124(d) Description: Written emergency plan posted Noncompliance Area: The medical emergency transportation plan posted in the facility does not address the facility staffing provisions in the event of an emergency. Correction Required: A written plan shall be conspicuously posted which identifies the means of transporting a child to emergency care and the facility staffing provisions in the event of an emergency. The plan must accompany a staff person who leaves the facility on an excursion with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Our plan for staffing in the event of an emergency has been added to the medical emergency transportation plan which remains posted in conspicuous location. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.124(e)/3290.181(c) - Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.124(e)/3290.181(c) Description: Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact form for child #1 and the emergency contact forms and agreements on file for children #1-#4 were not reviewed and updated by a parent in writing in the previous 6 months. 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.) All files were brought up to date. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.131(a) - Within 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.131(a) Description: Within 60 days Noncompliance Area: There was no health assessment on file for child #1, enrolled at the facility more than 60 days. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child 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.) This is child is no longer attending the facility. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.133(3) - Name on bottle | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.133(3) Description: Name on bottle Noncompliance Area: There was ibuprofen and allergy medication in the first aid kit not individually labeled with the names of the child for whom each medication was 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.) Allergy and ibuprofen medication were removed from first aid bag and placed in cabinet in kitchen-which is inaccessible to children due to doors. All medication used with children in care is labeled with their name. If this medication is used, it will be used for the family only. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.133(4) - Locked | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.133(4) Description: Locked Noncompliance Area: The following mediation was accessible to children:: ibuprofen and allergy medicine in a first aid kit in an unlocked closet in reach of children; ibuprofen and an albuterol inhaler in an unlocked lower kitchen drawer; multiple medications in an unlocked kitchen cabinet in reach of children in care, earwax drops in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom, in reach of children Correction Required: Medication shall be stored in a locked area of the facility or in an area that is out of the reach of children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) medications in bathroom were removed, doors leading into the kitchen to prevent child entry. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.151(a)(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.151(a)(2) Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter Noncompliance Area: The current health assessment on file for Facility Person #1 was completed more than 24 months after the previous health assessment. 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.) All files up to date. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.18 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.18 Description: General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: There were sharp knives in an unlocked kitchen drawer. There was a razor on the bathroom counter. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Doors have been put in place to prohibit child access into the kitchen. Razor was removed from bathroom kitchen, in locked cabinets. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.18 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.18 Description: General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: The facility's emergency plan does not include a plan for continuity of operations in an emergency. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Plan of continuity was added to the emergency protocol handbook. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.22(b) - Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.22(b) Description: Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations Noncompliance Area: According to the operator, the parents had not yet been provided with information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically. Correction Required: The operator shall provide the parent of each child enrolled in the facility with information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) posted website for all parents to see in a conspicuous location |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.24(a)(1) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.24(a)(1) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: The emergency plan does not specify the plan for a "lockdown:situation. Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for accommodations for shelter of children during an emergency including lock-down, shelter in place at the facility and shelter at locations away from the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The word lockdown added to emergency plan |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.24(b) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.24(b) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: The most recent documented review of the emergency plan was dated January 2021. Correction Required: The operator shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. Each review and update of the emergency plan shall be documented in writing and kept on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) emergency plan updated |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.24(d) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.24(d) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: There was no documentation of an emergency drill. Correction Required: Emergency drills shall be conducted annually. Annual emergency drills shall be documented and on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) emergency drill documentation added |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.24(g) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.24(g) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: The documentation the emergency plan was shared with the county emergency management agency and the local municipality did not include all required components. Correction Required: The operator shall send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) emergency plan emailed to appropriate agencies, with return email stating received information. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.31(f) - Age and training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.31(f) Description: Age and training Noncompliance Area: There was no documentation of any training hours completed in the previous review year on file for Facility Person #1. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Training hours completed |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.64(a) - Locked or inaccessible - in original container | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.64(a) Description: Locked or inaccessible - in original container Noncompliance Area: The following toxics were accessible: hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, Febreze spray in an unlocked cabinet in a storage area behind the kitchen; glass cleaner on the the kitchen counter; disinfectant, WD 40, other cleaning supplies in the kitchen in an unlocked cabinet under the sink; antiperspirant on the counter in the bathroom; Lysol, Fantastick cleaners under the bathroom sink in an unlocked cabinet; hair dye on the counter in the bathroom Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Lock was applied to the cabinet prohibiting child entry and accessibility to toxics. Doors added to prevent child entry into the kitchen. Toxics were removed from bathroom, accessible to children. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.70(d) - Above ground window opening restricted to 6" | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.70(d) Description: Above ground window opening restricted to 6" Noncompliance Area: Windows on the landing leading from the first to second floor were not restricted to opening 6 or fewer 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Windows on the landing leading from the first to second floor are now restricted to opening fewer than 6 inches. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.73(b) - Inaccessible to children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.73(b) Description: Inaccessible to children Noncompliance Area: The first aid kit was accessible to children in an unlocked closet, within their reach. Correction Required: A first-aid kit shall be inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Closet is locked with child lock to prevent child entry and access to the first aid kit. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.73(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.73(c) Description: Has all items Noncompliance Area: There was no soap or scissors in the first aid kit. 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.) Items that were missing have been added to the first aid kit. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.75(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.75(a) Description: No peeling paint or plaster Noncompliance Area: There was peeling paint on the ceiling in hallway on the second floor. 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.) The area on the ceiling was repainted. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.76(b) - Ammunition locked and separate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.76(b) Description: Ammunition locked and separate Noncompliance Area: There were boxes of ammunition on the floor in a second floor bedroom, next to the locked cabinet where firearms were stored. Correction Required: If the facility is located in a residence, ammunition shall be contained in a locked area separate from weapons and firearms. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Ammunition was placed in a separate locked container from the firearms. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.91(a) - Stairs, exits, etc. unobstructed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.91(a) Description: Stairs, exits, etc. unobstructed Noncompliance Area: There was an exit from the home, a side door exiting from the storage area behind the kitchen. that was blocked with boxes and crates. Correction Required: Stairways, hallways, exits from rooms, exits from the facility and other means of egress serving as an exit shall be unobstructed. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Back area was cleared, boxes and crates removed. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.94(a)(5) - Evacuation routes posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.94(a)(5) Description: Evacuation routes posted Noncompliance Area: The evacuation routes were not posted in the basement or second floor levels of the home. Correction Required: The operator or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall conduct fire drills and ensure that evacuation routes are posted in a conspicuous location on each floor of the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Evacuation routes posted in conspicuous locations. |
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| 2022-08-05 | Renewal | 3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) - System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) Description: System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility Noncompliance Area: Documentation of smoke alarm testing indicates smoke alarms were tested on 2/8/22 and then again on 3/14/22 as well as on 6/8/22 and then again on 7/13/22. Act 62 requires smoke alarms to be tested at least every 30 days. There was no proof of purchase for the smoke alarms installed in the home on file. 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))The operator or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements in § 3290.95(a) are met. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Smoke alarm testing and fire drills will not be conducted once a month but every 30 days. The proof of purchase for the smoke alarms installed has been obtained. |
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