New Horizon Learning Center

Regulation: 3270.192(2)(iv)

Description: Transcript, diploma and letters

Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection, staff 1 had a foreign degree that was not evaluated to state the American equivalent.

Correction Required: 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: 3270.52

Description: Mixed Age Level

Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection, Staff 1 took an infant from the outside play space into the Infant room (which is the room closest to the backdoor), leaving staff 2 out of ratio with 7 children ages young toddler and older toddlers, for less than a minute.

Correction Required: When children are grouped in mixed age levels, the age of the youngest child in the group determines the staff:child ratio and maximum group size in accordance with the requirements in § 3270.51 (relating to similar age level).

Regulation: 3270.113(a)

Description: Supervised at all times

Noncompliance Area: Observed video footage obtained by the police department of the day of the incident, 1/7/2026. Child #1, 2 and 3 exited the van being supervised by their school van driver and entered the facility. While gaining entree to the facility it was confirmed that staff did not see, hear, direct or access the activity of the 3 children inside the location. Child #1, 2, and 3 were then able without being detected by staff exit the facility and go back outside without supervision.

Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. TIERED LIS: 1. Children must be supervised at all times. 2. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of in person training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training. 3. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format.

Regulation: 3270.21

Description: General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: Observed video footage obtained by the police department of the day of the incident, 1/7/2026. Child #1, 2 and 3 exited the van being supervised by their school van driver and entered the facility. While gaining entree to the facility it was confirmed that staff did not see, hear, direct or access the activity of the 3 children inside the location. Child #1, 2, and 3 were then able without being detected by staff exit the facility and go back outside without supervision.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)

Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, Staff 1 did not have their NSOR on file and was working with children. Staff 1 also was missing proof that they completed their Mandated Reporter training and was past their 90-day Pre-service training window.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). 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. Facility Person # 1--- may not work in a child care position at the facility.

Regulation: 3270.102(c)

Description: Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing

Noncompliance Area: The large play area on the side of the building where the imbedded equipment is located did not have enough mulch around the imbedded equipment, roots could be seen.

Correction Required: Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair.

Regulation: 3270.82(g)

Description: Clean and good repair

Noncompliance Area: The chalk around the sink in the boy's bathroom looked to be cracking and coming away from the wall.

Correction Required: Toilet areas and fixtures shall be cleaned daily and be in good repair.

Regulation: 3270.105

Description: High Chairs

Noncompliance Area: Small wooden highchair in the toddler room was missing the middle strap that attaches to the seat, of the T strap.

Correction Required: High chairs shall have a wide base and a T-shaped safety strap.

Regulation: 3270.192(5)

Description: Two written references

Noncompliance Area: Staff 2 did not have proof of the required 2 references at the time of the inspection.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.

Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)

Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

Noncompliance Area: Staff 1 did not have proof on file, of applying for the out of state clearances.

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. Facility Person # 1--- may not work in a child care position at the facility.

Regulation: 3270.124(b)(3)/3270.182(4)

Description: Parent home/work address, phone/Consent for administration of medications or special dietary needs

Noncompliance Area: Certification rep reviewed child #2 and #3 file and observed work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent missing on emergency contact form. Child #1 file was reviewed and and observed to be missing work telephone number and information on special needs of the child missing on emergency contact form.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for administration of medications or special dietary needs.

Regulation: 3270.136(d)

Description: Communicate report to DOH

Noncompliance Area: On 1/7/22, facility was notified that Child #1 tested positive for Covid-19. Facility did not report the communicable disease to the DHS Licensed COVID Reporting Tool and/or did not report to DHS certification office as required. (The facility did report to county department of health)

Correction Required: A facility person who knows of a communicable disease for which 28 Pa. Code Chapter 27 (relating to communicable and noncommunicable diseases) requires reporting, or who knows of a group expression of an illness which may be of public concern, whether or not it is known to be of a communicable nature, shall report it promptly to the appropriate division of the Department of Health as specified in Chapter 27, or to a local department of health.

Regulation: 3270.151(a)

Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter

Noncompliance Area: STAFF 1, 2, 4 AND 5 DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT PHYSICAL ON FILE (STAFF 1 DATED 7/20/19, STAFF 2 - 2/28/19, STAFF 4 - 7/22/19, STAFF 5 - 7/1/19)

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.

Regulation: 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b)

Description: Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance

Noncompliance Area: PROVIDER DID NOT HAVE PROOF OF PURCHASE FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

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 Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements under subsection (a) are met.

Noncompliance Area: On the date of the inspection the staff person in the facility did not provide this writer immediate access to the staff and children's files when requested.

Correction Required: A staff person shall provide to agents of the Department immediate access to the facility, the children and the files and records

Noncompliance Area: on the date of the inspection the facility did open with only one staff person in the building and 5 children in care.

Correction Required: At least two facility persons shall be present in the facility when two or more children are in care. At a minimum, one of the facility persons shall be a staff person.

Noncompliance Area: On 4/9/19 staff member #1 was providing care for a group of children that did include child #1. Staff person #1 did respond to the hitting, pushing and scratching behaviors of child #1 with a physical restraint. In their own words on a written statement at the time of the incident staff person #1 did write; " I had to take him to the ground 'control' and pin him with my knee"

Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children, specifically non violent crisis intervention . The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training.

Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection In the large muscle play space in the back yard of the facility staff person #3 was caring for a group of 13 children and was positioned in a such a way that at the times when a child in her group required more acute attention and redirection the other children in that group were out of the line of sight of staff person #3. This occurred multiple times during the inspection. Staff person #2 was caring for a group of 4 infants in the infant room at the time of the inspection; staff person #2 was observed across the hallway from the infant room and when certification representative did enter the room the four infants were 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. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training.

Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection the 2 year old room was staffed by staff person #1 a single staff person and there were 7 children in care including one 2 year old child. In the large muscle play space back yard of the facility a staff person #3 was responsible for a mixed age group of 13 children including several 3 year old's and younger school aged children.

Correction Required: When children are grouped in mixed age levels, the age of the youngest child in the group determines the staff:child ratio and maximum group size in accordance with the requirements in 3270.51 (relating to similar age level). The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility is maintaining the required staff:child ratios at all times. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Southeast Region Office on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format.

Noncompliance Area: The facility outdoor play area that had embedded equipment did not have the required ground surfacing. The mulch in most areas was less than 1/2 inch under the equipment.

Correction Required: Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair.

Noncompliance Area: There were two toilets in the girls bathroom that were not working properly.

Correction Required: Toilet areas and fixtures shall be cleaned daily and be in good repair.

Noncompliance Area: In the preschool classroom, a television was incorrectly mounted to a rolling cart presenting a fall hazard.

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

Noncompliance Area: During naptime in the preschool classroom, a child was resting on a cot that had only one side with two feet of space.

Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use.

Noncompliance Area: The refrigerators in the kitchen, infant, and young toddler rooms did not have thermometers.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The Agreement for Child #4 did not include the persons to whom the child may be released.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the Agreement did not include the "date of admission" for Child #3 and Child #5.

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

Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, Child #5 did not have their physician's phone number listed in the contact information.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child`s physician or source of medical care.

Noncompliance Area: The health insurance policy number was not indicated on the emergency contact information form for Child #5.

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.

Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, Emergency Plans of Transportation were not posted in each child care space.

Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children.

Noncompliance Area: The health report for Child # 5, a Young Toddler, has not been updated in more than 6 months.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler

Noncompliance Area: Staff #6 had a health assessment more than 24 months old.

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.

Noncompliance Area: Staff #7 did not have verification of her previous years of experience.

Correction Required: A facility person`s record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: Staff #1, 2, 3, and 4 did not have the most recent Disclosure Statement Form in their record. Staff #5 was missing page 2 of the Disclosure Statement.

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. LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person # -- may not work in a child care position at the facility. 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. Facility Person #--- may not work in a child care position at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: Small, unlidded trash cans were present in each child bathroom.

Correction Required: Trash that has been contaminated by human secretions or excrement shall be contained in closed, plastic-lined receptacles.

Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the first-aid kit in the preschool classroom was missing gloves, band-aids, medical tape, and gauze. The first-aid kit in the school age classroom was missing gloves.

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.

Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, two toilets in the boys bathroom were secured shut because they were inoperable.

Correction Required: Toilet areas and fixtures shall be cleaned daily and be in good repair.

Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative observed the preschool room without any staff supervision during naptime for approximately 5 minutes while facility staff #1 was in the kitchen.

Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises.

Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative observed a mixed age group of pre-schoolers and after-schoolers with 23 children and 2 staff.

Correction Required: When children are grouped in mixed age levels, the age of the youngest child in the group determines the staff:child ratio and maximum group size in accordance with the requirements in 3270.51 (relating to similar age level).

Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative observed 13 older toddlers with 1 staff during naptime.

Correction Required: The staff:child ratio while toddlers and preschoolers are napping is one staff person to 10 young toddlers, one staff person to 12 older toddlers, one staff person to 20 preschool children