Description: Your child's growth and development are of the great importance to us. We will closely supervise your child while in our care and will provide enriching experiences to enhance their development. Play is a learnign experience. To enrinch your child's growth our daily activities may include: Music, Art, Story Time, Freeplay, Outside play, Language (english and spanish), Exercises and more.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 12/6/19. At that time, the insert bucket seats used by the young toddlers for meals and activities were observed to not have the required safety straps. The children were observed eating lunch while in the insert bucket chairs. Two cracked red toy bins were observed in the older toddler room presenting a pinching hazard. Two exposed bolts were observed on the playground fence upon entering the playground. The playground fence was observed to be broken. Two cracked slides were observed on the playground presenting pinching hazards. The Step 2 slide and swing observed on the playground was observed to have parts that should be embedded into the ground for safety. The instruction manual for the Step 2 equipment could not be located. 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.) Provider will purchase safety straps for the insert bucket chairs. In the future, the safety straps for the insert bucket chairs will be used whenever the children are in them. Provider will remove the cracked toy bins from the older toddler room. Provider will cover exposed bolts on the playground. Provider will have broken fencing repaired. Provider will repair or remove the broken slides from the playground. Provider will find instruction manual for the Step 2 play equipment to ensure that it is used properly. In the future, provider will check facility monthly to make sure it is in good repair and free of visible hazards. |
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| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.106(f) - 2 feet apart | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 12/6/19. At that time, three young toddlers were observed napping with toys up against their rest equipment on two sides. A third side was up against a wall preventing them from having two feet of space on three sides. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) In the future, staff will position rest equipment so that children will have two feet of space on three sides. |
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| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.131(e)(4) - Annual immunization reporting to DOH | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 12/6/19. At that time, the file for Child #1 contained a health assessment dated 11/4/19. The most recent flu vaccine on the health assessment was 4/4/16. The immunization documentation for Child #2 did not contain any documentation that the child ever received the flu vaccine. The flu vaccine is recommended annually. Correction Required: The facility shall comply with the annual immunization reporting requirements in accordance with the Department of Health regulation in 28 Pa. Code 27.77. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will request documentation that Child #1 and Child #2 received the flu vaccination or a letter of exemption from the parents. In the future, provider will comply with the annual immunization reporting requirements in accordance with the Department of Health. |
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| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.135(a)(3) - Disposable diapers | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 12/6/19. At that time, Facility Person #4 was observed using her hand to open the trash can when disposing of a dirty diaper, instead of the foot pedal on the hands-free trash can. Correction Required: If disposable diapers are provided by a parent or by a facility, a soiled diaper shall be discarded by immediately placing the diaper into a plastic-lined, hands-free covered can. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director immediately spoke with Facility Person #4 so that she understands that she must use the foot pedal when disposing of dirty diapers. In the future, staff will use the foot pedal on the hands-free trash can when disposing of dirty diapers. |
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| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 12/6/19. At that time, the file for Facility Person #1 did not contain a health assessment and TB test results conducted prior to onset of employment. (Date of hire: 2/4/19, health assessment: 3/4/19) The file for Facility Person #2 did not contain health assessments conducted every 24 months. (Health assessments: 3/21/17, 9/19/19) 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.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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) In the future, provider will make sure that all staff have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to their date of hire and every 24 months thereafter. |
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| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.152 - Adult Hygiene | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 12/6/19. At that time, Facility Person #4 was observed changing an infant's diaper while wearing gloves. Facility Person #4 did not wash her hands after changing the child. Correction Required: A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director immediately explained to Facility Person #4 that she must wash her hands even though she was wearing gloves. In the future, all staff will wash their hands after changing a child's diaper. |
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| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 12/6/19. At that time, the file for Facility Person #3 contained the requests for clearances after the date of hire of 2/4/19. The disclosure statement was signed 2/11/19. The state police clearance was requested 2/7/19. The FBI clearance was requested 2/9/19. The PA Child Abuse Clearance was dated 3/8/19. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) In the future, provider will comply with Child Protective Services Law when obtaining clearances for new and existing staff. |
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| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.65 - Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 12/6/19. At that time, three uncovered outlets were observed in the school age room while the preschool children, ages 3-5, were in the room to watch a movie. Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will place protective coverings in electrical outlets. In the future, staff will check daily to make sure electrical outlets are covered when they are accessible to children 5 years of age or younger. |
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| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 12/6/19. At that time, dry erase cleaner labeled "Keep out of reach of children" was observed in a drawer with a faulty child safe lock. The drawer was about two feet high and able to be easily opened allowing the dry erase cleaner to be accessible to the preschool children in the classroom. Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff immediately moved the dry erase cleaner to a high cupboard where it was no longer accessible to the children in care. In the future, staff will check daily for any toxics or cleaning materials that may be accessible to the children in care. |
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| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | 3270.91(a) - Stairs, exits, etc. unobstructed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 12/6/19. At that time, the emergency exit from the infant room was blocked with baby bouncers. 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.) Staff immediately moved the baby bouncers so they were not blocking the emergency exit. In the future, staff will check daily to make sure exits and other means of egress are not blocked. |
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| 2019-10-07 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/16/19. At that time, the playground with embedded equipment only had 4 inches of mulch. (When equipment is embedded, at least 9 inches of wood mulch or 6 inches of rubber mulch is required.) The playhouses on the playground were filled with about 3 inches of small rocks. An unannounced inspection was conducted on 10/7/19. At that time, the playground with embedded equipment only had 7 inches of mulch under the climber. The overgrown weeds had been removed from the playground, revealing exposed bolts on the gates to the fence on the playground. 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.) Provider will rake the mulch so that there is at least 9 inches of mulch under the embedded climber. Provider will cover the exposed bolts. In the future, provider will check to make sure that play equipment has adequate mulch underneath and for exposed bolts on the fencing. |
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| 2019-08-16 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/16/19. At that time, the playground with embedded equipment only had 4 inches of mulch. (When equipment is embedded, at least 9 inches of wood mulch or 6 inches of rubber mulch is required.) The playhouses on the playground were filled with about 3 inches of small rocks. 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.) Provider will have adequate mulch placed on the playground or will have embedded equipment removed from the playground. Provider will have rocks removed from the playhouses on the playground. In the future, provider will check monthly to make sure that play equipment is in good repair and free from visible hazards. |
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| 2019-08-16 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.103 - Small Toys and Objects | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/16/19. At that time, a plastic bag was observed in a cubby in the toddler area. The plastic bag was accessible to the children in care. Correction Required: Toys and objects with a diameter of less than 1 inch, objects with removable parts that have a diameter of less than 1 inch, plastic bags and styrofoam objects may not be accessible to children who are still placing objects in their mouths. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff immediately moved the plastic bag so that it was not accessible to the children in care. In the future, staff will check the children's cubbies daily for any plastic bags or small objects. |
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| 2019-08-16 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.133(4) - Locked | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/16/19. At that time, Triple Paste was observed in a cubby in the toddler area. The Triple Paste was labeled "Keep out of reach of children" and was accessible to the children in care. 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.) Staff immediately moved the Triple Paste so that it was not accessible to the children in care. In the future, staff will check the children's cubbies daily for any medications. |
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| 2019-08-16 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.134(c) - Paper towels discarded | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/16/19. At that time, there were no paper towels in the boys bathroom for hand washing. Correction Required: Paper towels may be used as towels and washcloths. Paper towels shall be discarded after each use. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will place paper towels in the boys bathroom for hand washing. In the future, staff will check the bathroom each day to make sure there are paper towels for hand washing. |
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