Description: CHILDRENS LEARNING ARC is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 32 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(3) - Services proceeded | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION OF A CHILD SERVICE REPORT COMPLETED IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS FOR CHILD #2 (START DATE 6/3/19) 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). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) WE HAVE COMPLETED CHILD SERVICE REPORTS. GOING FORWARD WE HAVE CREATED CHILD'S FILE TRACKING SHEET TO HELP KEEP TRACK OF ANY UPDATES NEEDED. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.124(f)/3270.181(c) - Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE MOST RECENT DATE ON THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM FOR CHILD #1 WAS 7/18/19, MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. 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.) WE HAD PARENT UPDATE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM. GOING FORWARD WE WILL CONTINUE OUR UPDATING PERIOD FOR CHILDREN'S FILES BUT WE WILL ENSURE THAT ALL FIELDS ARE COMPLETED. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.135(b) - Surfaces cleaned | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE DIAPER CHANGING TABLE WAS NOT CLEANED AND SANITIZED BETWEEN DIAPERINGS. Correction Required: Diaper changing surfaces shall be cleaned after each use by wiping the surface with a sanitizing solution or by changing a pad or other surface covering. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) WE HAVE COMPLETED DIAPER CHANGING TRAINING. GOING FORWARD STAFF WILL FOLLOW STEP BY STEP CHART FOR DIAPERING UNTIL PROCEDURES CAN BE DONE CORRECTLY WITHOUT LOOKING AT INSTRUCTIONS. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.161(d) - Potentially hazardous food refrigerated | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS A GALLON OF OPEN MILK AND AN OPEN JAR OF MAYONNAISE SITTING OUT ON THE COUNTER IN THE KITCHENETTE OF THE PRESCHOOL SIDE. Correction Required: Potentially hazardous food brought from the child's home or provided by the facility shall be refrigerated. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) WE HAVE A NO FOOD LEFT OUT POLICY. GOING FORWARD WE WILL ENSURE WE ARE FOLLOWING NORMAL PROCEDURES AND PUTTING FOOD AWAY. AS WELL AS DISPOSING OF IT WHEN NECESSARY. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.166(4) - Bottles labeled | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS AN UNLABELED BOTTLE SITTING IN A PACK AND PLAY. 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.) ALL BOTTLES AND SIPPY CUPS HAVE BEEN LABELED WITH PROPER CHILD'S NAME. GOING FORWARD NO BOTTLES/CUPS ARE ALLOWED TO BE PREPARED WITHOUT CHILD'S NAME. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.181(e) - Emergency master file updated | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS IN THE CLASSROOMS WERE OLD AND HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED WHEN THE MASTER FILE WAS UPDATED. Correction Required: If emergency information is updated in a master file, it shall be updated accordingly in other facility records. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) ALL EMERGENCY CONTACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THEIR BOOKS AS WELL AS FILES. GOING FORWARD DUIRNG UPDATING PERIOD ALL EMERGENCY CONTACTS WILL BE COPIED AND UPDATED IN PROPER FORM. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS ONLY 1 NON-FAMILY REFERENCE ON FILE FOR STAFF #3. 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 |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) WE HAVE RECEIVED 2ND NON FAMILY REFERENCE. GOING FORWARD STAFF WILL HAVE 30 DAYS TO PROVIDE REFERENCE LETTERS AFTER WHICH THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WORK WITHOUT IT. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.21 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS A SHARP KNIFE IN AN UNLOCKED DRAWER ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN IN THE KITCHEN AREA. 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.) WE HAVE ATTACHED CHILD PROOF DRAWER LOCKS TO PREVENT ACCESS TO UNLOCKED DRAWER IN KITCHEN AREA. GOING FORWARD WE WILL ENSURE TO CHILD PROOF ANY AND ALL AREAS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.27(b) - Plan reviewed/updated annually | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE EMERGENCY PLAN HAD BEEN REVIEWED AND/OR UPDATED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. Correction Required: The operator shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The operator shall document in writing each review and update of the emergency plan and kept on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) WE HAVE ADDED TO OUR YEARLY CHECKLIST EMERGENCY PLAN REVIEW. GOING FORWARD WE WILL REVIEW AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO THE EMERGENCY PLAN. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.34(a)(6) - Staff evaluations | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION OF A WRITTEN EVALUATION IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR STAFF #1 AND #2. Correction Required: A director is responsible for written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) STAFF EVALUATIONS WERE COMPLETED. GOING FORWARD WE WILL FILE THEM AWAY INTO STAFF FILES. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.65 - Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THERE WERE UNCOVERED ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN ON THE PRESCHOOL SIDE UNDER THE TV MONITOR, IN THE TODDLER AREA UNDER THE TV MONITOR, IN THE BATHROOM IN THE TODDLER AREA, AND IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING NEAR THE FRONT WINDOWS. 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.) WE HAVE COVERED THE OUTLETS. GOING FORWARD AS EACH STAFF STARTS THEIR SHIFT THEY MUST CHECK THEIR AREAS AND ENSURE OUTLET COVERS ARE IN PLACE. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS LARGE BOTTLES OF BLEACH IN AN UNLOCKED CABINET UNDER THE SINK IN THE KITCHEN AREA, AND LYSOL SPRAY IN AN UNLOCKED CABINET UNDER THE SINK IN THE KITCHENETTE AREA OF THE PRESCHOOL SIDE, BOTH ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN. 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.) ALL CLEANING SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN LOCKED AWAY INTO SUPPLY CLOSET. DAILY CHECKLIST HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO ENSURE THAT ALL THINGS ARE IN THE CORRECT PLACE. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE HEATER GRATE ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE TOILET IN THE TODDLER AREA WAS BENT LEAVING A HOLE IN THE FLOOR, AND THERE WAS A BLACK AND WHITE DISCOLORATION OF UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE ON THE TILES AROUND THE TOILET. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) WE HAVE HAD BATHROOM FLOORS REDONE AS WELL AS REPLACED HEATER GRATE. GOING FORWARD WE WILL NOT ULITIZE ANY AREA THAT REQUIRES REPAIR UNTIL IT IS TAKEN CARE OF. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.82(h) - Handwashing signs | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 2/10/20 DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO HANDWASHING SIGN IN THE BATHROOM IN THE TODDLER AREA. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) WE HAVE PLACED A HAND WASHING SIGN IN BATHROOM. GOING FORWARD WE WILL NOT REMOVE OLD SIGN UNTIL NEW SIGN IS READY TO BE POSTED. |
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| 2019-10-02 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.133(5) - Original label | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: ON 10/2/19 DURING AN UNANNOUNCED FOLLOW UP VISIT, THE EPI-PEN FOR CHILD #1 EXPIRED ON 6/2018. Correction Required: Medication shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturer's or health professional's instructions on the original label. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) EPIPEN WAS SENT HOME. GOING FORWARD IF MEDICATION IS EXPIRED WE WILL SEND IT HOME OR HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE PHYSICIAN. |
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