Pittsburgh After School Academy Urban Pathways K-5

Regulation: 3270.108(c)

Description: No styrofoam

Noncompliance Area: During snack time, it was observed that Styrofoam cups and bowls were being used.

Correction Required: Styrofoam cups and plates may not be used.

Regulation: 3270.113(a)(1)

Description: Staff assigned to specific children

Noncompliance Area: On 11/10/25 from 3:45-3:55 PM, Staff Person #2 was supervising 10 School Age children who were using the restrooms. Staff Person #2 went into one of the restrooms three times leaving the children who were lined in the hallway unsupervised. At 3:52 PM, six school age students were observed in the hall when Staff Person #2 went into the restroom for the third time.

Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.

Regulation: 3270.124(b)(6)

Description: Insurance coverage information

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact form in the file for Child #1 did not include the health insurance policy number.

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.

Regulation: 3270.124(b)(7)

Description: Name/address/phone release person

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact form in the file for Child #3 did not include the release persons' addresses.

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.

Regulation: 3270.131(a)(4)/3270.182(1)

Description: Initial health report for school age; accordance with school attendance/Initial and subsequent health reports

Noncompliance Area: The initial health report in the file for Child #5, a school age child, was conducted during the time the child was a preschool child and is not valid.

Correction Required: The initial health report for a school-age child must be dated in accordance with the requirements for medical examinations for school attendance in 28 Pa. Code § 23.2 (relating to medical examinations). A child's record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Regulation: 3270.131(a)/3270.182(1)

Description: Health information/Initial and subsequent health reports

Noncompliance Area: The initial health reports in the files for Child #1, 3 and 4 were conducted more than 60 days after the child's first day of attendance at the facility.

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 shall contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Regulation: 3270.134(a)

Description: Child's hands washed

Noncompliance Area: On 11/10/25, it was observed that ten children did not wash their hands prior to eating snacks.

Correction Required: A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered.

Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21

Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: The trash cans in the cafeteria did not contain lids.

Correction Required: A facility shall be operated in conformity with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.State agencies whose regulations may relate to the operation of a facility include the Department of Environmental Resources, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation. Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Regulation: 3270.171(a)

Description: Pick-up and drop-off points

Noncompliance Area: The facility did not have an annual traffic letter on file, which notifies local traffic safety authorities of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility.

Correction Required: An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility.

Regulation: 3270.181(c)

Description: Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos

Noncompliance Area: The fee agreements and emergency contact forms in the files for Child #1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, who have been enrolled for more than six months, have not been updated by the parent.

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.

Regulation: 3270.27(c)

Description: Training regarding plan

Noncompliance Area: The files for Staff Person #3 and #4 did not contain documentation of annual emergency plan training conducted within the past 12 months.

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 and kept on file at the facility.

Regulation: 3270.31(e)

Description: Age and Training

Noncompliance Area: The files for Staff Person #1 and #3 do not contain documentation of 12 annual hours of training for the last full year of service: Staff Person #1 August, 2024-August, 2025: 5.5 hours. Staff Person #3: October, 2024-October, 2025: 0 hours.

Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training.

Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(ii)

Description: Fire safety - 1 yr.

Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #3 does not contain documentation of annual fire safety training conducted within the past 12 months.

Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in fire safety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent.

Regulation: 3270.31(f)

Description: Health and Safety Training

Noncompliance Area: The health and safety training in the file for Staff Person #2 was conducted more than 90 days after the staff person's first day of working in a child care position at the facility (See LIS Code Sheet).

Correction Required: Staff persons shall complete professional development within 90 days of hire as listed in subsections (f)1-10.

Regulation: 3270.34(a)(6)

Description: Staff evaluations

Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #4, who has been working at the facility for more than one year, did not include a written evaluation (See LIS Code Sheet).

Correction Required: A director is responsible for written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.