Play Learn And Grow Childcare Center

Regulation: 3270.32(a)

Description: Comply with CPSL

Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted on 7/30/26. Staff person #1 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 7/23/21.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to Child Protective Services). Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #1 must be supervised, when interacting with children at a minimum by, an AGS, who has completed all preservice trainings and has all qualifications to care for children unsupervised. If there are no staff person(s) available to supervise staff person #1, staff person #1 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.

Regulation: 3270.103

Description: Small Toys and Objects

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 Cert rep observed gloves on a open shelf in the bathroom hallway and by the fish tank in the Bottom Room. Plastic bags were also observed in a child's accessible cubie on the toddler side of the bottom room. These areas are accessible to children who may still be placing objects in their mouths.

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.

Regulation: 3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1)

Description: Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children

Noncompliance Area: On 7/7/25 during a renewal inspection Cert rep observed the follow incidents related to supervision of children: In the morning there was 13 children observed to be present with Staff 3 and 4. Staff 3 named and identified 6 children as being in their assigned group. Staff 4 named and identified 5 children in their assigned group. When Cert rep questioned this, it was determined that 1 of the children present was named and identified by both Staff 3 and 4 as being in both of their groups. 2 children present were not named by either staff and were not assigned to either staff. In the afternoon there was 16 children observed to be present with Staff 3 and 4. Staff 3 named and identified 7 children as being in their assigned group. Staff 4 named and identified 5 children in their assigned group. When Cert rep questioned this, it was determined that 4 children present were not named by either staff and were not assigned to either staff.

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. 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. TIERED LIS: 1. Children must be supervised at all times. 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. This portion of the plan shall have an immediate correction date. 2.The legal entity must create a policy in order to maintain proper supervision. This policy will ensure that all children are properly assigned to a staff person and supervised at all times. This policy must address supervision during transition times, such as visiting the bathroom and staff transitions. The legal entity must receive approval of the policy from the Regional Office. Once approved by the Regional Office, the legal entity must review policy with all staff and have staff sign off that the understand and will follow the supervision policy. The operator shall provide a correction date for when this portion of the plan will be completed.

Regulation: 3270.121(b)

Description: Given parents in writing

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 the following information was not being provided to the parents in writing at the time of enrollment: the facility's general daily schedule and hours that care is provided.

Correction Required: At the time of enrollment, a parent shall receive in writing the facility's general daily schedule, hours for which care is provided, fees, responsibilities for meals, clothing, health policies, supervision policies, night care policies, dismissal policies, transportation and pick-up arrangements.

Regulation: 3270.123(a)(1)/3270.123(a)(2)

Description: Amount of fee/Date fee to be paid

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 Child 3's fee amount and date the fee is to be paid were not documented on their fee agreement.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week. An agreement shall specify the date on which the fee is to be paid.

Regulation: 3270.123(a)(4)

Description: Arrival/departure times

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 Child 3's arrival and departure times was not documented on their fee agreement.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the child's arrival and departure times.

Regulation: 3270.123(a)(6)/3270.182(2)

Description: Admission date/Application, admission, withdrawal dates

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 Child 3's date of admission was not documented in the child's file or fee agreement.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission. A child's record shall contain the dates of application, admission and withdrawal of the child.

Regulation: 3270.124(b)(3)/3270.124(b)(7)

Description: Parent home/work address, phone/Name/address/phone release person

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 the following information was not present on the respective child's emergency contact forms: parents' work address and phone numbers (Children 1, 3 and 4), parents home phone number Child 1) and the address of the release person(Child 1).

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. 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)

Description: Health information

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 is was noted Child 2's initial health assessment was dated 7/1/25, which is after 60 days from the child's date of admission.

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.

Regulation: 3270.133(4)

Description: Locked

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 Cert rep observed the following medications were accessible to children in a handbag that was stored on an accessible shelf: Prescription Certirzine, Cold Medicine, and Ibprophen.

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.

Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21

Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 the facility did not have a written policy which addressed the prevention and identification of child maltreatment.

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. The facility shall have a written policy which addresses: 1. Recognition of potential signs and symptoms of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma 2. Strategies for coping with a crying, fussing, or distraught child; and 3. The prevention and identification of child maltreatment.

Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(i)

Description: Age and Training

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25, it was noted that Staff 3 did not renew their pediatric first aid and CPR certification on or before the expiration date. This is evidenced by pediatric first aid and CPR trainings dated 5/20/23(expiration 5/31/25) and 6/23/25(expiration 6/30/27) being documented in staff 3's file.

Correction Required: Competence is the completion of training by a professional in the field of first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). All staff persons shall renew their certification in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on or before the expiration of the most current certification.

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

Description: Fire safety - 1 yr.

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 Staff 1 completed fire safety training on 4/27/24, and 7/1/25 and Facility Person 2 completed fire safety training on 4/27/24, and 5/28/25 which is more than 12 months between fire safety trainings.

Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety 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: 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b)

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

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/7/25 Cert rep noted more than 30 days between fire detection testing: 6/2/25-7/7/25.

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.

Regulation: 3270.31(f)

Description: Health and Safety Training

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): Get Started in Center Based Care-revised 2022.

Correction Required: Staff person(s) shall complete professional development in the topics of 3270.31(f), 3280.31(f) within 90 days of hire. Staff person #1 will have until 8/13/2024 to complete the required training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #1 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an (AGS) who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff available to supervise staff person #1, staff person #1 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.

Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)

Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

Noncompliance Area: Staff 2, who is a cook at the facility and does not work in ratio, had volunteer clearances on file for state police and child abuse clearances.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Facility Person # 2 may not work in a child care position at the facility until employee clearances are obtained. 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 # 2 may not work in a child care position at the facility until employee clearances are obtained.

Regulation: 3270.121(b)

Description: Given parents in writing

Noncompliance Area: It was observed that the facility did not have a written supervision policy, and this required policy was not provided to all currently enrolled families.

Correction Required: At the time of enrollment, a parent shall receive in writing the facility's general daily schedule, hours for which care is provided, fees, responsibilities for meals, clothing, health policies, supervision policies, night care policies, dismissal policies, transportation and pick-up arrangements.

Regulation: 3270.123(a)(3)

Description: Services proceeded

Noncompliance Area: Agreement forms for child #1 and #3 did not specify services that would be provided to the family and the child.

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).

Regulation: 3270.124(b)(2)/3270.124(b)(3)

Description: Physician name, address, phone/Parent home/work address, phone

Noncompliance Area: Emergency contact form for child #3 did not contain name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care, and did not contain the enrolling parent's work address and work telephone number.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.

Regulation: 3270.124(b)(6)

Description: Insurance coverage information

Noncompliance Area: Emergency contact form for child #3 did not contain health insurance coverage name or 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(e)

Description: Written emergency plan posted

Noncompliance Area: It was observed that an emergency transportation plan, identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency, was 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.

Regulation: 3270.171(c)

Description: Safe routes posted

Noncompliance Area: It was observed that the pick up and drop off procedures, also known as safe routes, were not posted at a conspicuous location in the child care facility.

Correction Required: Written notification of safe routes shall be posted by the operator at a conspicuous location in the child care facility.

Regulation: 3270.27(d)

Description: Plan posted

Noncompliance Area: It was observed that the facility's emergency plan was not posted in a conspicuous location.

Correction Required: The operator shall post the emergency plan in the facility at a conspicuous location.

Regulation: 3270.27(e)

Description: Letter to parents

Noncompliance Area: It was observed and stated that the emergency plan letter, that had been sent home with all newly enrolled families, did not contain information regarding the facility's lockdown procedures.

Correction Required: The operator shall provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining the emergency procedures. The operator shall also provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining any subsequent update to the plan.

Regulation: 3270.101(c)(5)

Description: Tactile development

Noncompliance Area: It was observed that the facility did not have present play equipment and materials, which included art supplies for manipulation and tactile development, at the time of inspection.

Correction Required: Play equipment and materials shall include toys to handle and manipulate and art materials for tactile development.

Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21

Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: It was observed that the facility did not establish a continuity of operations plan procedures as required by Federal regulation.

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: 3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(2)

Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Mantoux TB

Noncompliance Area: File for staff person #1 contained a health assessment form, for both a physical and TB, dated 7/21/22. This health assessment was completed and is dated more than 12 months prior to their initial service in child care.

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. An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Subsequent tuberculosis screening is not required unless directed by a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department.

Regulation: 3270.151(c)(3)/3270.151(c)(4)

Description: Exam communicable disease/Information re: medical problems

Noncompliance Area: File for staff person #2 contained a health assessment that did not include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination, or information on medical problems that might threaten the health of the children or prohibit a staff person from providing adequate care to children.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination. An adult health assessment must include information on medical problems that might threaten the health of the children or prohibit a staff person from providing adequate care to children.

Regulation: 3270.27(a)(1)/3270.27(f)

Description: Emergency plan/Emergency plan

Noncompliance Area: It was observed that the facility's emergency plan did not provide for accommodations for in place shelter of the children during an emergency, and a copy of the facility's emergency plan was not sent to the local municipality as required.

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. 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.

Regulation: 3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(iv)

Description: HS/GED + 2 yrs/Transcript, diploma and letters

Noncompliance Area: Although the file for staff person #2 contained 2 years of documented experience, the file did not contain adequate verification of obtaining a high school diploma or GED as required, and staff person #2 is employed as an assistant group supervisor.

Correction Required: An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years experience with children. 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: 3270.54(a)

Description: Two facility persons present in facility

Noncompliance Area: It was observed and stated by facility that between the hours of 2p and 5:30p, the facility will only have one staff person employed and present.

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.

Regulation: 3270.71

Description: Heat Source

Noncompliance Area: It was observed that metal pipes leading from the facility's heat source into the wall were exposed and accessible to children.

Correction Required: Hot water pipes and other sources of heat exceeding 110° F that are accessible to children shall be equipped with protective guards or shall be insulated to prevent direct contact.

Regulation: 3270.76

Description: Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: It was observed in the outdoor play space that a tree, containing a number of large dead branches which spanned over top of this area, created a visible hazard for the children that would play in that outdoor space.

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.

Regulation: 3270.95(b)

Description: Director or designated staff person ensure compliance

Noncompliance Area: It was observed that the facility had two types of fire alarms present. One of the two was an interconnected hardwired fire alarm system. The facility did not maintain on file documentation verifying the proof of purchase for the interconnected fire alarm system as required under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. § 1016(c)).

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