Playworkz Of Northern Liberties Early Care & Lrng - Philadelphia PA Child Care Center

713 N 7th St , PHILADELPHIA PA 19123
(215) 654-3031

About the Provider

Description: Playworkz Of Northern Liberties Early Care & Lrng is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 48 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00154700
  • Capacity: 48
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 22
  • District Office Phone: (215) 382-4762 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2019-11-01 Initial review 3270.107 - Refrigerator Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION ON 11/1/19, THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE CATERPILLAR CLASSROOM DID NOT HAVE A THERMOTER PRESENT INSIDE.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
PLAYWORKZ LEARNING ACADEMY PROVIDED A THERMOMETER VFOR THE REFRIGERATOR AND WILL MAINTAIN A WORKING THERMOMETERAT ALL TIMES.
2019-11-01 Initial review 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION ON 11/1/19, STAFF 2 FILE DID NOT HAVE VERIFICATION OF TB AND PHYSICAL RESULTS.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
PLAYWORKZ PROVIDED THE VERIFICATION AND RESULTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE STAFF FILE AND SUBMITTED THIS. PLAYWORKZ LEARNING ACADEMY WILL MAKE SURE THAT ALL RECORDS ARE UP TO DATE AND CURRENT.
2019-11-01 Initial review 3270.27(a) - Emergency plan Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION ON 11/1/19, THE FACILITY DID NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY PLAN.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
PLAYWORKZ LEARNING ACADEMY HAS POSTED EMERGENCY PLANS IN ALL CLASSROOMS AND WILL KEEP EMERGRENCY PLAN POSTED AT ALL TIMES.
2019-11-01 Initial review 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) - Fire safety - 1 yr. Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION ON 11/1/19, STAFF 1 FILE DID NOT HAVE VERIFICATION OF FIRE SAFETY BEING CONDUCTED.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
PLAYWORKS LEARNING ACADEMY HAS COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED FIRE SAFETY TRAININGS AND SUBMITTED THE RESULTS AND WILL MAKE SURE ALL STAFF FOLDERS ARE CURRENT AT ALL TIMES AND WILL UPDATE ACCORDING TO RENEWAL DATES.
2019-11-01 Initial review 3270.34(b)(1) - Bachelor's + 1 yr Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION ON 11/1/19, STAFF 1 FILE DID NOT HAVE VERIFICATION OF EDUCATION.

Correction Required: A director shall have attained a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year of experience with children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
PLAYWORKZ LEARNING ACADEMY HAS UPDATED DIRECTORS FILE AND SUBMITTED DIRECTOR DEGREE AND WILL MAKE SURE THAT ALL STAFF FOLDERS ARE CURRENT AT ALL TIMES AND WILL UPDTE ACCORDING TO RENEWAL DATES.
2019-11-01 Initial review 3270.74 - Emergency Numbers Posted Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING THE INITIAL INSPEPCTION ON 11/1/19, THERE WERE NO TELEPHONE NUMBERS POSTED NEXT TO THE PHONE IN THE CATERPLLAR CLASSROOM.

Correction Required: The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center shall be posted by each telephone in the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
PLAYWORKZ LEARNING ACADEMY HAS POSTED ALL EMERGENCY NUMBERS AND WILL MAINTAINPOSTED EMERGENCY NUMBERS AND IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS NEXT TO ALL TELEPHONES IN THE DAYCARE AT ALL TIMES.
2019-11-01 Initial review 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: DURING THE INITIAL IINSPECTION ON 11/1/19, THERE WAS PEELING PAINT ON THE GREEN WALL IN THE BUTTERFLY ROOM. THERE WAS PEELING PAINT ON THE YELLOW WALL UNDER THE COT TABLE.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
PLAYWORKZ IMMEDIATELY PAINTED ALL BARE SPOTS IN QUESTION AND WILL CONSISTENTLY MONITOR ALL SURFACES THAT COME IN CONTACT WITH OUR CHILDREN AND MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COVERAGE AND SAFETY.

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