Pocono Family Ymca At Smithfield Elementary

Regulation: 3270.131(a)/3270.182(1)

Description: Health information/Initial and subsequent health reports

Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of children's files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of birth and date of enrollment. Regulation requires a health report to be obtained on a child within 60 days of enrollment. Child #3 was enrolled and has attended the facility for more than 60 days and the file did not contain a health report.

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: 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3)

Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test

Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to update their health assessments at least every 24 months. Staff #1 did not participate in an updated health assessment at least every 24 months (previous 11/15/22, current 1/31/25). Staff #2 has a health assessment dated 10/9/23 and this staff has not yet participated in an updated health assessment.

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.

Regulation: 3270.27(c)

Description: Training regarding plan

Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to participate in at least an annual review of emergency plan. At the time of this inspection, the director was unable to provide documentation that the following staff reviewed the emergency plan annually: Staff #1 (pervious review 11/9/24), Staff #2 (no documented previous review). Staff #1 and #2 have been employed with the facility for more than 12 months. Staff #2 was working in child care at the time of this inspection.

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)(4)(i)

Description: Age and Training

Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to participate in updated pediatric first aid and CPR training prior to their current certification expiring. At the time of this inspection, the director was unable to provide documentation that Staff #1 and #2 participated in updated pediatric first aid and CPR training. Staff #1 last participated in pediatric first aid and CPR training on 2/25/23 and Staff #2 on 6/25/22. Staff #2 was working in child care at the time of this inspection.

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. Until such time as the required pre- service trainings are completed, staff person #1 and #2 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 and #2, staff person #1 and #2 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.

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

Description: Fire safety - 1 yr.

Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to participate in fire safety training at least on an annual basis. At the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide documentation that the following staff completed fire safety training at least on an annual basis: Staff #2 (no previous training documented but staff has been employed with the facility for more than 12 months) and Staff #3 (previous 9/24/24). Staff #2 and #3 were working in child care at the time of this inspection.

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: 3270.34(a)(6)

Description: Staff evaluations

Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires the director to conduct a written evaluation on staff at least every 12 months. At the time of this inspection, the director was unable to provide documentation that evaluations were conducted on Staff #1, #2 and #3. All three staff were employed with the facility for more than 12 months.

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

Regulation: 3270.123(a)(5)/3270.124(b)(7)

Description: Designated release persons/Name/address/phone release person

Noncompliance Area: The records for child #1 and child #2 did not specify the persons designated by the parent to whom the child may be released nor include the release person's address.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released. 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.