Description: PRENNI FAMILY DAY CARE is a Family Child Care Home in ERNEST PA, with a maximum capacity of 6 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-02-13 | Renewal | 3290.18 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On the date of inspection, it was observed that there was not an operable smoke detector on the upstairs floor because it was missing. Also, it was observed that two of the three fire extinguishers present, none of which were located in the cooking area, were tagged to be beyond their inspection dates and a portable fire extinguisher retrieved from the provider's basement was dated 1984 and had the tape removed from the nozzle, which the instructions on the device indicated was a sign that a new one should be purchased. These conditions at the facility pose a threat to the health or safety of children. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. After installing an operable smoke detector on the second floor and obtaining an acceptable portable fire extinguisher, the operator will verify correction to an agency of with an agent of the department. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A smoke detector will be purchased and installed same day or next day, as no children are scheduled to be in care. A fire extinguisher will be purchased for placement in the kitchen. In the future, every time the operator conducts a fire drill, the smoke detectors will be tested and the fire extinguisher date and placement will be checked in the kitchen. |
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| 2020-02-13 | Renewal | 3290.192(2) - Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The operator's file lacks a copy of the previous health assessment. Correction Required: 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A current health assessment is on file. In the future, the operator will keep and file all health assessments. |
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| 2020-02-13 | Renewal | 3290.31(f) - Biennial 12 hrs. training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The operator lacks five hours of annual training for the anniversary year 5/12/18- 5/12/19, five training hours attained during this time were obtained to a correct a violation the previous inspection year. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an biennial minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will obtain five additional training hours, with the understanding that these hours will not also count towards the next inspection year and that six more hours will be needed for 5/12/19- 5/12/20 anniversary year. In the future, six hours of training will be obtained during the provider's anniversary year. |
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| 2020-02-13 | Renewal | 3290.64(a) - Locked or inaccessible - in original container | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In an unlocked undersink cabinet, grooming products and other items labeled "Keep Out of Reach of Children" were observed. It was disclosed that normally the cabinet is locked when children are in care, but the lock has since broke. Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A child-proof lock will be purchased and placed on the cabinet when children are in care. In the future, toxics items will remain inaccessible when children are in care. |
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| 2020-02-13 | Renewal | 3290.75(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In the dining room, an area of peeling pain was observed on the wall below the window near an outlet. On the front porch, a large concrete surface was observed to have many areas of peeling paint. Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The indoor area will be patched. When weather permits, the outdoor porch surface will be covered. In the future, painted surfaces will be checked at the same time as fire drills to ensure no damaged or peeling paint is present in the child care spaces. |
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| 2019-02-28 | Renewal | 3290.151(a)(2)/3290.192(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The most current health assessment in the file for Staff #1 is dated almost 3 years ago. Correction Required: 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff #1 will obtain a new health assessment. In the future, the operator will obtain a new health assessment every 24 months |
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| 2019-02-28 | Renewal | 3290.22(a)/3290.24(d) - Availability/Plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The posted Certificate of Compliance is expired. The facility lacked postings of the Family Child Care Homes regulation book, the DHS phone number and the Emergency Plan or any direction of how to obtain them. Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of registration and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office posted at the same locationThe operator shall post the emergency plan in the facility at a conspicuous location. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Now and in the future, the current Certificate of Compliance will be posted as soon as it is received and signs will be posted with the DHS FCCH regulation book website link, the DHS Western Regional phone number and directing parents to ask the operator to see the Emergency Plan. |
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| 2019-02-28 | Renewal | 3290.24(b) - Plan reviewed/updated annually | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The last documented review of the facility Emergency Plan was dated more than one year ago. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator reviewed the Emergency Plan and documented the review with a signature and a date. In the future, the operator will review the Emergency Plan at least once per year within the last review. |
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| 2019-02-28 | Renewal | 3290.31(f) - Biennial 12 hrs. training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The last documented training that Staff #1 completed is dated approximately a year and a half ago. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an biennial minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will complete six hours of training via the Better Kid Care or PA Key websites, with the understanding that these six hours will not also be counted for the next inspection year. In the future, the operator will obtain six hours of training annually. |
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| 2018-02-21 | Renewal | 3290.24(b) - Plan reviewed/updated annually | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The emergency plan lacked written documentation of review by the operator. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator has signed a review of the Emergency Plan. In the future, the operator will review the Emergency Plan annually and initial the plan to indicate the review. |
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| 2018-02-21 | Renewal | 3290.64(a)/3290.133(4) - Locked or inaccessible - in original container/Locked | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A bottle of Windex labeled 'Keep Out of Reach of Children' and a box of Prep-H medication intended for staff was observed in an unlocked, under-sink cabinet in the downstairs restroom. Correction Required: Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces. Medication shall be stored in a locked area of the facility or in an area that is out of the reach of children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The bottle of windex and medication was moved to and will be kept in a locked cabinet. In the future, toxics and medications will always be inaccessible. |
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| 2018-02-21 | Renewal | 3290.73(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The first-aid kit lacked gauze. Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Gauze was placed in the first-aid kit. In the future, soap, an assortment of bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and gloves will be maintained in the first-aid kit. |
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| 2017-02-22 | Renewal | 3290.31(f)(4)(i)/3290.32(d) - First aid - 3 yrs./First-aid techniques | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for facility person #1, whom is the only person providing care in the family child care, lacked current first-aid training. The first-aid training expired on 2-7-17. Correction Required: Competence in first-aid is demonstrated by the completion of training by a professional in the field of first-aid. First-aid training shall be renewed on or before expiration of certification or every 3 years, as applicable. One or more persons competent in first-aid techniques shall be at the facility when day care children are in care. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The facility person is going to sign up for a first-aid class at the YMCA. From now on, the first-aid training will be completed before it expires. |
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