Description: AMAZING KIDZ ACADEMY LLC is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 99 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2019-07-11 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(6) - Insurance coverage information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON JULY 11, 2019, THE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION OF CHILD #1 DID NOT INCLUDE THE HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION OR POLICY NUMBER FOR A CHILD UNDER A FAMILY POLICY. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) PROVIDER OBTAINED THIS INFORMATION FROM THE CHILD'S PARENT AND WILL ENSURE THAT ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN ALL EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION AT ALL TIMES. |
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| 2019-07-11 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(1) - Infant: updated health report every 6 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON JULY 11, 2019, THE HEALTH REPORT OF CHILD #1 (DOB:10-12-18) WAS NOT UPDATED WITHIN 6 MONTHS (HEALTH REPORT DATED 12-18-18). Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child #1's health report has been updated. All infant and young toddlers health reports shall be updated every six months. Program director received updated health assessment from parent and checked all files. |
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| 2019-07-11 | Renewal | 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON JULY 11, 2019, THE RECORD OF STAFF #2 (HIRED 8-9-18) DID NOT CONTAIN A HEALTH ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED WITHIN 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO PROVIDING INITIAL SERVICE IN A CHILD CARE SETTING, OR 24 MONTHS THEREAFTER (HEALTH ASSESSMENT DATED 2-7-16). 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A facility person's record shall always contain a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments in their file which will include TB skin tests and/or medical documents to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis. Staff person #2's updated valid health assessment has been received. |
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| 2019-07-11 | Renewal | 3270.171(a) - Local authorities informed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON JULY 11, 2019, THE LETTER TO LOCAL TRAFFIC SAFETY AUTHORITIES WAS DATED JANUARY OF 2018. 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 day care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A copy of proof with signatures of notification to local traffic safety authorities shall always be completed and kept in our files, annually indicating location of our facility and our program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the daycare facility at all times. |
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| 2019-07-11 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON JULY 11, 2019, THE RECORDS OF STAFF #1 AND STAFF #3 CONTAINED ONLY ONE WRITTENM NONFAMILY REFERENCE. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) PROVIDER OBTAINED A SECOND WRITTEN REFERENCE FOR STAFF #3, AND STAFF #1 IS NO LONGER WORKING AT THE FACILITY AS OF 7-12-19. PROVIDER WILL ENSURE THAT ALL STAFF HAVE TWO WRITTEN, NONFAMILY REFERENCES FROM INDIVIDUALS ATTESTING TO THE PERSON'S SUITABILITY TO SERVE AS A FACILITY PERSON AT ALL TIMES. |
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| 2019-07-11 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON JULY 11, 2019, THE RECORD OF STAFF #1 (HIRED 1-22-19) DID NOT CONTAIN AN ACCEPTABLE PA STATE POLICE AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CPSL. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). 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 #1 may not work in a child care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for criminal history record and child abuse registry clearances and a copy of the disclosure statement at all times. Staff #1 was informed and did not return to the facility. All CPSL clearances will be ordered from identogo for PA DHS always. |
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| 2019-07-11 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON JULY 11, 2019, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED A TOILET PAPER DISPENSER IN THE FIRST STALL OF THE GIRLS ROOM THAT WAS CRACKED AND IN NEED OF REPAIR. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) PROVIDER REPLACED THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER AND WILL DO ROUTINE CHECKS OF THE FACILITY TO ENSURE THAT ALL FLOORS, WALLS, CEILINGS AND OTHER SURFACES, INCLUDING THE OUTDOOR PLAY SPACE, ARE KEPT CLEAN, IN GOOD REPAIR, AND FREE FROM VISIBLE HAZARDS. |
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| 2019-07-11 | Renewal | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INSPECTION ON JULY 11, 2019, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED AREAS OF CHIPPED/PEELING PAINT AND PLASTER IN THE YOUNG TODDLER ROOM AND CHIPPED PAINT IN THE OLDER TODDLER ROOM. 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.) PROVIDER PAINTED ALL AREAS OF CHIPPED PAINT AND REPAIRED/COVERED THE DAMAGED PLASTER WITH A PROTECTIVE GUARD. PROVIDER WILL ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO AREAS OF PEELED OR DAMAGED PAINT OR PLASTER IN THE FACILITY AT ANY TIME. |
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| 2019-03-15 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(b) - No physical punishment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON 3-15-19, THE FACILITY STATED THAT ON 3-14-19 AT 11:25 AM, STAFF #1 WAS OBSERVED PHYSICALLY GRABBING A CHILD IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEN PUSHING THEM TO THE GROUND. Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A facility person will not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child at any time. Any facility person that does so shall be immediately terminated, escorted off the premises and reported to DHS. A new director has been put in place and all facility persons shall be retrained in acceptable redirecting of undesirable child behavior. |
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| 2018-12-21 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON DECEMBER 21, 2018, THE STAFF IN ALL 4 CLASSROOMS OBSERVED (SCHOOL-AGE SPACE, PRE-K1, OLDER TODDLERS AND YOUNG TODDLER ROOMS) WERE NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY NAME ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN HIS OR HER ASSIGNED GROUP. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) ALL STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO NAME ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN THEIR SUPERVISION GROUPS. STAFF WILL USE EC CARDS ON PERSON TO KEEP TRACK OF ASSIGNED CHILDREN. |
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| 2018-07-12 | Renewal | 3270.104(a) - Clean, good repair, proper size | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION THE PIECE OF FURNITURE USED TO HANG DRAMATIC PLAY CLOTHING IN THE YOUNG TODDLER ROOM, THE FOUR SQUARE CUBBY IN THE INFANT ROOM AND THE ART SHELF IN THE PRE SCHOOL ROOM WERE ALL WOBBLY AND POSE A RISK OF TIPPING WHICH COULD BE A SAFETY HAZZARD. Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) DURING THE INSPECTION, SUPPLIES WERE PURCHASED AND THE FURNITURE WAS MOUNTED TO ENSURE THAT IT IS STABLE AND WILL NOT POSE THE RISK OF TIPPING. MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE CONSULTED WHEN ANY NEW FURNITURE IS PURCHASED TO SEE IF MOUNTING IS RECOMMENDED. |
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| 2018-07-12 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(1) - Infant: updated health report every 6 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE FILE FOR CHILD #1 (DOB-3/23/17) DID NOT CONTAIN AN UP TO DATE HEALTH ASSESSMENT. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) AN UPDATED HEALTH ASSESSMENT WILL BE OBTAINED FOR CHILD #1. CHILD FILES WILL BE REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT ALL INFORMATION IS KEPT CURRENT ACCORDING TO THE REGULATION. |
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| 2018-07-12 | Renewal | 3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Mantoux TB | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE FILE FOR STAFF PERSON #1 (DATE OF HIRE-5/16/18) DID NOT INCLUDE AN INITIAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT OR RESULTS OF TB TESTING. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) STAFF PERSON #1 HAS AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED AND WILL OBTAIN A HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND RESULTS FROM A TB TEST. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT IN THE STAFF FILE. GOING FORWARD, ALL STAFF WILL HAVE A HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND RESULTS FROM TB TEST ON FILE AT THE FACILITY AT THE INITIAL TIME OF EMPLOYMENT. |
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| 2018-07-12 | Renewal | 3270.76/3270.77(a) - Building Surfaces/No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: AT TIME OF RENEWAL INSPECTION, THE WALL BY THE CHANGING TABLE IN THE YOUNG TODDLER ROOM WAS DIRTY AND IN NEED OF BEING CLEANED. THE PIPES ON THIS WALL WERE ACCESSIBLE DUE TO THE FOAM COMING OFF OF THE PIPES. CRACKED PLASTER WAS OBSERVED IN THE YOUNG TODDLER ROOM BY THE TOY SHELF. THERE WERE 2 AREAS OF CHIPPED PAINT ON THE YELLOW WALL IN THE SCHOOL AGE AREA. THE VENTS IN THE BOYS AND GIRLS BATHROOMS WERE DIRTY AND IN NEED OF BEING CLEANED. RUST WAS OBSERVED ON THE HEATER IN THE BOYS BATHROOM. 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.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.) REPAIRS BEGAN DURING THE INSPECTIONS. THE WALL IN THE YOUNG TODDLER ROOM WAS WIPED DOWN SO THAT IT IS CLEAN. THE FOAM WAS REPOSITIONED AND TAPED SO THE PIPES ARE COVERED. THE PAINT AND PLASTER WILL BE REPAIRED IN THE YOUNG TODDLER ROOM. THE VENTS IN BOTH OF THE BATHROOMS WERE REMOVED, CLEANED, AND REPLACED. THE CHIPPED AREAS OF PAINT IN THE SCHOOL AGE ROOM WILL BE RE-PAINTED AND THE RUST ON THE HEATER WILL BE SANDED AND PAINTED. ALL INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AREAS OF THE FACILITY WILL BE KEPT CLEAN, IN GOOD CONDITION, AND FREE FROM ANY HAZZARDS. THERE WILL BE NO AREAS OF CHIPPED PAINT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. |
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| 2018-05-03 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: CHILDREN WERE OBSERVED TO BE UNSUPERVISED WHILE USING/RETURNING FROM BATHROOM 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) CHILDREN ON FACILITY PREMISES AND EXCURSIONS SHALL BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES BY A STAFF PERSON. OUR NEW POLICY IS NO MORE THAN THE RATIO AMOUNT PER ONE STAFF MEMBER MAY USE BATHROOM AT ONE TIME. NO CHILDREN ARE ALLOWED TO LINE UP OUTSIDE THE BATHROOM. ALL CHILDREN MUST ENTER ONE BATHROOM WITH TEACHER AND REMAIN UNTIL ALL DONE. |
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