Right Steps Of Churchville - Southampton PA Child Care Center

48 CHURCHVILLE LN , SOUTHAMPTON PA 18966
(215) 355-8801

About the Provider

Description: Right Steps is a boutique preschool and childcare center. We are much more than just a daycare center. At Right Steps, we have great love for children and are dedicated to providing them with the experiences and tools to aid in their education and development. The Right Steps faculty is devoted to inspiring the healthy, personal and intellectual development of every student.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00170994
  • Capacity: 70
  • State Rating: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Council Rock
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 16
  • District Office Phone: (610) 437-6000 ext 2 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2019-02-05 Renewal 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 renewal inspection on 2/5/19, file of staff person #1 included a health assessment that was conducted on 1/3/17 and was more than 24 months old.

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.)
Staff #1 will go to the doctor to obtain new health assessment form. In the future, director will use childware program to get reminders about health assessments that will expire soon.
2019-02-05 Renewal 3270.65 - Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 2/5/19, protective receptacle cover was not placed in one electrical outlet I accessible to children in Room #4 (Toddlers)

Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Protective receptacle cover was placed in electrical outlet. Director will check all electrical outlets in the morning to make sure the receptacle covers are in place.
2017-12-08 Renewal 3270.166(1)/3270.166(4) - Written statement/Bottles labeled Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 12/8/17, TWO BOTTLES OBSERVED IN THE INFANT ROOM WERE NOT LABELED WITH THE CHILD'S NAME. ADDITIONALLY, NO EVIDENCE OF A WRITTEN STATEMENT OBTAINED BY THE PARENT GIVING FORMULA AND FEEDING SCHEDULE WAS OBSERVED FOR CHILD #1 AND CHILD #2 (INFANTS).

Correction Required: A written statement giving the formula and feeding schedule for an infant shall be obtained from the parent.Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
ALL BOTTLES WERE LABELED WITH THE CHILD'S NAME. TEACHER WILL ENSURE BOTTLES ARE LABELED AT ALL TIMES. WRITTEN MEAL STATEMENTS WERE OBTAINED BY PARENTS FOR CHILD #1 AND CHILD #2. MOVING FORWARD, WHEN AN INFANT ENROLLS IN THE PROGRAM, A WRITTEN STATEMENT SHALL BE OBTAINED BY THE PARENT AND KEPT ON FILE IN THE INFANT ROOM.
2017-12-08 Renewal 3270.64/3270.76 - Outside Walkways/Building Surfaces Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 12/8/17, A MISSING PIECE OF PLAYGROUND TILE WAS MISSING FROM THE TODDLER PLAY SPACE CAUSING A TRIP HAZARD. ADDITIONALLY, LEAVES, TWIGS AND DEBRI WERE OBSERVED ON THE TODDLER PLAY SPACE. LOW BRANCHES AT CHILDREN'S EYE LEVEL WERE OBSERVED FROM A TREE LOCATED IN THE PRESCHOOL PLAY SPACE.

Correction Required: Outside walkways shall be free from ice, snow, leaves, equipment and other hazards.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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
THE LOW EYE LEVEL BRANCHES ON THE TREE LOCATED IN THE PRESCHOOL PLAY YARD WERE REMOVED. THE LEAVES AND DEBRI WERE CLEANED FROM THE TODDLER PLAY SPACE. PROVIDER SEALED AND PATCHED THE TRIP HAZARD LOCATED ON THE OUTDOOR TODDLER PLAY SPACE. DIRECTOR WILL PERIODICALLY EXAMINE PLAY SPACE TO ENSURE SAFETY ISSUES ARE RESOLVED AND SURFACES ARE KEPT CLEAN.
2017-11-17 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.113(b)/3270.113(c) - No physical punishment /No ridicule or threaten harm Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 11/17/17, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE REVIEWED VIDEO RECORDED ON 11/6/17 AT APPROX 12:20PM. STAFF #1 WAS OBSERVED PULLING CHILD #1 OFF HIS COT AND DRUG HIM TO HER BY HIS FOOT. STAFF #1 WAS THEN OBSERVED RESTRAINING CHILD #1 FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND THEN PLACING CHILD #1 BACK ON HIS COT IN A ROUGH MANNER. AFTER RETUNING CHILD #1 TO HIS COT, STAFF #1 WAS OBSERVED THROWING A PULL UP ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE CHILD'S COT.

Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. A facility person may not single out the child for ridicule, threaten harm to the child or the child's family and may not specifically aim to degrade the child or the child's family.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
UPON REVIEWING THE VIDEO ON 11/8/17 WITH THE PARENTS OF CHILD #1, THE STAFF PERSON WAS TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY. A POSITIVE GUIDANCE TRAINING WAS SCHEDULED FOR ALL STAFF ON 11/24/17. A COPY OF THE SIGN IN SHEET FROM THE TRAINING WILL BE KEPT ON FILE AT THE FACILITY. STAFF MEETING WAS CONDUCTED DISCUSSING SITUATION WITH STAFF. STAFF MAY NOT USE ANY FORM OF PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT IN ORDER TO REDIRECT A CHILD.

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