Salem Crossroads Day Care Inc - Delmont PA Child Care Center

77 GREENSBURG ST , DELMONT PA 15626
(724) 468-8487

About the Provider

Description:

Mission Statement

Salem Crossroads Daycare is devoted to providing quality care and educational opportunities in a positive and nurturing environment with a focus on healthy growth in the four developmental domains.  (Social/Emotional/Physical/Cognitive)

Our Goals

Our Goals here at Salem Crossroads Daycare are to give your children the quality care, developmental, and educational opportunities that they deserve as well as provide you with the peace of mind a parent should have when leaving their children in the care of others. 

Our Credentials

Salem Crossroads Daycare is licensed by the state DHS to serve children from 6 weeks – 12 years

Keystone STARS – STAR 2 level

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00179960
  • Capacity: 134
  • Age Range: 6 weeks to 12 years
  • Rate Range Please call for information
  • State Rating: 2
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, American Sign Language, Spanish
  • Type of Care: Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Part-Time
  • Transportation: To/From School
  • Schools Served: Franklin Regional - Serviced by school bus, Greensburg Salem - Serviced by school bus
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 4
  • District Office Phone: (724) 836-4580 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.123(a)(3) - Services proceeded Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #3 lacked a child service report that was written within the past six months.

Correction Required: The services to be provided to the family and the child, including the Department's approved form to provide information to the family about the child's growth and development in the context of the services being provided. The operator shall complete and update the form and provide a copy to the family in accordance with the updates regarding emergency contact information in 3270.124(f) (relating to emergency contact information).

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
A child service report will be written. In the future, child service reports will be written every six months.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.123(a)(4) - Arrival/departure times Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #2 lacked an agreement that specified the arrival and departure times.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the child's arrival and departure times.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The times were added to the agreement form. In the future, all agreement forms will be completed with times.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.131(a)/3270.182(1) - Within 60 days/Initial and subsequent health reports Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #5 lacked an initial 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The child is no longer enrolled at the facility. In the future, all children will have health reports turned in on time.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.133(5) - Original label Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: A bottle of Benadryl was observed in the preschool room with an expiration date of 9/2019.

Correction Required: Medication shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturer's or health professional's instructions on the original label.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The Benedryl was thrown away and a new bottle was found. In the future, medications will be check to make sure they are not expired.
2020-01-08 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: The files for staff persons #2, #3, and #19 lacked health assessments that were conducted within the past 24 months. The files for staff persons #5 and #8 have health assessments that were conducted more than 24 months from each other. The file for staff person #12, whom was hired on 4/15/19, lacked an initial 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff will get their subsequent health assessments performed, documented and turned in to be added to their staff files. The staff with the missing initial health assessment will get her health assessment as soon as possible to be entered into her file. In the future, all staff will have a valid and appropriately signed health assessment prior to first day of work at the childcare facility.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The files for children #2-#5 lacked parental review and updated to the emergency contact information and the financial agreement within the past 6-month period.

Correction Required: A parent is required to review and update the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
6 month reviews will be done for each of the files above. All files will be reviewed on a schedule as to ensure that no files is missed or late to be reviewed.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.182(8) - Copy of initial and subsequent agreements. Parent receives original. Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #1 lacked an initial agreement form.

Correction Required: A child's record shall contain a copy of the initial agreement and subsequent written agreements between the parent and the operator. The parent receives the original agreement.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
This child was a staff child and is free of charge. An agreement will be made for this child with all spaces filled out. Responsible staff will create an agreement for all children including staff children with all spaces filled out before their start date.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.191 - Individual Records Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: A file was not observed for staff person #13 whom had a hire date of 1/8/20.

Correction Required: An individual record is required for each facility person.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The staff person will provide all required information for the file. In the future, all staff will have all required documents in their file prior to their start date.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.192(5) - Two written references Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The files for staff persons #9, #12, #19, and #23 lacked two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person. The staff persons had one reference letter in the file. The files for staff persons #11, #14, #16, and #21 lacked two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Responsible staff will collect all missing reference letters for staff. In future, responsible staff will make sure that all new staff have their letter of reference on file before working at the facility. Also, there will be a safeguard in place where the file is review at a set interval after date of hire to make sure nothing was missed. Staff person #14 is in college and will bring her reference letters when she returns to working at the childcare.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.27(c)/3270.192(2)(ii) - Training regarding plan/Exp, educ., training prior to facility Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #9, whom was hired on 11/13/17, lacked emergency plan training that was conducted within the past 12 months.

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. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff that did not have their emergency plan training within the 12 month period will review and sign off on emergency plan materials. In future, all staff will do emergency plan training on their first day of work as well as annually within a 12 month period or if the plan changes.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.31(e)(4)(ii)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Fire safety - 1 yr./Exp, educ., training at facility Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The files for staff persons #1-#9, #15, #17, and #22 lacked fire safety training that was conducted by a fire protection professional within the past 12 months.

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.A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director is going to contact someone to conduct the fire safety training. In the future, all staff will have fire safety training annually.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.31(e)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Annual 6 hrs. training/Exp, educ., training at facility Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #4 lacked 6 annual clock hours of child care training. The staff person has 3 hours on file.

Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff person will complete an additional 3 hrs of training and will make sure she has 6 hours continuously throughout the year. Responsible staff will make sure that all staff are registered on the PA keys website for easy checking by responsible person to ensure that staff continue to obtain and maintain their annual hours.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1, whom was hired as an assistant group supervisor on 8/20/18, lacked mandated reporter training that was completed within 90 days from the hire date. The mandated reporter training was completed on 10/9/19. The file for staff person #2, whom is an assistant group supervisor hired on 10/2/17, lacked a valid child abuse clearance. The clearance was requested for volunteer purposes instead of employment purposes. The file for staff person #3, whom was hired as a group supervisor on 2/14/11, lacked state police, child abuse, and FBI clearances that were updated within the past 60 months. The state police clearance is dated 8/5/14, the child abuse clearance is dated 9/11/14, and the FBI clearance is dated 8/5/14. The file for staff person #10, whom was hired provisionally as an assistant group supervisor on 12/2/19, lacked a state police clearance and an NSOR verification certificate. The file for staff person #11, whom was hired provisionally as an assistant group supervisor on 9/23/19, lacked an FBI clearance. The staff person had documentation of fingerprinting, but has not yet provided the FBI Clearance. The file for staff person #12, whom was hired provisionally as an assistant group supervisor on 4/15/19, lacked a signed disclosure statement, mandated reporter training within 90 days of hire date, and valid state police and child abuse clearances. The clearances were requested for the purpose of volunteer instead of employment purposes. The file for #13, whom was hired provisionally as an assistant group supervisor on 1/8/20, lacked state police, child abuse, and FBI clearances and an NSOR verification certificate. The file for staff person #14, whom was hired provisionally as an aide on 12/27/19, lacked a child abuse clearance that was dated prior to the hire date and an NSOR verification certificate. The file for staff person #16, whom was hired as an assistant group supervisor on 5/20/19 lacked a valid FBI clearance. The FBI clearance was obtained through the Department of Education instead of through the Department of Human Services. The file for staff person #17, whom is a substitute that was hired on 1/28/11, lacked an FBI clearance and mandated reporter training. The file for staff person #18, whom was rehired as an assistant group supervisor on 9/2/19, lacked a valid state police clearance. The file for staff person #19, whom was rehired as an assistant group supervisor on 8/26/19, lacked a signed disclosure statement. The file for staff person #20, whom was hired as an aide on 10/14/19, lacked a signed disclosure statement and an NSOR verification certificate. The file for staff person #21, whom was hired as an assistant group supervisor on 9/30/19 lacked state police and child abuse clearances and an NSOR verification certificate. The file for staff person #22, whom was hired as an assistant group supervisor on 9/18/18, lacked mandated reporter training that was completed 90 days from the hire date. The mandated reporter training in the file is dated 1/28/19. The file for staff person #23, whom was hired provisionally as an assistant group supervisor on 12/13/19, lacked an NSOR verification certificate.

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 Persons #2, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #16, #17, #18, #20, #21, and #23 may not work in a child care position at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
All missing documents will be collected from currents staff. Staff that do not have the appropriate and current clearances are suspended until they all current clearances in their files. In future, all staff will have all of their clearances in their file before starting the first day of work. All staff will have the trainings that are required within the first 90 days to be completed in the first 90 days. To ensure this is done responsible persons will schedule a meeting with new staff at their time of start to be held within the 90 day time frame in order to review and double check that all staff have fulfilled their training requirements as well to safeguard from any other errors or oversights pertaining to the staff files.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.34(a)(6) - Staff evaluations Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The files for staff persons #1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7-#9, #15, #17, and #22 lacked staff evaluations that were completed within the past 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director will write the staff evaluations. In the future, staff evaluations will be written every 12 months.
2020-01-08 Renewal 3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(ii) - HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The files for staff persons #10, #12, and #23 lacked verification of 2 years experience with children. The files for staff persons #11and #16 lacked proof of a high school diploma and two years experience with children. The file for staff person #19 lacked verification of 2 years experience with children. Staff person #19 has verification of one year experience with children. The files for staff persons #18 and #21 lacked proof of a high school diploma.

Correction Required: An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years experience with children. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
All staff that were missing qualification will quickly collect the necessary evidence to be put into their staff files. In the future, all staff will collect and return all of the proof of qualification before starting work. Responsible persons will check these documents to ensure that they meet minimal requirements.

If you are a provider and you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We will research your concern and make corrections accordingly.

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