Schoolhouse Learning Center - Southampton PA Child Care Center

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 3/5/20, an updated health report of child #1, who is a young toddler, was not provided by the parent at least every 6 months. Last health report on file is from 7/31/19.

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

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 3/5/20, staff person #1 Child Abuse clearance on file was for volunteer purposes.

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.

Noncompliance Area: During allocated unannounced inspection on 8/5/19, staff #1 followed one child from the pool to the pavilion to get water leaving another children in her assigned group unsupervised during swimming. At the same time, staff #2 followed another child from the pool to the pavilion to put his towel on the bench, leaving children in her assigned group being unsupervised during swimming. At that time two staff and one lifeguard were standing next to the pool and supervising 18 swimming children. The youngest child was a preschooler.

Correction Required: The requirement for supervision on and off the facility premises includes compliance with the staff:child ratio requirements in 3270.51--3270.55.The staff-child ratios while children are swimming are Infant 1:1; Young or older toddler 1:2; Preschool 1:5; Young school-age 1:6; Older school-age1:8

Noncompliance Area: During allocated unannounced inspection on 8/5/19, a health assessment of facility person #1 was conducted on 9/3/15 and was not valid.

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.

Noncompliance Area: During allocated unannounced inspection on 8/5/19, observed group of 9 children and group of 7 childrenbeing transported to Spring Mills Swimming Club in two vans. The youngest child in each group was a preschooler. Only drivers were present in both vans, who cannot be considered part of the staff-child ratio.

Correction Required: The driver may not be considered part of the staff-child ratio when infant, young or older toddler or preschool children are transported.

Noncompliance Area: During allocated unannounced inspection on 8/5/19, record of facility person #1 did not include a completed copy of FBI federal criminal history clearance. Staff #1 was hired by the legal entity in 2015.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person #1 may not work in a child care position at the facility. 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.

Noncompliance Area: During allocated unannounced inspection on 8/5/19, emergency contact forms and one first-aid kit per child care group did not accompany children and staff persons into swimming site.

Correction Required: One first-aid kit per child care group must accompany children and facility persons on excursions from the facility. Each first aid kit taken on an excursion must contain a bottle of water in addition to the items specified at 3270.75(c).When children leave the facility on walking and riding excursions, emergency contact information specific to each child on the excursion shall accompany a staff person on the excursion.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 3/5/19, facility is using Ford E-350, 12 passenger van, to transport children.

Correction Required: In accordance with the requirements of 67 Pa. Code Chapter 171 (relating to school buses and school vehicles), the facility may not transport a child in an 11-15 passenger van.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 3/5/19, three emergency contact forms were updated in a master file, but not updated in Pre-K2 room.

Correction Required: If emergency information is updated in a master file, it shall be updated accordingly in other facility records.

Noncompliance Area: ON 2/21/18, FOUR TORN REST MATS WERE OBSERVED IN THE PK2 CLASSROOM. ONE TORN REST MAT WAS OBSERVED IN THE INFANT ROOM.

Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child.

Noncompliance Area: ON 2/21/18, AN UPDATED EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM WAS NOT OBSERVED IN THE PK2 CHILD CARE SPACE WHERE CHILD #5 WAS RECEIVING CARE. THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM WAS DATED 6/19/17.

Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space.

Noncompliance Area: ON 2/21/18, NO EVIDENCE OF WRITTEN STATEMENTS OBTAINED BY THE PARENT GIVING THE FORMULA AND FEEDING SCHEDULED WAS OBSERVED ON FILE IN THE INFANT ROOM FOR CHILD #1, #2, #3 AND #4.

Correction Required: A written statement giving the formula and feeding schedule for an infant shall be obtained from the parent.

Noncompliance Area: ON 2/21/18, STAFF #1 IS BEING UTILIZED AS AN ASSISTANT GROUP SUPERVISOR. NO EVIDENCE OF VERIFICATION OF EDUCATION WAS OBSERVED IN THE FILE BELONGING TO STAFF #1. THE FILE CONTAINED A FOREIGN TRANSCRIPT THAT WAS NOT EVALUATED FOR U.S. EQUIVELENCY. ADDITIONALLY, NO EVIDENCE OF 2 YEARS (2500 HOURS) WAS OBSERVED IN THE FILE BELONGING TO STAFF #1.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.A facility person's record shall include acceptable verification of experience, education or training is a transcript or a diploma or a letter signed by a representative of the experiential, educational or training entity.

Noncompliance Area: ON 2/21/18, ONLY ONE WRITTEN LETTER OF REFERENCE WAS OBSERVED IN THE FILE BELONGING TO STAFF #1.

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

Noncompliance Area: ON 2/21/18, ANNUAL FIRE SAFETY TRAINING WAS NOT OBSERVED IN THE FILES BELONGING TO STAFF# 2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, AND #17. THE LAST FIRE SAFETY TRAINING WAS DATED 2/15/17.

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.