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Serena Spearman Family Child Care Home

Philadelphia, PA · Philadelphia County
Addison St, Philadelphia, PA 19143
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Capacity
6 children
Languages
English, English
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4

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Contact Information

📞 (215) 900-1441
Addison St
Philadelphia, PA 19143
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✓ Licensed Family Child Care
Active License
License Number
CER-00249780
License Issued
Feb 17, 2026
Active Through
Feb 17, 2027
Issued By
Pennsylvania Department of Education and Public Welfare
District Office
Early Learning Resource Center for Region 22

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SERENA SPEARMAN FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME is a Family Child Care in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 6 children. It is open Monday - Sunday, 6:00 AM - 6:00 AM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Hours of Operation

  • Monday6:00 AM - 6:00 AM
  • Tuesday6:00 AM - 6:00 AM
  • Wednesday6:00 AM - 6:00 AM
  • Thursday6:00 AM - 6:00 AM
  • Friday6:00 AM - 6:00 AM
  • Saturday 6:00 AM - 6:00 AM
  • Sunday 6:00 AM - 6:00 AM

Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2025-11-05 Renewal 3290.123(a)(1)/3290.123(a)(2) - Amount of fee/Date fee to be paid Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.123(a)(1)/3290.123(a)(2)

Description: Amount of fee/Date fee to be paid

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed the fee agreement for child #3 did not have the fee amount or the date the fee is to be paid.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week. An agreement shall specify the date on which the fee is to be paid.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will include the fee amount and the date the fee is to be paid on the fee agreement for child #3.
2025-11-05 Renewal 3290.123(a)(6) - Admission date Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.123(a)(6)

Description: Admission date

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed the emergency contact for child #1-3 did not include the date of admission.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will obtain the admission date for child #1-3 emergency contact.
2025-11-05 Renewal 3290.124(b)(3) - Parent home/work address, phone Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.124(b)(3)

Description: Parent home/work address, phone

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed the emergency contact for child #3 did not include the home and work address and work phone number.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will obtain the home and work address and work phone number for child #3 emergency contact.
2025-11-05 Renewal 3290.124(b)(5) - Information re: disability Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.124(b)(5)

Description: Information re: disability

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed the emergency contact for child #3 did not include the child special needs.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include information on the child's special needs, as specified by the child's parent, physician, physician's assistant of CRNP, which is needed in an emergency situation.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will obtain the special needs for child #3 emergency contact.
2025-11-05 Renewal 3290.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.124(b)(7)

Description: Name/address/phone release person

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed the emergency contact for child #3 did not include release persons address on file.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will obtain the release persons address for child #3 emergency contact.
2025-11-05 Renewal 3290.131(b)(2)/3290.131(d)(5) - Updated toddler/preschool health report: every 12 months/Immunization record Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.131(b)(2)/3290.131(d)(5)

Description: Updated toddler/preschool health report: every 12 months/Immunization record

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed child #1 did not have a health assessment with immunizations on file.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. A health report shall include a review of the child's immunized status according to recommendations of the ACIP.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will obtain the health assessment for child #1.
2025-06-11 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3290.22(a) - Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.22(a)

Description: Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations

Noncompliance Area: During the allocated inspection cert rep observed the current certificate of compliance was not posted.

Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office posted at the same location.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will post the current certificate of compliance.
2025-06-11 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3290.94(a)(1) - Every 60 days Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.94(a)(1)

Description: Every 60 days

Noncompliance Area: During the allocated inspection cert rep observed the last fire drill was conducted on 1/9/2025.

Correction Required: The operator or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall conduct fire drills and ensure that fire drills are conducted at least once every 60 days.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will conduct a fire drill and keep on file.
2025-01-15 Renewal 3290.124(d) - Written emergency plan posted Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.124(d)

Description: Written emergency plan posted

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed the emergency transportation plan was not posted.

Correction Required: A written plan shall be conspicuously posted which identifies the means of transporting a child to emergency care and the facility staffing provisions in the event of an emergency. The plan must accompany a staff person who leaves the facility on an excursion with children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will post the emergency transportation plan.
2025-01-15 Renewal 3290.18 - General Health and Safety Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.18

Description: General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed the emergency plan did not include continuity of operations.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will create a plan for continuity of operations.
2025-01-15 Renewal 3290.18 - General Health and Safety Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.18

Description: General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed the Shaken Baby Syndrome policy did not include the identification and prevention of child maltreatment.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will add the identification and prevention of child maltreatment to the shaken baby syndrome policy.
2025-01-15 Renewal 3290.24(e) - Emergency plan Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.24(e)

Description: Emergency plan

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed the emergency plan was not posted in the facility.

Correction Required: The emergency plan shall be posted in the facility at a conspicuous location.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will post the emergency plan.
2025-01-15 Renewal 3290.64(a) - Locked or inaccessible - in original container Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.64(a)

Description: Locked or inaccessible - in original container

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed a scented plug in plugged into the wall receptable accessible to children in the first floor bathroom.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Removed the scented plug in while cert rep was present at the facility.
2025-01-15 Renewal 3290.72 - Emergency Numbers Posted Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.72

Description: Emergency Numbers Posted

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed emergency phone numbers were not posted in the facility.

Correction Required: The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center shall be posted by each telephone in the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will post emergency phone numbers in the facility.
2025-01-15 Renewal 3290.95(a) - System in compliance Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.95(a)

Description: System in compliance

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection cert rep observed documentation of testing the fire detection system every 30 days was on file. The last date the fire detection system was tested was 12/1/2024.

Correction Required: Fire detection devices or systems must be in compliance with standards established under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. § 1016(c)).

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will test the fire detection system and update the log.
2024-02-15 Renewal 3290.131(a)(4) - Initial health report for school age Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.131(a)(4)

Description: Initial health report for school age

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection child#1 did not have a health assessment on file.

Correction Required: The initial health report for a school-age child must be dated in accordance with the requirements for medical examinations for school attendance in 28 Pa. Code § 23.2 (relating to medical examinations).

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Per letter on file, child #1 is no longer enrolled at the day care.
2024-02-15 Renewal 3290.131(d)(5) - Immunization record Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.131(d)(5)

Description: Immunization record

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection child #3 did not have immunizations on file.

Correction Required: A health report shall include a review of the child's immunized status according to recommendations of the ACIP.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Operator will obtain immunization for child #3.
2024-02-15 Renewal 3290.182(3)/3290.182(5) - Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission/Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3290.182(3)/3290.182(5)

Description: Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission/Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection child #2 the emergency contact did not contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care and for administration of minor first-aid procedures.

Correction Required: A child's record must contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission. A child's record must contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Operator will obtain parental consent for emergency medical care and for administration of minor first-aid procedures. for child #2 for the emergency contact.
2023-01-04 Renewal Renewal Compliant - Finalized
2022-03-14 Renewal Renewal Compliant - Finalized
2020-01-09 Renewal 3290.131(b)(2)/3290.182(1) - Updated toddler/preschool health report: every 12 months/Initial and subsequent health assessments Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 1/9/2020, while reviewing files, Child # 2 did not have a health assessment attached to the immunization record

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. A child's record must contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility owner will get health assessment from parent and place in file. Going forward all children will have a current health assessment in file at all times
2018-01-23 Renewal 3290.121(a)/3290.123(a) - Review policies and procedures/Signed Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 1/23/18, SIGNED AGREEMENT FORMS WERE NOT OBSERVED IN THE FILES BELONGING TO CHILD #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 AND #6.

Correction Required: The operator shall review with the parent, at the time of application, the facility's general daily schedule, hours for which care is provided, fees, responsibilities for meals, clothing, health policies, supervision policies, night care policies, dismissal policies, transportation and pick-up arrangements.An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
PROVIDER WILL OBTAIN AGREEMENT FORMS FOR ALL CHILDREN IN CARE. AGREEMENT FORMS SHALL BE UPDATED BY THE PARENT IN WRITING AT LEAST ONCE IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD OR WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE INFORMATION.
2018-01-23 Renewal 3290.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 1/23/18, THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS BELONGING TO CHILD #1, #2, AND #3 DID NOT CONTAIN ADDRESS OF THE DESIGNATED RELEASE PERSONS. THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS BELONGING TO CHILD #4, #5 AND #6 DID NOT CONTAIN THE NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THE DESIGNATED RELEASE PERSONS.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
PROVIDER SHALL OBTAIN RELEASE PERSONS NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS FOR ALL EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS. PROVIDER SHALL ENSURE ALL INFORMATION IS COMPLETED ON THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS, INCLUDING THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE PERSONS DESIGNATED BY THE PARENT TO WHOM CHILD MAY BE RELEASED.
2018-01-23 Renewal 3290.131(a)/3290.131(d)(1) - Within 60 days/Child's health history Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 1/23/18, THE FILES BELONGING TO CHILD #5 AND #6 DID NOT INCLUDE A HEALTH ASSESSMENT. THE FILES OF CHILD #5 AND #6 ONLY CONTAINED UPDATED IMMUNIZATION RECORDS.

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 health report shall include a review of the child's health history.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
PROVIDER WILL OBTAIN A HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR CHILD #6. CHILD #5 WILL BE DISENROLLED AS OF 2/1/18. PROVIDER WILL OBTAIN HEALTH REPORTS THAT REVIEW THE CHILD'S HEALTH RECORD INCLUDING IMMUNIZATION RECORDS.
2018-01-23 Renewal 3290.91(a) - Stairs, exits, etc. unobstructed Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: ON 1/23/18, A BUCKET/MOP WAS OBSERVED AT THE BACK EXIT DOOR PREVENTING EGRESS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

Correction Required: Stairways, hallways, exits from rooms, exits from the facility and other means of egress serving as an exit shall be unobstructed.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
ITEMS WERE REMOVED FROM THE BACK EXIT DOOR. PROVIDER WILL ENSURE THAT BACK EXIT DOOR REMAINS UNOBSTRUCTED AT ALL TIMES.
2017-01-18 Renewal 3290.133(1) - Original container Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Medication (inhaler) observed in medicine box for child #1 was not in it's original container.

Correction Required: A prescription or nonprescription medication may be accepted only in an original container. The medication shall remain in the container in which it was received.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will ensure all medications are received in it's original container.
2017-01-18 Renewal 3290.133(5) - Original label Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Medication observed in medicine box for child #2 expired 12/2016.

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.)
Medicine was immediately discarded. All medicines will be checked periodically to make sure they are current.
2017-01-18 Renewal 3290.133(6) - Written consent Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Medication observed in the medicine box for child #2 did not have parental written consent for administration.

Correction Required: A parent shall provide written consent for administration of medication or a special diet.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Will ensure written parental consents for administration is received for all medications brought to the facility.
2017-01-18 Renewal 3290.24(a)(1) - Shelter Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The facility's emergency plan did not include shelter in place at the facility.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for shelter of children during an emergency including shelter in place at the facility and shelter at locations away from the facility premises..

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
A statement of sheltering in place will be inserted in the original plan.
2017-01-18 Renewal 3290.24(a)(3) - Contact when arises Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The facility's emergency plan did not include the method for facility persons to contact parents.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for a method for facility persons to contact parents as soon as reasonably possible when an emergency situation arises.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
A statement about how parents will be contacted during an emergency will be inserted in the original plan.
2017-01-18 Renewal 3290.24(a)(4) - Contact when ended Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The facility's emergency plan did not include the method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for a method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended and to provide instruction as to how parents can safely be reunited with their children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
A statement about how parents will be contacted during an emergency will be inserted in the original plan.
2017-01-18 Renewal 3290.32(a) - Comply with CPSL Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 did not have a disclosure statement signed in their record. The operator's spouse did not have a FBI clearance in their record, a requirement of CPSL for household members 18 years and older.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). SAFETY PLAN: The operator is required to submit to the Children and Youth Agency a plan of supervision or alternate arrangement as required by the Child Protective Services Law. LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person # -- may not work in a child care position at the facility. PROVISIONAL HIRE UNSUPERVISED: A provisional employee may not be permitted to work alone with children and must work within the vicinity of a permanent employee.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff person signed the disclosure statement immediately. Operator will periodically check to make sure disclosure statements remains in the file. The FBI clearance was requested immediately for the spouse and will be kept on file at all times, along with all required clearancea.

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