Description: SOMERSET ACADEMY EARLY LEARNING CENTER is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 117 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-02-03 | Renewal | 3270.111(a) - Written plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 2/3/2020, THE SCHEDULE IN THE HOMEWORK CLASS DID NOT REPRESENT A SCHEDULE FOR THE SCHOOLAGERS ON A FULL DAY. THE SCHEDULE ONLY REPRESENTED FROM 3 TILL 8 P.M. Correction Required: A written plan of daily activities and routines, including a time for free play shall be established for each group. The plan shall be flexible to accommodate the needs of individual children and the dynamics of the group. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) a full schedule to reflect out of school day activities were placed along with afterschool scheduled in all rooms used by afterschool program. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(1) - Amount of fee | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 2/3/2020, CHILD 1 AGREEMENT FORM DIDMNOT STATE THE FEE AMOUNT. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) fee amount was updated in child file to reflect payment amount, frequency of payment and day payment is to be made. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(2) - Date fee to be paid | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 2/3/2020, CHILD 1 AGREEMENT FORM DID NOT STATE THE DATE THE FEE TO BE PAID. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date on which the fee is to be paid. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) fee amount was updated in child file to reflect payment amount, frequency of payment and day payment is to be made. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Renewal | 3270.27(b) - Plan reviewed/updated annually | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 2/3/2020, THE FACILITY HAS NOT UPDATED THE EMERGENCY PLAN IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. Correction Required: The operator shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The operator shall document in writing each review and update of the emergency plan and kept on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) date was corrected on emergency preparedness plan to reflect date of last scheduled review. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Renewal | 3270.27(f) - Plan to County EMA | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 2/3/2020, THE FACILITY DID NOT FORWARD THERE PLAN TO THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. Correction Required: The operator shall send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the county emergency management agency. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) emergency preparedness plan was emailed to county ems agency. response was received of receipt within 24 hours. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Renewal | 3270.31(e) - Annual 6 hrs. training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 2/3/2020, STAFF 1 FILE DID NOT CONTAIN VERIFICATION OF COMPLETING SIX HOURS OF TRAINING. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) staff completed 120 hours of training in the 2019 year as part of cda course. updated copy of pd registry was provided and placed in staff member file. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 2/3/2020, STAFF 1 CONTAINS A CHARGE WITH AN UNREPORTED DISPOSITION AND FILE DOES NOT CONTAIN DOCUMENTATION OF REQUEST FOR DISPOSITION OF CHARGES. A DISPOSITION FOR EACH CRIME IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CPS) LAW AND 55 PA CODE CHAPTER 20 OR CHAPTER 3290. Correction Required: STAFF 1 MUST CONTAIN DISPOSITION OF CHARGES WITHIN 30 DAYS AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION. STAFF 1 MUST BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES UNTIL DISPOSITION IS OBTAINED SUITABLITY TO WORK WITH CHILDREN IS DETERMINED. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) staff provided complete background clearance to include disposition of charges. documentation was placed in staff member file. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 2/3/20, THERE WAS TOXIC IN THE ART ROOM ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN CAUSING A POTENTIAL HAZARD. Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) bottles were removed immediately and placed in locked area away from children accessibility. |
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| 2020-02-03 | Renewal | 3270.82(i) - Lidded waste receptacles | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 2/3/2020, THE TOILET IN THE ATRIUM ROOM DID NOT HAVE A LIDDED CAN PRESENT DURING INSPECTION. Correction Required: A toilet area, training chair area, diapering area and sink area shall be equipped with a clean, lidded waste receptacle. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) a lidded trash can was placed in the restroom in the atrium by end of day. |
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| 2019-12-18 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(b) - No physical punishment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION ON 12/18/19, OBSERVED VIDEO FOOTAGE OF STAFF MISTREATING A CHILD. 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.) WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS TERMINATED ON DEC 11TH, 2019. ALL STAFF HAD SUPERVISION TRAINING ON 1/30/19 TO REITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF STAFF WATCHING CHILDREN AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT NO FORM OF PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT IS TAKING PLACE. |
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| 2019-08-16 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING FIELD TRIP TO LEGOLAND ON 8/9/2019, CHILD WAS LEFT BEHIND. FACILITY WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS HOURS LATER BY LEGOLAND STAFF. 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. TIERED LIS: Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format. |
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| 2019-08-09 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: CHILD LEFT UNATTENDED WHILE AT LEGO LAND ON 8/9/19.. Correction Required: Children must be supervised at all times. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) ALL CHLDREN WILL BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.131(b)(2) - Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION ON 8/7/19, CHILD 1 FILE DID NOT HAVE A PHYSICAL IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. CONTINUE NON COMPLIANCE FROM SIN 00159214. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Updated most recent physical was provided and placed in the child's file. |
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| 2019-08-07 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.70(b) - Over 82 F - mechanical air circulation | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE UNANNOUNED INSPECTION ON 8/7/19, THE ATRIUM TEMPERATURE ON THE THERMOMETER READ 84 DEGREES. CONTINUE NON COMPLIANCE FROM SIN 00159214. Correction Required: If the indoor temperature exceeds 82 F in a child care space, a means of mechanical air circulation must be operating. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Corrected as of 8/8/19. The temperature is below 82 degrees. It has been registering at 80 degrees. |
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| 2019-06-26 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 6/26/19, THE ROCKETS CLASSROOM DID NOT HAVE THE REST EQUIPMENT LABELED. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Rest equipment was labeled with children's names. A routine check of classrooms will be performed to ensure that all classroom equipment is labeled properly. |
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