Description: SONBEAM EARLY LEARNING CENTER is a Child Care Center in McAlisterville PA, with a maximum capacity of 79 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-02-19 | Renewal | 3270.101(a) - Age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that a fan had a hanging cord accessible to children and push pins were accessible to children in the pre-school room. CORRECTED AT INSPECTION. Correction Required: Play equipment and materials appropriate to the developmental needs, individual interests and ages of the children shall be provided in sufficient amount and variety to preclude long waits for use. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The push pins were put at a height that was inaccessible to the children and the fan's cord was taped to the wall. All equipment will be safe and age appropriate at all times. |
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| 2020-02-19 | Renewal | 3270.106(j) - Prohibit items in crib | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that a child was sleeping with a stuffed toy in his crib. Correction Required: Toys, bumper pads, or pillows may not be present in a crib while an infant is sleeping in the crib. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The stuffed toy was removed. No longer allow children to have stuffed animals in their cribs. |
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| 2020-02-19 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that one of the refrigerators in the kitchen did not have a thermometer. CORRECTED AT INSPECTION. Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45 F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A thermometer was placed in the refrigerator and will remain in the refrigerator as required. |
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| 2020-02-19 | Renewal | 3270.111(a)/3270.124(e) - Written plan/Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that the school-age classroom did not have a schedule or an emergency transportation plan posted. The pre-k room did not have an emergency transportation plan posted. 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. A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Daily schedule and emergency transportation plan was posted and will remain posted. |
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| 2020-02-19 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(5)/3270.124(b)(6) - Information re: special needs/Insurance coverage information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that child #1 and child #2 did not have special needs or disability completed by parent on their emergency contact forms. Child #3 did not have health insurance information and policy number on their emergency contact form. 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 or CRNP, which is needed in an emergency situation.Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All forms were completed as required. All forms will be completed as required. |
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| 2020-02-19 | Renewal | 3270.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that child #3's emergency contact form and financial agreement were last updated on 8-1-19. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child #3's forms were updated. All emergency contact forms and financial agreements will be updated as required. |
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| 2020-02-19 | Renewal | 3270.182(3)/3270.182(5) - Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission/Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that child #1, #2 and #3's emergency contact information did not contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care and administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission.A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child #1, #2 and #3's emergency contact information was signed. All children's emergency contact forms will contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care and administration of minor first-aid as required. |
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| 2020-02-19 | Renewal | 3270.27(c)/3270.31(e)(4)(ii) - Training regarding plan/Fire safety - 1 yr. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed at the time of inspection that staff did not have current annual fire safety or emergency plan training. 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. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All staff completed emergency plan training and will have it at initial hire and annually as required. All staff completed annual fire safety training and will do annually as required. |
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| 2020-02-19 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that staff #1 with a start date of 12-5-19 had a Department of Education FBI clearance on file dated 8-16-19. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff #1 is not employed at the facility. In the future all staff will have all required clearances. |
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| 2020-02-19 | Renewal | 3270.65 - Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that an electrical outlet did not have a protective receptacle cover in the pre-school room. CORRECTED AT INSPECTION. Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The protective receptacle cover was placed in the outlet. All outlets will have protective receptacle covers as required. |
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| 2019-10-16 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) - Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility self-reported on 10-4-2019 child #1 (age 2) was in staff #1's primary care group. Child #1 was left unsupervised on the outdoor toddler playground for approximately three minutes. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person 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. This training will not count toward the annual 6 hour training requirement. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Lorri Hall, TA coach from Child Care consultants will come in person to give a two hour training module from OCDEL, the training is "Supervising Children in Child Care Centers and Group Child Care Homes" The training is scheduled to be given at Sonbeam Early Learning Center on December 7, 2019 at 10 am. All staff are required to attend. Children will be supervised at all times. |
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| 2019-03-22 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that the stroller used for infants and young toddlers had used tissues in the storage area and crumbs in the seating area. CORRECTED ON SITE. The fence in the outdoor play area had bolts sticking out from the chain link fence in the play area. Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The buggies were cleaned. Buggies will be sanitized after each use. A church volunteer capped all of the bolts. In the future all indoor and outdoor equipment will be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners and exposed bolts as required. |
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| 2019-03-22 | Renewal | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency was not displayed conspicuously in every child care space. CORRECTED ON SITE Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Poster on procedure place in each room on bulletin board. All postings will remain in place as required. |
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| 2019-03-22 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(1) - Infant: updated health report every 6 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that child #1's last health assessment was completed on 8-2-18. 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 |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The parent provided an updated health assessment dated 1-9-19 for child #1 and it was placed in their file. Director will update spread sheets of children and physical dates. All health assessments will be provided as required. |
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| 2019-03-22 | Renewal | 3270.133(6) - Written consent | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed during inspection that child #1's record did not contain written permission for albuterol and amoxicillian. Correction Required: A parent shall provide written consent for administration of medication or a special diet. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Had parent sign log. No medication will be given unless log is signed as required. |
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