Sound Start Child Care Center
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About the Provider
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Reason | Description | Status |
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| 2026-03-17 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2025-03-17 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-08-30 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.182(7) - Reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses. Original report - parent same day Copy - facility accident file. Copy - child's file | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.182(7) Description: Reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses. Original report - parent same day Copy - facility accident file. Copy - child's file Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, the original report was not given to the parent on the day of the incident as required. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses involving a child in care at the facility. The original report shall be given to the parent on the day of the incident. The second copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in an accident file. The third copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in the child's file. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider gave the parent an incident report and all other reports were provided to the parent as required. |
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| 2024-03-21 | Self-Reported Non Compliance | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a) Description: Supervised at all times Noncompliance Area: Per provider's admission, staff person #1 left a child unsupervised during transition time. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 was removed from the facility. |
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| 2024-03-19 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2023-05-02 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2022-11-09 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(d) - No harsh language | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(d) Description: No harsh language Noncompliance Area: During the complaint investigation on 11/09/22, it was confirmed that facility person #1 used harsh, demeaning and/or abusive language in the presence of children. Correction Required: A facility person may not use harsh, demeaning or abusive language in the presence of children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility person #1 was placed on administrative leave from 11/01/22-11/04/22. Facility person #1 subsequently resigned on 11/04/22. |
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| 2022-06-28 | Renewal | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a) Description: Supervised at all times Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 06/28/22, during nap time in YT and OT rooms, children napping were positioned in areas that were obstructed by a pillar and/or furniture where supervising staff were unable to adequately supervise all children napping. 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. CHILDREN MUST BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The classrooms are rearranged during naptime to accommodate all cots to access sleeping children. |
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| 2022-06-28 | Renewal | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(e) Description: Written emergency plan posted Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 06/28/22, written plan identifying means to transport children to emergency care, and staffing provisions if necessary, were not posted in child care spaces. 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.) In addition to being posted, the emergency plan was updated with means to transport children to emergency care and the staffing provisions |
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| 2022-06-28 | Renewal | 3270.27(a)(2) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.27(a)(2) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 06/28/22, emergency plan did not include evacuation routes from facility to relocation site and exit plans from building premises for immediate evacuation. Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for accommodations for evacuation of children from the facility building and evacuation of children to a location away from the facility premises. The evacuation routes and evacuation plans to exit the building may be the same as those required by §3270.94 (relating to fire drills). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) In addition to being posted, evacuation routes to relocation sites and exit plans were added to the emergency plan. |
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| 2022-06-28 | Renewal | 3270.95(a) - Devices must be compliant | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.95(a) Description: Devices must be compliant Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 06/28/22, fire inspection report dated 11/20/21 indicated several deficiencies and no subsequent report was available for review to show deficiencies had been addressed. 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)). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Additional information was obtained from the fire inspection report indicating that there were no deficiencies present at the time of the inspection |
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| 2021-12-21 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.106(a) Description: Clean, age appropriate Noncompliance Area: During an unannounced inspection on Thursday, December 2, 2021, certification representative observed a toddler sleeping on a mat in the outdoor play space. 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.) Child was moved to classroom to sleep on child specific labeled cot. Will have all staff review PA Childcare Regulations regarding rest equipment and napping during the upcoming staff meeting on 12.14.2021 |
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| 2021-12-21 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.77(a) Description: No peeling paint or plaster Noncompliance Area: During an unannounced inspection on Thursday, December 2, 2021, certification representative observed chipped paint on the lower walls of the Movement Matter classroom located on the first floor of the facility Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Will email government contractor and have painting completed by 01.07.2022 |
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