Description: STEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL is a Child Care Center in ELKLAND PA, with a maximum capacity of 94 children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-06-30 | Renewal | 3270.124(c) - Each child care space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection, the emergency contact for Child #1 was not present in the Infant Room where the child was receiving care. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A copy of the emergency contact for Child #1 was put in the folder located in the infant room. In the future, all children receiving care will have a copy of their emergency contact paper in the room where they receive care. |
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| 2020-02-24 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the unannounced inspection, the file for Staff #1, hired 7/26/19, did not contain a DHS required FBI clearance. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Staff #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. Staff #1 may not work in a child care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff was suspended from work until FBI clearance was obtained/placed in folder. In the future all staff will have required clearances to work. |
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| 2019-10-16 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(b) - No physical punishment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the inspection, it was observed by video and verified that Staff #3 dragged Child #1 by his feet from a playhouse on the toddler playground to a gate leading to the preschool playground and tossed child through the gate into the preschool playground. The child was dragged approximately 21 feet. 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.) No staff person will physically restrain, hold, carry or pull any child as a form of discipline. If the child presents a danger to themselves or others a staff member will request assistance from other staff to remove other children from the immediate area, remove objects that could present a danger to child/children until they child calms down. Staff will only restrain, hold or carry a child when there is imminent risk of harm to the child. The playhouse will be removed from the playground, a site evaluation will be completed to evaluate any areas that hinder appropriate supervision, and walkie talkies will be provided for playground staff to communicate with inside staff for assistance by November 30, 2019. All staff will complete 3 hours of supervision training with a focus on supervising difficult behaviors by January 30, 2020. All staff will participate in an introduction to Conscious Discipline professional development program on or before April 30,2020. |
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| 2019-10-16 | 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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Noncompliance Area: During the inspection, it was verified that Staff #3 dragged Child #1 by his feet from a playhouse on the toddler playground to a gate leading to the preschool playground and tossed him through the gate into the preschool playground. The parent was not given a written report of the incident. 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.) Staff are given time to complete an incident/accident report immediately following the resolution of the incident/accident. The staff person completing the incident/accident report will note the date, time the incident report was completed along with their signature. Two copies will be made of the original signed incident/accident report. One copy will be placed in a general incident/accident report file in the facility office. One copy will be placed in the child's file. The original will be presented to the child's parent at pick-up. If the parent does not pick up, or the parent leaves with the child prior to the staff person completing the incident/accident report (because the incident/accident was still happening as the parent/pick-up person arrived), the situation will be noted on the incident/accident report, the report will be emailed to the parent's email of record and the original will be given to the parent when they return to the center. If the parent and child do not return to the center following an incident/accident the original incident/accident report will be placed in the child's file with the copy and a notation will be made. |
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| 2019-10-16 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.19(a) - Required to report | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the inspection, it was verified that Staff #3 was terminated for dragging Child #1 by his feet across the playground. Staff #1 and Staff #2 did not immediately report the incident to ChildLine as mandated by the CPSL until six days later when a video of the incident was viewed by the OCDEL Certification Representative. Correction Required: An operator or a staff person who has reason to believe that a child enrolled in the facility has been abused is required to report suspected child abuse to ChildLine as mandated by the CPSL. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All incidents of suspected child abuse or neglect related to a child enrolled in the facility will be reported to ChildLine within 24 hours, including if staff become aware of a situation involving inappropriate discipline or handling of an enrolled child. All staff will complete 3 hours of Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting by January 30,2020. The operated will disseminate a clear procedure for staff to follow when making a ChildLine Report. |
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| 2019-08-22 | Renewal | 3270.131(d)(5) - Immunization record | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the inspection, the file for Child #2 did not contain a review of the child's immunized status. Correction Required: A health report shall include a review of the child's immunized status according to recommendations of the ACIP. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The center will make sure that all health reports shall include a review of the child's immunized status within the 60 days of enrollment. |
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| 2019-08-22 | Renewal | 3270.131(e) - ACIP recommended immunization record | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the inspection, the immunization record for Child #1 did not include any rotavirus vaccines; the immunization record for Child #3 did not include the 6-month rotavirus vaccine. Correction Required: The facility may not accept or retain an infant 2 months of age or older, a toddler or a preschool child at the facility for more than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility unless the parent provides written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department of the dates (month, day and year) the child was administered immunizations in accordance with the recommendations of the ACIP. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) In the future, the center will make sure all shot records are up-to-date. If the child is missing a shot the center will get a written note from parents sating why. |
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| 2019-02-07 | 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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Noncompliance Area: On 1/24/19, Child #1 was bitten by another child at he facility. Parents of Child #1 were not provided with an injury report on the day of the incident. 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.) In the future, we will make sure to have the accident report signed by the parent the day of the incident and make sure to give a copy to them as well. We will also make sure a copy is placed in the child's folder and one in the master folder. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 10/18/18, the emergency contact for Child #2 and Child #4 did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) I asked the parents for the address to the emergency contact for Child #2 and #4. The facility will make sure that on all paperwork the emergency contact has name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released before they start. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 10/18/18, 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 the child care spaces throughout the facility including the young toddler room, older toddler room, Pre-k 1 and Pre-k 2 classrooms. 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.) A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency will be displayed in all classrooms. I typed up the transporting a child to emergency care and hung it in all the rooms. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.131(a) - Within 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 10/18/18, the file for Child #2, enrolled 8/1/18, did not contain an initial health report. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director will make sure that all health reports are turned in within the 60 days or have a note when the parents appointment is scheduled. I asked the parent to hand in the child's health report. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.171(b)/3270.171(c) - Safe pick-up and drop-off in writing/Safe routes posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 10/18/18, safe pedestrian crossways, pick-up and drop-off points and bike routes had not been determined or communicated to the children and parents in writing nor posted at a conspicuous location in the child care facility. Correction Required: Safe pedestrian crossways, pick-up and drop-off points and bike routes shall be appropriately determined in the vicinity of the facility and communicated to the children and parents in writing. Written notification of safe routes shall be posted by the operator at a conspicuous location in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The facility will make sure that a written notification of safe routes will be posted on parent board at all times. I typed up and printed out a notification of safe routes and posted them in all the rooms and on parent board. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.181(a) - Each child | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 10/18/18, the operator did not have an individual record onsite for Child #1. Correction Required: An operator shall establish and maintain an individual record for each child enrolled in the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The facility will make sure that all children have a folder before they can attend. We had the parent of Child #1 fill out all paperwork on the spot. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.25(a) - Post the certificate of compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 10/18/18, the current certificate of compliance and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified were not posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office. Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office posted at the same location. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We, the facility will make sure that the current certificate is hung up in the lobby where parents can see it. I printed out the current certificate and hung it up. |
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| 2018-10-18 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 10/18/18, the file for Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 did not contain the criminal history record certification form. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility will make sure that the certification certificate is in the folder and not just the invoice and that it was done before they start. To fix the problem I had Staff #1, #2 and #3 redo their criminal certification and printed out the certificate. |
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