Description: SEEDS AND SPROUTS ACADEMY is a Child Care Center in FRACKVILLE PA, with a maximum capacity of 145 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-06-22 | Renewal | 3270.135(a)(3) - Disposable diapers | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The hands-free, covered trash can used for diaper disposal in the young toddler room is broken and not operating in a hands-free way. Correction Required: If disposable diapers are provided by a parent or by a facility, a soiled diaper shall be discarded by immediately placing the diaper into a plastic-lined, hands-free covered can. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The operator will replace the broken can with a new hands-free covered can. Staff will be reminded to notify the director immediately if it doesn't work and it will be replaced. |
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| 2020-06-22 | Renewal | 3270.135(b) - Surfaces cleaned | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 7/1/20, Rep observed a diaper changing pad in the infant room with small rips in the plastic covering making it unable to be properly sanitized. Correction Required: Diaper changing surfaces shall be cleaned after each use by wiping the surface with a sanitizing solution or by changing a pad or other surface covering. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The operator immediately replaced the changing pad. Staff will inspect the pad daily during diapering and repair or replace as needed. |
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| 2020-06-22 | Renewal | 3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Mantoux TB | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person #3 began working in child care in August 2019 and has an initial health assessment dated 10/23/19 and a TB screening dated 10/30/19. Correction Required: A facility person providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation shall have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter. A health assessment is valid for 24 months following the date of signature, if the person does not contract a communicable disease or develop a medical problem.An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Subsequent tuberculosis screening is not required unless directed by a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) In the future, all staff will have an initial health assessment and TB Screening on file at time of initial service. |
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| 2020-06-22 | Renewal | 3270.21 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 7/1/20, the provider did not demonstrate that the fire detection system was operable because when the pull box was activated, the alarm did not sound throughout the building. The operator contacted the alarm company who reported an electrical problem and ordered a new panel. This condition at the facility poses a threat to the health & safety of the children. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. Demonstration of compliance with 34 Pa Code 403.23 is required. A complaint has been filed with the appropriate municipal office to request an additional fire safety inspection by the appropriate agency to verify compliance with 34 Pa Code 403.23 and per Chapter 20.35(c). The provider will demonstrate or document an operable fire detection system to an agent of the department. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) 7 battery operated single station smoke alarms are located throughout the building and were tested and appear operable. A new alarm panel has been ordered and is scheduled to be installed the week of July 6-10, 2020. Once the panel is installed, the operator will contact the Cert rep via facetime to demonstrate operability. A fire detection system will be maintained and operable at all times. |
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| 2020-06-22 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Data collected on 4/27/20 indicates that Facility person #1began working in child care on 11/29/19 and has a disclosure statement dated 11/22/19, a PSP clearance dated 11/11/19, a child abuse clearance dated 11/15/19, an FBI clearance dated 11/22/19, and a NSOR certificate dated 12/19/19. The request for NSOR is dated 12/10/19, which is after facility person #1 began working. Facility person #2 began working in 5/13/19 and has a disclosure statement dated 5/13/19, a PSP clearance dated 10/24/18, a child abuse clearance dated 10/24/18, a PDE FBI clearance dated 11/6/18 and an NSOR certificate dated 3/24/2020. Facility person #2 does not have a DHS FBI clearance on file. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). 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. Facility Person #2 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.) Operator will comply with CPSL. Facility person #2 will obtain a DHS FBI clearance. Facility person #2 was suspended until a DHS FBI clearance is on file and the suspension is documented in the file. The director attended the existing provider orientation offered by the NE Regional office in May 2020. In the future, all provisional employees will have the required clearances and requests on file before signing the disclosure and beginning to work under supervision. |
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| 2020-06-22 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 7/1/20, Rep observed water damaged ceiling tiles in the infant, young toddler and Pre K rooms. Correction Required: Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Operator will replace damaged ceiling tiles and will inspect ceiling tiles for damage monthly and replace any that are damaged. |
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| 2020-06-22 | Renewal | 3270.94(a) - Fire drill every 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The fire drill log indicated that a fire drill was conducted on 12/4/19 and then on 2/4/2020., which was a period of 62 days. Correction Required: A fire drill shall be held at least every 60 days. Facility persons and children in attendance shall participate in the fire drill. Facility persons and children shall exit the building, weather permitting. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Operator will conduct fire drills monthly so the 60 day period is not exceeded. |
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| 2019-12-12 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.111(c)/3270.114 - Promote development/Outdoor Activity | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Children are not going outside daily, weather permitting. Correction Required: Daily activities shall promote the development of skills, social competence and self-esteem. Daily experiences shall recognize the child as an individual and give some choice of activities that respect personal privacy, lifestyle and cultural background.Weather permitting, children shall be taken out doors daily. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Parents were given a notification to be sure to provide weather-appropriate clothing, as the children will be going outside "weather permitting" meaning temperature/wind chill above 25 degrees through temperature/heat index less than 90 degrees, no precipitation falling, and no current air quality alert. Staff was also given notification/reminder that children must go outdoors daily, "weather permitting." In the future, part of the children's daily schedule will include time outdoors, weather permitting. |
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| 2019-12-12 | 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: On 12/11/19, a child got into the trash and was able to get a Lysol bottle and put it in his mouth while the staff person was attending to a child that had been bitten and poison control was called. During investigation on 12/12/19, Rep observed a staff person who was supervising 2 infants, running the vacuum with her back toward the infant who was laying on a boppy pillow on the floor. The infant was awake. 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. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Involved staff as well as all other staff were immediately reminded that proper supervision requires a staff member to be able to see, hear, direct, and assess all children assigned to her. Turning your back on a child to vacuum or tend to another child or task can leave a child improperly attended to and at risk of injury and does not follow the definition of proper supervision. In the future, staff will be continually required to provide the level of proper supervision that allows them to be able to see, hear, direct, and assess all children assigned to them at all times. |
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| 2019-12-12 | 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: The facility did not provide parents with written injury/accident/illness reports and is not keeping a copy of accident/injury/illness reports in the children's files or in a center file. 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.) Since the center opening in July 2019 child accidents/injuries/illnesses were recorded in a logbook and a verbal and/or electronic notification was given to parents/caregivers. However, as of 12/6/19, child accidents/injuries/illnesses have been recorded on an accident/injury/illness report form which is given to the parent as well as kept on file in both the center's files as well as in the child's file. In the future, we will continue to record injuries/illnesses/accidents on a form in which the original is given to the caregiver on the day of the incident, a second copy is kept in a facility incident report file, and a third copy kept in the child's file. |
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| 2019-12-12 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person #1 has only 1 written non-family reference on file. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Facility person #1 will acquire a second written, nonfamily reference to be kept on file. In the future, all staff will be required to submit two written, nonfamily references upon day of hire to be kept in employee file. |
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| 2019-12-12 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person #1 began working in child care on 12/2/19 and has a signed affirmation statement dated 12/2/19, a PSP clearance dated 9/2/18, a child abuse clearance dated 9/12/18, and an FBI clearance dated 9/4/18. There is no NSOR proof of request for NSOR on file. Facility person #2 began working in child care on 12/3/19, has a signed affirmation statement dated 12/3/19, a PSP clearance dated 11/20/19, a child abuse clearance dated 11/26/19, and an FBI clearance dated 11/25/19. There is not NSOR or proof of request for NSOR on file. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). 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. Facility Persons #1 & #2 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.) Facility persons #1 and #2 were suspended 12/12/19 until NSOR is on file at facility and this suspension will be documented in employee files. In the future, we as operator will comply with the CPSL and with the Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Staff will have a disclosure statement, all clearances and/or requests for clearances that are required by CPSL on file when they begin to provide child care. |
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| 2019-12-12 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.36(b)(1) - HS/GED + 30 credits | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Operator reports that facility person #2 is employed as an AGS. Facility person #2 has a college diploma on file indicating that she has a BA degree but the file does not contain any information regarding the area of study and neither a transcript or experience is on file. Correction Required: An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Facility person #2 will provide verification of college course of study and credit hours as specified on college diploma/transcripts as well as any required hours of experience with children. In the future, all staff will be required to submit proof of education, course work and experience in compliance with required specific job qualifications. |
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| 2019-12-12 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.66(a)/3270.75(b) - Locked or inaccessible/Inaccessible to children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 12/11/19, staff called poison control because a child took a Lysol bottle out of the trash and tipped it into his mouth. Rep also observed Clorox cleaner in an accessible area next to the changing pad, cleaning materials in an accessible cabinet under the sink in the kitchen when the kitchen door was open and children were in care. A backpack containing a first aid kit and hand sanitizer was observed on an accessible desktop in the back of the building near the indoor play space. Cleaning material and hand sanitizer are labeled "Keep out of reach of children". Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. A first-aid kit must be inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Cleaning materials and other toxic materials used when sanitizing and disinfecting shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. In the future, all empty cleaning solution bottles will be disposed of in the kitchen trash can which is inaccessible to the children. Staff was reminded that empty chemical bottles are disposed of in the kitchen trash can rather than the classroom or bathroom trash cans which can be accessible to the children. Also, first-aid kits will be stored in areas inaccessible to children. |
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| 2019-12-12 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.67(a) - Trash removed once a day | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 12/11/19, a child was able to get a Lysol bottle out of the trash in the toddler area because the trash had not been emptied from the day before. Correction Required: Trash shall be removed from the facility at least once per day. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Trash including an empty Lysol bottle was not taken out from the day before. In the future, trash will be removed from the facility at least once/day, and all empty cleaning solution bottles will be disposed of in the kitchen trash can which is inaccessible to the children. Staff was reminded that trash is taken out at least daily and that empty chemical bottles are disposed of in the kitchen trash can rather than the classroom or bathroom trash cans which can be accessible to the children. |
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I am writing to express my extreme disappointment and frustration regarding the treatment that my daughter and autistic granddaughter received during their scheduled visit to Seeds and Sprouts Academy daycare facility in Frackville, PA.
Upon arrival, my daughter, granddaughter (who is non-verbal) and 2 of my granddaughters’ clinicians met with the director of the daycare program, who came off as rude and ignorant. The director made insensitive and dismissive comments about my granddaughter’s diagnosis, referring to her as “kids like her” multiple times during the visit. It was disheartening for my daughter to witness the lack of sensitivity and understanding displayed by the director of the facility.
The director continuously inquired about having a behavioral health technician present at all times, to which they assured her she would provide. My daughter then proceeded to let her know that she would like to start her daughter off 3-days per week, 4-hours per day until she adjusts. However, instead of showing understanding and compassion, she simply brushed her off with a dismissive attitude, saying, “Yeah, we’ll see.”
I was also concerned to hear that the director continually emphasized the standards of the facility, stating that it is a 4-star establishment. However there seemed to be a disconnect between the director’s focus on control and enforcing rules and the actual environment that was observed during the visit.
It was also unsettling for the clinicians who were taken aback by the lack of empathy and professionalism displayed by the director and to witness her dismissive behavior towards my granddaughter, who deserves the same opportunities as any other child. Additionally, they were disappointed by the directors’ lack of acknowledgement and interaction with my granddaughter during their visit.
I understand that running a day care facility can be challenging, but I believe that every child, regardless of their abilities or individual needs, deserves to be treated with respect and given the opportunity to thrive in a supportive environment.
In closing, as someone who values the importance of educational programs and enhancing the lives of children facing challenges, I believe it is crucial for all individuals working with children to show respect and understanding towards every child’s unique needs.
I must say I’m appalled by the lack of understanding and compassion shown by the director at Seeds and Sprouts Academy. It is clear that the facility is not equipped to support children with special needs, and I no longer have any interest in considering their services for my granddaughter or any child in my care.