The Growing Place At Stroudsburg Middle School
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Hours of Operation
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- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2026-05-26 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2025-05-27 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(i) - Age and Training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(i) Description: Age and Training Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to renew their pediatric FA/CPR certification prior to the most current certification expiring. Staff #1 did not renew their pediatric certification prior to the current certification expiring. The certification expired on 9/30/24 and Staff #1 did not take the training until 10/7/24. Correction Required: Competence is the completion of training by a professional in the field of first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). All staff persons shall renew their certification in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on or before the expiration of the most current certification. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) In the future, staff will renew their pediatric FA/CPR training prior to their current certification expiring. Documentation of the training will remain on file. |
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| 2025-05-27 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.32(a) Description: Comply with CPSL Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Staff #2 did not complete the mandated reporter training within 90 days of their date of hire. Staff #2 completed mandated reporter training on 3/17/25. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #2 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an AGS who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff person(s) available to supervise staff person #2, staff 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.) In the future, staff will complete mandated reporter training within 90 days of their hire date and will be supervised until the training is completed. Documentation of this training will remain on file. |
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| 2025-02-07 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-06-27 | Renewal | 3270.14/3270.21 - Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21 Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Staff #3 did not complete the 1-hour updated health and safety training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet). Staff #3 completed this training on 1/24/23. Correction Required: Staff person(s) shall complete professional development in the topics of 3270.31(f)(1 -- 10) within 90 days of hire. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) In the future, newly hired staff will complete the appropriate health and safety training within 90 days of their hire date and will be supervised until the training is completed. |
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| 2024-06-27 | Renewal | 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to participate in an updated health assessment every 24 months. Staff #2 did not participate in an updated health assessment every 24 months. Health assessments for Staff #2 were dated 1/27/20 and 9/27/22. 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. A facility person's record shall include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) In the future, staff will obtain a health assessment at initial employment and participate in an updated health assessment every 24 months after. |
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| 2024-06-27 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) - Fire safety - 1 yr. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) Description: Fire safety - 1 yr. Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to participate in annual fire safety training. The following staff did not participate in fire safety training annually: Staff # 4 and #5. Staff #4 participated in training on 3/8/23 and an update on 5/31/24. Staff #5 participated in training on 5/26/23 and an update on 7/15/24. Correction Required: 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.) In the future, staff will participate in fire safety training on an annual basis. Documentation of this completed training will remain in the staff's file for review. |
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| 2024-06-27 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.32(a) Description: Comply with CPSL Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Staff #1 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 5/30/18. Staff #1 completed updated mandated reporter training on 6/17/23. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to Child Protective Services). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) In the future, staff will participate in initial and updated mandated reporter as appropriate to the CPSL. Documentation of this training will remain in the staff's file for review. |
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| 2023-06-26 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.66(a) Description: Locked or inaccessible Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 6/26/23, a bottle of a bleach & water mix was observed in a cabinet under the sink in the breakout room. There was no lock on the cabinet. The bleach & water mix was accessible to 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider immediately moved the bleach and water mix to a cabinet that was not accessible to children. |
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| 2023-06-26 | Renewal | 3270.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.75(c) Description: Has all items Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 6/26/23 the first aid kit in the breakout room, which was being used by the YSA group during the inspection, did not contain a scissors, tweezers and tape. Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider added the missing items (scissors, tweezers and tape) during the inspection. |
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| 2022-11-09 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a) Description: Supervised at all times Noncompliance Area: On 11/7/22 at 10:59 Staff # 1 and staff #2 were taking 8 toddlers from the childcare space to the outside play area. Staff 1 was in front of the line and staff 2 in the back. While on the stairs proceeding to outside play area Staff # 2 moved forward to assist another child, this left child #1 behind staff # 2 and the child proceeded to go up the stairs to the Public-School part of the building. At 11:05 child was found by a Public -School teacher who then took him downstairs and turned him over to a facility 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. 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.) Staff members in the toddler room have met with the center Director and Executive Director to review and sign written warnings due to the incident. A review of the Supervision Policy was conducted. Primary care groups were reviewed and changed to ensure the teachers have a hand on the youngest children when transitioning from one place to another. The Growing Place is working with the School District to provide some type of gate at the bottom of the stairs. |
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| 2022-11-09 | 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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Regulation: 3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) Description: Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children Noncompliance Area: On 11/7/22 at 10:59 Staff # 1 and staff #2 were taking 8 toddlers from the childcare space to the outside play area. Staff 1 was in front of the line and staff 2 in the back. While on the stairs proceeding to outside play area Staff # 2 moved forward to assist another child, this left child #1 behind staff # 2 and the child proceeded to go up the stairs to the Public-School part of the building. At 11:05 child was found by a Public -School teacher who then took him downstairs and turned him over to a facility staff. Correction Required: 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 from a PQAS approved trainer. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All staff at Stroudsburg will take a 2 hour Stepping up to Supervision Training provided by PQAS trainer Sandy Shay. The training is scheduled for Tuesday December 13, 2022. Training and trainer were approved by Michael Gatto. |
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| 2022-06-15 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2019-06-06 | Renewal | 3270.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact forms on file for children # 1, 2, and 3 were not reviewed a minimum of once every six months. Emergency contact forms were last reviewed by they parents in September, 2018. 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.) The director will have the parents of children # 1, 2, and 3 review and sign the emergency contact forms. The parents of all children will review and update files a minimum of once every 6 months. |
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| 2019-06-06 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person # 1 only had one 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.) The director will have staff person # 1 provide another written, non-family reference. Staff will provide two written non family references at the time of hire. |
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