The Caring Center Enrichment Academy
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About the Provider
The Caring Center has also achieved Four Stars (the highest designation) in Pennsylvania’s “Keystone Stars” Early Childhood Learning Initiative. Since 1993, several Caring Center teachers have won the prestigious Tylenol & Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation National Child Care Teacher Award. In 2003, The Caring Center was a recipient of the “Best Place to Work Award” from the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children. The Caring Center’s most recent accomplishment is the successful acquisition of the affiliate license for the Raising a Reader Program from the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Through this national book lending program, The Caring Center will assist local programs interested in improving and supporting early literacy.
The Caring Center is a nationally accredited independent child care center and academic school for children six weeks to eight years of age. Established in 1990, the center serves 160 children ages 6 weeks through 5 years. The Enrichment Center opened in August 2009 to serve 56 preschool, kindergarten and school age students adjacent to the main building.
Hours of Operation
- Monday8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Reason | Description | Status |
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| 2025-10-02 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.76 Description: Building Surfaces Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, certification representative observed several areas of the floor not in good repair and the baseboard pulled from the wall in the school age room. The overhead light in the school age room is missing a cover. 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.) Provider will repair and cover the areas to ensure good repair. |
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| 2025-10-02 | Renewal | 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: At the time of inspection, certification representative observed peeled paint in school age bathroom. 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.) Provider will repaint the area. |
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| 2025-07-08 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-09-24 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2023-11-03 | Renewal | 3270.133(6) - Written consent | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.133(6) Description: Written consent Noncompliance Area: At the time of inspection, certification representative observed medication in storage without written parental consent. 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.) Provider did not administer the medication and requested the parent to provide written consent for administration of medication. |
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| 2023-11-03 | 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: At the time of inspection, the emergency preparedness plan did not include a contingency plan. Correction Required: A facility shall be operated in conformity with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.State agencies whose regulations may relate to the operation of a facility include the Department of Environmental Resources, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation. Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider updated the plan to include all required sections. |
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| 2022-11-17 | Renewal | 3270.82(i) - Lidded waste receptacles | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.82(i) Description: Lidded waste receptacles Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 11/17/22, there were trash cans without lids located in bathroom #1 and bathroom #2. Correction Required: A toilet area, training chair area, diapering area and sink area shall be equipped with a clean, lidded waste receptacle. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will replace trash cans to lidded receptacles. |
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| 2022-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.123(a) - Signed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.123(a) Description: Signed Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 3/10/22, agreement form on file for child #5 did not contain signature of the operator. Correction Required: An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility operator has signed all required documents (agreement forms) |
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| 2022-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(b)(7) Description: Name/address/phone release person Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 3/10/22, emergency contact forms on file for child #1, #2, #3 and #4 did not contain addresses of release person(s). 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.) Files missing the required addresses and/or phone numbers have been flagged; parents have been notified electronically of the need to stop by the front desk to review/update their paperwork. Front desk staff have a list of parents whose files need updates, and they are watching for those parents to help make sure they complete the required paperwork during pick-up. |
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| 2022-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.181(c) Description: Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 3/10/22, financial agreements on file for child #1, #2, #3, and #4 were not reviewed and/or updated in a six (6) month time frame as required. 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.) Files missing the required 6-month review and signature have been flagged; parents have been notified electronically of the need to stop by the front desk to review / update their paperwork. Front desk staff have a list of parents whose files need updates, and they are watching for those parents to help make sure they complete the required paperwork during pick-up. |
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| 2022-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.182(5) - Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.182(5) Description: Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 3/10/22, emergency contact forms on file for child #1, #2, #3, and #4 did not contain required parental consent for minor first aid procedures. Correction Required: 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.) Files missing the required signatures have been flagged; parents have been notified electronically of the need to stop by the front desk to review/update their paperwork. Front desk staff have a list of parents whose files need updates, and they are watching for those parents to help make sure they complete the required paperwork during pick-up. |
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| 2022-03-10 | Renewal | 3270.31(e) - Age and Training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e) Description: Age and Training Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 03/10/22, files of staff persons #1, #2 and #3 did not contain 12 hours of annual child care training. File of staff person #1 contained 2 hours; file of staff person contained 4.5 hours; staff person #3 contained 5.5 hours. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All staff persons who did not have enough hours are being provided with paid released time to complete the necessary hours of professional development. Other Caring Center staff have been scheduled to cover their classes to ensure this time will be available to them. |
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| 2022-03-10 | 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: During renewal inspection on 3/10/22, file of staff person #2 contained online fire safety training that was not deemed acceptable by the department. Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in fire safety 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.) Staff person was asked to complete an acceptable fire safety training as soon as possible. Staff person completed an acceptable online fire safety training. |
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