Description: The Caring Center is an independent, not for profit organization formed by parents and professional staff to deliver exemplary early childhood education and promote family and community development. The Center serves 200 children and has a staff of 50 employees, with a total operating budget of $2 million. The Center was one of the first five institutions in the Delaware Valley to meet the rigorous, voluntary accreditation standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) Early Childhood Academy and recently received re-accreditation for another five years.
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.
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| 2020-03-03 | Renewal | 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 3/3/20, staff person#3 and staff person #5 did not have an updated health assessment on file. The last health assessment on file was signed by a physician on 10/25/17 for staff person #3 and 7/17/17 for staff person #5. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) A new health assessment will be obtained and filed for both staff person #3 and #5. In the future, we will review staff files more frequently to ensure all health assessments are updated and received timely. |
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| 2020-03-03 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 3/3/20, staff person #1 and staff person #2 did not have two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to their suitability to serve as a facility person. 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.) Two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person were received and filed for staff person #1 and staff person #2. In the future, references will be obtained prior to the start of employment. |
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| 2020-03-03 | Renewal | 3270.31(e) - Annual 6 hrs. training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 3/3/20, staff person #3 did not have verification of an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training on file at the facility. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Staff person #3 have obtained an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training. Verification of trainings were place on file for staff person #3. We will review all staff trainings logs monthly to ensure all staff are in compliance with this regulation at all times in the future. |
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| 2020-03-03 | 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 3/3/20, staff person #4 did not have an updated Child Abuse and FBI clearance on file at the facility. The Child Abuse Clearance, on file, expire on 2/13/20, and the FBI Clearance expired on 2/17/20. 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 #4 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 person #4 will be dismissed from staff and the facility, at the close of business, until updated clearances are submitted and filed. In the future, we will reviewed staff clearances monthly to ensure all staff remain in compliance with CPSL. |
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