Description: Mission
To offer a safe, loving environment that meets your child's educational, emotional, and social needs. We understand that every child is different and we strive to accomodate their unique personalities.
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, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(2) - Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #1's most recent health report is dated 5/16/18. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Parent was given a new form to be completed. In the future parents who do not complete paperwork in a timely manner will be denied child care until satisfied. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.133(5) - Original label | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was an Epi pen that expired June 2019 and a bottle of Benadryl that expired 11, 2019 at the facility. Correction Required: Medication shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturer's or health professional's instructions on the original label. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Expired EpiPen was given back to parent and was replaced with a new one immediately. Medications will be checked monthly for expiration dates. |
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| 2020-02-10 | Renewal | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On the preschool outdoor play ground there were 2 metal vehicles that had areas of peeling paint. There was an area of peeling paint on the door between the preschool and older toddler rooms. 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.) Peeling paint will be sanded and when weather allows it will be painted. Going forward the playgrounds will be inspected monthly. |
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| 2019-02-07 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In the Pre K 1 room, there were 2 plastic bins containing toys that had cracks in their lids causing an area where a child could pinch their finger. There was also a wooden kitchen set that one of the doors was off a hinge. In the toddler outdoor play area there was a plastic play lawn mower which had a piece broken off causing sharp edges. Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Moving forward, teachers will do a daily safety check of all storage bins and play equipment. Any items that cannot be fixed will be thrown out immediately and replaced. The damaged items were disposed of and replaced after inspection. |
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| 2019-02-07 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(1) - Infant: updated health report every 6 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #2, a young toddler, has not provided an updated health report since October 3, 2017. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Moving forward, we will inform parents of infants and toddlers that their doctor will need to complete a child health report and update their shot records every time their child has a well-visit. We will also add this information to our Parent Handbook. The child in question has a physical scheduled for February 22nd, 2019. |
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| 2019-02-07 | Renewal | 3270.182(3)/3270.182(5) - Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission/Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Children 1,2, and 3 did not have signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures or emergency medical care. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission.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.) In the future, all areas of the emergency contact form will be reviewed by management and all required signatures will be completed in person before the child may start care at the facility. Signatures have been received for the children in question. |
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| 2018-04-20 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There were 2 bookshelves in the infant2/young toddler room that had cracks in them were a child could stick their finger into. Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Initially the crack will be taped and then the shelves will be repaired if possible and replaced if they can not be repaired. |
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| 2018-04-20 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The refrigerator in the school age room did not have a thermometer. Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45 F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) A thermometer will be purchased and placed in the refrigerator. We will make sure all refrigeration units have thermometers. |
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| 2018-04-20 | Renewal | 3270.133(5) - Original label | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In the pre-k 1 room, there was an inhaler with an expiration date of September 2017 on the box. Correction Required: Medication shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturer's or health professional's instructions on the original label. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The inhaler was returned to the parent. In the future, teachers will check medications for expiration dates. |
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| 2018-04-20 | Renewal | 3270.166(4) - Bottles labeled | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There were bottles in the infant room that were not labeled with a child's name. Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Bottles were immediately labeled and will be checked each morning to make sure the child's name is on the bottle. |
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| 2018-04-20 | Renewal | 3270.182(3)/3270.182(5) - Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission/Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Children 1 through 6 did not have signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures or obtaining emergency medical care. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission.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.) All child's records, 1 through 6 have been updated. Going forward we will check that each new child enrolled has a completed file before filing. |
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| 2018-04-20 | Renewal | 3270.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The first-aid kit in the infant room was missing soap. 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.) Items missing have been replaced. Teachers will be responsible for checking their first aid kits and reporting to the director if anything is missing. |
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| 2017-12-13 | 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 December 4, 2017, Child #1, a preschool aged child, was missing from the group for approximately 1 hour. Neither staff persons 1 nor 2 knew where the child was. Other staff were called and the building was searched for approximately 45 minutes, with no one being able to locate the child. After approximately 45 minutes of not being able to locate the child, the police were called and responded to the facility. Child was located hiding in a shelf in the school age room. Per interviews with staff and written documentation from staff, child was missing from the group for approximately 1 hour. 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. Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity representative and /or Facility Director will attend the Existing Provider Training on February 14, 2018 at the Northeast Regional OCDEL Office in Scranton. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The two owners Lynne Butler and Gail Reaser will attend the training. Information will then be shared with the Director and staff. |
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| 2017-04-27 | Renewal | 3270.104(a) - Clean, good repair, proper size | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The inspector found a broken toy bin in the school age room. Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child`s size, age and special needs. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Bin was removed immediately and will be replaced with a new one. In the future, the teacher will be required to make weekly inspections of all the toys and equipment. |
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| 2017-04-27 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(1)/3270.131(b)(2) - Infant: updated health report every 6 months/Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: .Child files #2, #3, and #6 health assessments were not updated as is required. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddlerThe operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The children whose health forms are not updated will be required to obtain one immediately. For the future, our assistant has made a file update form that will be stapled to each child's file and checked monthly. |
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