Description: The Lower Bucks Family YMCA has a long-standing tradition of creatively adapting its services to the changing needs and interest of its constituents and is proud to launch the 7th Grade Membership Initiative a a way to better engage, educate, and connect to our youth right when they need it most. Not only will this provide 7th grade students with a safe environment, but it will enable students to grow in spirit, mind and body.
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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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19, THERE WERE 3 TOY TRUCKS FOR KIDS TO RIDE THAT WERE NOT CLEAN OR IN GOOD REPAIR IN THE OUTSIDE PLAY AREA. THERE WERE ALSO TOYS IN 2 WHITE BINS THAT WERE NOT CLEAN. 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.) Staff cleaned up the outside area and disposed of any toys that were not in good repair. Staff will be reminded to dispose of toys that are in poor repair and bring in items to be washed when they are dirty. |
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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19, THE REFRIGERATOR IN ROOM # 5 HAD A THERMOSTAT THAT READ 52. THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE VIZ ROOM DID NOT HAVE AN OPERABLE 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.) The refrigerator in room #5 was repaired on 5/20/2019 and now correctly keeps tempature. A thermostat has been added to the refrigerator in the VIZ. Staff will be reminded to check the refrigerator weekly to ensure tempature is within range and the thermostat is present. |
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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19, AT NAP TIME THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ARTIFICIAL OR NATURAL LIGHT TO SEE THE CHILDREN. 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. TIERED LIS: 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. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The director will purchase small battery powered lights to place around the room to increase the amount of light during nap time, in addition to the lamp already in the classroom. |
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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.124(f) - Updated every 6 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19, CHILD # 1 HAD EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION THAT HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. Correction Required: The parent shall update in writing emergency contact information 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.) Parent signed and updated the emergency contact form on 5/20/2019. Forms are updated every 6 months and will continue to be updated every 6 months. |
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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.151(c)(3)/3270.192(3) - Exam communicable disease/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19, STAFF PERSON # 2 DID NOT HAVE QUESTION 2 CONFIRMING FREEDOM FROM COMMUNICABLE DISEASE ANSWERED ON THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN HER FILE. Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination. 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.) Staff person number 2 obtained a new health assessment stating that she is free from communicable diseases. |
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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.161(a) - Wholesome | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19, THERE WERE 3 CRATES WITH PERISHABLE FOOD THAT STAFF PERSON # 3 INDICATED HAD ACCIDENTALLY BEEN UNREFRIGERATED OVER NIGHT. Correction Required: Food stored, prepared or served shall be clean, wholesome, free from spoilage, free from adulteration and safe for human consumption. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #3 disposed of the food when discoved. She spoke to the supervisor of the SACC program to remind staff to refrigerate perishables immediately or dispose of food that is no longer needed. |
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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.25(a) - Post the certificate of compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19, THERE WAS NO ADDRESS PROVIDED TO CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL DAYCARE OFFICE WITH THE COPY OF THE POSTED REGULATIONS. Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office posted at the same location. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) THE ADDRESSES WERE ADDED TO THE FRONT COVER OF THE REGULATIONS DURING THE INSPECTION ON 5/17/19. FUTURE PRINTINGS OF THE REGULATIONS WILL INCLUDE THE ADDRESS, IN ADDITION TO THE CONTACT PHONE NUMBER. |
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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.65 - Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19, THERE WERE NO PROTECTIVE COVERININGS ON 4 ELECTRICAL OUTLETS OVER THE SINK IN THE VIZ ROOM AND A SURGE PROTECTOR HAD MULTIPLE UNUSED ELECTRICAL OUTLETS THAT DID NOT HAVE PROTECTIVE RECEPTACLE COVERS IN ROOM # 7. Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) On 5/21/2019, facility staff replaced missing protective coverings on the 4 electrical outlets in the VIZ room and in the surge protector in room #7. Staff will be reminded to check their plugs regularly to ensure that protective coverings are in place in all outlets. |
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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.69(b) - 110 F or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19, THE WATER TEMPERATURE IN ROOM NUMBER # 1 MEASURED AT 120 F. Correction Required: Hot water temperature, in areas accessible to children, may not exceed 110 F. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The facility staff turned off the hot water valve to the child care area. It will remain off. |
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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19, IN THE VIZ ROOM THERE WAS NO SCISSORS, SOAP, OR TWEEZERS IN THE FIRST-AID KIT AND ON THE 72 PASSENGER BUS THERE WAS NO SOAP IN THE FIRST-AID KIT. 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.) The missing supplies have been added to the locations listed above. Staff will be reminded to check their first aid kits weekly to ensure all supplies are present and request supplies as they are noticed missing. |
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| 2019-05-17 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 5/17/19: HALF DAY PRESCHOOL ROOM: -PEELING PAINT IN THE BATHROOM. -RUST ON THE BASEBOARDS OF THE HEATING UNIT. ROOM # 6: -MOLDING NEAR THE SINK AT THE BASE OF THE WALL TO THE LEFT HAD PEELING PAINT. 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.) Facility staff corrected the issues listed above. Staff will be reminded to add any issues they noticed (rust/paint) to their monthly classroom inspections to be corrected by facilities. |
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| 2019-01-15 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.119 - Infant sleep position | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of the unannounced inspection, it was observed that an infant was sleeping in a swing. Correction Required: Infants shall be placed in the sleeping position recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics unless there is a medical reason an infant should not sleep in this position. The medical reason shall be documented in a statement signed by a physician, physician's assistant or CRNP and placed in the child's record at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The teacher in the infant room took the sleeping child out of the swing and put him in his own crib. Going forward, provider will ensure that infants will be sleeping in their cribs as recommended by the American Pediatrics Association at all times. |
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| 2019-01-15 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.25(a) - Post the certificate of compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: At the time of the unannounced inspection, it was observed that the applicable posted regulations for parents did not have instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office posted at the same location. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider made sure that the appropriate contact information for the regional office was on the applicable regulations seen by parents. |
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| 2018-05-30 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, cert rep notice refrigerator in Room 5 did not have a thermometer. Correction Required: Refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45 F or below and an operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Room 5 has received a replacement thermometer. Staff will be asked to check the thermometer periodically to ensure it is working and still within the fridge. |
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| 2018-05-30 | Renewal | 3270.111(a)/3270.111(b) - Written plan/Posted in group space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, cert rep notice Room 5 and Room A did not have a written daily schedule posted. Correction Required: A written plan of daily activities and routines, including a time for free play shall be established for each group. The plan shall be flexible to accommodate the needs of individual children and the dynamics of the group. The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) RM 5 and RM A have daily schedules posted. Teachers will check parent communication posting area monthly to ensure all postings are up and accurate. |
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