The Salvation Army
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About the Provider
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wednesday7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thursday7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Friday7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2026-04-10 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a)/3270.113(e) - Supervised at all times /Restraints prohibited | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a)/3270.113(e) Description: Supervised at all times /Restraints prohibited Noncompliance Area: On 3/31/26 child #1 was napping at the facility with a weighted blanket. Documentation for the prescribed use of the adaptive equipment/weighted blanket was not on file for the child at the facility. On 3/31/26 child #1 chewed a hole in the blanket and ingested beads from the inside of the blanket. 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. A facility person may not restrain a child by using bonds, ties or straps to restrict a child's movement or by enclosing the child in a confined space, closet or locked room. The prohibition against restraining a child does not apply to the use of adaptive equipment prescribed for a child with special needs. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The use of adaptive equipment for a child with special needs must be accompanied by a written prescription from a physician or written in the child's IEP. The regulation will be communicated to families in writing and documentation will be obtained for prescribed adaptive equipment from their child's physician or IEP. |
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| 2026-04-10 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.132(a) - Contact parent/keep record | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.132(a) Description: Contact parent/keep record Noncompliance Area: On 3/31/26 child #1 chewed a hole in their weighted blanket and ingested beads from the inside of the blanket. Staff persons at the facility did not contact the parent immediately (who was on the facility campus) that beads were discovered in the child's mouth. The Child was later treated at the hospital for ingesting beads. Correction Required: If emergency medical care is needed for a child, the parent shall be contacted as soon as practical in the best interest of the child. If the parent cannot be reached, the operator shall record in writing the reason emergency care was required and the attempts made to inform the parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The following will be reviewed at staff meeting with record of participant and content reviewed. 1. Emergency Medical Care 2. Supervision 3. Use of electronics during work policy 4. Incident Report Calling parents about incident/emergency or recording inwriting the reason emergency care required, and the attempts made to inform the parent. 5. Adaptive equipment for child with special needs. |
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| 2026-04-10 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 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: During the inspection on 4/10/26 the health assessment observed on file for staff person #1 was expired. 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.) The plan of correction is to obtain the health assessment for staff person #1. Staff person #1 scheduled an appointment for Friday 4/17/26. |
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| 2026-01-09 | 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: During the renewal inspection on 1/9/2026 Staff person #1 has completed the health and safety course but has not completed the required health and safety update course titled Pennsylvania Health and Safety Update 2022 (1 hour) training. 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. Staff person #1 must complete (PA Required Health and Safety for Centers-Group Child Care Parts 1 and 2 |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 completed the PA Required health and safety for Center Group Child Care Part 1 and 2 on 1/27/26. A copy of the training certificates are attached. |
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| 2026-01-09 | Renewal | 3270.31(f) - Health and Safety Training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(f) Description: Health and Safety Training Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 1/9/2026 staff person #2 has completed Pediatric first aid and CPR training, however (the training was not completed through a Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS) approved curriculum. Correction Required: Staff persons shall complete professional development within 90 days of hire as listed in subsections (f)1-10. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #2must be supervised, when interacting with children at a minimum by, an (AGS, primary staff person, or family child care home staff person) who has completed all preservice trainings and has all qualifications to care for children unsupervised. If there are no staff person(s) available to supervise staff person #2, staff person #2may 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 #2 was registered and completed Pediatric First Aid and CPR on 1/16/26. Until she completed this training she was supervised by a person who had already completed preservice training and was not left unsupervised. |
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| 2025-09-09 | Self-Reported Non Compliance | 3270.113(b) - No physical punishment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(b) Description: No physical punishment Noncompliance Area: On 9/9/2025 a review of classroom video footage revealed that on 9/2/25, staff person #1 pulled child #1 by the left wrist (while child was laying on a naptime cot) aggressively to the top of the cot. Staff person #1 then covered child #1 with a blanket including his face. Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. Tiered - All staff working with children at the facility will attend an in-person training provided by the Regional Key surrounding supervision and working with challenging Behaviors. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) 9/9/2025 Staff persons at the facility will not use any form of physical punishment. Staff person#1 no longer works at the facility and will not return to the facility. The operator reported the incident to ChildLine as required. 12/3/25Staff who work with children at the facility will attend an in - person training provided by the Regional Key surrounding supervision and challenging behaviors, |
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| 2025-01-15 | Renewal | 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b) - Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b) Description: Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 1/15/25 the operator did not have a current fire alarm inspection report. The report on file was dated 1/10/24. Correction Required: Fire detection devices or systems must be in compliance with standards established under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. § 1016(c)). The Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements under subsection (a) are met. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The annual fire alarm and sprinkler test was conducted by Oliver by 1/9/25, the inspection revealed some active trouble codes. Materials have been ordered, and Siemens (an Oliver subcontractor) must come back out to install these materials. The final step is to schedule Siemens to complete the work. |
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| 2024-04-26 | Incident Investigation | 3270.21 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.21 Description: General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: On 4/19/24 the operator reported to OCDEL that staff person #1 accidentally gave yogurt made with milk versus the required soy yogurt to child #1. Child #1 has a known allergy to milk and required emergency treatment. Correction Required: 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.) 1. Created classroom written communication about children with food allergies This is posted net to special needs list in each classroom 2. Developed labeling system to identify food from/for children with food allergies. |
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| 2024-01-30 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 1/30/24 the file for staff person #1 did not include the required out of state clearance information. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Staff Person # 1 may not work in a child care position at the facility. 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. Staff Person #1 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.) 1. Request hiring documents from Child Care Careers, the substitute company, For staff Person #1. 2. Provide Child Care Careers with information to obtain out of state clearances. 3. Staff will not work at facility until the copies of criminal history, child abuse clearance, disclosure statement and clearances required under the CPSL are on record. |
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| 2023-01-09 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2022-01-11 | Renewal | 3270.95(a) - Devices must be compliant | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.95(a) Description: Devices must be compliant Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 01/11/22, the most recent fire inspection was more than one year old, dated 1/5/21. Correction Required: Fire detection devices or systems must be in compliance with standards established under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. § 1016(c)). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The Fire Inspection will be scheduled to ensure compliance. |
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