Thinking Out Of The Box - Philadelphia PA Child Care Center

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, the emergency contact for Child #1 did not include the birth date of the child.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name and birth date of the child.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, the emergency contact for Child #3 did not include the address of the child's physician or source of medical care.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, the emergency contact for Child #3 did not include written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care. A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, the emergency contact for Child #2 did not include the release person's address.

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.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, the emergency contact was not present in the infant room while Child #4 was receiving care.

Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, the operator had not notified local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the day care facility.

Correction Required: An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the day care facility.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, the emergency contact for Child # 3 did not contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.

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.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, the file for Staff #1 contained only one written nonfamily reference.

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

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, the emergency plan did not provide a method for facility persons to contact parents as soon as reasonably possible when an emergency situation arises nor a method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended and to provide instruction as to how parents can safely be reunited with their children.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for a method for facility persons to contact parents as soon as reasonably possible when an emergency situation arises. The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for a method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended and to provide instruction as to how parents can safely be reunited with their children.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, Staff #1, hired 1/2/18, was not trained in the emergency plan at the time of initial employment.

Correction Required: The operator shall assure that each facility person receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update. The operator shall document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training and kept on file at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, the director, who works from 12:00pm to 6:00pm daily, is the only staff person with current first aid training; all other staff members' training has expired.

Correction Required: One or more facility persons competent in first-aid techniques shall be at the facility when one or more children are in care.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, Staff #2 was alone providing care for seven children ages 1 and 2 when maximum group size should have been five children.

Correction Required: When children are grouped in mixed age levels, the age of the youngest child in the group determines the staff:child ratio and maximum group size in accordance with the requirements in 3270.51 (relating to similar age level). The required staff:child ratios must be maintained at all times.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, protective receptacle covers were not placed in outlets in power strip by television in building one second floor and in the preschool front bathroom building one first floor.

Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, lotion and hand sanitizer were accessible to children on teacher desk and hydrogen peroxide on coat cubbies in building 1 second floor.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/29/18, there were two small holes on the wall near the door in the infant room.

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.