Tiny Toes Learning Center Llc - Mount Pocono PA Child Care Center

1235 POCONO BLVD STE 105 , MOUNT POCONO PA 18344
(855) 663-8469

About the Provider

Description: TINY TOES LEARNING CENTER LLC is a Child Care Center in MOUNT POCONO PA, with a maximum capacity of 74 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0-12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

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Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00182592
  • Capacity: 74
  • Age Range: 0-12
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations Keystone Star 4
  • State Rating: 2
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, American Sign Language, Spanish
  • Type of Care: Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time
  • Transportation: Field Trips, To/From School
  • Schools Served: Pocono Mountain School District
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 12
  • District Office Phone: (570) 468-8144 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2020-02-24 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.113(e) - Restraints prohibited Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During a complaint investigation on 2/24/20, staff person # 1 admitted that on 2/19/19 they restrained child # 1 while the child was having a tantrum. Staff # 1 admitted to holding the child and bringing the child to another area of the facility.

Correction Required: 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. Staff person # 1 shall attend a minimum of 2 hours of approved training; the topic shall be learning to deal with difficult behaviors.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff # 1 took a 2 hour training called "Violence, Kids, Discipline, and Keeping the Peace." All staff will complete a 2 hour training for dealing with difficult behaviors. Cert rep will refer the center for training.
2019-09-26 Renewal 3270.123(a)(6) - Admission date Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There is no date of admission on the fee agreement on file for child # 3.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director will provide the admission date on the agreement for Child # 1. This will be completed at enrollment.
2019-09-26 Renewal 3270.124(b)(2)/3270.124(b)(6) - Physician name, address, phone/Insurance coverage information Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact form on file for child # 4 does not include the name, address, and phone number of the child's physician. The emergency contact form on file for child # 3 does not include the child's health insurance name or policy number.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director will get the missing information from the parents of children # 3 and 4. Forms will be filled out completely at enrollment.
2019-09-26 Renewal 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There is no release persons address provide on the emergency contact form for child # 5.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director will get the missing information from the parent. All forms will be filled out completely at enrollment.
2019-09-26 Renewal 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff persons # 2, 3, and 4 did not have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service. Staff person # 2 started on 8/21/2019 and has not yet received a health assessment or TB screening. Staff person # 3 started on 8/26/19; their health assessment is dated 9/24/19. Staff person # 4 started on 9/16/19; there is no health assessment or TB screening on file.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff person # 3 has a current health assessment on file. Staff persons # 2 and 4 will have health assessments and TB screenings. All staff will be required to provide a valid health assessment and results of a TB screening prior to starting.
2019-09-26 Renewal 3270.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact forms and agreements were not reviewed and updated by the parents at least once in a 6 month period. There is no date on the emergency contact from for child # 2 and the agreement is last dated 11/2018. The emergency contact and agreement forms on file for child # 3 are dated 8/27/2018. The most recent agreement on file for child # 4 is dated 1/12/19. There is no date on the emergency contact form for child # 6 and the agreement is dated 11/28/18.

Correction Required: A parent is required to review and update the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director will have the parents of children # 2, 3, 4, and 6 review and update the emergency contact forms and financial agreements. All parents will review emergency contact forms and agreements every 6 months.
2019-09-26 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

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact form on file for children # 3 and 5 do not have written consent for emergency medical care or the administration of minor first aid procedures.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director will have the parents of children # 3 and 5 provide written consent for emergency medical care and the administration of minor first aid procedures. All parents will provide written consents at the time of enrollment.
2019-09-26 Renewal 3270.182(6) - Signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact forms on filed for children # 3 and 5 do not have written consent for transportation and walking excursions.

Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director will obtain written consent for transportation and walking excursions from the parents of children # 3 and 5. These consents will be obtained at enrollment.
2019-09-26 Renewal 3270.192(2)(iii) - Exp, educ., training at facility Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There is no proof of education or experience on file for staff person # 1

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director will have staff person # 1 provide proof of education and experience. All staff will be required to provide proof of education and experience at the time of hire.
2019-09-26 Renewal 3270.27(b) - Plan reviewed/updated annually Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The date of the emergency plan on file is 7/23/2018; the plan was not reviewed and updated within one year.

Correction Required: The operator shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The operator shall document in writing each review and update of the emergency plan and kept on file at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director will review the emergency plan, make necessary updates, and ensure all staff are trained. The plan will be reviewed annually.
2018-12-13 Renewal 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: The pack and plays in the infant room were not labeled for individual use.

Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff in the infant room will label the pack and plays for each child. All rest equipment will be labeled.
2018-12-13 Renewal 3270.192(5) - Two written references Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff person # 1 has only one written reference in their record.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The director will have staff person # 1 provide a second reference and all staff will provide 2 written references.
2018-12-13 Renewal 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: There is no documentation that any staff reviewed the emergency plan at the time of initial hire.

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. Staff shall receive training regarding the emergency plan within one week of hire and within one week of annual updated.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
All staff will review and sign of on the emergency plan. All new staff will receive emergency plan training within one week of hire.
2018-12-13 Renewal 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff person # 1 started in child care on 11/14/18 and was fingerprinted on 11/19/18. Staff person # 2 was hired on 11/19/18 and fingerprinted on 11/26/18. Staff person # 3 was hired on 9/13/18 and their state police clearance is dated 11/21/18.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff persons # 1, 2, and 3 all have current clearances on file. The director will ensure that all clearances are requested prior to their start date in child care. The director will comply with the CPSL at all times.
2018-11-08 Allocated Unannounced Monitoring 3270.192(2)(ii) - Exp, educ., training prior to facility Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: Staff person # 1 was hired as an assistant group. There is no proof of education or experience on file.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff person # 1 will provide proof of education and experience. All new staff will provide proof of education and experience at the time of hire.

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