Trechas Home Day Care & Child DVPT

Noncompliance Area: The rabies certificate for "Boss," the dog at the facility, was expired. There was not a current rabies certificate while children were in care between 6/15/20 and 7/13/20.

Correction Required: A veterinarian's certificate of current rabies immunization is required for a cat or dog at the facility. The certificate shall be on file when the cat or dog is present.

Noncompliance Area: There were no child service reports in the file for child #1, #2 and #3, all enrolled more than 12 months ago.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the services to be provided to the family and the child, including the Department's approved form to provide information to the family about the child's growth and development in the context of the services being provided. The operator shall complete and update the form and provide a copy to the family in accordance with the updates regarding emergency contact information at 3280.124(f).

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #3 did not include the address for the child's physician.

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: The emergency contact information in the file for child #3 did not include the work address for the child's mother.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.

Noncompliance Area: The last two updates in writing by a parent on the emergency contact form and the agreement form in the file for child #1, #2 and #5 were dated more than 6 months apart and were due to be updated before the COVID suspension of regulations. There were no signatures/dates on the emergency contact form in the file for child #3, enrolled for more than 12 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

Noncompliance Area: The last health report in the file for child #3, a preschooler, was dated more than 20 months ago and was due to be updated before the COVID suspension of regulations.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The most recent health report in the file for child #2 and #4 did not include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.

Correction Required: A health report shall include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.

Noncompliance Area: The last flu shot documented in the file for child #1 was more than 24 months ago and the file did not include a written statement of exemption by a parent. There was no flu shot documented in the file for child #2 and #3 and the files also did not include a written statement of exemption by a parent.

Correction Required: Exemption from immunization for religious belief or strong personal objection equated to a religious belief shall be documented by a written, signed and dated statement from the child's parent or guardian. The statement shall be kept in the child's record.

Noncompliance Area: The last two updates in writing by a parent on the emergency contact form and the agreement form in the file for child #1, #2 and #5 were dated more than 6 months apart and were due to be updated before the COVID suspension of regulations. There were no signatures/dates on the emergency contact form in the file for child #3 and the last update on the agreement form in the same file was dated more than 6 months ago and was due to be updated before the COVID suspension of regulations.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The smoke detectors in the facility were not interconnected; they were all single units. Wilkinsburg follows the UCC code which requires smoke detectors in Group Child Care Homes to be interconnected. The gauge on the fire extinguisher in the kitchen, which was the only extinguisher in the facility, read that the unit needs recharged.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 included only 3 hours of child care training in their last anniversary year, 11/9/18-11/9/19.

Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training.

Noncompliance Area: The last two Mandated Reporter trainings in the file for staff person #1 were dated more than 60 months apaprt.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The last child service report in the file for child #2 was dated more than 6 months ago.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the services to be provided to the family and the child, including the Department's approved form to provide information to the family about the child's growth and development in the context of the services being provided. The operator shall complete and update the form and provide a copy to the family in accordance with the updates regarding emergency contact information at 3280.124(f).

Noncompliance Area: The agreement form in the file for child #2, #3 and #4 did not specify the individuals to whom the child may be released.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #1, #3 and #4 did not specify the child's date of admission.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission.A child's record must contain the dates of application, admission and withdrawal of the child.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #3 did not include any information for the child's physician.

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: The emergency contact information in the file for child #1and #4 did not include any work information for the child's mother.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #3 did not include any information for the child's physician.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #3 and #4 did not include the address of the individuals to whom the child may be released.

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: The last two updates by a parent in writing on the emergency contact information in the file for child #2 were dated more than 6 months apart. The last update by a parent in writing on the agreement form for child #2 was dated more than 6 months ago.

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. 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.

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #2, an older toddler, did not include evidence of a flu shot, nor did it include a written statement from a parent regarding their religious or personal objection to the vaccine.

Correction Required: Exemption from immunization for religious belief or strong personal objection equated to a religious belief shall be documented by a written, signed and dated statement from the child's parent or guardian. The statement shall be kept in the child's record.

Noncompliance Area: The last two health assessments in the file for staff person #1 were dated more than 24 months apart.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 and #2 included only 3 hours of child care training in their last full anniversary year.

Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training.

Noncompliance Area: The rabies certificate for the Lola, the operator's dog, had expired.

Correction Required: A veterinarian's certificate of current rabies immunization is required for a cat or dog at the facility. The certificate shall be on file when the cat or dog is present.

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #1 did not include a child service report dated within the last 6 months.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the services to be provided to the family and the child, including the Department's approved form to provide information to the family about the child's growth and development in the context of the services being provided. The operator shall complete and update the form and provide a copy to the family in accordance with the updates regarding emergency contact information at 3280.124(f).

Noncompliance Area: The last two health reports in the file for child #2, a young toddler, were dated more than 6 months apart.

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

Noncompliance Area: The last two health reports in the file for child #1, a preschooler, were dated more than 12 months apart.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #1 included written instructions from a physician for an inhaler. Based on conversation with staff, the inhaler is sometimes left at the facility, but there was not written consent from a parent for administration of the medication.

Correction Required: A parent shall provide written consent for administration of medication or a special diet.

Noncompliance Area: The regulations were not posted in a conspicuous location, nor were instructions for contacting the regional 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.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #2 included a state police clearance and child abuse clearance that were more than 60 months old.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center were not posted at the facility.

Correction Required: The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center shall be posted by each telephone in the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The last two fire drills documented on the fire drill log were dated more than 60 days apart.

Correction Required: A fire drill shall be held at least every 60 days. Staff persons, volunteers and children in attendance shall participate in the fire drill and shall exit the facility, weather permitting.

Noncompliance Area: A dog belonging to the operator's niece was present at the facility when children were in care. A certificate of current rabies immunization was not on file at the facility.

Correction Required: A veterinarian`s certificate of current rabies immunization is required for a cat or dog at the facility. The certificate shall be on file when the cat or dog is present.

Noncompliance Area: The last child service report in the file for child #1 was dated more than 6 months ago. The last two child service reports in the file for child #3 were dated more than 6 months apart.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the services to be provided to the family and the child, including the Department`s approved form to provide information to the family about the child`s growth and development in the context of the services being provided. The operator shall complete and update the form and provide a copy to the family in accordance with the updates regarding emergency contact information at 3280.124(f).

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #2 did not include the work address for the child's mother or any of the work information for the child's father, or the policy number for the child's health insurance

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Noncompliance Area: The last two health reports in the file for child #1, an older toddler, were dated more than 6 months apart when the child was still a young toddler. The file now includes a current health report, but it does not include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddlerA health report shall include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.

Noncompliance Area: The last health report in the file for child #3, a preschooler, was dated more than 12 months ago.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The last health assessment in the file for staff person #2 was more than 24 months ago.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The last two updates in writing by a parent on the agreement in the file for child #3 were dated more than 6 months apart.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 included evidence of 3 hours of child care training during their last anniversary year of 11/9/15 to 11/9/16. The file for staff person #2 did not include evidence of any child care training in their last anniversary of 5/30/16 to 5/30/17.

Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training.

Noncompliance Area: Individual #4, a household member who is over the age of 18 and resides in the home more than 30 days per year, does not have any clearances.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A provisional employee may not be permitted to work alone with children and must work within the vicinity of a permanent employee. 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.

Noncompliance Area: A large rubber bin of toys and other items on the floor in the back left corner room of the facility had several cracks in it.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The facility's emergency plan was not posted at the facility.

Correction Required: The operator shall post the emergency plan in the facility at a conspicuous location.

Noncompliance Area: There was a Peace Lily, which is toxic, on a desk in the back left corner room of the facility, making it accessible to children.

Correction Required: Toxic plants are not permitted in a child care space.

Noncompliance Area: There was a hole behind the door on the wall of the gross motor space. The vent cover at the bottom of the wall in the middle room of the facility was dislodged from the wall, creating a potential pinch point.

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.