Ummies Kiddie Kottage Daycare & Lrng Ctr - Philadelphia PA Child Care Center

5040 GERMANTOWN AVE # 42 1ST FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19144
(267) 335-2173

About the Provider

Description: UMMIES KIDDIE KOTTAGE DAYCARE & LRNG CTR is a Child Care Center in PHILADELPHIA PA, with a maximum capacity of 84 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CER-00176315
  • Capacity: 84
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, Arabic, Spanish
  • Schools Served: Philadelphia City - Escorted to/from school, Philadelphia City - Pick-Up service to/from school
  • District Office: Early Learning Resource Center for Region 22
  • District Office Phone: (215) 382-4762 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2020-11-06 NS- Unannounced Monitoring 3270.21/3270.63 - General Health and Safety/Unsafe Areas in Outdoor Space Needs Verification

Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring on 11/6/20 cert rep observed a tire in the playground area behind the building. Cert rep also observed the wooden border around the mulched play area - four 4 foot sections are leaning/damaged.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. If unsafe areas or conditions are in or near an outdoor play space, fencing or natural barriers are required to restrict children from those unsafe areas or conditions.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Provider removed the tire from the playground during the inspection. Provider will repair the border and ensure that the playground is safe for children at all times.
2020-11-06 NS- Unannounced Monitoring 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster Needs Verification

Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring on 11/6/20 cert rep observed peeled paint in the 4 yr. old room. This was not implemented from previous inspection.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Provider will repair wall with peeled paint in the 4 yr. old room and ensure that all walls are in good repair at all times.
2020-09-28 NS- Unannounced Monitoring 3270.21/3270.113(a) - General Health and Safety/Supervised at all times Non Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring on 9/28/20 cert rep observed Staff # 1 change a child's diaper in the bathroom at the back of the infant room. Her back was to the other 3 children who were in the main part of the infant room.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff # 1 will call a second person to help with diaper changes or place the other children where she can see them while changing a child. Provider will ensure that all children are supervised at all times.
2020-09-28 NS- Unannounced Monitoring 3270.21/3270.63 - General Health and Safety/Unsafe Areas in Outdoor Space Non Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring on 9/28/20 cert rep observed trash and a tire in the playground area behind the building.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. If unsafe areas or conditions are in or near an outdoor play space, fencing or natural barriers are required to restrict children from those unsafe areas or conditions.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Provider will ensure that there are no unsafe areas or conditions in the outdoor play space.
2020-09-28 NS- Unannounced Monitoring 3270.21/3270.76 - General Health and Safety/Building Surfaces Non Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring on 9/28/20 cert rep observed damaged floor at the bathroom door by the 2 year old room, damaged/unravelling carpet at the step to the kitchen; damaged/unravelling carpet in the 4 year old room; damaged/unravelling carpet that goes the length of the 3 & 4 year old room.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Provider completed all repairs and will ensure that 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 at all times.
2020-09-28 NS- Unannounced Monitoring 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster Non Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring on 9/28/20 cert rep observed numerous areas of damaged paint in the 2 year old room, in the infant room, and in the 4 year old room.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Peeled and damaged paint has been repaired. Provider will ensure that all walls are in good repair at all times.
2020-08-18 NS- Unannounced Monitoring 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times Non Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring on 8/18/20 cert rep observed Staff # 1 leave the room twice (for approximately 2 minutes each time) to go to the office to look for something. There were 4 school aged children in the classroom: 2 were on tablets and 2 were eating lunch.

Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Anytime a staff person leaves the room, another staff person will come into the room.
2020-08-18 NS- Unannounced Monitoring 3270.76 - Building Surfaces Non Compliant - Finalized

Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring on 8/18/20 cert rep observed debris/trash on the playground along the inside fencing.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Provider will ensure that playground is free of debris/trash at all times.
2020-02-24 Unannounced Monitoring 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate Needs Verification

Noncompliance Area: On 2/24/2020 Certification Representative observed that there was not age appropriate rest equipment for one infant, facility child #1. The director and staff reported that it was the child's first day at the facility and that they did not have a playpen for the infant.

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.)
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 will be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child.
2020-02-24 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times Needs Verification

Noncompliance Area: On 1/8/2020, facility child #1 was unsupervised inside the facility and then walked out of the front door undetected. The 3-year old child was found alone and unsupervised along Germantown Avenue by an unknown man. Staff in the building were not aware that the child had left the building or was missing for an unknown amount of time until the child was brought back to the facility. This was acknowledged by the owner, the director and several staff.

Correction Required: TIERED LIS: 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff will take a minimum of two hours of training for supervision of children.
2020-02-24 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.113(b) - No physical punishment Needs Verification

Noncompliance Area: Based on investigation, it was verified that Facility staff #1 and #2 engaged in physical discipline practices, specifically taping children around the body.

Correction Required: TIERED LIS: The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding positive discipline of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
All staff will receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding positive discipline of children.
2020-02-24 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.113(c) - No ridicule or threaten harm Needs Verification

Noncompliance Area: It was determined based on interviews with twelve 5 & 6-year olds that facility staff #1 and #2 wrapped tape around children as a form of discipline inside the facility. Facility staff #1 used taping children as a form of discipline on facility child #2, #3, #4 and #5. It was acknowledged by the operator that facility staff #2 wrapped tape around facility child #4's legs because the child "peed on himself". The operator stated it was done in a joking manner and the parent agreed but a staff person can not use this form of discipline or restraint in any manner.

Correction Required: A facility person may not single out the child for ridicule, threaten harm to the child or the child's family and may not specifically aim to degrade the child or the child's family.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
A facility person will not single out a child for ridicule, threaten harm to the child or the child's family and will not specifically aim to degrade the child or the child's family.
2020-02-24 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.113(e) - Restraints prohibited Needs Verification

Noncompliance Area: It was determined based on interviews with twelve 5 & 6-year olds that facility staff #1 and #2 wrapped tape around children as a form of discipline inside the facility. Facility staff #1 used taping children as a form of discipline on facility child #2, #3, #4 and #5. It was acknowledged by the operator that facility staff #2 wrapped tape around facility child #4's legs because the child "peed on himself". The operator stated it was done in a joking manner and the parent agreed but a staff person can not use this form of discipline or restraint in any manner.

Correction Required: A facility person may not restrain a child by using, bonds, ties or straps (including taping a child) 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
A facility person may not restrain a child by using bonds, ties or straps to restrict a child's movement. Staff and I have had a meeting about dealing with challenging behaviors children may have. All staff also received DHS training on this topic.
2020-02-24 Unannounced Monitoring 3270.124(c) - Each child care space Needs Verification

Noncompliance Area: On 2/24/2020 there was not emergency contact information in the classroom for facility child #1. Certification Representative requested the child's last name and staff reported they did not know because it was the child's first day. Certification Representative requested the emergency contact form/information for the child and staff reported they did not have it in the classroom yet as it was the child's first day. Facility staff #2 #3 and #4 were present in the classroom and could not present this form/information upon request.

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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space.
2020-02-24 Unannounced Monitoring 3270.162(c) - Not withheld as discipline Needs Verification

Noncompliance Area: Based on interviews with numerous children and the acknowledgement of the operator some children were refused "treats" when other children received them for good behavior. Snacks were being withheld from children for discipline purposes.

Correction Required: Food may not be withheld from a child for purposes of discipline.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Food will not be withheld from any child for discipline purposes. I have held a meeting with staff members informing them we will no longer reward children with food which may leave other children out.

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