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Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.105(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.105(a) Description: Clean, age appropriate Noncompliance Area: The rest equipment (cribs in living room and cots in downstairs PS room) were not labeled with the names of the specific children for whom the rest equipment was intended to be used. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator will label all cots and rest equipment with names of specific children. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.113(a) Description: Supervised at all times Noncompliance Area: On 4/20/26 during naptime (1:30 PM) Staff Person #2 was observed sleeping on the couch in the downstairs PS room where 6 children (4 Older Toddlers and 2 Preschool) were napping. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person was woken up and stayed awake. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.119 - Infant sleep position | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.119 Description: Infant sleep position Noncompliance Area: On 4/20/26 at approximately 10:00 AM, Child #1, an infant, was observed sleeping in a Fisher Price rocker. Correction Required: Infants shall be placed in the sleeping position recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics unless there is a medical reason an infant should not sleep in this position. The medical reason shall be documented in a statement signed by a physician, physician's assistant or CRNP and placed in the child's record at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child #1 was immediately moved to a crib. All staff will lay infants in respective cots/rest areas directly after eating. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.123(a)(3) - Services proceeded | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.123(a)(3) Description: Services proceeded Noncompliance Area: The first Child Service Report in the file for Child #2 was conducted more than 6 months after the child's first day in care at the facility. 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). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child #2 has a child service report current in their file. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.123(a)(5) - Designated release persons | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.123(a)(5) Description: Designated release persons Noncompliance Area: The fee agreement in the file for Child #1 did not specify the release persons. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator will contact parent to get proper release information documented for child #1 file. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.123(b)/3280.182(8) - Parent receives original/Copy of initial and subsequent agreements. Parent receives original. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.123(b)/3280.182(8) Description: Parent receives original/Copy of initial and subsequent agreements. Parent receives original. Noncompliance Area: The fee agreements in the files for Child #1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were the original documents. Correction Required: A parent shall receive the original agreement. The facility shall retain a copy of the agreement. A child's record must contain a copy of the initial agreement and subsequent written agreements between the parent and the operator. The parent receives the original agreement. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator will provide parent's will the original documentation and keep copies stored in file. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.124(b)(2) - Physician name, address, phone | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.124(b)(2) Description: Physician name, address, phone Noncompliance Area: The Emergency Contact Form in the file for Child #3 did not include the name, address and telephone number 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) After the inspection, operator located a different emergency contact form that was not in the child's file, which included all the required information. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.151(a)/3280.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.151(a)/3280.192(3) Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #4 lacked an initial health assessment. 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.) Operator will obtain an initial health assessment from Staff person #4. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.171(a) - Pick up and drop off points | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.171(a) Description: Pick up and drop off points Noncompliance Area: The facility does not have documentation that a traffic letter notifying local traffic safety authorities in writing of the location of the facility and about the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the group childcare facility has been sent. Correction Required: The operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities in writing of the location of the facility and about the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the group child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator will drop off traffic safety letter to proper authorities. Also have copy posted too. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.192(5) Description: Two written references Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #4 did not contain two written reference letters. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator will consult with Staff #4 to get the two reference letters for their file. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.20 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.20 Description: General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: The flat screen TV in the downstairs PS room was not securely mounted to the table, which creates a potential toppling hazard. 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.) The TV in the PS room will be securely mounted to the table. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.26(a)(6) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.26(a)(6) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: The facility has not conducted an annual emergency drill since opening in February, 2025. Correction Required: Emergency drills shall be conducted annually. Annual emergency drills shall be documented and on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We will conduct an emergency drill by (5/21/2027). We will keep this drill documented in our emergency plan. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.31(e) - Age and training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.31(e) Description: Age and training Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #3 contained only 6 hours of annual childcare training for the most recent full year of service: 2/11/25-2/11/26. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual 12 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #3 will complete 6 hours of training to maintain compliance. |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.31(f) - Age and training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.31(f) Description: Age and training Noncompliance Area: The Pediatric First Aid/CPR Certification in the file for Staff Person #1 was conducted more than 90 days after the staff person's first day working in childcare at the facility (See LIS Code Sheet). Correction Required: Staff persons shall complete professional development within 90 days of hire as listed in subsections (f)1-10. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person has certification in file |
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| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | 3280.52(c) - Mixed age levels | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3280.52(c) Description: Mixed age levels Noncompliance Area: On 4/20/26 at approximately 10:15, Staff Person #3 was observed supervising a mixed group of 7 children in the downstairs PS Room (1 Young Toddler, 4 Older Toddlers and 2 Preschool). Correction Required: 1. 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 at §3280.52(b). This portion of the plan shall have an immediate correction date. 2. The legal entity will ensure that a sign listing the regulatory ratio requirements is posted in a visible area of every childcare space and gross motor spaces in the facility. The sign must include maximum group size and Staff:Child ratios for similar and mixed age groups as specified in PA Chapter 3280.52(b) and 3280.52(c) within 5 calendar days of the acceptance of this plan of correction. The operator shall provide a date for when the signs will be posted. 3. The legal entity will ensure that all staff, including the operator, complete the one-hour "Supervision: Staff:Child Ratios" training found on the Better Kid Care website within 14 calendar days of acceptance of this plan of correction. This training can count towards the annual minimum of 12 hours of childcare training outlined in 3280.31(e). The operator shall provide a date for when this training will be completed. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Saff person #3 immediately took the toddler upstairs to comply with ratio. Operator will ensure that staff will be in ratio following the youngest child in the room. Staff will be in ratio at all times. Ratio Chart will be hung in all rooms and training will be completed by May 22nd, 2026. |
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