Description: WEE PEOPLE DAY CARE AND LEARNING CENTER is a Group Child Care Home in ORWIGSBURG PA, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2019-10-08 | Renewal | 3280.131(a)/3280.131(b)(2) - Within 60 days/Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #1 started care 11/27/18 and has an initial health report dated 2/27/19. This period exceeds 60 days. Child #2, is a preschool child and had a health report dated 11/24/17. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child, including a child, a foster child and a relative of an operator or a facility person, to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility. The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Parent of child #2 will provide a new health report from the doctor. In the future, operator will use DHS child health reports and preschool children will have updated health reports every 12 months. All children, including school age, will have a health report on file within 60 days of attendance. |
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| 2019-10-08 | Renewal | 3280.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility person #1 has health reports dated 6/7/17 and 9/20/19. This period exceeds 24 months. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) In the future, operator will review due dates with staff at meetings. Staff physicals will be updated every 24 months. |
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| 2019-10-08 | Renewal | 3280.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: 2 written reference letters for facility person #2 were unavailable for review at inspection. 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 find the previous letters or will get new ones for the file. In the future, 2 reference letters will be on file for each staff person. |
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| 2019-10-08 | Renewal | 3280.26(b) - Plan reviewed/updated annually | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The emergency plan was reviewed on 8/7/18 and then again 9.13.19, which is a period over 1 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator will review plan every year in the same month. |
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| 2019-10-08 | Renewal | 3280.26(c) - Training regarding plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: All staff received emergency plan training on 8/7/18 and then again on 9/13/19. This period exceeds 1 year. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator will give staff emergency plan training in the same month each year. |
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| 2019-10-08 | Renewal | 3280.65 - Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Rep observed uncovered electrical outlets in a, accessible power strip located on the desk in child care space. Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator covered the outlets during the inspection. Staff will check outlets regularly and replaces covers after use. |
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| 2019-10-08 | Renewal | 3280.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible - in original container | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Rep observed ink cartridges in an unlocked, accessible desk drawer in the child care space. They are labeled "keep out reach of children". Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator removed cartridges to an area that is out of reach. Toxics will be kept out of reach at all times. |
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| 2018-10-09 | Renewal | 3280.66(b) - Toxic use- no contamination | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Operator used disinfecting wipes to clean child's hands before eating. The label on the wipes states "keep out of reach of children". It also states " do not use as a diaper wipe or for personal cleansing". Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be used in a way that does not contaminate play surfaces, food, food preparation areas and does not constitute a hazard to the children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator will not use anything other than soap and water to wash children's hands. Cleaning material will not be used in any way that will contaminate play or food preparation surfaces or is hazardous to children. |
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| 2018-08-23 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.61(e) - Halls, etc. not included | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Rep observed an operable stove in area that is measured child care space. The stove not accessible to children when in use as it is sectioned off by a counter and a gate. Correction Required: Measured indoor space excludes space occupied by halls, bathrooms, offices, kitchens and locker rooms. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Operator unplugged stove to make inoperable. Stove will remain inoperable. Operator may request waiver. |
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| 2018-07-11 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.102(e) - Infant/toddler - no material less than 1 inch | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Observed children identified as 2 year olds by the staff playing in the area of the outdoor play yard that has mulch. Some pieces of the mulch are less than 1' in diameter. Correction Required: Pea gravel and other materials with a diameter of less than 1 inch may not be used in spaces where infants or toddlers receive care. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All toddlers (young and old) will play in the grassed toddler area of the playground with a staff inside the area to supervise at all times. No mulch will be in this area. |
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| 2018-07-11 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.134(a)/3280.152 - Child's hands washed/Adult Hygiene | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A staff person changed a toddler's diaper and then had him sit on the edge of the shower with other children while she changed other children's diapers. While the child was waiting, he picked up a book to look at and touched his face also. When the staff was finished changing the children all children and the staff person washed their hands. The staff person did not wash her hands in between changing children's diapers. Correction Required: A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered.A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) During diaper changing, the children will sit and wait their turn. After each diaper is changed the child and staff will wash their hands and the staff will sanitize the changing pad before the next child is changed. Cloth changing pad covers have been removed. |
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| 2018-07-11 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible - in original container | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Observed Pine-Sol and other cleaning materials in an accessible bathroom cabinet which has a lock but was unlocked at the time. Also observed Lysol spray on top of the file cabinet across from the kitchen. it is accessible to school age children who can reach it. Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Bathroom cabinets will be kept locked at all times. Cleansers including Lysol spray will be locked in cabinets so no children will have access. |
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| 2018-07-11 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3280.76/3280.77(a) - Building Surfaces/No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Observed peeling paint on the door of the shed in the outdoor play area. Also observed a rusty screw sticking out of the door on the shed in the outdoor play area. 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.Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The shed doors and molding is being replaced and maintained. It will be finished on Friday 7/13/18. All building surfaces will be checked daily for peeling paint and anything that would be harmful to the children and repaired as needed. |
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| 2018-01-25 | Renewal | 3280.182(8) - Copy of initial and subsequent agreements. Parent receives original. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Child #1 is missing an initial agreement. Correction Required: 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.) I wrote a written agreement between the parent and myself I had the father sign the copy. I will add this to the child's file. New children will have an agreement upon entry and existing children will get a yearly addendum. |
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| 2017-08-17 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3280.113(c) - No ridicule or threaten harm | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: FACILITY PERSONS #1 & 2 ADMITTED THEY FEED THE CHILDREN BABY FOOD WHEN THEY BITE OTHER CHILDREN. THEY SPECIFICALLY SAY TO THE CHILDREN, IF YOU ACT LIKE A BABY THEN YOU GET BABY FOOD. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The staff may not single out or ridicule or threaten a child for bad behavior. Staff will not use baby food as a form of punishment. The staff needs to redirect the child and show compassion to each child. The staff took an online class from Better Kid Care on 8/21/17 guiding behavior; responding to biting and teaching sharing. |
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My daughter Emma goes to school here . And always has nothing but good things to say about her school and teachers.I am very happy to know she is having fun and learning alot at the same time,I see it in her development,she is one smart cookie, So Thank you for your Hard work and commitment