Little Mates Child Development Center
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About the Provider
Our involvement in Pennsylvania's Keystone STARS Program enables us to create classrooms conducive to learning and an atmosphere where children can succeed and grow. Our highly trained teaching staff individualizes curriculum to meet the needs of every child. We are happy to announce we are a STAR 4 site. You can learn more about this program through the Keystone STARS tab on our website.
We value each family at our center and consistently strive to remain active in the community. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals. We are proud to share our exceptional program with the Morgantown area.
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2026-08-12 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2026-07-29 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(3) - Services proceeded | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.123(a)(3) Description: Services proceeded Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/29/26-7/30/26 Child 3's most recent child service report or OCDEL approved assessment was completed 10/13/25, and Child 4 most recent child service report or OCDEL approved assessment was completed 2/14/25. Correction Required: 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 in § 3270.124(f) (relating to emergency contact information). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The lead Teacher for Children 3 & 4 will complete a Child Service Report and provide a copy to the parents. A copy of these will be kept in the children's files. |
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| 2026-07-29 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(b)(7) Description: Name/address/phone release person Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection 7/29/26-7/30/26 review of children's files determined that Children 1, 2 & 3's emergency contact forms did not have the full address for the release persons listed on their respective emergency contact forms. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will obtain and document the full address for the release persons listed on Children 1, 2 & 3's emergency contact form. |
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| 2026-07-29 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 7/29/26-7/30/26 review of Facility Person files revealed that Facility Person #1 did not have a valid DHS FBI clearance. Facility Person # 1's previous DHS FBI clearance was dated 3/23/21. Facility Person #1 has an Department of Education FBI clearance dated 5/13/24, however this is not acceptable for use when working in a child care setting. Facility Person # 1 obtained their DHS FBI clearance dated 7/29/26, however this was after Facility Person #1 was observed to be providing care to children on 7/29/26. 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. TIERED LIS: 1. 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. This portion of the plan shall have an immediate correction date. 2. The legal entity must create a written procedure for the transfer of staff from one of the legal entity's locations to another. This procedure shall include the roles and responsibilities of both the send and receiving facility administrative staff in ensuring the staff's file has all documentation present and acceptable. This procedure shall include a checklist for staff and facility persons files that addresses all necessary staff and facility persons file paperwork and time frames for renewals of paperwork as appropriate. The staff and facility persons file paperwork that must be addressed in this checklist includes but is not limited to PA clearances, Out of State clearances, and trainings as required by the CPSL and all documents required for staff and facility persons to be hired and continue working with children. The procedure must include the steps to be taken by both the sending and receiving location if a Staff's file is found to not have all documentation as required by the CPSL. The checklist and written procedure must be submitted to the Regional Office for approval. Once approved, all persons responsible for hiring and maintaining facility persons records at all locations owned by the legal entity must be trained on the approved procedures, and it must be documented in their files with signed acknowledgement of the procedures. The provider shall provide a date for when this portion of the plan shall be completed. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) 1. As soon as the director was made aware Facility Person #1 was supervised with children, until the Director could send them home. Facility Person #1 obtained the DHS FBI clearance on 7/29/26 after leaving the facility for the day. Facility Person did not return to the facility until they had the DHS FBI clearance certificate. The operator will comply with the CPSL. 2. This situation occurred because the staff was working at another facility owned by the legal entity. When the Facility Person #1 transferred facilities, the director of this location was told that Facility Person #1 had all required documentation in their file. The director now realizes the importance of reviewing files to ensure compliance by seeing the documents themselves, even when told all items are present. The legal entity will create a written procedure for the transfer of staff from one of the legal entity's locations to another. This procedure shall include the roles and responsibilities of both the send and receiving facility administrative staff in ensuring the staff's file has all documentation present and acceptable. This procedure shall include a checklist for staff and facility persons files that addresses all necessary staff and facility persons file paperwork and time frames for renewals of paperwork as appropriate. The staff and facility persons file paperwork that must be addressed in this checklist includes but is not limited to PA clearances, Out of State clearances, and trainings as required by the CPSL and all documents required for staff and facility persons to be hired and continue working with children. The procedure will also include reminders of what clearances are and are not acceptable. The procedure must include the steps to be taken by both the sending and receiving location if a Staff's file is found to not have all documentation as required by the CPSL. The checklist and written procedure will be submitted to the Regional Office for approval. Once approved, all persons responsible for hiring and maintaining facility persons records at all locations owned by the legal entity will be trained on the approved procedures, and it will be documented in their files with signed acknowledgement of the procedures. |
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| 2026-04-15 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.32(a) Description: Comply with CPSL Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 has completed mandated reporter training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet), however the mandated reporter training does not meet the minimum of three hours and is not intended for an appropriate target audience. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to Child Protective Services). Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #1 must be supervised, when interacting with children at a minimum by, an AGS, who has completed all preservice trainings and has all qualifications to care for children unsupervised. If there are no staff person(s) available to supervise staff person #1, staff person #1 may not work in a child-care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The staff member is a Registered Nurse with an active license. Although they previously completed an approved 2-hour module intended for health-care professionals rather than childcare providers, they subsequently completed the required approved 3-hour childcare module to ensure full regulatory compliance. This demonstrates the staff member's commitment to meeting standards specific to childcare and to maintaining the highest level of professional preparedness. The operator will comply with the CPSL. |
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| 2026-04-15 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.94(a)(1) - Every 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.94(a)(1) Description: Every 60 days Noncompliance Area: During a unannounced monitoring inspection 4/15/26-4/23/26 Cert rep noted more than 60 days between fire drills the following time: 11/6/25-1/6/26. Correction Required: The Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter ensure fire drills are conducted at least once every 60 days. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) To ensure consistent implementation of our drills, we schedule them during the first week of every other month. Because this approach includes weekends and holidays, we must account for months with 31 days to avoid inadvertent scheduling gaps. Conducting a drill on November 6 and the next on January 6 resulted in a one-day compliance lapse. Adjusting dates proactively in months with 31 days will preserve continuous compliance. |
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| 2026-04-15 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b) - Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b) Description: Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance Noncompliance Area: During a unannounced monitoring inspection 4/15/26-4/23/26 Cert rep noted more than 30 days between fire detection testing the following times: 12/6/25-1/6/26, and 1/6/26-2/6/26. Correction Required: Fire detection devices or systems must be in compliance with standards established under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. § 1016(c)). The Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements under subsection (a) are met. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) To ensure consistent implementation of our fire alarm testing, we schedule them during the first week of every month. Because this approach includes weekends and holidays, we must account for months with 31 days to avoid inadvertent scheduling gaps. Conducting a drill on the same day each month, resulted in in a one-day compliance lapse. Adjusting dates proactively in months with 31 days will preserve continuous compliance. |
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| 2025-08-04 | Renewal | 3270.103 - Small Toys and Objects | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.103 Description: Small Toys and Objects Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 8/4/25 Cert rep observed a glove on the changing table in the Starfish room, and an open box of gloves on the changing table of the Sea turtles room. These gloves would have been accessible to the children while being changed. The children in these rooms are infants and toddlers who may still be placing objects in their mouths. Correction Required: Toys and objects with a diameter of less than 1 inch, objects with removable parts that have a diameter of less than 1 inch, plastic bags and styrofoam objects may not be accessible to children who are still placing objects in their mouths. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Although the glove was on the changing table was inaccessible to the infants at the time of inspection, the glove may have been in reach for the next infant placed on the table if not removed prior to placing them on the table. The one clean glove was found on the table, it was immediately discarded. Gloves are located at the end of the changing table in the young toddler classroom for easy access by staff members while changing diapers. Even though staff must remain immediately next to a child while changing to ensure safety, gloves nearby are the most convenient and safe. Children are changed with their head to the left side of the table, however, if a child was changed with their head on the right side of the changing table, they could potentially reach the box of gloves. Box of gloves was immediately moved to the counter on the other side of the diaper changing table to ensure it was out of reach of the child being changed. |
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| 2025-08-04 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.107 Description: Refrigerator Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 8/4/25 Cert rep observed the thermometer in the refrigerator in the Dolphins Room read at 52° F Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45° F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The thermometer was placed in the door instead of in the back main area of the refrigerator. Since door was just opened before the licensing representative checked it and all lunch items were placed inside, the thermometer was exposed to room temperature air causing it to rise a few degrees until the door shut. The thermometer was immediately placed in the back main area of the refrigerator. After an hour of time, thermometer was checked and reading the correct temperature. |
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| 2025-08-04 | Renewal | 3270.131(c) - Completed or signed by physician, PA, or CRNP | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.131(c) Description: Completed or signed by physician, PA, or CRNP Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 8/4/25-8/6/25 Cert rep noted Child 1's Health assessment dated 7/11/24 was not signed by a physician, physician's assistant or a CRNP. Child 1 is a school aged child(See LIS code sheet for DOB). Correction Required: A health report must be written and signed by a physician, physician's assistant or a CRNP. The signature must include the individual's professional title. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Although the correct documentation was received from physician in the correct time frame, the physician neglected to sign the bottom of the completed form. We contacted the parent, who in turn contacted the physician that provided the required signature. |
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| 2025-08-04 | Renewal | 3270.133(5) - Original label | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.133(5) Description: Original label Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection 8/4/25 Cert rep observed two tubes of expired butt paste in the Sea turtles room. This was evident by the printed expiration dates 5/2022, and 6/2025 on the tubes. Correction Required: Medication shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturer's or health professional's instructions on the original label. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Although there was a replacement, in date diaper cream in the locked cabinet for use, the expired diaper cream was not discarded. Upon notice, it was immediately discarded. |
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| 2025-08-04 | Renewal | 3270.134(a) - Child's hands washed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.134(a) Description: Child's hands washed Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection 8/4/25 Cert rep observed a Staff in the Starfish room changing a child's diaper and the staff did not wash the child's hands after diapering. Correction Required: A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) When identified by the licensing representative, staff immediately washed infant's hands at the sink with soap and water. |
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| 2025-08-04 | Renewal | 3270.14/3270.21 - Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21 Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 8/4/25-8/6/25 the facility did not have a written policy which addressed the prevention and identification of child maltreatment Correction Required: A facility shall be operated in conformity with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.State agencies whose regulations may relate to the operation of a facility include the Department of Environmental Resources, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation. Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. The facility shall have a written policy which addresses: 1. Recognition of potential signs and symptoms of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma 2. Strategies for coping with a crying, fussing, or distraught child; and 3. The prevention and identification of child maltreatment. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The policy in place was previously shared with us from The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL~ our licensing agency). This comprehensive information was copied and pasted into our documentation to meet regulations during that time. The center administrators did not receive any updated information on this policy. The licensing representative shared that the Federal Government informed the state of Pennsylvania that additional information on the prevention and identification of child maltreatment needed to be included in this document. Had we been informed, it would have been included. Once the state representative informed us of this update and send us the documentation, it was immediately added to our policy. Unfortunately, we are unable to modify any policy, state or federal, when we are not notified by any agency to do so. |
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| 2025-08-04 | Renewal | 3270.25(a) - Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.25(a) Description: Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 8/4/25-8/6/25 Cert rep noted the facility was not providing the parents a means to access the regulations electronically. Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents. The operator shall provide the parent of each child enrolled with information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) While information we provide to parents in the form of the Parent Handbook and other resources, as well as the information and resources provided on our website at www.littlemates.com, it was not specifically stated to parents that the information on the PA child care regulations with a link could be found on our website. The licensing department contact information is located on our Parent Board and hanging in the hallway of the center with all the other important information and is included in our parent handbook. However, it is not specifically stated in the Parent Handbook that the regulations can be found on our website. A QR code to the regulations was posted on the board. |
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| 2025-08-04 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.32(a) Description: Comply with CPSL Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 8/4/25 Staff 1 did not complete mandated reporter training within 60 months of the previous training date. This is evidenced by mandated reporter trainings on file being dated 3/13/19 and 7/16/24. Staff 2 had direct contact with children between 3/13/24-7/16/24. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The required mandated reporter training was obtained prior to inspection. While the staff member was over her 60 months for the mandated reporter training, staff member has been employed since 2005 and has taken this specific training 5 times over the past 20 years of employment. The multitude of required trainings and optional trainings this staff person has taken has far exceeded the state and STARS guidelines for quantity, so fortunately, staff member is well versed in the regulations but lapsed in the 60-month renewal period. |
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