3290.18 · Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. The OCDEL ANNOUNCEMENT C-22-04 requires facility emergency plans to include continuity of operations during and after an emergency that includes continuing daily operations, backing up or retrieving health and other key records/files and managing financial issues such as paying employees and bills during the aftermath of the disaster.

On 8/19/25 an initial inspection was conducted at the facility. Review of the emergency plan found that it did not include continuity of operations during and after an emergency that includes continuing daily operations, backing up or retrieving health and other key records/files and managing financial issues such as paying employees and bills during the aftermath of the disaster.

Corrected Corrected by Aug 19, 2025

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) · 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 operator or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements in § 3290.95(a) are met. At the time of installation, the smoke alarms in family child care homes must be approved by a testing laboratory recognized by OSHA to test and certify smoke alarms. 35 P.S. § 1223.6(f.1)(1.1)(ii).

On 8/19/25 an initial inspection was conducted at the facility. At that time, it was observed that the smoke alarms installed at the facility were not approved by a testing laboratory recognized by OSHA to test and certify smoke alarms.