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Home › PA › Bath › Amy Pyshers Childcare Center And Learning Center
885 Point Phillips Rd, Bath PA 18014 · License #CER-00241357 · Center · Child Care Center
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3270.27(e) · The operator shall provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining the emergency procedures. The operator shall also provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining any subsequent update to the plan.
At the time of the inspection, the letter provided to the parents regarding the emergency plan procedures did not include lockdown procedures and accommodations for infants, toddlers and children with special needs during an emergency.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 10, 2026
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.124(b)(6) · Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.
At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact form for child #3 and child #5 did not include the health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 1, 2025
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
Disposition: Compliant - Finalized
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
Data synced from Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning on Jul 8, 2026 · Source records · Report an error
3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) · 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.
At the time of the inspection on 3/24/25, staff person #3 had a disclosure statement on file that was not dated at time of hire (see LIS code sheet for date of hire).
Corrected Corrected by Mar 25, 2025
Category: background checks. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.32(a) · The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #3 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 #3, staff person #3 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.
At the time of the inspection on 3/24/25, staff person #3 has not completed mandated reporter training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet).
Corrected Corrected by Mar 25, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.106(a) · 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.
At the time of the inspection on 3/24/25, the pack and plays in the infant room were not labeled for the use of a specific child.
Corrected Corrected by Mar 25, 2025
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.192(5) · 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.
At the time of the inspection on 3/24/25, staff person #3 did not have two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person on file.
Corrected Corrected by Mar 25, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.14/3270.21 · 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 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.
At the time of the inspection, the emergency plan on file did not contain 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 12, 2024
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.27(a)(3)/3270.27(a)(4) · The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for a method for facility persons to contact parents as soon as reasonably possible when an emergency situation arises. The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for a method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended and to provide instruction as to how parents can safely be reunited with their children.
The emergency plan on file did not provides for a method for facility persons to contact parents as soon as reasonably possible when an emergency situation arises or a method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended and to provide instruction as to how parents can safely be reunited with their children.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.31(e)(4)(ii) · Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent.
Staff person #4 had fire safety training on file dated 6/9/24 and did not complete this training annually. This is evidenced by the previous fire safety training on file dated 2/27/23.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 15, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.66(a)/3270.66(d) · Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. Toxic plants are not permitted in a child care space.
A Peony plant, which is a toxic plant, was observed in a garden which was accessible in the outdoor children's play space.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 15, 2024
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.74 · The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center shall be posted by each telephone in the facility.
The telephone number of the local hospital was not posted along with other emergency phone numbers in the facility.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.76 · 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.
In both the large and small rooms, cords were observed dangling and not secured to a surface. These cords were observed accessible to children and therefore, posed a hazard to them.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.104(a)/3270.135(b) · Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs. Diaper changing surfaces shall be cleaned after each use by wiping the surface with a sanitizing solution or by changing a pad or other surface covering.
The changing table pads in both the large and small rooms were torn and then repaired with duct tape which was peeling. This tape prevents the pads from being properly sanitized after each use.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.121(a)/3270.121(b) · The operator shall review with the parent, at the time of application, the facility's general daily schedule, hours for which care is provided, fees, responsibilities for meals, clothing, health policies, supervision policies, night care policies, dismissal policies, transportation and pick-up arrangements. At the time of enrollment, a parent shall receive in writing the facility's general daily schedule, hours for which care is provided, fees, responsibilities for meals, clothing, health policies, supervision policies, night care policies, dismissal policies, transportation and pick-up arrangements.
The operator does not have a supervision policy.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.124(b)(2)/3270.124(b)(3) · Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.
The emergency contact form for child #3 did not contain the address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. The emergency contact form for child #1 did not include the work address of the enrolling parent.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.124(c)/3270.181(e) · When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space. If emergency information is updated in a master file, it shall be updated accordingly in other facility records.
The emergency contact forms located in each childcare space were not updated within the previous 6 months.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.135(a)(3) · If disposable diapers are provided by a parent or by a facility, a soiled diaper shall be discarded by immediately placing the diaper into a plastic-lined, hands-free covered can.
The trash can used for diapering in the large room was broken and was unable to be opened without assistance, therefore, this makes this trash can not hands-free.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.151(a) · 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.
Staff person #4 has a health assessment on file dated 6/10/24 with a previous date of a health assessment being conducted on 4/21/22. Staff person #7 has a health assessment dated 2/15/24 with a previous date of a health assessment being conducted on 11/2/21. This reflects a time frame of more than the required 24 month update to the health assessment.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 15, 2024
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.27(a)(5) · The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.
The emergency plan on file did not include accommodations for infants and toddlers. These children receive service at the facility.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.94(a)(5) · The Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall conduct fire drills and ensure that evacuation routes are posted in a conspicuous location on each floor of the facility.
There was no evacuation route posted on the second floor of the facility where the administrative office is located.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.95(a)/3270.95(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 Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements under subsection (a) are met.
The manual monthly monitoring log present at the facility showed a testing date of 6/24/24 with a previous date of manual monitoring being conducted on 5/7/24. This timeframe reflects a period of longer than the required 30 days of manual testing of the fire detection system.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 23, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.25(a) · 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.
During the inspection, the operator admitted to not providing Chapter 3270 regulations to parents electronically at time of enrollment.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.31(e) · A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training.
Staff person #4 only had 7 clock hours of childcare training during the 4/23-4/24 training period.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 12, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.51 · When children are grouped in similar age levels, the following maximum child group sizes and ratios of staff persons apply: Infants 1:4 with a maximum group size of 8; Young toddlers 1:5 with a maximum group size of 10; Older toddlers 1:6 with a maximum group size of 12; Preschool children 1:10 with a maximum group size of 20; Young school-age children 1:12 with a maximum group size of 24; Older school-age children 1:15 with a maximum group size of 30.
During the complaint investigation conducted on 3/22/2024 the director stated that the facility is out of ratio in the afternoons due to being short staffed due to illness. The director identified the rooms that are out of ratio are the Toddler room and Preschool room.
Corrected Corrected by Mar 22, 2024
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.27(c) · 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 and kept on file at the facility.
During the unannounced monitoring inspection conducted on 3/22/2024 observed staff #1's file did not include verification of training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment.
Corrected Corrected by Mar 23, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) · The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person # 1 may not work in a child care position at the facility. PROVISIONAL HIRE UNSUPERVISED: A provisional employee may not be permitted to work alone with children and must work within the vicinity of a permanent employee. 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. Facility Person #1 may not work in a child care position at the facility.
During the unannounced monitoring inspection conducted on 3/22/2024 observed staff #1's file did not include verification of out of state clearances from Nevada, where she last resided until 9/2/2024.
Corrected Corrected by Mar 23, 2024
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.31(f)(10) · Staff persons shall complete professional development in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 days of hire. STAFF #1 will have until 6/30/23 to complete the required training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, STAFF #1 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an AGS or GS who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff available to supervise STAFF #1, STAFF #1 may not work in a childcare position at the facility.
STAFF #1 has not completed the following pre-service training within 90 days of their hire date (see code sheet): pediatric first aid/CPR from a PQAS approved trainer and a PQAS approved curriculum.
Corrected Corrected by Jun 24, 2023
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.171(a) · An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the childcare facility.
Provider had a letter to local traffic safety authorities in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the childcare facility. Letter was dated 6/10/21. There was no letter dated 6/10/22 or later.
Corrected Corrected by Jun 21, 2023
Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.31(e)(4)(ii) · Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent.
During renewal inspection on 6/27/22 cert rep reviewed the file of STAFF # 1. STAFF # 1 fire safety training was dated 6/24/21. That date is more than 12 months ago.
Corrected Corrected by Jun 30, 2022
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.131(b)(2)/3270.182(1) · The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child.A child's record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports.
During renewal inspection on 8/30/22 cert rep reviewed several children's files. CHILD # 1, a preschool child, (see code sheet for start date) had an immunization record dated 9/24/21, but no updated health assessment. The last health assessment found in the file was dated 6/28/21.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 13, 2022
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) · 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.
During renewal inspection on 6/27/22 cert rep reviewed the file of STAFF # 1. STAFF # 1 last health assessment was dated 6/4/20. This is more than 24 months ago.
Corrected Corrected by Jun 29, 2022
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.