Foundations Early Learning Academy Of Bethlehem Ll

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.

During a complaint inspection on 4/13/26 staff # 3 admitted that the gate in the toddler room was broken on 4/2/26 when Child # 1 left the facility.

Corrected by Apr 13, 2026

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3270.31(f) · Staff persons shall complete professional development within 90 days of hire as listed in subsections (f)1-10, Health and Safety Topics including pediatric first aid/CPR from a PQAS approved trainer and a PQAS approved curriculum. Staff person shall complete professional development in the topics of 3270.31(f) within 90 days of hire. Staff person # 3 will have until 3/6/26 to complete the required training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person # 3 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by a staff person who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff available to supervise staff person # 3, staff person # 3 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.

Staff person # 3 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: Health and Safety Topics including pediatric first aid/CPR from a PQAS approved trainer and a PQAS approved curriculum.

Corrected by Mar 6, 2026

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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. Facility Person # 2 may not work in a childcare position at the facility. The CPSL was revised on 9/18/2018 to include a requirement that all clearances be updated and on file at least every 60 months. Tiered LIS: 1. CPSL regulations will be followed at all times. This portion of the plan must be immediate. 2. The legal entity must attend and arrange for anyone responsible for hiring new staff and maintaining files for current staff to register for and attend the existing provider orientation conducted by the NE Regional Office on 2/25/26. This portion of the plan must be completed by 2/25/26.

Files for Staff # 1 and # 3 were not in compliance with CPSL regulations. File for Staff # 1 contained an expired mandated reporter training dated 1/26/21. File for Staff # 2 contained an expired NSOR dated 2/8/21.

Corrected by May 13, 2026

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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. Facility Person # 1 may not work in a child care position at the facility.

Files for Staff # 1 and # 2 were not in compliance with CPSL regulations. File for Staff # contained an expired NSOR clearance dated 12/23/19. File for Staff # 2 did not contain the Mandated Reporter Training.

Corrected by Feb 24, 2025

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3270.77(a) · Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Peeling paint was observed in the school age gross motor skills room upstairs.

Corrected by Feb 24, 2025

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3270.102(a) · Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts.

Play globe in the school age room was observed to be broken, causing sharp edges.

Corrected by Feb 24, 2025

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3270.111(b) · The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space.

School age room was missing a daily schedule.

Corrected by Feb 24, 2025

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3270.124(e) · A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children.

The Emergency Transportation Plan was missing from the Infant room, Toddler room and school age rooms.

Corrected by Feb 24, 2025

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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. Until such time as the required pre-service trainings are completed, staff person # 3 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an AGS who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff persons available to supervise staff person # 3, staff person # 3 may not work in a childcare position at the facility.

Staff person # 3 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised in the toddler room. Staff person # 3 has not completed the following pre-service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: 2022 Revised - 10 Hour Health and Safety training.

Corrected by Feb 9, 2024

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3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) · The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Facility Person #1 & # 2 may not work in a childcare position at the facility.

Facility person # 1 did not have a State Police clearance completed in over 60 months from 10/19/18 to 2/6/24. Facility person # 1does not have a current FBI clearance on file. The FBI clearance for facility staff # 1 expired on 10/30/23. Facility person # 2 hired and working in childcare does not have a state police clearance or child abuse clearance on file for employment. Facility person # 2 has volunteer state police and child abuse clearances on file.

Corrected by Feb 8, 2024

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3270.75(c) · A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves.

The first aid kit in the toddler room does not have gloves or tape in the first aid kit.

Corrected by Feb 8, 2024

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3270.76/3270.77(a) · 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.

There are 3 stained ceiling tiles in the preschool bathroom and peeling chipped paint behind the toilet. The school aged classroom - Door 7 on the second floor- has storage (car seats, toys, infant swings in boxes, and holiday decorations) in the room measured as childcare space. There is a microwave on a child's chair in the SA classroom Door 6 that is accessible to the children.

Corrected by Feb 9, 2024

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3270.31(e) · A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training.

Staff person # 1 does not have 12 hours of childcare training of the required annual training.

Corrected by Feb 14, 2024

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3270.31(f) · Staff persons shall complete professional development within 90 days of hire as listed in subsections (f)1-10. Staff person # 1 shall complete will have until 6/16/23 to complete the required training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person # 1 must be supervised, when interacting with children by an AGS who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff available to supervise staff person # 1, staff person # 1 may not work in a childcare position at the facility.

Facility staff # 1 hired and working in childcare does not have the required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: 10-hour Health and Safety training.

Corrected by May 16, 2023

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3270.182(7) · A child's record shall contain reports of accidents, injuries and illnesses involving a child in care at the facility. The original report shall be given to the parent on the day of the incident. The second copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in an accident file. The third copy of the report shall be retained at the facility in the child's file.

During a complaint investigation conducted on 5/15/23, rep observed the original incident report on file at facility with no parent signature for an incident reported on 5/8/23 for child # 1. The original incident report was on file also for an incident reported on 9/21/22 with child # 1. Operator did not have a copy or original incident report of two incidents reported to happen on 3/21/23 and 4/6/23 with child # 1.

Corrected by Jun 22, 2023

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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.

The following facility staff have been hired and working and have not had fire safety training in over 12 months: Facility staff # 1, 2, & 3.

Corrected by Feb 27, 2023

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3270.31(f) · Staff person #1 & # 3 shall complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 3/16/23.

Staff person #1 &# 3 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/22.

Corrected by Feb 27, 2023

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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.

Facility red children's single chair in the school aged classroom and a tumbling mat in the school aged classroom have tears in the seat cushion of the chair and the side corner of the mat. The wooden heater cover in the preschool classroom=om has nails sticking out on top.

Corrected by Feb 27, 2023

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3270.121(a) · 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.

Child # 1 enrolled and attending facility does not have a fee agreement on file.

Corrected by Feb 27, 2023

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3270.31(f)/3270.31(f)(10) · Staff persons shall complete professional development within 90 days of hire as listed in subsections (f)1-10. Staff persons shall complete professional development in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 days of hire. Staff person # 1 will have until 1/25/23 to complete the required training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person # 1 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an AGS who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff to supervise staff # 1, staff person # 1, may not work in a childcare position at the facility.

Staff person # 1 has not completed the following pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire : PQAS approved Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Corrected by Jan 10, 2023

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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. Until such time as the required per-service training is completed, staff person # 1 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an AGS who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff persons available to supervise staff # 1, staff person # 1, may not work in a childcare position at the facility.

Staff person # 1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person # 1 has not completed the following pre-service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Corrected by Oct 13, 2022

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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.

Child # 1 was observed sleeping in an unlabeled pack in play in the infant classroom.

Corrected by Oct 13, 2022

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3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) · 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. Children must be supervised at all times.

During a complaint investigation on 9/29/22, it was determined that child # 1 was not supervised while at the facility. Child sustained a serious injury and facility staff # 1 was unaware what may have happened and thought maybe child # 1 tripped. During an unannounced visit on 10/13/22 rep observed anther agency worker take child # 2 to another facility classroom to do therapy with child # 2. No facility staff were in the classroom with child # 2 and the other agency worker.

Corrected by Sep 29, 2022

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3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) · 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. Children must be supervised at all times. The operator shall submit their policy for supervision to the region office for review and approval. The operator shall ensure that the policy addresses how supervision will be maintained when services are being provided by outside agencies.

During a complaint investigation on 9/29/22, it was determined that child # 1 was not supervised while at the facility. Child sustained a serious injury and facility staff # 1 was unaware what may have happened and thought maybe child # 1 tripped. During an unannounced visit on 10/13/22 rep observed anther agency worker take child # 2 to another facility classroom to do therapy with child # 2. No facility staff were in the classroom with child # 2 and the other agency worker.

Corrected by Sep 29, 2022

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20.71(a)(5) · Facility person # 1 cannot have access to children in the facility. The operator may not allow abuse to occur at the facility. The Department may deny, refuse to renew or revoke a certificate of compliance for mistreatment or abuse of a child/children cared for in facility.

During a complaint investigation on 9/29/22, it was determined that facility person # 1 has mistreated or abused child # 1 on 9/23/22 while being cared for in the facility.

Corrected by Sep 29, 2022

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3270.52 · 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 in § 3270.51 (relating to similar age level). The required staff : child ratios must be maintained at all times.

During an unannounced inspection conducted at facility on 7/22/1/22, rep observed facility staff # 2 unsupervised and alone with 11 children, the youngest child in the school aged classroom with facility staff # 2 was 4 years old.

Corrected by Jul 22, 2022

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3270.24(a) · A staff person shall provide to agents of the Department immediate access to the facility, the children and the files and records

During an unannounced inspection at facility on 7/21/22, facility staff # 1 and # 3 reported that no school aged children were present at facility at the time that they were on a field trip at Urban Air Adventure Trampoline Park in Allentown, PA until appx 1 PM. Certification rep reported to the trampoline park, facility staff and children were not at park verified by trampoline park staff for the day. When rep returned to facility , school aged children present reported they did not go to the park at all or leave facility for a field trip at all on 7/21/22 as reported to rep by facility staff # 1 & # 3.

Corrected by Jul 21, 2022

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3270.31(e)(4)(i) · Competence is the completion of training by a professional in the field of first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). All staff persons shall renew their certification in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on or before the expiration of the most current certification. Facility staff # 2 will have 15 days to get PQAS approved pediatric first aid and cpr. PQAS approved pediatric first aid and cpr to be obtained by 9/28/22. Until such time as the required training is completed, facility staff # 2 must be supervised by an AGS who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff persons available to supervise staff # 2 , staff person # 2 may not work in a child care position at the facility.

During an unannounced monitoring inspection on 7/11/22, rep observed facility staff # 2's file and facility staff #2 has pediatric first aid and cpr that is expired on file. Pediatric first aid and CPR expired in April 2022. Facility staff # 2 was off for the day and not working at the facility at the time of the inspection.

Corrected by Aug 1, 2022

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3270.31(f)/3270.31(f)(10) · Staff persons shall complete professional development in the following topics within 90 days of hire: Staff persons shall complete professional development in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 days of hire and the 10 hour health and safety training. Staff person # 1 will have until 9/28/22 to complete the required trainings. Until such time as the required trainings have been completed, staff person # 1 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an AGS who has completed the required trainings related to this citation. If there are no staff available to supervise staff person # 1 , staff person # 1 may not work in a child care position at facility.

Staff person #1 has not completed the following required 10 hour Health and Safety Training and Pediatric First Aid and CPR pre-service training's within 90 days of their date of hire. Facility staff person # 1 was being supervised by a staff person that qualifies as an AGS and has completed the 10 hour Health and Safety training and Pediatric First aid and cpr training.

Corrected by Aug 1, 2022

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3270.162(a) · If a child receives care for 4 or more consecutive hours, nutritional, appropriately-timed meals and snacks shall be served.

Child # 2 was observed in facility classroom sleeping at 12:30 pm while rep was at facility in facility infant/toddler classroom. Staff # 1 reported child# 2 had not eaten lunch at facility as facility staff # 1 was waiting for child #2's father to return to facility with child #2's lunch as they forgot to send it with child #2in the am when child #2 arrived at facility for the day. Child # 2 was at facility for 4 hours and did not have lunch. Child # 2 was observed in child's pack n play asleep before having lunch or a parent or guardian arriving at facility.

Corrected by Jul 21, 2022

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3270.162(c) · Food may not be withheld from a child for purposes of discipline.

During a investigation at facility on 7/21/22, child # 1 a school aged child reported to certification rep that if children are not listening and following facility class rules before lunch, the children not following the rules are not served lunch until after all the other children in the classroom are served and are done eating their lunch as a form of discipline for not following the rules. There were 11 other school aged children (7 years of age and up) present when this was discussed and all the children confirmed to rep this was true.

Corrected by Jul 21, 2022

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3270.91(a) · Stairways, hallways, exits from rooms, exits from the facility and other means of egress serving as an exit shall be unobstructed.

A complaint investigation was conducted on 1/11/22. At time of the investigation certification rep observed facility exits from the basement to the first floor landing front door and the first floor landing to the second floor obstructed with large boxes, storage totes, a microwave, car seats, bags of clothes, stuffed animals, a vacuum, gazebo box, floor cleaner, baby gates, floor lamps, an air duct system and a vase.

Corrected by Feb 22, 2022

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