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In Arms Reach Child Care Services Llc
1411 Marvine St, Bethlehem PA 18017 · License #CER-00249153 · Child Care Center
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- (917) 609-8755
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- Address
- 1411 Marvine St, Bethlehem PA 18017 · Directions
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Care & schedule
When they operate
Ages served
- 2-Star quality rating
- Accepts Child Care Works subsidy
- Licensed for 33 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning- Violation
3270.34(a)(6) · A director is responsible for written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.
A renewal inspection was conducted 12/1/25. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The files for Staff Person #1, Staff Person #2, and Staff Person #3 did not contain staff evaluations completed within the past twelve months. The most recent staff evaluations on file for all three staff were completed in August 2024.
Corrected by Dec 1, 2025
- Violation
3270.77(a) · Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.
A renewal inspection was conducted 12/1/25. At that time, peeling paint was observed in the bathroom in the Creative Minds Room.
Corrected by Dec 1, 2025
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection was conducted 12/1/25. At that time, a cracked toy climber/slide posing a pinch hazard was observed on the playground. Large tires used for gross motor play were observed on the playground. The tires contained stagnant, dirty water.
Corrected by Dec 8, 2025
- Violation
3270.123(a)(3) · 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).
A renewal inspection was conducted 12/1/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The file for Child #1, a preschool child, contained a child service report last completed 7/1/24, more than 6 months prior.
Corrected by Dec 8, 2025
- Violation
3270.66(a) · Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.
An unannounced inspection was conducted 8/25/25. At that time, Raid wasp and hornet killer was observed on a shelf inside a storage shed under the steps on the playground where it was accessible to children. Purell hand sanitizer was observed on a sink in the toddler room where it was accessible to children. Both items were labeled "keep out of reach of children."
Corrected by Aug 25, 2025
- Violation
3270.77(a) · Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.
An unannounced inspection was conducted 8/25/25. At that time, peeling paint was observed on the front wall next to the outlet in the Preschool Room. Peeling paint was observed on the steps on the playground.
Corrected by Aug 25, 2025
- Violation
3270.135(b) · 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.
An unannounced inspection was conducted 8/25/25. At that time, a staff was observed changing an infant's diaper on a fabric changing table. The fabric changing table is not able to be properly sanitized after each use.
Corrected by Aug 25, 2025
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection was conducted 2/28/25. At that time, a hole large enough for a child to fit through was observed at the bottom of the playground fence along Croft Street. The support fencing along the playground fence along Croft Street was bent down into the playground, presenting a tripping hazard.
Corrected by Mar 5, 2025
- Violation
3270.77(a) · Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.
A renewal inspection was conducted 2/28/25. At that time, peeling paint was observed on the wall in the toddler room next to the front door. Peeling paint was observed on the wall in the preschool room under the clock.
Corrected by Feb 28, 2025
- Violation
3270.124(b)(2) · Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care.
A renewal inspection was conducted 2/28/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact form for Child #1 did not include the address and phone number of the child's physician. The emergency contact form for Child #3 did not include the phone number of the child's physician.
Corrected by Feb 28, 2025
- Violation
3270.124(b)(3) · Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.
A renewal inspection was conducted 2/28/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact form for Child #2 did not include the business name, address, and phone number of the parents.
Corrected by Feb 28, 2025
- Violation
3270.124(b)(7) · 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.
A renewal inspection was conducted 2/28/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact forms for Child #1 and Child #2 did not include the address of the release persons. .
Corrected by Feb 28, 2025
- Violation
3270.131(b)(1)/3270.182(1) · The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler. A child's record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports.
A renewal inspection was conducted 2/28/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The file for Child #2, a young toddler, did not have a health report on file that was completed within the past six months. This is evidenced by the most recent health report on file dated 7/24/24.
Corrected by Feb 28, 2025
- Violation
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. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. The facility will maintain compliance with 3270.113a/3270.113a1 for a period of three months. There may be no instances of noncompliance during this time period during unannounced inspections.
Through an investigation, it was found that on 10/3/24, Child #1 had been unsupervised for at least fifteen minutes from 11:14 -11:30am as the child walked from 1411 Marvine Street to 1215 Marvine Street. Child #1 was found by someone driving down the street who stopped and called 911 at 11:14am. The police responded at 11:30am. When staff were able to get to Child #1, the child was with the witness who had found the child and the responding police officer.
Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
- Violation
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. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.
Through an investigation, it was found that on 10/3/24, Child #1 had been unsupervised for at least fifteen minutes from 11:14 -11:30am as the child walked from 1411 Marvine Street to 1215 Marvine Street. Child #1 was found by someone driving down the street who stopped and called 911 at 11:14am. The police responded at 11:30am. When staff were able to get to Child #1, the child was with the witness who had found the child and the responding police officer.
Corrected by Oct 3, 2024
- Violation
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. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. The legal entity must arrange for all staff to receive a minimum of three hours of training regarding Supervision. The training must be PQAS approved, in-person, and outside of childcare hours. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training.
Through an investigation, it was found that on 10/3/24, Child #1 had been unsupervised for at least fifteen minutes from 11:14 -11:30am as the child walked from 1411 Marvine Street to 1215 Marvine Street. Child #1 was found by someone driving down the street who stopped and called 911 at 11:14am. The police responded at 11:30am. When staff were able to get to Child #1, the child was with the witness who had found the child and the responding police officer.
Corrected by Dec 11, 2024
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the nap cots used by the children were not labeled to indicate which child uses the cot.
Corrected by Aug 30, 2024
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the emergency plan was reviewed. The emergency plan did not include a continuity plan for operations in times of an emergency.
Corrected by Aug 30, 2024
- Violation
3270.34(a)(6) · A director is responsible for written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #2 did not include a staff evaluation conducted in the past year.
Corrected by Aug 30, 2024
- Violation
3270.36(b)(5) · An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years experience with children.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #1 contained education from Dominican Republic that had not been evaluated by a service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE).
Corrected by Sep 23, 2024
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, exposed bolts were observed on a large pipe in the Creative Minds Classroom. Exposed bolts were observed along the perimeter of the playground fence.
Corrected by Sep 6, 2024
- Violation
3270.103 · 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.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, plastic bags were observed on the floor of the bathroom in the Creative Minds Classroom where they were accessible to the young and older toddler children that were present. There were also two plastic bags in a floor level cubby in the Creative Minds Classroom where they were accessible to the young and older toddler children that were present.
Corrected by Aug 23, 2024
- Violation
3270.124(c) · When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the emergency contact information was not located in each child care space. A list of children's names, guardians, and their phone numbers was in the emergency backpacks.
Corrected by Sep 6, 2024
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency was not displayed conspicuously in every child care space.
Corrected by Sep 6, 2024
- Violation
3270.166(1) · A written statement giving the formula and feeding schedule for an infant shall be obtained from the parent.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, there was no written statement giving the formula and feeding schedule of the infant enrolled at the child care center.
Corrected by Aug 30, 2024
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the child care center had not provided electronic access to the child care regulations to the parents.
Corrected by Aug 30, 2024
- Violation
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.
Facility staff # 1 does not have 2 references on file.
Corrected by Mar 26, 2024
- Violation
3270.31(f) · Staff persons shall complete professional development within 90 days of hire as listed in subsections (f)1-10. Staff person # 2 shall complete professional development in the 10 - hour Revised 2022 Health and Safety Training. Staff person # 2 will have until 4/16/24 to complete the required training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person # 2 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 # 2, staff person # 2 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.
Staff person # 2 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: Health and Safety Training.
Corrected by Apr 2, 2024
- Violation
3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) · The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Facility Person # 1 may not work in a childcare position at the facility. 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.
Staff person # 1 does not have proof of the state police clearance being applied for or the NSOR clearance being applied for. Staff person # 1 was observed working in the toddler classroom with 2 other facility staff members while certification rep was onsite 3/26/24.
Corrected by Mar 26, 2024
- Violation
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.
Facility staff # 1 does not have a health assessment or Mantoux test on file.
Corrected by Mar 26, 2024
- Violation
3270.124(a) · Emergency contact information is required for each enrolled child. Emergency contact information must reference who shall be contacted in an emergency.
Child # 1 & # 2 did not have emergency contact forms completed at time of enrollment. Child # 1 had the emergency contact form on 3/12/23 and child # 2 had the emergency contact form completed on 12/13/22.
Corrected by Aug 25, 2023
- Violation
3270.131(d)(5)/3270.131(e)(2)(i) · A health report shall include a review of the child's immunized status according to recommendations of the ACIP. Exemption from immunization for religious belief or strong personal objection equated to a religious belief shall be documented by a written, signed and dated statement from the child's parent or guardian. The statement shall be kept in the child's record.
Child # 2 does not have proof of the influenza vaccination on file, nor do they have a letter on file from a parent or guardian for exemption from the influenza immunization for religious beliefs or a strong personal objection.
Corrected by Aug 25, 2023
- Violation
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. Staff person # 2 shall complete professional development in the topics of 3270.31(f)(1-10). Staff person # 2 will have until 12/14/22 to complete the required training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person # 2 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 # 2, staff person # 2 may not work in a child-care position at facility.
Staff person # 2 has not completed the following pre-service training within 90 days from their date of hire: 10 Hour Health and Safety Training.
Corrected by Nov 29, 2022
- Violation
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.
Facility staff # 1 hired and working in childcare, has a state police clearance and child abuse clearance on file that are more than 60 months old. State police clearance obtained 3/23/17 and child abuse obtained 3/29/17.
Corrected by Nov 28, 2022
- Violation
3270.66(a) · Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.
There is a toxic Air Wick plug in air freshener in the Creative Minds class bathroom wall accessible to the children.
Corrected by Nov 28, 2022
- Violation
3270.182(3)/3270.182(5) · A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission. A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission.
Child # 1 enrolled and attending facility does not have consent for emergency medical care or minor first aid.
Corrected by Nov 28, 2022
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Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Dec 1, 2025 inspection noted: “A renewal inspection was conducted 12/1/25. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The files for Staff Person #1, Staff Person #2, and Staff Person #3 did…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Aug 25, 2025 inspection noted: “An unannounced inspection was conducted 8/25/25. At that time, Raid wasp and hornet killer was observed on a shelf inside a storage shed under the steps on the…” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Feb 28, 2025 inspection noted: “A renewal inspection was conducted 2/28/25. At that time, a hole large enough for a child to fit through was observed at the bottom of the playground fence alon…” — what has changed since then?
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