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Home › PA › Blue Bell › The Goddard School
450 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell PA 19422 · License #CER-00242981 · Center · Child Care Center
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3270.27(c)/3270.192(2)(iii) · 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. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.
At the time of inspection, the facility did not have verification that staff member #3 received annual emergency plan training within the last 12 months.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 7, 2025
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 # -- 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 #--- may not work in a child care position at the facility.
At the time of inspection, the NSOR Certificate observed for staff member #1 was dated 10 days after the individual's first day working with children, which was not in compliance with the CPSL.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 15, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
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Data synced from Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning on Jul 8, 2026 · Source records · Report an error
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.
At the time of inspection, staff member #1's file included an initial health assessment which was dated more then 12 months prior to the date of hire. The staff data sheet provided by the facility, indicated the subsequent health assessment for staff member #2's was no longer valid because it was dated more than 24 months from the date of signature.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 15, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.192(5)/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. 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 inspection, the file for recently hired staff member #4 was missing 1 of the 2 required written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 7, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. 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.
At the time of inspection, classrooms #1 and #5 were closed due to a broken water pipe which caused water damage to the surfaces in each of the classrooms.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 13, 2024
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.