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Creative Kids Of Downingtown
1424 Poorhouse Rd, Downingtown PA 19335 · License #CER-00242102 · Child Care Center
Contact
- Phone
- (610) 518-2300
- Address
- 1424 Poorhouse Rd, Downingtown PA 19335 · Directions
Hours
Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.
Care & schedule
When they operate
Ages served
- 1-Star quality rating
- Accepts Child Care Works subsidy
- Licensed for 129 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning- Violation
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 and 2 may not work in a childcare 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 and 2 may not work in a childcare position at the facility.
During the renewal inspection on 5/22/25: 1. Staff person # 1 did not have Child abuse for Maryland. 2. Staff person #2 did not have NSOR.
Corrected by Jun 5, 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.
During the renewal inspection on 5/22/25: 1. The fence in the rear off the outside play area was in poor repair. 2. There was green grime accumulated on the play equipment in the outside play area. 3. The door to Younger Toddler 2 (YT2) was in poor repair and would not open/close properly.
Corrected by Jun 20, 2025
- Violation
3270.113(b) · A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child.
During the complaint investigation on 10/10/24, there was video footage showing Staff person #1 aggressively grabbed the arm of child #1 and forcibly sat him down and then aggressively pull his hood of off his head.
Corrected by Nov 13, 2024
- Violation
3270.113(c)/3270.113(e) · A facility person may not single out the child for ridicule, threaten harm to the child or the child's family and may not specifically aim to degrade the child or the child's family. A facility person may not restrain a child by using bonds, ties or straps to restrict a child's movement or by enclosing the child in a confined space, closet or locked room. The prohibition against restraining a child does not apply to the use of adaptive equipment prescribed for a child with special needs.
During the complaint investigation on 10/10/24, video footage from the facility dated 9/23/24, showed Staff person #1 aggressively rubbing Child #1's face while excessively leaning across child #1's body while the child was sleeping and confining the child to one resting position. When Child #1 attempted to move, Staff person #1 forcefully pulled the child's hand down when he moved.
Corrected by Nov 13, 2024
- Violation
3270.113(e) · A facility person may not restrain a child by using bonds, ties or straps to restrict a child's movement or by enclosing the child in a confined space, closet or locked room. The prohibition against restraining a child does not apply to the use of adaptive equipment prescribed for a child with special needs.
During the complaint investigation on 8/15/24, staff person #1 reported that the provider agreed to place a child in a highchair as a resolution for an issue of ongoing biting.
Corrected by Sep 9, 2024
- 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.
During the renewal inspection on 5/22/24, the basketball backboards in the outside play area had excess green growth/residue that could pose a hazard to the children.
Corrected by May 30, 2024
- Violation
3270.104(a) · Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs.
During the renewal inspection on 5/22/24, the cubby in Room 9 was not secured and posed as a tipping hazard.
Corrected by May 22, 2024
- Violation
3270.111(b) · The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space.
During the renewal inspection on 5/22/24, there was no daily activity sheet posted in Room 11 and Room 12.
Corrected by May 22, 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.
At the time of renewal inspection, a policy and procedure to identify the potential signs and symptoms of baby shaken syndrome and abusive head trauma, strategies for coping with a crying, fussing, or distraught child, and the prevention and identification of child maltreatment were not observed. In addition, the emergency plan did not contain a statement regarding volunteers participating in emergency plan training and emergency drills, continuity of operations in the event of an emergency that includes 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 by May 22, 2023
- 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. Staff Person #3 may not work in a child care position at the facility.
At the time of renewal inspection, file of staff person #3 did not include NSOR certificate. Staff person #3 is not a provisional hire.
Corrected by May 29, 2023
- Violation
3270.37(b)(1)/3270.192(2)(ii) · An aide shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.
At the time of renewal inspection, file of staff person #1 did not include verification of education required for the position of an aide prior to service at the facility.
Corrected by May 16, 2023
- Violation
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.
At the time of the inspection, there was peeling paint above the sink in the bathroom in Room 11.
Corrected by May 15, 2023
- Violation
3270.82(h) · A facility person and an able child shall wash his hands after toileting and before eating. A sign on which this requirement is written shall be posted at each toilet, training chair, diapering area and sink in the facility.
At the time of renewal inspection, a sign on which requirements to wash hands after toileting, diapering and before eating is written was not posted at each sink in the bathrooms in Room 11.
Corrected by May 15, 2023
- 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.
At the time of the inspection, emergency contact information of child #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9 did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.
Corrected by May 22, 2023
- Violation
3270.166(4) · Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name.
At the time of renewal inspection observed that bottles were not labeled with the child's name in Room #4, #2 and #6.
Corrected by May 15, 2023
- 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.
At the time of renewal inspection, file of staff person #1 included only one written, nonfamily reference from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.
Corrected by May 16, 2023
- Violation
3270.31(f)(10) · Staff persons shall complete professional development in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 days of hire. Staff person #2 will have until 05/30/2023 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 a primary staff person 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.
At the time of renewal inspection, staff person #2 did not complete professional development in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation from a PQAS approved trainer and a PQAS approved curriculum.
Corrected by Jun 1, 2023
- Violation
3270.27(a)(6) · Emergency drills shall be conducted annually. Annual emergency drills shall be documented and on file at the facility.
DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION THE CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE REVIEWED THE EMERGENCY DRILL FILES, THE FILE DID NOT CONTAIN EMERGENCY DRILLS.
Corrected by Jul 21, 2022
- Violation
3270.27(a)(1)/3270.27(a)(4) · The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for accommodations for shelter of children during an emergency including lock-down, shelter in place at the facility and shelter at locations away from the facility premises.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.
DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION THE CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE REVIEWED THE EMERGENCY PLAN AND THERE WERE NO LOCK DOWN PLAN AND NO ACCOMODATIONS FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES OR CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
Corrected by Jul 21, 2022
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The May 22, 2025 inspection noted: “During the renewal inspection on 5/22/25: 1. Staff person # 1 did not have Child abuse for Maryland. 2. Staff person #2 did not have NSOR.” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Oct 10, 2024 inspection noted: “During the complaint investigation on 10/10/24, there was video footage showing Staff person #1 aggressively grabbed the arm of child #1 and forcibly sat him do…” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Aug 15, 2024 inspection noted: “During the complaint investigation on 8/15/24, staff person #1 reported that the provider agreed to place a child in a highchair as a resolution for an issue of…” — what has changed since then?
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