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Pocono Family Ymca At East Stroudsburg South
279 N Courtland St, East Stroudsburg PA 18301 · License #CER-00243071 · Child Care Center
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Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning- Violation
3270.14/3270.21 · Staff person(s) shall complete professional development in the topics of 3270.31(f)(1 -- 10). Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #5, #6, #7, #8 and #12 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 #5, #6, #7, #8 and #12, staff person #5, #6, #7, #8 and #12 may not work in a child-care position at the facility. The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to Child Protective Services). Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #6 and #8 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 person(s) available to supervise staff person #^ and #8, staff person #6 and #8 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the hire dates of staff. Staff person #5, #6, #7 and #8 have not completed the following required pre-service training, were within 90 days of their date of hire, but were working unsupervised with children at the time of this inspection: pediatric first aid/CPR. Staff person #12 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their hire date and was working unsupervised with children at the time of this inspection: pediatric first aid/CPR. Staff person #6, #7 and #8 have not completed the following required pre-service training, were within 90 days of their date of hire, but were working unsupervised with children at the time of this inspection: part 1 of the health and safety training. Staff #6 and #8, were within 90 days of their hire date but were working unsupervised and did not have the following training completed: mandated reporter training.
Corrected by Jun 10, 2025
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to review the facility's emergency plan on an annual basis. At the time of the inspection, the following staff file did not contain documentation that they reviewed the facility's emergency plan on an annual basis: Staff #4 (pervious 2/16/24, no current).
Corrected by Aug 18, 2025
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to participate in pediatric first aid/CPR training prior to their current certification expiring. This training for Staff #2 expired on 5/20/25 and at the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide current pediatric first aid/CPR training for Staff #2. This training also for Staff #13 expired on 9/24/24 and at the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide current pediatric first aid/CPR training for Staff #13.
Corrected by Aug 18, 2025
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to participate in annual fire safety training. At the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide the most current fire safety training for the following staff who have been employed for over a year: Staff #2 and #4.
Corrected by Aug 18, 2025
- Violation
3270.31(f) · Staff person(s) shall complete professional development in the topics of 3270.31(f)(1 -- 10). Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #12 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 #12, staff person #12 may not work in a child-care position at the facility. The OCDEL Announcement C-22-06 requires all current child care staff who completed the previous health and safety pre-service training modules prior to October 4, 2022 to complete the Pennsylvania Health and Safety Update 2022 by December 30, 2022
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the hire dates of staff. Staff person #12 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their hire date and was working unsupervised with children at the time of this inspection: pediatric first aid/CPR. At the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide for review the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training due by 12/30/2022 for Staff #12.
Corrected by Aug 18, 2025
- 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 #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #11 may not work in a child care position with direct contact with children at the facility.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the hire dates of staff. Per the CPSL, to be hired as a provisional hire, staff must apply for their FBI clearance and receive their completed child abuse and NSOR clearance. A signed and dated disclosure statement must also be completed. Staff #7 was missing documentation they applied for their FBI clearance and the file was missing a completed NSOR and disclosure statement. Staff #5 was missing their completed child abuse clearance, NSOR clearance and a completed disclosure statement. Staff #5 and #7 were working together at the time of this inspection, unsupervised, and were not hired correctly per the CPSL. Per the CPSL, to be hired as a provisional hire, staff must apply for their state police clearance and receive their completed NSOR clearance and disclosure statement. Staff #6 was missing documentation they applied for their state police clearance and did not receive a completed NSOR and disclosure statement. Per the CPSL, to be hired as a provisional hire, staff must also apply for their state police clearance/FBI, receive one and be waiting on the missing clearance to be hired as a provisional hire. Staff #8 did not apply for or receive one of the state police clearance/FBI, did not receive the completed child abuse clearance, NSOR or disclosure statement. Staff #6 and #8 were working together at the time of this inspection, unsupervised, and were not hire correctly per the CPSL. Per the CPSL, to be hired as a provisional hire, staff must apply for their state police clearance and receive their completed NSOR clearance and disclosure statement. Staff must also apply for their state police clearance/FBI, receive one and be waiting on the missing clearance to be hired as a provisional hire. Staff #9 and #11 did not apply for or receive one of the state police clearance/FBI, did not receive the completed child abuse clearance, NSOR or disclosure statement. Staff #9 was working at the time of this inspection.
Corrected by Jun 10, 2025
- Violation
3270.33(a)/3270.191 · A staff person or a substitute staff person shall meet one of the applicable staff qualifications for the position in which the person is performing. An individual record is required for each facility person.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Staff #9 and #11 were working in a child care role at the during this inspection. The files for Staff #9 and #11 were requested for review at the time of this inspection and the director was unable to provide the files for review.
Corrected by Aug 18, 2025
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of children' files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of enrollment. Regulation requires emergency contact information to contain health insurance coverage information and the policy number to be included in the file. The following child's file was missing this information: Child #8.
Corrected by Aug 18, 2025
- Violation
3270.192(2)(ii) · A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the hire dates of staff. Regulation requires proof of education to be provided at the time of hire, so staff are able to be appropriately qualified to work in a child care role at the facility. Staff #5 and #7 were working together in a child care role at the time of the inspection and both files did not contain proof of education. Staff #6 and #8 were working together in a child care role at the time of the inspection and both files did not contain proof of education. Staff #5 #6, #7 and #8 were not able to be appropriately qualified to work in a child care role at the time of this inspection.
Corrected by Aug 18, 2025
- 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.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the hire dates of staff. Regulation requires staff files to include two written, nonfamily references. The following staff files did not contain two written, nonfamily references and these staff were working in a child care role at the time of this inspection: Staff #5, #6, #7 (missing 1), #8.
Corrected by Aug 18, 2025
- Violation
3270.31(e) · A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. At the time of the inspection, annually training hours were requested for review, per regulation, on Staff #2 and #13 but the director was unable to provide for review these annual training hours.
Corrected by Aug 18, 2025
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. At the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide documentation that the following staff reviewed the emergency plan on an annual basis for 2024: Staff #1, #2, #4 (previous 3/11/23), #6 (previous 6/10/23), #9 (pervious 6/10/23), #11 (previous 6/10/23).
Corrected by Jul 30, 2024
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection was conducted at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. At the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide documentation of the following staff's 2024 fire safety training: Staff #4, #9, #10 and #11. Regulation requires staff to participate in annual fire safety training. The following staff did not participate in fire safety training on an annual basis: Staff #2 (previous 6/7/22, current 1/9/24), Staff #4 (previous 5/15/23, no current), Staff #6 (previous 6/8/22, current 6/20/24), Staff #7 (previous 2/19/23, no current), Staff #8 (previous 10/15/22, current 3/6/24, Staff #9 (previous 6/10/23, no current), Staff #10 (previous 6/8/23, no current) and Staff #11 (previous 6/9/23, no current).
Corrected by Jul 30, 2024
- Violation
3270.31(f) · Staff person(s) shall complete professional development in the topics of 3270.31(f)(1 -- 10) within 90 days of hire. Staff person #3 will have until 8/14/24 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 an AGS 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.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Staff person #3 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): pediatric first aid and CPR.
Corrected by Jul 16, 2024
- Violation
3270.31(f) · Staff persons shall complete professional development within 90 days of hire as listed in subsections (f)1-10.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Staff person #2, #7 and #9 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/2022. Staff #2 completed the training on 3/14/23. Staff #7 completed the training on 3/13/23. Staff #9 completed the training on 4/1/23.
Corrected by Jul 16, 2024
- Violation
3270.32(a) · The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to Child Protective Services). Staff #8 will have until 8/14/24 to complete the mandated reporter training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff #8 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 person(s) available to supervise staff #8, staff #8 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Staff #7 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 8/18/17. Staff #7 updated this training on 8/30/22. Staff #8 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 9/13/18.
Corrected by Jul 16, 2024
- 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.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Staff #3 was not hired correctly per the CPSL. Staff #3 did not receive an NSOR clearance until 2/2/24 and worked in child care past the provisional hire period, without this clearance. The CPSL requires clearances to be updated every 60 months. The following staff did not update their clearances as appropriate to the CPSL: Staff #7 (state police previous7/17/17, current 8/16/22; child abuse previous 7/20/17, current 8/30/22; FBI previous 8/18/17, current 8/19/22).
Corrected by Jul 16, 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 occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. At the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide the 2024 staff evaluations for the following staff: Staff #2, #4, #6, #7, #9, #10 and #11.
Corrected by Jul 30, 2024
- Violation
3270.107 · A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45° F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A physical site review was conducted. Children's lunch bags were found that contained dairy and meat. These lunch bags were not refrigerated.
Corrected by Jul 16, 2024
- Violation
3270.123(a) · An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of children's files was conducted. At the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide the agreement form for Child #1 and Child #6.
Corrected by Jul 30, 2024
- Violation
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.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Staff #1 did not have a health assessment or TB screening conducted within 12 months prior to providing child care services. The file of Staff #1 contained a health assessment and TB dated for 3/15/23. Regulation requires staff to update health assessments every 24 months. The following staff did not update their health assessments every 24 months: Staff #2 (previous5/31/22, no update), Staff #7 (previous 2/17/21, current 3/15/23) and Staff #9 (previous 5/24/22, no update).
Corrected by Aug 6, 2024
- Violation
3270.151(c)(2) · An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Subsequent tuberculosis screening is not required unless directed by a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Staff #1 did not have a health assessment or TB screening conducted within 12 months prior to providing child care services. The file of Staff #1 contained a health assessment and TB dated for 3/15/23.
Corrected by Aug 6, 2024
- Violation
3270.191 · An individual record is required for each facility person.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. At the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide the file of Staff #5 for review.
Corrected by Jul 30, 2024
- Violation
3270.27(f) · The operator shall send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency.
There is no verification on file that the emergency plan was sent to the county EMA.
Corrected by Aug 8, 2023
- Violation
3270.31(f) · Staff person #1 shall complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training.
Staff persons #2 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/2022; it was completed on 2/22/23.
Corrected by Aug 11, 2023
- Violation
3270.31(f) · Staff person shall complete professional development in the topics of 3270.31(f)(1 -- 10) within 90 days of hire. Staff person #1 will have until 8/24/23 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 child-care position at the facility.
Staff person #1 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): 10-hour health and safety basics.
Corrected by Aug 11, 2023
- Violation
3270.123(a) · An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent.
The agreement on file for child # 1 did not have the operator or the parent signature.
Corrected by Aug 9, 2023
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Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Jun 10, 2025 inspection noted: “A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the hire dates of staff. Staff person #5, #6, #7…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Jun 27, 2024 inspection noted: “A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. At the time of the inspection, the director was unable to provide docume…” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Aug 8, 2023 inspection noted: “There is no verification on file that the emergency plan was sent to the county EMA.” — what has changed since then?
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