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Patricia Walker Family Childcare Llc
2604 N 5th St, Harrisburg PA 17110 · License #CER-00250377 · Group Child Care Home
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- 2604 N 5th St, Harrisburg PA 17110 · Directions
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When they operate
Schedule type not published.
Ages served
- 4-Star quality rating
- Accepts Child Care Works subsidy
- Licensed for 10 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning- Violation
3280.26(a)(6) · Emergency drills shall be conducted annually. Annual emergency drills shall be documented and on file at the facility.
Upon inspection of the required documents to be on file at the facility, it was found that an annual emergency drill was not completed and required documentation for annual emergency drills was not on file.
Corrected by Jul 6, 2026
- Violation
3280.94(a)(1) · Fire drills are conducted at least once every 60 days.
CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE 10/22/25 Fire drills were not conducted within 60 days, documented drill dates: 6/27/25, and 8/27/25, lapsed 61 days. 11/24/25 Fire drills were not conducted within 60 days, documented drill dates: 8/27/25 and 10/28/25, lapsed 62 days.
Corrected by Nov 24, 2025
- Violation
CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE 10/22/25 Fire detection devices were not tested within 30 days. Testing dates of 6/27/25, 7/28/25, 8/28/25, and 9/28/25 each lapsed 31 days. 11/24/25 Fire detection devices were not tested within 30 days. Testing dates documented: 10/22/25 (during renewal inspection) and 11/24/25 (during verification visit), lapsed 33 days.
Corrected by Nov 24, 2025
- Violation
3280.94(a)(1) · Fire drills are conducted at least once every 60 days.
Fire drills were not conducted within 60 days, documented drill dates: 6/27/25, and 8/27/25, lapsed 61 days.
Corrected by Oct 27, 2025
- Violation
Fire detection devices were not tested within 30 days. Testing dates of 6/27/25, 7/28/25, 8/28/25, and 9/28/25 each lapsed 31 days.
Corrected by Oct 22, 2025
- Violation
3280.131(b)/3280.182(1) · The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report in accordance with the following schedules specified in §3280.131(b)(1-2) A child's record must contain initial and subsequent health reports.
Child #4's file does not contain an updated health assessment. The health assessment in the child's file is dated 8/5/24.
Corrected by Nov 5, 2025
- Violation
Staff person #1's NSOR was not renewed within 60 months. Current NSOR on file is dated 1/10/2020.
Corrected by Apr 30, 2025
- Violation
It was observed that staff person #1 answered the door with 1 child, and staff person #2 remained on the back porch with 6 children, including an infant, for approximately 2 minutes. It was observed that staff person #1 had 7 children in the kitchen with her at one time, including an infant, for approximately 5 minutes. It was observed that staff person #2 had 7 children in the play/lunch room at one time, including an infant, for approximately 10 minutes while lunch was being prepared and plated.
Corrected by May 2, 2025
- Violation
It was observed that a Febreze spray bottle was on top of the portable sink, accessible to children. It was observed that a container of Clorox wipes were on the steps next to the portable sink, accessible to children.
Corrected by Apr 29, 2025
- Violation
It was observed that children were in the kitchen where there is an operable stove. It was observed that a stapler is on the computer desk, accessible to children.
Corrected by May 6, 2025
- Violation
It was observed that children (one or two at a time) would run into the living room, unsupervised. It was observed that staff persons #1 and 2 were in the kitchen with the two youngest children while the other four children were eating in the other room.
Corrected by May 2, 2025
- Violation
The facility's emergency plan does not address Continuity of Operations.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
The letter to the parents explaining the emergency procedures did not include accommodations for infants and toddlers and both age groups of children are enrolled.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
The operator did not send the updated emergency plan to the local municipality.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
3280.32(a) · The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services).
Staff persons #1 and #2's Disclosure Statements on file are not dated.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
3280.69(a) · Hot water temperature, in areas accessible to children, may not exceed 110° F.
It was observed that the water temperature at the sink in the middle child care room (between front room and kitchen) measured 118 degrees F.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
It was observed that the first-aid kit in the front child care room did not contain tweezers (corrected during inspection).
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
It was observed that there was a plastic bag accessible to children in the front room, in a drawer. (corrected during inspection).
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
Child #3's record did not include information provided to the parents about the child's growth and development in the context of the services being provided. See Code Sheet
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
Child #2's emergency contact information did not include the address of the release persons.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
It was observed that there were no emergency contact forms present in either of the two child care spaces.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
3280.131(b)(1) · The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler.
Child #1's record did not contain an updated health report at least every 6 months as is required for the child's age. Only an 11/10/22 health assessment is on record. See Code Sheet
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
3280.166(1)/3280.166(4) · A written statement giving the formula and feeding schedule for an infant shall be obtained from the parent. Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name.
There was no written statement giving the formula and feeding schedule for the one infant in care at this facility. The bottle of the one enrolled infant was not labeled with the child's name (bottle label was corrected during inspection).
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
3280.171(c) · Written notification of safe routes shall be posted by the operator at a conspicuous location in the child care facility.
Written notification of safe routes was not posted by the operator at a conspicuous location in the child care facility.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
3280.181(a) · An operator shall establish and maintain an individual record for each child enrolled in the facility.
There was not an individual record for each child enrolled in the facility. Two siblings had a shared file. (corrected during inspection).
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
3280.192(2)(ii) · A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.
Staff person #1's record does not contain verification of education. Staff person #2's record does not contain verification of child care experience and has been unsupervised with children (HS diploma on file).
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
Staff person #2's record did not contain two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
3280.61(h) · The capacity established for an indoor space may not be exceeded.
It was observed that the capacity of the front child care room was exceeded. The capacity of this space is 4, and 5 children were in this space. (corrected during inspection).
Corrected by Nov 6, 2024
- Violation
3280.26(a)(6) · Emergency drills shall be conducted annually. Annual emergency drills shall be documented and on file at the facility.
There was no documentation of annual emergency drills being conducted.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
Fire drills were not conducted at least once every 60 days (5/28/24, 7/31/24). The hypothetical location of the fire was not rotated around the facility for each drill such that the hypothetical location was never the same for consecutive drills (provider listed the facility address for each hypothetical location).
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
It was observed that evacuation routes were not posted in a conspicuous location on each floor of the facility. (posted on the main floor only and facility has 4 floors).
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
The testing of the fire detection devices exceeded the permitted at least every 30 days' timeframe (9/30/24, none in October. Tested during inspection on 11/6/24).
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
The operator did notify local traffic safety authorities in writing of the location of the facility and about the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the group child care facility.
Corrected by Dec 4, 2024
- Violation
It was observed in the front living room that the telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center was not posted by the phone in that child care space.
Corrected by Dec 21, 2023
- Violation
It was observed in the front living room that there was a metal, pointed fire poker by the fireplace accessible to children.
Corrected by Nov 15, 2023
- Violation
It was observed on the fenced in playground that there were small river rocks with a diameter of less than 1 inch lining the right side of the playground fence accessible to children under the age of 3.
Corrected by Dec 21, 2023
- Violation
It was observed that the rest equipment used was not labeled with the child's name to be used only by that child.
Corrected by Dec 21, 2023
- Violation
It was observed in the front living room that there was not a written plan posted which identifies the means of transporting a child to emergency care and the facility staffing provisions in the event of an emergency.
Corrected by Jan 4, 2024
- Violation
The facility emergency plan did not include a plan for emergency accommodations for the toddlers observed in care.
Corrected by Dec 21, 2023
- Violation
It was observed in the front living room that the telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center was not posted by the phone in that child care space.
Corrected by Dec 15, 2023
- Violation
It was observed in the front living room that there was a metal, pointed fire poker by the fireplace accessible to children.
Corrected by Dec 15, 2023
- Violation
It was observed on the fenced in playground that there were small river rocks with a diameter of less than 1 inch lining the right side of the playground fence accessible to children under the age of 3.
Corrected by Jan 8, 2024
- Violation
It was observed that the rest equipment used was not labeled with the child's name to be used only by that child.
Corrected by Dec 15, 2023
- Violation
It was observed in the front lving room that there was not a written plan posted which identifies the means of transporting a child to emergency care and the facility staffing provisions in the event of an emergency.
Corrected by Dec 22, 2023
- Violation
The facility emergency plan did not include a plan for emergency accommodations for the toddlers observed in care.
Corrected by Dec 21, 2023
- Violation
It was observed that the facility did not have information on how to access the GCCH regulations in this chapter electronically posted or provided to families at the facility.
Corrected by Dec 15, 2023
- Violation
3290.134(a) · A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered.
It was observed that a child's hands were not washed after a diaper change.
Corrected by Nov 1, 2022
- Violation
It was observed in the facility Kitchen that there were cleaning materials such as Lysol and Clorox in an unlocked cabinet under the sink accessible to children.
Corrected by Nov 22, 2022
- Violation
It was observed in the Kitchen that there were adult scissors and several knives in a drawer accessible to children.
Corrected by Nov 22, 2022
- Violation
It was observed in the play space that there was cracked door with broken hinges on the play refrigerator.
Corrected by Nov 22, 2022
- Violation
It was observed that there were two bottles of water on the child size table with small caps accessible to children posing a potential choking hazard.
Corrected by Nov 22, 2022
- Violation
3290.123(a) · An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent.
It was observed that the agreement on file for Child#4 did not contain a signature from the operator
Corrected by Nov 22, 2022
- Violation
3290.123(a)(6) · An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission.
The agreements on file for the enrolled children did not contain admission dates.
Corrected by Nov 22, 2022
- Violation
It was observed that there was not a written plan which identifies the means of transporting a child to emergency care and the facility staffing provisions in the event of an emergency posted in the childcare space.
Corrected by Nov 22, 2022
- Violation
The file for Child #3 did not include a current health assessment and has been enrolled for more than 60 days.
Corrected by Dec 22, 2022
- Violation
3290.131(b)(2) · The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child.
The file for Child #1 did not include a current health assessment conducted within the last 12 months. The health assessment on file was dated 10/10/2019.
Corrected by Dec 13, 2022
- Violation
Facility Person #1 did not have a current health assessment on file. The health assessment on file was dated 10/31/2016.
Corrected by Dec 27, 2022
- Violation
The emergency contact on file for Child #1 did not contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.
Corrected by Nov 22, 2022
- Violation
The facility did not have a written plan that provides for accommodations for the infants and toddlers observed in care.
Corrected by Nov 22, 2022
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Jun 26, 2026 inspection noted: “Upon inspection of the required documents to be on file at the facility, it was found that an annual emergency drill was not completed and required documentatio…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Nov 24, 2025 inspection noted: “CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE 10/22/25 Fire drills were not conducted within 60 days, documented drill dates: 6/27/25, and 8/27/25, lapsed 61 days. 11/24/25 Fire dri…” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Oct 22, 2025 inspection noted: “Fire drills were not conducted within 60 days, documented drill dates: 6/27/25, and 8/27/25, lapsed 61 days.” — what has changed since then?
Data synced from Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning · Source records · Report an error