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License #CER-00250241 · Center · Child Care Center
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During renewal inspection, staff files were reviewed. Staff #1 and staff #5 did not complete health and safety training within 90 days of hire. (See code sheet for dates of hire).
During renewal inspection, staff files were reviewed. Staff #3 obtained a health assessment on 9/19/25. This date indicates that the assessment was not obtained prior to working with children. Staff #4 last dated health assessment is 9/2/22. Staff #4 did not obtain an updated assessment prior to working with children. (See code sheet for dates of hire).
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During renewal inspection, staff files were reviewed. Staff #2, #4 & #5 did not have verification of child care experience on file.
During renewal inspection, staff files were reviewed. Staff #1 did not have an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of childcare training.
During renewal inspection, staff files were reviewed. Staff #2 initially had a volunteer child abuse clearance on file. An updated, employment clearance was not obtained until 2/9/25. This date indicates that staff #2 was working with children without an appropriate clearance on file. (See code sheet for date of hire).
During complaint investigation on 1/30 it was observed that the following dates indicate that fire alarm testing was not done within the 30-day requirement: 9/18/24, 10/22/24. Testing was also not documented after 12/18/24.
During renewal inspection, it was observed that children #1, #2, & #3 did not have a child service report on file.
During renewal inspection, it was observed that child #4's emergency contact sheet and financial agreement were not updated and renewed within the required 6-month period. The last review for both was on 3/5/24.
During renewal inspection, it was observed that Staff #1 and #2 only had one reference within their files.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/23. At that time, the last documented emergency drill on file had taken place 5/2022.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/23. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #3, a group supervisor, did not include verification of education prior to working at the facility. The file for Staff Person #4, a group supervisor, did not include verification of education prior to working at the facility. The file for Staff Person #5, an assistant group supervisor, did not include verification of education or experience prior to working at the facility. Staff Person #5 did have 15 credits of college education in the human services field.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/23. At that time, the preservice trainings were reviewed for all staff. Staff person #1 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/2022. Staff person #2, who had the ten hour health and safety training completed when hired, did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training within 90 days of their start date.
This change in location capacity inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/22. At that time, the file for Staff Person #2 was reviewed. At that time, the file did not contain documentation of education or experience to qualify Staff Person #2 as a group supervisor.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/22. At that time, disinfectant spray was observed in an unlocked floor level cabinet in the bathroom used by the children and was accessible to the children.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/22. At that time, the file for Child #1 was reviewed. The emergency contact form did not contain health insurance coverage and policy number.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 1/25/22. At that time, the file for Child #1 was reviewed. The file did not contain a financial agreement.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 1/25/22. At that time, the file for Child #1 was reviewed. The emergency contact information did not include health insurance coverage and policy number.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 1/25/22. At that time, the bathrooms were not equipped with lidded trash cans.
An initial inspection was conducted on 10/29/21. At that time, none of the first aid kits at the facility contained soap.
An initial inspection was conducted on 10/29/21. At that time, the patio intended for outdoor play space, was not gated to keep children away from the busy road.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/23. At that time, the large cabinet in the toddler were was observed to be unlocked with plastic bags on the floor level shelf that were accessible to the toddlers in the classroom.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/23. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact form for Child #1 had not been updated since 2/7/23.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/23. At that time, staff said that the toddler children's diapers are changed on the changing table and then they are walked around to the other side of the room into the bathroom to was their hands, with possibly cross contamination with the sink being so far from the changing table.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/23. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The most recent health report on file for Staff Person #1 was dated 6/9/21. The health report and TB test for Staff Person #3 was dated 6/1/23 and 6/6/23, which was after their date of hire. The health report and TB test for Staff Person #4 was dated 6/29/23 and 6/27/23, which was after their date of hire. The TB test for Staff Person #6 was dated 5/4/16, which was more than twelve months prior their date of hire.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/23. At that time, the thirty day testing log for the fire detection system was reviewed. The testing dates were: 11/8/22, 12/29/22, 1/17/23, 2/14/23, 3/13/23, 4/10/23, 5/15/23, 6/13/23, 7/11/23, 8/15/23, 9/28/23. The testing log included instances where the system had not been tested every thirty days.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/23. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The child service report for Child #1 and Child #2 were not completed in an approved assessment tool.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/23. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The PA State Police clearance and request for Staff Person #2 was dated 4/5/23, after their date of hire. The PA State Police clearance and request for Staff Person #3 was dated 9/30/23, after their date of hire.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/22. At that time, the file for Staff Person #1 was reviewed. The file contained six hour health and safety training completed 1/2/22, which is outside of the acceptable date range. Staff Person #1 has been employed at the facility for longer than 90 days.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/22. At that time, the emergency transportation plan was not posted in the library or in Class B.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 10/18/22. At that time, the file for Staff Person #2 was reviewed. The file did not contain the request for the PA Child Abuse clearance for Staff Person #2. The PA Child Abuse clearance on file was dated 10/11/22, after the date of hire for Staff Person #2.