Marias Daycare Iii

3270.34(c) · A director shall be employed by a facility and be present at the facility site a minimum of 30 hours per week.

The facility's designated Director, Staff person #1, was not present at the facility during the previous renewal inspection on 7/24/25 or for this monitoring inspection on 10/31/25. Staff Person #2 was present for these inspections and was the primary contact for the follow-up regarding the facility's day-to-day staffing. Staff Person #1 was limiting their work hours and there was no qualified Director on-site a minimum of 30 hours per week.

Corrected by Nov 4, 2025

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3270.65 · Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

Several accessible electrical outlets were not covered with protective receptacle covers throughout the facility as follows: Preschool 2 Room: 6 outlets did not have covers (corrected on-site). Hallway: 1 outlet did not have a cover (corrected on-site). Preschool 3 Room: 4 outlets did not have covers (corrected on-site).

Corrected by Jul 24, 2025

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3270.102(a) · Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts.

A wooden, sensory bin lid that was peeling and in poor repair, was observed on the outdoor playground.

Corrected by Jul 24, 2025

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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.

The thermometer in the refrigerator in the Preschool 3 Room, showed a temperature of 50 degrees F. (corrected on-site).

Corrected by Jul 24, 2025

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3270.65 · Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

There was no outlet cover on an outlet near the microwave in the Preschool Room (corrected on site).

Corrected by Aug 5, 2024

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3270.66(b) · Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces.

The spray bottles in all of the classrooms that contained bleach and water for sanitizing, were not labeled with the ratio of bleach to water.

Corrected by Aug 5, 2024

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3270.102(a) · Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts.

A section of a red, vinyl climber had peeling vinyl (corrected on site).

Corrected by Aug 5, 2024

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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.

The thermometer in the refrigerator in the Young Toddler Room, was not working (corrected on site).

Corrected by Aug 5, 2024

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3270.111(a) · A written plan of daily activities and routines, including a time for free play shall be established for each group. The plan shall be flexible to accommodate the needs of individual children and the dynamics of the group.

There was no written plan of daily activities and routines posted in the Older Toddler Room.

Corrected by Aug 5, 2024

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3270.124(e) · A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children.

The posted written 911 emergency plan did not identify the means of transporting a child to emergency care, along with the staffing provisions in the event of the emergency. This plan was not posted in all of the childcare spaces/classrooms.

Corrected by Aug 5, 2024

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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.

Staff Person 1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff Person 1 had not completed the following pre-service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: 2022 1-hr Health and Safety Update training.

Corrected by Oct 17, 2023

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3270.32(a) · The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person #1 may not work in a child care position at the facility until the NSOR clearance has been received and in the staff file.

Staff Person 1 was observed working alone with children in the Older Toddler Room during the provisional hire period. The NSOR clearance results were not received and in the file.

Corrected by Nov 7, 2023

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3270.20(b) · The operator shall mail or deliver a written report to the appropriate regional office within 72 hours after hospitalization of a child in care, emergency room treatment of a child in care, death of a child in care, a facility fire requiring the services of a fire department.

The incident report for Child #1 regarding the child's injury requiring emergency medical treatment that occurred at the facility, was not submitted to the regional office within 72 hours. The incident occurred on 6/19/23 and the report was not submitted to the regional office until 6/27/23.

Corrected by Aug 28, 2023

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3270.31(f) · Staff persons shall complete professional development within 90 days of hire as listed in subsections (f)1-10. Staff Person #1 shall complete pediatric first aid/cpr training by an approved trainer/curriculum by 5/18/23. Until such time as the required training has been completed, Staff Person #1 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an AGS or GS 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 related position at the facility.

Staff Person #1 does not have documentation of current Pediatric First Aid/CPR training evidenced by an expiration date of 2/2023.

Corrected by May 1, 2023

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3270.241(a) · If a child is required to be enrolled in public or private school under the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P.S. §§ 1-101-27-2702) and if the child is not enrolled and if the child is not exempted from enrollment under the Public School Code, a child care facility may not admit the child for care during the hours when the child is required by law to attend public or private school.

Child #1 had been attending the preschool classroom during the school day, though the child was confirmed to be of compulsory age to attend school.

Corrected by Mar 7, 2023

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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.

In the Older Preschool classroom, 2 sagging, stained ceiling tiles were observed during the inspection.

Corrected by Jul 22, 2022

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3270.27(a)(6) · Emergency drills shall be conducted annually. Annual emergency drills shall be documented and on file at the facility.

The facility did not have documentation of an emergency drill completed in the past year.

Corrected by May 10, 2022

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