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20 S Cedar St, Lititz PA 17543 · License #CER-00246487 · Center · Child Care Center
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3270.51 · When children are grouped in similar age levels, the following maximum child group sizes and ratios of staff persons apply: Young school-age children 1:12 with a maximum group size of 24; Older school-age children 1:15 with a maximum group size of 30.
Staff person #1 was the sole staff person present in the cafeteria with 17 children when staff person #2 took children to the bathroom to wash their hands.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 15, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) · Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.
Staff persons #1 and #2 were present with a group of 20 school-age children. The staff persons were not assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children (care groups had not been assigned).
Corrected Corrected by Oct 15, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
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Data synced from Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning on Jul 8, 2026 · Source records · Report an error
3270.14/3270.21 · A facility shall be operated in conformity with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. All DHS certified child care programs providing care exclusively to school-age children must maintain compliance with the requirements for the handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous material and biological contaminants in accordance with 45 CFR § 98.41(a)(1)(viii). Cleaning and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. Trash that has been contaminated by human secretions or excrement shall be contained in closed, plastic-lined receptacles.
Spray bottles filled with cleaning products were observed on a shelf within reach of the children receiving care in the space. The facility did not have a closed, plastic lined receptacle to dispose of trash that been contaminated by human secretions or excrements.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 25, 2025
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
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.
The operator was unable to provide documentation that staff person #1 had been trained on the emergency plan in the past year. The previous training was dated more than 12 months ago, in August of 2024.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 22, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.31(e)(4)(ii) · Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in fire safety 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.
The operator was unable to provide documentation that staff person #1 has completed fire safety training in the past year. The previous training was dated more than 12 months ago, in August of 2024.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 22, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.32(a) · The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Staff Person #4 may not work in a child care position at the facility until complete clearances are on file.
The record for staff person #4 did not include a valid DHS FBI clearance. The most recent DHS FBI clearance on file was dated 7/29/2020 and therefore expired 7/29/2025. The staff person has worked in a child care position with an expired clearance on file. Staff person #4 has not completed an approved DHS mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 6/15/2020. Another training has since been completed, however the mandated reporter training is not intended for an appropriate target audience).
Corrected Corrected by Sep 16, 2025
Category: background checks. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) · Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.
Staff persons #1 and #2 were present with a group of 19 school-age children. When the staff were asked to identify their care groups, only 18 of the children were accounted for.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 15, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.124(b)(4)/3270.182(5) · Emergency contact information must include the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care. A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission.
The emergency contact form for child #3 did not include signed written consent for emergency medical care and for the administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. The parent wrote N/A and initials were typed into the box.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 22, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
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.
The emergency contact information on file for child #2 did not include addresses for listed release persons. The emergency contact information on file for child #3 did not include a complete address for a listed release person.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 22, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.133(2)/3270.133(6) · A staff person shall administer a prescription medication only if written instructions are provided from the individual who prescribed the medicine. Instructions for administration contained on a prescription label are acceptable. A parent shall provide written consent for administration of medication or a special diet.
A medication was on site for child #1. Facility staff were unable to provide written instructions from the individual that prescribed the medication. The prescription label stated "please see attached for detailed directions") and there was no attachment included. In addition, the facility staff were unable to provide documentation that the parent provided written consent for the administration of the medication.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 25, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.151(a) · 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.
The most recent health assessment on file for staff person #4 was more than 24 months old (dated in June of 2023) and was past due to be updated.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 15, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
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.
The record for staff person #5 included just one written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 17, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.31(e)/3270.192(2)(iii) · A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.
The record for staff person #3 included documentation of 4 annual training hours from the previous year (12/2023-12/2024). The remaining 8 hours have since been completed. The record for staff person #4 included documentation of 4 annual training hours from the previous training year (12/2023-12/2024). The record for staff person #6 included documentation of 10 annual training hours from the previous training year (8/2024-8/2025). The remaining 2 hours have since been completed.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 18, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.36(b)/3270.192(2)(ii) · An assistant group supervisor shall have attained one of the qualification levels specified at § 3270.36(b)(1-5). (1) A high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field. (2) A high school diploma or a general educational development certificate, including 600 or more hours of secondary training described in § 3270.31(c) (relating to age and training). (3) A high school diploma or a general educational development certificate, 15 credit hours from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year of experience with children. (4) A high school diploma or a general education development certificate and completion of a post-secondary training curriculum described in § 3270.31(c). (5) A high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years experience with children. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.
Staff person #5 is serving as an assistant group supervisor at the facility. The staff person's file included documentation of an unrelated associate's degree, but did not include documentation of 2 years of child care experience.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 18, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
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.
The written staff evaluations on file for staff person 1 were dated in April of 2023, and subsequently more than 12 months later in August of 2024.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 10, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.124(b)(3)/3270.124(b)(7) · Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. 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.
The emergency contact form on file for child 2 did not include complete addresses for the enrolling parent, nor for listed release persons.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 11, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.134(a) · A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered.
The staff did not have the children wash their hands before breakfast.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 9, 2024
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.151(a) · 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.
The health assessments on file for staff person 1 were dated in December of 2021, and subsequently more than 24 months later in May of 2024. The health assessments on file for staff person 2 were dated in June of 2022, and subsequently more than 24 months later in September of 2024.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 10, 2024
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.182(3)/3270.182(5) · A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission. A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission.
The emergency contact on file for child 1 did not contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. The child's record also did not contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 10, 2024
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.94(a)(1) · The Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall conduct fire drills and ensure that fire drills are conducted at least once every 60 days.
Fire drills took place on 10/27/23 and subsequently more than 60 days later on 1/3/24.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 10, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.171(a) · An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility.
More than a year has passed since the operator last notified local traffic safety authorities in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility. The letter was last sent in June of 2023.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 10, 2024
Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.113(a)(1) · Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.
33 school age children were present at the facility with 3 staff. The staff persons were not assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 3, 2023
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
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.
The emergency contact information on file for children 1 and 2 did not include complete addresses for listed release persons.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 3, 2023
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(ii) · An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years experience with children. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.
Staff person 1 has been serving as an AGS at the facility. Her record does not include documentation of 2 years of child care experience (2,500 hours).
Corrected Corrected by Sep 27, 2022
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.111(b) · The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space.
The written plan of daily activities was not posted in the group space.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 27, 2022
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.124(b)(3) · Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.
The emergency contact information on file for child 5 did not include a complete work address for the enrolling parent.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 27, 2022
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
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.
The emergency contact information on file for child 4 did not include the child's health insurance policy number.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 27, 2022
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
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.
The emergency contact information on file for child 1 did not include complete addresses for listed release persons.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 27, 2022
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.124(f) · The parent shall update in writing emergency contact information once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information
Emergency contact information on site had not been updated in the previous six months.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 30, 2022
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.133(7) · An operator is responsible to establish and maintain a medication log if prescription or nonprescription medication is administered.
A rescue inhaler was on site for child 6, but the facility staff were unable to provide a medication log.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 27, 2022
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.181(c)/3270.181(d) · A parent is required to review and update the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information. Following review, a parent shall attest to the accuracy of information in the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at each review by affixing a dated signature to the record.
The emergency contact information and financial agreements on file for children 1, 2, 3, and 5 were most recently updated in late January / early February of 2022 (more than 6 months ago).
Corrected Corrected by Sep 27, 2022
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.27(a)(6) · Emergency drills shall be conducted annually. Annual emergency drills shall be documented and on file at the facility.
The facility was unable to provide documentation that an emergency drill was completed during the previous year.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 27, 2022
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.31(f)(10) · Staff persons shall complete professional development in the topics of 3270.31(f)(10) within 90 days of hire. Staff person #1 must receive pediatric first-aid/CPR training in an approved curriculum by a PQAS-certified trainer. Until such time as the correction is implemented, 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 acceptable pediatric first aid/CPR training in an approved curriculum; however, the trainer has not provided documentation that they are PQAS-certified in that training topic. In addition, the training was obtained 305 days after start date.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 7, 2022
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.94(a)(9) · The Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall conduct fire drills and ensure that a written record is maintained on file at the facility indicating the specific time of day of the drill, the hypothetical location of the fire, the evacuation time, and the names of the facility persons and the number of children who participate in the fire drill.
The facility was unable to provide fire drill logs for drills that were completed after 9/14/21 and prior to 4/26/22.
Corrected Corrected by Sep 27, 2022
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.111(b) · The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space.
The written plan of daily activities was not posted in the group space.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 1, 2021
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) · Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.
Staff person 1 did not know the names of two of the children in her group. Two children were observed walking back into the child care space from the hallway/lobby area. They were not being supervised by facility staff while they were out of the cafeteria / child care space.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 1, 2021
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.123(a)(1)/3270.123(a)(5) · An agreement shall specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week. An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.
The agreements on file for children 1-2 were incomplete. They did not include the fee to be charged, nor did they specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 4, 2021
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.124(b)(3)/3270.124(b)(6) · Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.
The emergency contact forms on file for children 1-3 were incomplete. Children 1 and 2 -Did not include enrolling parents work address & work phone number, nor the health insurance / policy numbers. Child 3 - Enrolling parent's work phone number.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 4, 2021
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.