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Home › PA › Lititz › Owl Hill Learning Academy
506 OWL HILL RD, Lititz PA 17543 · License #CER-00247119 · Child Care Center
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3270.102(c) · Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair. TIERED LIS: 1. Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. This portion shall have an immediate correction date. 2. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility has a procedure for ensuring the mulch is being maintained at an appropriate depth on a daily basis. The legal entity will confirm continued compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format. The correction date for this portion of the plan shall be at minimum 3 months from the date the regional office approves the plan.
The depth of the rubber mulch near the embedded climber and the embedded swing sets did not meet the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (at least 6 inches of loose fill rubber mulch). The ground was visible in some areas, and the mulch measured at approximately 2 to 4 inches in other areas.
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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
Corrected Corrected by Jun 20, 2025
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.32(a) · The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to Child Protective Services). Staff person #3 will have until 10/24/24 to complete the mandated reporter training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person #3 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 person(s) available to supervise staff person #3, staff person #3 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.
According to documentation on file at the time of inspection, when staff person #1 began working with children at the facility the staff record did not contain the applicable out-of-state certificate as required under the CPSL, and did not contain a copy of the request for the outstanding out-of-state clearances as required for provisional hiring under the CPSL. (CORRECTED ON SITE) Staff person #3 has not completed a DHS mandated reporter training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet). A training for PDE purposes was on file.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 10, 2024
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.
Staff persons 4 and 5 received written staff evaluations in May of 2023, and subsequently more than 12 months later in June of 2024.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 10, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.51 · When children are grouped in similar age levels, the following maximum child group sizes and ratios of staff persons apply: Preschool children 1:10 with a maximum group size of 20; 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.
A staff person walked out of the child care space to go get the director, leaving a single staff person alone with 11 preschoolers.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 10, 2024
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.66(d) · Toxic plants are not permitted in a child care space.
English Ivy was observed growing on the outdoor child care space.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 9, 2024
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.102(c) · Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair.
The depth of the rubber mulch measured at 2 to 3 inches in fall areas around the swing sets. This does not meet the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (at least 6 inches of loose fill rubber mulch).
Corrected Corrected by Oct 9, 2024
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
3270.31(f)(10) · Staff persons shall complete professional development in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 days of hire.
Staff person 2 did not complete professional development in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 days of hire. The training was completed 178 days after start date. Another training was on file, but it had expired prior to the person's start date.
Corrected Corrected by Oct 10, 2024
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.