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Kindercare Learning Center 000616
9 Pheasant Run, Newtown PA 18940 · License #CER-00241776 · Child Care Center
Contact
- Phone
- (215) 579-9858
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 9 Pheasant Run, Newtown PA 18940 · Directions
Hours
Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.
Care & schedule
When they operate
Schedule type not published.
Ages served
- 4-Star quality rating
- Accepts Child Care Works subsidy
- Licensed for 144 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning- Violation
3270.113(a) · 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.
At complaint investigation cert rep verified that staff person # 1 was on her phone and eating while out on the playground with the children.
Corrected by Aug 11, 2025
- Violation
3270.113(b) · A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child.
Staff person # 1 grabbed a child # 1 by her arm and spun her around.
Corrected by Jun 20, 2025
- Violation
3270.65 · Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.
On 5-27-2025 during renewal inspection Certification Representative noticed that more than one socket was missing a protective cover.
Corrected by Jun 27, 2025
- Violation
3270.77(a) · Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.
On 5-27-2025 during renewal inspection Certification Representative noticed that there was chipped paint in the Pre- K room.
Corrected by Jun 27, 2025
- Violation
3270.111(b) · The written plan of daily activities shall be posted in the group space.
On 5/27/2025 during renewal inspection Certification Representative noticed that 1 or more classroom spaces did not have the daily activities posted in the group space.
Corrected by Jun 27, 2025
- Violation
3270.113(a) · 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. TIERED LIS: Children must be supervised at all times.
On 4-30-24 child was outside with her group/class and when they lined up to leave the outside playground child was left outside with the incorrect class/group by her assigned teacher.
Corrected by Jun 26, 2024
- Violation
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.
On 5/10/24 during renewal inspection Certification Representative noticed that several refrigerators in the classrooms were missing thermometers.
Corrected by May 31, 2024
- Violation
3270.152 · A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child.
On 5/10/24 during renewal inspection Certification Representative noticed that staff person #1 did not wash her hands after changing a child.
Corrected by May 31, 2024
- Violation
3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) · The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Facility Person # 1 Staff Person #4 and Staff person #6-- may not work in a child care position at the facility. A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL.
At the time of the inspection the record of staff person #1 was lacking in the completed FBI fingerprints clearance. The records of staff person #4 and #6 were lacking in the completed NSOR clearance.
Corrected by May 23, 2023
- Violation
3270.33(a)/3270.192(2)(ii) · A staff person or a substitute staff person shall meet one of the applicable staff qualifications for the position in which the person is performing. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.
At the time of the inspection the records of the following staff persons (#1, #4 and #6) did not have the verification of childcare experience required to qualify them for the position they have been performing at the facility.
Corrected by May 23, 2023
- Violation
3270.123(a) · An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent.
At the time of the inspection the record of child # 1 was lacking in a signed agreement.
Corrected by May 23, 2023
- Violation
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.
At the time of the inspection the emergency contact form for child # 3 was lacking in the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care.
Corrected by May 23, 2023
- Violation
3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) · 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. A facility person's record shall include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis.
At the time of the inspection the record of staff person #7 was lacking in a current valid health assessment.
Corrected by Jun 16, 2023
- Violation
3270.151(c)(2)(i)/3270.151(c)(2)(ii) · If a person's medical record demonstrates a positive tuberculin skin test, that record shall be placed on file at the facility. A record of a person with a positive tuberculin skin test shall include the results of a chest x-ray and evaluation for chemoprophylaxis.
At the time of the inspection staff person #1 indicated a history of positive TB test and their record did not contain the results of a chest x-ray and evaluation for chemoprophylaxis.
Corrected by May 26, 2023
- Violation
3270.131(a) · The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child, including a child, a foster child and a relative of an operator or a facility person, to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility.
At the time of the inspection the record of child # 1 and child #2 were lacking in a current valid health report.
Corrected by May 23, 2023
- Violation
3270.113(a) · 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. Children must be supervised at all times.
on 10/28/22 a child in care was unsupervised while in the care of the provider. Child was left behind in the bathroom (preschool bathroom) and was discovered by a parent who was picking up another child.
Corrected by Nov 21, 2022
- Violation
3270.113(a) · 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. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing 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.
on 10/28/22 a child in care was unsupervised while in the care of the provider. Child was left behind in the bathroom (preschool bathroom) and was discovered by a parent who was picking up another child.
Corrected by Feb 20, 2023
- Violation
3270.113(a) · 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. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training.
on 10/28/22 a child in care was unsupervised while in the care of the provider. Child was left behind in the bathroom (preschool bathroom) and was discovered by a parent who was picking up another child.
Corrected by Feb 17, 2023
- Violation
3270.75(c) · A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves.
At the time of the inspection the first aid kit in the Discovery Preschool Room was lacking soap, The First aid kit in the kindergarten room was lacking gloves.
Corrected by May 2, 2022
- Violation
3270.76/3270.77(a) · 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. Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.
At the time of the inspection the Prek, Discovery Preschool, Pathways and Toddler A rooms all had exposed plaster and peeling paint.
Corrected by May 27, 2022
- Violation
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.
At the time of the inspection the refrigerator used in the Discovery Preschool room was at 48 degrees
Corrected by May 2, 2022
- Violation
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.
At the time of the inspection the record of child # 2 had an emergency contact form which lacked the policy number information for their health coverage.
Corrected by May 2, 2022
- Violation
3270.124(c) · When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space.
At the time of the inspection child #1 was receiving care and the emergency contact form was not in the room where there were receiving care.
Corrected by May 2, 2022
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Jul 11, 2025 inspection noted: “At complaint investigation cert rep verified that staff person # 1 was on her phone and eating while out on the playground with the children.” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Jun 20, 2025 inspection noted: “Staff person # 1 grabbed a child # 1 by her arm and spun her around.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The May 27, 2025 inspection noted: “On 5-27-2025 during renewal inspection Certification Representative noticed that more than one socket was missing a protective cover.” — what has changed since then?
Data synced from Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning · Source records · Report an error