Deakings Daycare

3280.31(e) · A staff person shall obtain an annual 12 clock hours of child care training.

The file for Staff Person #1 contained 11 annual hours of child care training for the staff person's first full year of service (See LIS Code Sheet).

Corrected by Jun 8, 2026

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3280.76 · 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.

Observed protruding bolts on the base of the toilet in the bathroom.

Corrected by Jun 8, 2026

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3280.77(a) · Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Observed flaking paint chips on the floor on the left side of the Back Room.

Corrected by Jun 8, 2026

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3280.131(b)(2)/3280.182(1) · The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. A child's record must contain initial and subsequent health reports.

The file for Child #1, an older toddler, did not contain an updated health report conducted within the past 12 months.

Corrected by Jun 9, 2026

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3280.65 · Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

Observed one electrical outlet in the back room and one electrical outlet in the front room which lacked protective receptacle covers.

Corrected by Jun 5, 2025

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3280.131(b)(1)/3280.182(1) · The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler. A child's record must contain initial and subsequent health reports.

The most recent health reports in the file for Child #1, an young toddler, exceeded 6 months between reports.

Corrected by Jun 5, 2025

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3280.131(a)/3280.182(1) · 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. A child's record must contain initial and subsequent health reports.

The file for Child #2, who has been enrolled for more than 60 days, lacked an initial health report.

Corrected by Jun 5, 2025

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3280.31(e) · A staff person shall obtain an annual 12 clock hours of child care training.

The file for Staff Person #3 contained 8 hours of child care training for the most recent full year of service: April 2023-April 2024.

Corrected by Jul 15, 2024

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3280.77(a) · Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Observed peeling paint at the bottom of the wall below the TV in the Back Room.

Corrected by Jun 30, 2023

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3280.131(b)(2)/3280.182(1) · The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. A child's record must contain initial and subsequent health reports.

The file for Child #1, a Preschool Child, did not include an updated health report conducted within the past 12 months.

Corrected by Jun 28, 2024

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3280.151(a)/3280.192(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.

The most recent health assessments in the files for Staff Person #1 and #2 exceeded 24 months between assessments.

Corrected by Jun 28, 2024

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3280.94(a)(5) · The primary staff person or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall conduct fire drills and ensure that evacuation routes are posted in a conspicuous location on each floor of the facility.

Evacuation routes were not posted on the second floor or the basement.

Corrected by Jun 28, 2024

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3280.14/3280.20 · 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.

There was no documentation of completion of the 1 hour health and safety update on file for Facility Person #1, required to be completed by 12/30/22.

Corrected by Jun 23, 2023

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3280.105(a) · Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child.

There was a packnplay in the front room not labeled with the name of the child who uses it.

Corrected by Jun 20, 2023

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3280.119 · Infants shall be placed in the sleeping position recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics unless there is a medical reason an infant should not sleep in this position. The medical reason shall be documented in a statement signed by a physician, physician's assistant or CRNP and placed in the child's record at the facility.

There was an infant observed to be asleep in a high chair in the kitchen.

Corrected by Jun 20, 2023

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3280.123(a) · An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent.

There was no agreement on file for child #2.

Corrected by Jun 20, 2023

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3280.124(b)(1) · Emergency contact information must include the name and birth date of the child.

The birth date listed on the emergency contact form on file for child #2 was incorrect, as per other file documents and operator's statement.

Corrected by Jun 20, 2023

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3280.124(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 form on file for child #1 did not include the address of a listed release person,

Corrected by Jun 20, 2023

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3280.26(f) · The operator shall send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency.

According to documentation on file, the facility's emergency plan was last sent to the county in August of 2020, prior to the most recent update of the plan where changes were made. There was no documentation the plan had been sent to the local municipality.

Corrected by Sep 4, 2022

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3280.31(e)/3280.192(2)(iii) · A staff person shall obtain an annual 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.

There was documentation on file of only 10 hours of child care training for the most recent review year (12/19/20-12/19/21 for Facility Person #1. There was documentation of only 6 hours of child care training on file for the most recent review year (12/19/20-12/19/21) for Facility Person #2.

Corrected by Jun 4, 2022

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3280.63/3280.76 · If unsafe areas or conditions are in or near an outdoor play space, fencing or natural barriers are required to restrict children from those unsafe areas or conditions.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.

There is a gas meter located in the outdoor playspace. The meter is a metal structure approximately 1-2 feet high, with two attached metal pipes extending to the ground from each side. There are two exposed bolts on the pipe on the left side of the meter,

Corrected by Aug 22, 2022

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3280.77(a) · Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

There were 4 small holes in the wall, resulting in small areas of damaged plaster, on a wall in the front room near the entry to the facility, about 6 feet from the floor and above a plastic bin mounted on the wall.

Corrected by Jun 3, 2022

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3280.105(a) · Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child.

A cot on which a child was resting in the front room was not labeled with the child's name. There was a toddler present at the facility without rest equipment labeled with his name.

Corrected by Jun 3, 2022

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3280.111(b) · The written plan of daily activities and routines shall be posted in a traffic area used by parents.

The daily activity schedule was not posted.

Corrected by Jun 3, 2022

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3280.124(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 medical emergency transportation plan was no posted in the front and back rooms.

Corrected by Jun 3, 2022

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3280.131(e)(1) · The facility shall require the parent to provide updated written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department of ongoing vaccines administered to an infant, toddler or preschool child in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP.

There was no documentation of current flu vaccines, recommended annually by the ACIP, on file for children #1 and #2.

Corrected by Jun 3, 2022

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3280.135(a)(3) · If disposable diapers are provided by a parent or by a facility, a soiled diaper shall be discarded by immediately placing the diaper into a plastic-lined, hands-free covered can.

The hands-free lidded trash can near the diapering area in the bathroom was not lined. When asked about diaper disposal procedures, staff stated that diapers are individually bagged at the changing table and discarded in an outdoor trash can after each change.

Corrected by Jun 3, 2022

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3280.95(a)/3280.95(b) · Fire detection devices or systems must be in compliance with standards established under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. §  1016(c)). The primary staff person or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements in subsection (a) are met.

There was no proof of purchase for the on file for the facility's interconnected smoke detectors.

Corrected by Jun 3, 2022

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3280.24(a) · The facility's current certificate of compliance shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents. The operator shall provide the parent of each child enrolled with information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office.

Information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically an instructions to contact the appropriate regional child care office were not posted or provided to parents.

Corrected by Jun 3, 2022

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