A Place to Grow Child Care Center LLC
A Place to Grow Child Care Center LLC is a certified child care center in Elysburg, PA, with capacity for 68 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 1 violation, and it was core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 19 centers in Northumberland County and has fewer citations per inspection than 95% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Staff person #1 and another staff person had the preschool children outside in the play area. One of the children refused to come out of the play area to go inside. Staff person #1 had the other children in the doorway lined up ready to go back to the classroom inside the daycare. The other staff person went back onto the play area to get the child refusing to come inside. Staff person #1 and the other staff person then brought the children back into the daycare, down the stairs and to the bathroom area to wash hands. Staff person #1 and the other staff person completed a count of the children when they arrived at the bathroom area and noticed one of the children (child #1) was missing and not with the group at the bathroom area. Staff person #1 immediately went back down the hallway and up the stairs to go outside to look for child #1. When staff person #1 reached the door to go back out, there was a man at the door knocking. The man told staff person #1 that there was a little boy in the backyard of the home directly down from the parking lot area of the daycare, and staff person #1 went and got child #1 and brought him back into the daycare. Child #1 was approximately 600 ft…
“Core safety” marks citations about supervision and staff ratios, discipline and caregiver conduct, background checks, child protection and safe sleep, the topics our score weights most. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity. “Follow-up” marks a violation re-cited at a follow-up visit, counted once. How scores work.
Complaint investigations and reported incidents
Pennsylvania’s search lists complaint investigations in which the state found at least one violation (“verified complaints”). It does not say what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it. Incident investigations look into something that happened at the center; self-reported violations are ones the center reported to the state itself.
Daily rates
| Age group | Full time, per day | Part time, per day |
|---|---|---|
| Newborn (Under 6 Weeks) | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Infant (6 Weeks-12 mos.) | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Young Toddler (13-24 mos.) | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Older Toddler (25-36 mos.) | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Preschool (37 mos.- Entering K) | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Young School-Age (K-3rd gr.) | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Older School-Age (4th gr.-15 yrs.) | $42.00 | $42.00 |
The daily price the center lists in Pennsylvania’s COMPASS search for families paying privately. The state notes that rates are subject to change and programs don’t have to share them, so confirm with the center. See what daycare costs in Pennsylvania.
About this center
Common questions
Has A Place to Grow Child Care Center LLC had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 1 violation since 2021 on the topics Daycare Record treats as core safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). The most recent, on Oct 21, 2022 (supervision): “Staff person #1 and another staff person had the preschool children outside in the play area. One of the children refused to come out of the play area to go inside. Staff person #1 had the other children in the doorway…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about A Place to Grow Child Care Center LLC?
Pennsylvania lists 1 complaint investigation since 2021 in which it found at least one violation; the violations are listed above. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is A Place to Grow Child Care Center LLC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective May 12, 2023. Keystone STARS is Pennsylvania’s quality rating program for child care, from STAR 1 to STAR 4. It measures program quality, not inspection results, so read both.
How does A Place to Grow Child Care Center LLC compare with other daycares in Northumberland County?
It is #5 of 19 centers in Northumberland County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 95% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was A Place to Grow Child Care Center LLC last inspected?
Jan 13, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
How much does A Place to Grow Child Care Center LLC cost?
It reported full-time daily rates of $50.00 for newborn, $50.00 for infant, $50.00 for young toddler, $48.00 for older toddler in Pennsylvania’s COMPASS search. Rates can change; confirm with the center.
Who runs A Place to Grow Child Care Center LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is A Place To Grow Child Care Center.
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Citations are quoted from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services inspection records (Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Certification Services), including each finding and the center’s plan of correction. Rule numbers refer mostly to 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3270, the rules for child care centers; a few cite Chapter 20, which covers every certified facility. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; the “core safety” label and the score are Daycare Record’s.
To check the state’s own record, search the center’s name on COMPASS Child Care Provider Search and open its inspection history. Data refreshed Oct 16, 2026.
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