Abington Kids Creative Learning Center

During a renewal inspection on 3/25/25, certification rep reviewed the file for child # 2. The emergency contact form did not include the addresses for the listed release persons.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The NSOR for Staff Person #3, the director, was dated 2/16/24. A director may not be hired provisionally and is required to have all clearances upon hire. The NSOR request for Staff Person #4 was dated 2/23/24, after their date of hire. Staff Person #4 did not have a NSOR certificate on file during the inspection. The FBI Clearance for Staff Person #5 was dated 9/20/23, after their date of hire. The file for Staff Person #5 did not include the request for the FBI Clearance. The NSOR request date for Staff Person #7 was 2/14/24 and the NSOR was dated 2/15/24, both after the date of hire for the staff.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the Febreze air freshener, labeled "keep out of reach of children" was observed in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the Kindergarten room where it was accessible to the children in care.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the first aid kit was observed on the floor inside an unlocked closet in the Kindergarten room, where it was accessible to the children in the room.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the door leading to the playground was observed to be water damaged. Garbage was observed in cabinets under the sinks in both bathrooms in the Kindergarten room.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the refrigerators in the PreK 1 room and in the Kindergarten room did not contain thermometers.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #1 contained a health assessment and TB test conducted 9/13/22 and 9/15/22, more than 12 months prior to their onset of employment. The file for Staff Person #5 contained a health assessment dated 2/20/24, dated after their start date.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #2, a group supervisor, did not contain verification of any education or experience.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #1, an assistant group supervisor, contained verification of high school education, but did not contain verification of any experience.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #4, an aide, did not contain verification of education. The file for Staff Person #6, an aide, did not contain verification of education. The file for Staff Person #7, an aide, did not contain verification of education.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The file for Child #1, who has been enrolled longer than 6 months, did not contain a child service report.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact form for Child #2 did not include signed parental consent for emergency medical care.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact form for Child #2 did not include signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by staff.

A renewal inspection was conducted 3/8/24. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #4, Staff Person #6, and Staff Person #7 did not include any written letters of reference.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 2/2/24. The fire drill log showed that fire drills had been conducted 8/3/23 and 12/18/23, which was more than 60 days between fire drills.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 2/2/24. Staff Person #2 has not completed the required health and safety training within 90 days of their date of hire. Staff Person #3 completed their health and safety training on 1/16/24, which is more than 90 days after their date of hire.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 2/2/24. Staff Person #2 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 1/20/2019.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 2/2/24. At that time, Staff Person #1, did not have the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training on file at the facility. The one-hour health and safety training had been completed 10/27/22 but could not be located for review during the inspection.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #2 contained mandated reporter training completed 9/5/22, which was more than 90 days from their date of hire. The file for Staff Person #5 contained mandated reporter training completed 9/11/22, which was more than 90 days after their date of hire. The file for Staff Person #6 contained a PA Child Abuse Clearances dated 9/2/22, which was after their date of hire.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The date of the last emergency training on file for Staff Person #1 was 4/12/21.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, water stained ceiling tiles were observed in the unicorn bathroom in Room 101 and outside the bathroom in Room 101.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, peeling paint was observed on the door jam to Room 104 and on two of the walls in Room 100.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The immunization record for Child #1 did not include administration of the flu vaccine.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The health assessment for Staff Person #2 was dated 6/18/22, after their date of hire. The health assessment for Staff Person #5 was dated 6/1/22, after their date of hire. The health assessment and TB test for Staff Person #8 was dated 2/18/23, after their date of hire.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The following staff did not complete the required preservice trainings within 90 days of their date of hire: Staff Person #2, pediatric first aid training 1/10/23, health and safety training 3/2/23; Staff Person #3, pediatric first aid training 2/24/23, health and safety training 2/20/23; Staff Person #4, pediatric first aid training 2/24/23, health and safety training 2/22/23.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #6 contained verification of education but did not include verification of experience prior to working at the facility.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact information for Child #4 did not include health insurance coverage information.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact information for Child #2, Child #3, and Child #4 did not include the address of the release persons.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact information for Child #3 had not been updated in the classrooms when the master file had been updated.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact information for Child # 3, who is transported by the facility, did not include signed parental consent for transportation.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/23. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #7, who has been employed longer than one year, only contained 7 hours of child care training completed during the previous year of employment.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 2/14/23. At that time, Staff Person #1 was observed working unsupervised with a group of 6 preschool children. Staff Person #1 has not completed the health and safety training.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 2/14/23. At that time, the required preservice trainings were reviewed for all staff present during the inspection. Staff Person #1 has not completed the health and safety training and has been employed longer than 90 days.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #1, date of hire 12/20/21, contained documentation that the FBI fingerprinting was completed 12/29/21. The file for Staff Person #2, date of hire 8/31/21, contained a PDE FBI Clearance dated 7/28/21, but did not contain the required DHS FBI Clearance or the request for the clearance. The file for Staff Person #3, date of hire 6/14/21, contained a CJIS FBI Clearance dated 5/17/21, but did not contain the required DHS FBI Clearance or the request for the clearance. The file for Staff Person #4, date of hire 6/29/18, contained mandated reporter training dated 2/18/15 which is required to be completed every 60 months.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, Febreez and Poo-pouri, labeled "keep out of reach of children" were observed in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the kindergarten classroom. Both were accessible to the children in care.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the first aid kit on the gray van did not contain scissors.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the two bathrooms used by children and staff in the Prekindergarten 1 room did not have handwashing signs posted.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the bathroom on the right in the Prekindergarten 1 room, the bathroom in the Prekindergarten 2 room, and both bathrooms in the kindergarten room did not contain lidded trash cans.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the refrigerator in the Kindergarten room did not contain a thermometer.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #2, date of hire 8/31/21, contained a health assessment dated 9/8/21. The file for Staff Person #3, date of hire 6/14/21, contained a health assessment dated 6/24/21.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the two vans used by the facility to transport children did not have current insurance information.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, an emergency drill had not been conducted during the previous year.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the fire drill log was reviewed. Fire drills were conducted on the following days: 10/14/21, 12/17/21, and 2/28/22.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, a current copy of the insurance policy was not on file at the facility.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the file for Staff Person #4, date of hire 6/29/18, was reviewed. The file did not contain documentation of fire safety training.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #1, date of hire 12/20/21, did not contain documentation of health and safety training which should have been completed by 3/20/22. The file for Staff Person #2, date of hire 8/31/21, did not contain documentation of health and safety training. The file for Staff Person #5, date of hire 5/27/21, did not contain documentation of health and safety training.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the file for Staff Person #4, date of hire 6/29/18, was reviewed. The last staff evaluation on file for Staff Person #4 was dated 3/19/20.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #1, an assistant group supervisor, did not contain documentation of the high school diploma, one year experience, or 15 credits in the human services field. The file for Staff Person #2, an assistant group supervisor, did not contain documentation of the high school diploma, one year experience, or 15 credits in the human services field.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #5, an assistant group supervisor, did not contain documentation of the high school diploma or two years of experience with children.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the facility's written plan identifying the means of transporting a child and the staff provisions in the event of an emergency was not posted in each child care space.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the file for Staff Person #1 did not contain any letters of reference.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/22/22. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #1, date of hire 12/20/21, did not contain approved pediatric first aid and CPR training within 90 days of the date of hire, 3/20/22.