Affectionately Devoted Academy 2 0
Affectionately Devoted Academy 2 0 is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA, with capacity for 30 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 6 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #224 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Certification rep reviewed Staff #1 record and observed staff #1 did not obtain an acceptable FBI DHS clearance.; FBI clearance observed in record was from the Department of Education. Staff #4 did not obtain an FBI and child abuse clearance.
During the renewal inspection cert rep observe the facility did not manually test its fire alarm at least once every 30 days and maintained a written record of testing with the facility's fire drill logs in accordance with 62 P.S. § 1016(c)(1). Durin the renewal inspection staff #5 was unable to properly shut off the fire alarm system.
Certification rep reviewed staff #1 record and observed, staff did not have in record Health and safety training part 2 within 90 days of date of hire.
Cert ep reviewed staff #2, #3 and #4 record and observed it did not 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.
Certification rep reviewed staff #3 record and observed one written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person was not in record.
Certification rep reviewed staff #1 and #3 record and observed staff did not complete Pediatric First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of date of hire.
“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.
Enforcement actions
Negative sanctions Pennsylvania lists for this center, such as a downgrade to a provisional certificate, refusing to renew or revoking its certificate of compliance, with the status COMPASS shows. “Operation permitted” means the center may keep operating while it appeals; “operation not permitted” means it may not.
About this center
Common questions
Has Affectionately Devoted Academy 2 0 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 Sep 24, 2025 (background checks): “Certification rep reviewed Staff #1 record and observed staff #1 did not obtain an acceptable FBI DHS clearance.; FBI clearance observed in record was from the Department of Education. Staff #4 did not obtain an FBI and…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Affectionately Devoted Academy 2 0?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Affectionately Devoted Academy 2 0 since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Affectionately Devoted Academy 2 0’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 2, effective Mar 26, 2026. 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 Affectionately Devoted Academy 2 0 compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #224 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Affectionately Devoted Academy 2 0 last inspected?
May 12, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Affectionately Devoted Academy 2 0?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Adael Frankford.
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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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