Alphabet Childcare is a certified child care center in Southampton, PA, with capacity for 56 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 3 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2 of 17 centers in Southampton and has fewer citations per inspection than 95% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Certification rep reviewed child#1 #2 and #3 file and observed signed parental consent for transportation missing on the emergency contact form.
At the time of renewal inspection, staff person #1 and #2 had acceptable pediatric first aid/CPR training in an approved curriculum; however, the trainer has not provided documentation that they are PQAS-certified in that training topic.
At the time of renewal inspection, file of staff person #1 did not include an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training. File of staff person #1 included only 10 hours of approved child care training.
“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.
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Common questions
Has Alphabet Childcare had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 3 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Alphabet Childcare?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Alphabet Childcare since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Alphabet Childcare’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4, effective Apr 16, 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 Alphabet Childcare compare with other daycares in Southampton?
It is tied for #2 of 17 centers in Southampton 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 Alphabet Childcare last inspected?
Jul 24, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Alphabet Childcare?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Alphabet Childcare LLC.
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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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