Alphabet Lane Childrens Learning Center
Alphabet Lane Childrens Learning Center is a certified child care center in Folsom, PA, with capacity for 39 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 12 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for records & paperwork (5 of 12). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #113 of 254 centers in Delaware County and has fewer citations per inspection than 62% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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During renewal inspection on 10/23/25, Cert Rep observed the following: Child # 5's file did not have documentation of current or previous child service report in file
During renewal inspection on 10/23/25, Cert Rep observed the following: Child # 5's agreement did not have the original start date
During renewal inspection on 10/23/25, Cert Rep observed the following: Child # 5's file did not have documentation of initial and subsequent emergency contacts and agreements
During initial inspection on 12/2/24, Cert Rep observed the following: The facility's emergency plan did not include methods of contacting parents at the onset and at the end of the emergency
During initial inspection on 12/2/24, Cert Rep observed the following: Room #4 classroom had peeling paint, broken tiles on the floor, cobwebs in the ceiling, rust on the windows, and the walls were dirty
During initial inspection on 12/2/24, Cert Rep observed the following: Staff # 2's health assessment was not conducted in the last 12 months dated 2/22/23 Staff # 4's health assessment was not conducted in the last 12 months dated 4/7/23 Staff # 5's health assessment was conducted in the last 12 months dated 10/6/23
During initial inspection on 12/2/24, Cert Rep observed the following: The facility's emergency plan did not provide for accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.
During initial inspection on 12/2/24, Cert Rep observed the following: The facility emergency plan did not include shelter in place/lockdown location inside of the facility
During initial inspection on 12/2/24, Cert Rep observed the following: - The facility's shaken baby syndrome policy was missing identification of child maltreatment
During initial inspection on 12/2/24, Cert Rep observed the following: Staff # 5 did not have documentation of an approved training curriculum in file to qualify as staff
During initial inspection on 12/2/24, Cert Rep observed the following: Staff # 3's health and safety training was the incorrect training (older 6-hour training)
During initial inspection on 12/2/24, Cert Rep observed the following: Staff # 2 had 1 reference that was written by a family member
“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.
About this center
Common questions
Has Alphabet Lane Childrens Learning Center had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 12 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Alphabet Lane Childrens Learning Center?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Alphabet Lane Childrens Learning Center since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Alphabet Lane Childrens Learning Center’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jan 31, 2025. 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 Lane Childrens Learning Center compare with other daycares in Delaware County?
It is tied for #113 of 254 centers in Delaware County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 62% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Alphabet Lane Childrens Learning Center last inspected?
Oct 23, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Alphabet Lane Childrens Learning Center?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Child Care Professionals Network.
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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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