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Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool

107 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Philadelphia County
Keystone STAR 2

Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA, with capacity for 105 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 11 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for health & medication (3 of 11). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #239 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 79% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 79% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
Tied for #239 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia
1 Core-safety citations
10 Other citations
6 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
11 citations from 7 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 1, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 1, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Oct 8, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Mar 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Feb 6, 2024 · Inspection · no citation May 16, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Feb 23, 2022 · Inspection · citation found Oct 8, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 3
Building & playground safety 2
Records & paperwork 2
Training & qualifications 2
Background checks 1
Emergency preparedness 1

Citations, newest first

Core safety May 16, 2023 Inspection Background checks
Comply with CPSL/CPSL information 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)
The previous State Police Clearance in the file for Staff Person #1 had been purged from file. The most recent Child Abuse and FBI Clearances in the file for Staff Person #1 exceeded 60 months between clearances. The State Police Clearance and Child Abuse Clearance in the file for Staff Person #20 expired on 5/15/23. The most recent State Police, Child Abuse and FBI Clearances in the file for Staff Person #21 exceeded 60 months between clearances. The required clearances for the following staff were applied for or acquired after the staff person's start date or end of provisional hire period (See LIS Code Sheet). Staff Person #9: The State Police and Child Abuse Clearances dated after start date. Staff Person #10: The State Police, Child Abuse, FBI and NSOR Clearances dated after start date with no applications or fingerprint receipts in file. Staff Person 11: FBI after start date with no fingerprint receipt in file. Staff Person #13, #18 and #19: NSOR acquired after 45-day provisional hire period. Staff Person #15: Child Abuse and FBI Clearances acquired after 45-day provisional hire period. Staff Person #22: FBI Clearance acquired after 45-day provisional hire period. Staff…
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 17, 2023): “We acknowledge that the staff must have all required clearances upon starting employment at Amigos. We will now save prior clearances in staff files for reference to make sure there is no future lapse in dates for clearances on file. The State Police Clearance and Child Abuse Clearance in the file…”
Citation May 16, 2023 Inspection Emergency preparedness
Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety 55 Pa. Code §3270.14/3270.21
The facility's emergency plan did not include requirements for volunteer emergency preparedness training, practice drills and continuity of operations (backing up or retrieving health and other key records/files and managing financial issues such as paying employees and bills during the aftermath of the disaster) to maintain compliance with 45 CFR § 98.41(a)(1)(vii)
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 17, 2023): “We added an addendum to correct the emergency plan to include the following requirements: emergency preparedness training for volunteers, practice drills, and the continuity of operations regulation.”
Citation May 16, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Small Toys and Objects 55 Pa. Code §3270.103
Observed teeth marks in an orange foam toy in the Osos Room. This creates a potential choking hazard for children who may still be placing objects in their mouths
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 17, 2023): “We removed bitten foam toy from the Osos classroom.”
Citation May 16, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months/Initial and subsequent health reports 55 Pa. Code §3270.131(b)(2)/3270.182(1)
The file for Child #1, a preschool child, did not include a health assessment conducted within the past 12 months.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 19, 2023): “We requested the updated health assessment for the child and placed it in her file.”
Citation May 16, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Name on bottle 55 Pa. Code §3270.133(3)
Observed alcohol wipes and medicated ointments, which were not labeled with a name of a child for whom the medication was intended, in the first aid kits of the facility.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 17, 2023): “We removed alcohol wipes and medicated ointments from first aid kits on site.”
Citation May 16, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test 55 Pa. Code §3270.151(a)/3270.192(3)
The most recent updated health assessments in the files for Staff Persons' #2, #3, #7, #8, #20 and #21 exceeded 24 months between assessments. The initial health assessments in the files for Staff Persons' #5, #6, #9, #10, #11, #12, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19 and #22 were conducted after the staff persons' first day in child care (See LIS Code Sheet).
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 17, 2023): “We acknowledge that health assessments should be conducted within 24 months and prior to the staff person's first day of employment.”
Citation May 16, 2023 Inspection Records & paperwork
Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety 55 Pa. Code §3270.14/3270.21
The one-hour health and safety update in the file for Staff Person #18 was conducted after the prescribed timeframe of 12/30/23.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 17, 2023): “We will make sure all staff complete the latest health and safety training upon hire date.”
Citation May 16, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Health and Safety Training 55 Pa. Code §3270.31(f)
The Pediatric First Aid/CPR training in the files for Staff Persons' #6, #9, #12, #15 and #16 were conducted after the staff persons' first day in child care. The health and safety training in the file for Staff Person #15 was conducted after the staff person's first day in child care (See LIS Code Sheet).
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 17, 2023): “We will make sure that all staff have Pediatric First Aid/ CPR training and the health ad safety training prior to first day of employment.”
Citation May 16, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Comply with CPSL 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)
The initial Mandated Reporter Training in the files for Staff Person #1 and #21 had been purged from the files. The most recent Mandated Reporter Trainings in the file for Staff Person #2 exceeded 60 months between trainings.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 17, 2023): “We acknowledge that the previous Mandated Reporter Trainings were not saved in Staff Persons files and that some showed a lapse of over 60 months from the ones that were in a Staff Person's file.”
Citation Feb 23, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Locked or inaccessible 55 Pa. Code §3270.66(a)
DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION THE CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE CONDUCTED A FACILITY WALKTHROUGH AND THERE WAS AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE BOTTLE OF DISINFECTING SPRAY IN THE BOTTOME CABNIET OF THE CHILDREN'S SINK. (IMPLEMENTED ON SITE)
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Feb 23, 2022): “THE STAFF MOVED THE DISINFECT SPRAY FROM THE BOTTOM CABINET AND PLACED IT ON A HIGH SHELF.”
Citation Feb 23, 2022 Inspection Records & paperwork
Updated every 6 months 55 Pa. Code §3270.124(f)
DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE REVIEWED 10 CHILDREN'S FILES AND THE FILES FOR CHILD #1 THRU #3 EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM WAS NOT UPDATED WITHIN THE 6 MONTH PERIOD.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 11, 2022): “THE PROVIDER WILL REQUEST THE FORMS TO BE UPDATED BY THE PARENTS DURING PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF.”

“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

Capacity 105 children
Certificate status Regular
Certificate valid through Apr 30, 2027
Keystone STARS STAR 2
since Dec 8, 2025 · what STARS means
Operator Amigos Preschool LLC
Phone —
State certificate # CER-00256259
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Common questions

Has Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool 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 May 16, 2023 (background checks): “The previous State Police Clearance in the file for Staff Person #1 had been purged from file. The most recent Child Abuse and FBI Clearances in the file for Staff Person #1 exceeded 60 months between clearances. The…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool?

Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

What is Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 2, effective Dec 8, 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 Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?

It is tied for #239 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 79% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool last inspected?

Apr 1, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.

Who runs Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Amigos Preschool LLC.

Certified centers nearby

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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