Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool
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.
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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…
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)
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
The file for Child #1, a preschool child, did not include a health assessment conducted within the past 12 months.
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.
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).
The one-hour health and safety update in the file for Staff Person #18 was conducted after the prescribed timeframe of 12/30/23.
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).
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.
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)
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.
“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 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.
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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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