Beaver County YMCA

Staff Person #1, who has the qualifications to be an aide, was observed supervising 5 young toddlers in the Toddler Room alone and unsupervised.

Staff person #1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person #1 has not completed the following pre-service trainings required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric first aid/CPR and Health and Safety.

Staff person #1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised and has not completed the following pre-service trainings required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric first aid/CPR and Health and Safety. As a result, the facility did not comply with the required training provisions under § 3270.14.

On 6/10/25 at approximately 9:45AM, Staff Persons #3 and #4 were observed caring for 6 children in the Infant Room. Staff Person #3 was observed sitting on the floor positioned with their back towards Child #1 who was sleeping in a crib against the back wall behind three unused cribs and was unable to properly supervise Child #1. Staff Person #4 was observed at the diapering table changing a child's diaper located in the front corner in the room and was not able to properly supervise Child #1 due to their vision was blocked by the unused cribs.

On 6/10/25 at approximately 9:30AM, Staff Persons #2 and #5 were observed caring for a total of 14 children in the Intro/PreK Room. When asked to identify their individual assigned group of children to supervise, Staff Person #5 identified 6 preschool-aged children. Staff Person #2 stated the picture magnets used to track the children were missing and attempted to identify the assigned group of children by using the classroom's iPad for assistance and the white board that listed children names. Staff person #2 identified 5 preschool-aged children--- 3 of whom had already been accounted for by Staff Person #5. After several attempts, it was determined that Staff Person #5 was assigned to supervise 7 preschool-aged children, and Staff Person #2 was assigned to supervise 7 preschool-aged children, which had resulted in 6 preschool-aged children unaccounted for.

At approximately 9:45AM in the Infant Room, a crib in use was observed to lack at least 2 feet of space on three sides.

The facility's documentation of conducting fire drills exceeded 60 days between drills from 3/13/25 to 5/13/25.

The facility's documentation of testing the fire detection system exceeded 30 days between testing from 3/4/25 to 5/23/25.

Staff person #6 does not have current pediatric first aid/CPR training. The most current training on file was observed to have expired on 3/31/25.

The NSOR clearance for staff person #2 is dated 2/26/25, which is after the staff person's date of hire. (See LIS code sheet)

Time between fire-drills exceeded 60 days from 10/18/24 and 3/13/25.

Testing of fire-detection system exceeded 30 days from 11/18/24 and 3/4/25.

Staff person #1 did not have a health assessment in their file.

The file for staff person #5 did not include a DHS FBI clearance, and the NSOR clearance was dated 10/16/24, which is after the staff persons date of hire (see LIS code sheet). Current Pennsylvania State Police and child abuse clearances for staff person #8 were obtained more than 60 months after the date the previous clearances were obtained. Previous State Police clearance for staff person #8 is dated 8/20/2019 and current clearance is dated 8/29/24. Previous child abuse clearance for staff person #8 is dated 9/13/19 and current clearance is dated 11/5/24

In the pre-k childcare space, hand sanitizer was accessible to children. A large container was behind the small-group table and a small travel container was clipped to a child's backpack in their cubby space.

An unlabeled container of cleaning solution was present at the sink in the young toddlers' childcare space.

Disinfectant spray and wipes were stored on a shelf (they were not in a bin or other type of container) directly above children's diapers in the diapering area of the older toddlers' childcare space.

Bolts were exposed on the toilets in the toileting areas of the younger toddler and pre-school/older toddler childcare spaces.

A handwashing sign was not posted at a sink in the toileting area of the pre-k childcare space.

The current health assessment for staff person #6 is dated 8/9/24, which is more than 24 months from the prior health assessment which is dated 7/7/22.

Staff person #7 completed Health & Safety training on 10/30/24, which is more than 90 days after their date of hire (see LIS code sheet.)

A written plan of identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency was not displayed in the pre-k childcare space.

Staff persons #1, #2, #3, and #4 did not obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of childcare training.

In the Infant Room, the sheets being used in two of the cribs used by an infant in care were observed to be loose fitting thus allowing them to bunch up and cause a potential suffocation hazard. In the Teen Center Room two staplers, two adult scissors, and a hole puncher were observed accessible to the preschool age children in care.

The staff file for Staff person #2 was observed to not have a current disclosure statement signed at the time of hire (See IS Code Sheet).

*At approximately 1:25pm in the Young Toddler Room, a young toddler was observed to be sleeping on a cot which was positioned behind a toy shelving unit that obstructed the view of Staff person #1 from where they were positioned in the room at the time. Staff person #1 also had their back turned to the unit while attending to an infant in a crib for the duration of the observation. Staff person #1 was the only staff in the room. Therefore, Staff person #1 was not able to see or direct the napping child.

**At approximately 1:25pm in the Young Toddler Room, a young toddler was observed to be sleeping on a cot which was positioned behind a toy shelving unit that obstructed the view of Staff person #1 from where they were positioned in the room at the time. Staff person #1 also had their back turned to the unit while attending to an infant in a crib for the duration of the observation. Staff person #1 was the only staff in the room. Therefore, Staff person #1 was not able to see or direct the napping child.

The staff file for Staff person #2 was observed to lack documentation of having received training on the facility emergency plan at time of hire.

In the Teen Center room, which was measured by Certification from wall-to-wall and recorded as one childcare space with a capacity of 29, a retractable wooden room divider that spans from floor to ceiling of the room was observed to be in use across the width of the entire room, in effect creating two separate and distinct childcare spaces.

In the Teen Center Room the following electrical outlets were observed to be missing one or more protective covers and accessible to children 5 years of age or younger who were observed to be receiving care: A square power strip located underneath the TV and an electrical outlet located on a circular extension cord.

The outdoor play space surfacing has an area of deterioration that poses as a tripping hazard and observed not to be in good repair.

The child file for Child #1 lacked an immunization record.

The staff file for Staff person #4, contained a current health assessment dated 1/13/22 which was conducted more than 24 months from the previously dated 6/14/19 health assessment on file.

The facility has not been testing their fire detection system every 30 days as required under section 1016(c) of Act 62.

The child file for Child #1 lacked an initial health report.

The staff file for Staff person #3 contained current pediatric first aid/CPR training dated 3/13/23 which was not renewed prior to the expiration of their most recent certification dated 2/8/21.

Staff person #1 had not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): Pediatric First Aid/CPR. Staff person #1 has since obtained Pediatric First Aid/CPR on 2/13/23. Staff person #2 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): 10hr revised Health and Safety training; Staff person #2 had the 6hr health and safety training with the 1hr health and safety update which is not acceptable for staff hired after 10/4/22.

The staff file for Staff person #1 lacked a disclosure statement at time of hire (See IS CODE SHEET); the disclosure on file was dated 10/25/22. The staff file for Staff person #5 contained a current State Police and Child Abuse clearance dated 1/26/21, and a current DHS FBI clearance dated 1/27/21 all of which were not renewed within 60 months of the previously dated 3/19/15 State Police clearance, 3/14/15 Child Abuse clearance and 2/17/15 DHS FBI clearance expiring.

In the Young Toddler room, at approximately 1:00pm during nap time, the room was observed to lack adequate lighting thus making is difficult for staff to see the children's faces in order to properly supervise the children as they napped.

The facility emergency plan lacked information regarding volunteer emergency preparedness, and continuity of operations included in their emergency plan.

The preschool classroom was observed in the gym and their first-aid kit inside their book bag lacked tweezers, soap, scissors, tape and nonporous gloves.

In the Young Toddler room, at approximately 1:00pm during nap time, the room was observed to lack adequate lighting thus making is difficult for staff to see the children's faces in order to properly supervise the children as they napped.

In the Infant Room the plexiglass room divider was observed to not have a visual strip or identification on the plexiglass.

In the Older Toddler Room two cots were observed to not be labeled for use of a specific child. In the Preschool Room ten cots were observed to not be labeled for use of a specific child.

The child file for Child #4, who is a young toddler at the time, was observed to contain an updated health report dated 7/20/22 which was conducted more than 6 months from the previously dated 7/26/21 health report on file.

The child file for Child #2 lacked a flu shot for 2021.

The staff file for Staff person #1, was observed to contain a health assessment dated 8/5/19 which was conducted more than 12 months prior to providing initial service in a childcare setting (See IS CODE SHEET).

The staff file for Staff person #1, was observed to contain a tuberculosis screening test results dated 8/13/19 which was conducted more than 12 months prior to providing initial service in a childcare setting (See IS CODE SHEET).

The most recent fire inspection/test documentation by a fire safety professional dated 8/29/22 was observed to not have been conducted annually from the previous fire inspection/test documentation dated 6/11/21.

The staff file for Staff person #2 and Staff person #6 contained current first-aid/CPR training dated 2/14/22 which was not renewed on or before the expiration of the previous training certificate on file dated 1/9/20. The staff file for Staff person #3 contained current first-aid/CPR training dated 2/14/22 which was not renewed on or before the expiration of the previous training certificate on file dated 1/17/20. The staff file for Staff person #7 contained current first-aid/CPR training dated 2/14/22 which was not renewed on or before the expiration of the previous training certificate on file dated 12/9/19.

Staff person #1 had not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): Health and Safety Training and Pediatric First Aid/CPR. Staff person #5 had not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): Health and Safety Training; the health and safety training on file was dated 8/15/16 which is not an acceptable training. Staff person #6 had not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): Health and Safety Training.

The staff file for Staff person #4 contained current mandated reporter training dated 6/30/21 which was not renewed within 60 months from the previously existing mandated reporter certificate dated 2/22/16. The staff file for Staff person #5 contained current mandated reporter training dated 1/26/21 which was not renewed within 60 months from the previously existing mandated reporter certificate dated 2/6/15.

The staff file for Staff person #1, who is functioning as an Assistant Group Supervisor, lacked two year of experience working with children.

The Infant Room was observed to lack a daily schedule.

The child file for Child #1, Child #2, Child #3, Child #4, and Child #5 lacked an acceptable Child Service Report; Ages and Stages was being used and this is not an approved assessment.

At approximately 10:30am ten preschool age children were observed to be playing in the gym and their emergency contact forms were not present in the space in which they were receiving care.

The child file for Child #1 and Child #3 contained a financial agreement and an emergency contact information form that were not reviewed and updated by the parent at least once in a 6-month period; the dates of the two updates were 8/1/22 and 1/19/22. The child file for Child #2 contained a financial agreement and an emergency contact information form that were not reviewed and updated by the parent at least once in a 6-month period; the dates of the most recent updates were 8/1/22 and 1/19/22. The child file for Child #2 contained a financial agreement that was not reviewed and updated by the parent at least once in a 6-month period; the dates of the most recent updates were 8/19/22 and 1/19/22. The emergency contact information form for Child #2 was not reviewed and updated by the parent at least once in a 6-month period; the dates of the two last updates were 8/2/20 and 7/16/21. The child file for Child #2 contained a financial agreement and an emergency contact information form that were not reviewed and updated by the parent at least once in a 6-month period; the dates of the most recent updates were 8/1/22 and 1/19/22. The child file for Child #4 contained a financial…

The cabinet used to store the child files was observed to not have a lock.

The smoke detection log contained a date of 12-01-2021 and 1-3-2022 which exceeded the allowable 30 days to test the smoke detection system.

While viewing a video of diaper changing, it was determined that while staff #1 was changing child #1, she turned away from child #1 to place a onesie in a back pack three feet away from the changing table leaving child #1 unsupervised. The changing table surface is approximately 3 feet above the floor which would require staff to be directly supervising children with immediate physical proximity for the entirety of the diaper changing process to prevent child #1 from falling off the changing table.

The fie for staff #3 with a hire date of 4-29-2019 had an NSOR Clearance with a date of 7-2-2020 which exceeded the date of 7-1-2020 to obtain the clearance. Staff #6 with a provisional hire date of 7-28-2021 had an NSOR Clearance dated 11-3-2021 which exceeded the 45 days allowed for acquiring the NSOR Clearance and was permitted to work beyond the 45 days without the clearance. The file for staff #8 did not contain a Child Abuse or FBI Clearance that had been updated within the past 60 months. The most recent Child Abuse Clearance was 12-07-2016 and the most recent FBI Clearance was 12-8-2016 for staff #8. date of 12-8-2016 and has not renewed this clearance since.

The file for staff #3 contained an emergency plan training date of 7-1-2019 and 5-28-2021 which exceeded the annual training date of 7-1-2020. The file for staff #4 had an emergency training date of 5-5-2020 and 5-28-2021 which exceeded the annual training date of 5-5-2021. The file for staff #8 contained an emergency plan training date of 1-7-2020 and 5-28-2021 which exceeded the annual training date of 1-7-2021. The file for staff #9 contained an emergency plan training date of 7-10-2019 and 5-28-2021 who exceeded the annual training date of 7-10-2020.

In the Preschool Room, a white extension cord which was located to the left of the microwave did not have one outlet covered.

Under the sink in the Young Toddler Room, one spray bottle was labeled "Sanitizer" and did not accurately specify the contents. Based on conversations, it was determined the contents of the spray bottle were bleach and water.

In the Preschool Room, green paint was peeling to the right of the outlet which was located below the telephone. On the right side of the Preschool 3 Room and located the left of the door that is labeled: "Cot Chart," green paint was peeling. Beneath the peeling paint a silver wire was observed coming through. In the bathroom of the Preschool 3 Room, green paint was peeling above the baseboard which was located behind the toilet.

In the bathroom which was located in Older Toddler Room, one bolt cover was missing on the right side of the toilet.

The file for child #1 with an admission date of 6-8-2020 contained an Influenza Vaccine dated 3-8-2018.

The file for staff #10 with a hire date of 5-4-2021 contained a health assessment dated 2-1-2020. The date exceeds the date to acquire the health assessment within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care space.

The file for child #3 with an admission date of 1-2-2021 contained an initial health assessment date of 6-2-2021 which exceeded the required 90 days for a health assessment.

The file for staff #9 contained a Pediatric First Aid/CPR dated 9-3-2018 and 2-8-2021 which exceeded the renewal date of 9-3-2020.

The file for staff #3 with a hire date of 4-25-2019 had a fire safety training dated 11-8-2020 which exceeded the annual training date of 4-25-2020. The file for staff #7 contained a fire safety training date of 7-6-2019 and 9-15-2021 which exceeded the annual training date of 7-6-2020.The file for staff #10 had a fire safety training date of 11-18-2020 and the annual training date was 11-18-2021 and this training has not been renewed.

The file for staff #8 contained a Mandated Reporter Training date of 12-3-2016 and has not renewed within the required 60 months.

The file for Staff #3 with a hire date of 4-25-2019 had a staff evaluation date of 6-15-2021 which exceeded the annual staff evaluation date of 4-25-2020. The file for staff #8 had a staff evaluation date of 1-7-2020 and 5-28-2021 which exceeded the annual evaluation date of 1-7-2021.