Best Friends Day Care Center LLC · Ore Valley Elementary, York
Best Friends Day Care Center LLC is a certified child care center in York, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 5 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for records & paperwork (2 of 5). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 43 centers in York and has fewer citations per inspection than 85% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Documentation of the emergency evacuation plan showed that it was not reviewed annually. This was corrected during the inspection.
Documentation of notifying the location traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility was not on file.
During the time of inspection, it was observed that the facility did not have current liability insurance documentation on site. The liability insurance on site expired on 4/16/25.
During the time of inspection, it was observed that the emergency transportation plan was not posted in a conspicuous location. This was corrected during the inspection.
During the time of inspection, it was observed that cleaning supplies were on cleaning carts within reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection.
“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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Has Best Friends Day Care Center LLC had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 5 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Best Friends Day Care Center LLC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Best Friends Day Care Center LLC since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Best Friends Day Care Center LLC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jun 5, 2024. 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 Best Friends Day Care Center LLC compare with other daycares in York?
It is #4 of 43 centers in York by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 85% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Best Friends Day Care Center LLC last inspected?
Jan 23, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Best Friends Day Care Center LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Best Friends Day Care Center LLC.
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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