Best Friends Day Care LLC · Mechanicsburg
Best Friends Day Care LLC is a certified child care center in Mechanicsburg, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 5 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 29 centers in Mechanicsburg and has fewer citations per inspection than 92% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Staff person #1 has a first aid/CPR training, that is not an approved training and the trainer has not provided documentation that they are PQAS-certified in that training topic.
It was observed on 4/10/2025 cleaning materials are accessible to children.
The operator did not require the parent of child #1 (date of admission see LIS code sheet) to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility. Child #1's record does not contain an initial health report.
Facility person #1 is being used as an Assistant Group Supervisor. Upon review of Facility Person #1's record it was observed it does not include a high school diploma. Facility person #2 (DOH see LIS code sheet) was hired as an Assistant Group Supervisor. Upon review of Facility Person #2's record it was observed only 960 hours of past child care experience is documented. 2500 hours are equivalent to 2 years experience with children and is the requirement to be qualified as an Assistant Group Supervisor.
Facility Person #2's (DOH see LIS code sheet) record only included one written, nonfamily reference from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.
“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 Best Friends Day Care 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 LLC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Best Friends Day Care 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 LLC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Nov 21, 2022. 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 LLC compare with other daycares in Mechanicsburg?
It is tied for #5 of 29 centers in Mechanicsburg by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 92% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Best Friends Day Care LLC last inspected?
Apr 1, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Best Friends Day Care LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Best Friends Day Care Center 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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