Bright Path Academy LLC
Bright Path Academy LLC is a certified child care center in Greenfield Township, PA, with capacity for 40 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 4 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 4). All 4 came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 68 centers in Lackawanna County and has fewer citations per inspection than 77% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/10/26. Staff person #1 had a child abuse clearance for volunteer purposes listed instead of employment. The director confirmed that staff person #1 has worked in direct care with the children. All other clearances are on file.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/10/26. The facility did not notify the local traffic safety authorities in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the childcare facility. Written notification of safe routes was not posted by the operator in a conspicuous location in the childcare facility.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/10/26. The parent handbook did not contain pick-up arrangements.
A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/10/26. Child #1's emergency contact form did not contain the release person's address. Child(ren) #2 & #3's emergency contact form did not contain a parent signature or a date the form was signed.
“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 Bright Path Academy LLC 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 Aug 10, 2026 (background checks): “A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/10/26. Staff person #1 had a child abuse clearance for volunteer purposes listed instead of employment. The director confirmed that staff person #1 has worked in direct care with…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Bright Path Academy LLC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Bright Path Academy LLC since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Bright Path Academy LLC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Aug 14, 2026. 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 Bright Path Academy LLC compare with other daycares in Lackawanna County?
It is tied for #27 of 68 centers in Lackawanna County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 77% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bright Path Academy LLC last inspected?
Aug 10, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Bright Path Academy LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Bright Path Academy 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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