Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church is a certified child care center in Bryn Mawr, PA, with capacity for 155 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 21 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (10 of 21). 9 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 5 centers in Bryn Mawr and has more citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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During the inspection on 2/2/26 staff person #4 was observed providing direct child care and their file did not include the NSOR clearance. Staff person #6 was observed providing direct child care and their file included a state police clearance for volunteer purposes.
During the inspection on 2/2/26 staff person #2 was observed providing direct child care and their file did not include TB test results. Staff person #3 was observed providing direct child care and their file included a health assessment that did not include their suitability to provide direct child care and did not include freedom from communicable diseases. Staff persons# 5 and 7 were observed providing direct child care and their files did not include a subsequent/current health assessment.
During the inspection on 2/2/26 the file records for child # 1, 2,3 and 4 did not include an agreement that specified the date of the child's admission.
During the inspection on 2/2/2026 the file records for child # 3 did not include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care on emergency contact form.
During the inspection on 2/2/26 the file records for child #2,3 and 4 did not include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent on the emergency contact form.
During the inspection on 2/2/2026 the file record for child #4 did not include the child's special needs, as specified by the child's parent, physician, physician's assistant of CRNP, which is needed in an emergency situation on the emergency contact form.
During the inspection on 2/2/26 the file records for child # 1,2,3, and 4, did not include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released on emergency contact form.
During the inspection 2/2/26 the file record for child #2 did not include signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.
During the inspection on 2/2/2026 the file record for staff person #1 did not include the name, address and telephone number of the facility person and did not include verification of age.
During the inspection on 8/22/25 the file for staff person #1 did not include a DHS FBI clearance.
During the inspection on 8/22/25 the facility did not have an emergency plan posted in a conspicuous location.
During the inspection on 8/22/25 five first-aid kits in the facility were missing soap.
During the inspection on 8/22/25 101, G-1,G-2, G-3 and G-4 classrooms did not have an appropriate (a sign of the requirement of when to wash hands: facility person and an able child shall wash his hands after toileting and before eating) handwashing sign near the sink.
During the inspection on 8/22/25 the facility did not have a safe routes plan posted.
During the inspection on 8/22/2025 the facility's emergency plan did not include accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.
During the inspection on 8/22/2025 the facility's emergency plan did not include procedures for lock-down, shelter in place at the facility and shelter at locations away from the facility premises.
During the inspection on 8/22/2025 the facility had an emergency plan that did not address prevention of shaken baby syndrome, volunteer emergency preparedness training, practice drills, and continuity of operations.
During the inspection on 8/22/25 the facility did not have liability insurance on file.
During the inspection on 8/22/2025 the file records for staff person #1 did not include verification of child care experience prior to service at the facility.
During the inspection on 8/22/25 the facility did not have a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency posted conspicuously in every child care space
During the inspection on 8/22/2025 the facility did not have information on how to access the regulations electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office.
“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.
Enforcement actions
Negative sanctions Pennsylvania lists for this center, such as a downgrade to a provisional certificate, refusing to renew or revoking its certificate of compliance, with the status COMPASS shows. “Operation permitted” means the center may keep operating while it appeals; “operation not permitted” means it may not.
About this center
Common questions
Has Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 2 violations 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 Jan 28, 2026 (background checks): “During the inspection on 2/2/26 staff person #4 was observed providing direct child care and their file did not include the NSOR clearance. Staff person #6 was observed providing direct child care and their file…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Mar 10, 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 Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church compare with other daycares in Bryn Mawr?
It is #5 of 5 centers in Bryn Mawr by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church last inspected?
Jan 28, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church.
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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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