Building Blocks Early Learning Academy · Scranton
Building Blocks Early Learning Academy is a certified child care center in Scranton, PA, with capacity for 150 children. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 1 violation, which was not core-safety. It came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #4 of 24 centers in Scranton and has fewer citations per inspection than 92% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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During renewal inspection it was observed that the fridge in the infant room did not have a thermometer.
“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.
About this center
Common questions
Has Building Blocks Early Learning Academy had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 1 other citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Building Blocks Early Learning Academy?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Building Blocks Early Learning Academy since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
How does Building Blocks Early Learning Academy compare with other daycares in Scranton?
It is tied for #4 of 24 centers in Scranton 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 Building Blocks Early Learning Academy last inspected?
Sep 8, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Building Blocks Early Learning Academy?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Z & L Holdings Corporation.
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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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