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Building Blocks Learning Center · 502 S Mountain Blvd, Mountain Top

502 S Mountain Blvd, Mountain Top, PA 18707 · Luzerne County
Keystone STAR 4

Building Blocks Learning Center is a certified child care center in Mountain Top, PA, with capacity for 90 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 3 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Mountain Top and has fewer citations per inspection than 92% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 92% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
Tied for #1 of 6 centers in Mountain Top
0 Core-safety citations
3 Other citations
6 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
3 citations from 6 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 10, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 10, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Oct 1, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Mar 7, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Mar 6, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Mar 29, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Mar 9, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Citation Mar 6, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Has all items 55 Pa. Code §3270.75(c)
The first aid kit in the upstairs preschool room did not have tweezers.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 6, 2024): “During inspection, tweezers were purchased and placed in the first aid kit.”
Citation Mar 9, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Clean and good repair 55 Pa. Code §3270.102(a)
There was a white board easel in the older toddler 2 classroom that had an exposed bolt on the bottom left side.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 9, 2022): “During the renewal inspection, the director put tape over the exposed bolt and turned the easel towards the wall so that the taped bolt was against the wall and not accessible.”
Citation Mar 9, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Child's health history/Free from contagious/communicable disease 55 Pa. Code §3270.131(d)(1)/3270.131(d)(7)
The health assessment on file for child # 1 does not have the child's health history or a statement from the doctor that they are free to participate in child care.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 16, 2022): “The director will have the parent of child # 1 provide a corrected health assessment.”

“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.

Daily rates

Age group Full time, per day Part time, per day
Newborn (Under 6 Weeks) $70.00 —
Infant (6 Weeks-12 mos.) $70.00 —
Young Toddler (13-24 mos.) $70.00 —
Older Toddler (25-36 mos.) $60.00 $50.00
Preschool (37 mos.- Entering K) $60.00 $50.00

The daily price the center lists in Pennsylvania’s COMPASS search for families paying privately. The state notes that rates are subject to change and programs don’t have to share them, so confirm with the center. See what daycare costs in Pennsylvania.

About this center

Capacity 90 children
Certificate status Regular
Certificate valid through Jun 3, 2027
Keystone STARS STAR 4
since Jan 1, 2026 · what STARS means
Operator Saeed Family Corporation
Hours Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–5:30 PM How Pennsylvania centers’ hours compare
Phone (570) 474-2250
State certificate # CER-00252979
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
Not checked by Daycare Record

Common questions

Has Building Blocks Learning Center had any serious violations?

No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 3 other citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Building Blocks Learning Center?

Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Building Blocks Learning Center since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

What is Building Blocks Learning Center’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 4, effective Jan 1, 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 Building Blocks Learning Center compare with other daycares in Mountain Top?

It is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Mountain Top 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 Learning Center last inspected?

Mar 10, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.

How much does Building Blocks Learning Center cost?

It reported full-time daily rates of $70.00 for newborn, $70.00 for infant, $70.00 for young toddler, $60.00 for older toddler in Pennsylvania’s COMPASS search. Rates can change; confirm with the center.

Who runs Building Blocks Learning Center?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Saeed Family Corporation.

Certified centers nearby

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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