Building Dreams Learning Academy LLC
Building Dreams Learning Academy LLC is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA, with capacity for 15 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 5 violations, none of them core-safety. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #224 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Observed outlet with missing cover in child care space.
Observed baby crib and cots less than 2 feet apart on three sides.
Observed bottle with no label.
While reviewing the staff's files it was observed that staff 1 did not have emergency plan training.
While reviewing the staff's files it was observed that staff 1 did not have the corrected mandated reporting training
“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 Dreams Learning Academy 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 Building Dreams Learning Academy LLC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Building Dreams Learning 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 Building Dreams Learning Academy LLC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Oct 14, 2025. 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 Dreams Learning Academy LLC compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #224 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Building Dreams Learning Academy LLC last inspected?
Jul 28, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Building Dreams Learning Academy LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Building Dreams Learning 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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