Burrowes Elementary School

101 Ranck Ave, Lancaster, PA 17602 · Lancaster County

Issuance of Provisional Certificate of Compliance at the time of Initial, August 2026 (COMPASS status: Pending Appeal) Provisional certificate 1 core-safety citation in last 12 months

Burrowes Elementary School is a certified child care center in Lancaster, PA. 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 building & playground safety (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 #19 of 73 centers in Lancaster and has fewer citations per inspection than 73% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 73% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. About typical

#19 of 73 centers in Lancaster

1 Core-safety citations

3 Other citations

2 Inspections

0 Complaint investigations that found violations

4 citations from 2 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · 4 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 25, 2026

Every state visit

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

Supervision 1

Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Core safety Aug 25, 2026 Inspection Supervision

Staff assigned to specific children 55 Pa. Code §3270.113(a)(1)

When asked to name primary care groups, staff reported that they had not set up primary care groups yet.

Center’s plan of correction (accepted, Sep 14, 2026): “Staff was training on primary care procedures and proper supervision. The center established primary care groups for all children. Each child was assigned to specific staff member. Staff will be responsible for knowing the names and whereabouts of the children assigned to them and maintain…”

Inspection status on COMPASS: Needs Verification

Citation Aug 25, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety

Emergency Numbers Posted 55 Pa. Code §3270.74

Emergency telephone numbers were not available in the gym.

Center’s plan of correction (accepted, Sep 14, 2026): “Emergency telephone number are now posted in the gym. Emergency telephone number include nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center.”

Inspection status on COMPASS: Needs Verification

Citation Aug 25, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety

In child care spaces 55 Pa. Code §3270.75(a)

Upon arrival, children were playing in the gym. A staff member was observed carrying the first aid bag from the cafeteria to gym upon the arrival of the certification representative. Corrected on site by taking the first aid bag to the gym.

Center’s plan of correction (accepted, Sep 14, 2026): “A permanent first aid kit was placed in the gym area to ensure that it is in c child space at all times.”

Inspection status on COMPASS: Needs Verification

Citation Aug 25, 2026 Inspection Records & paperwork

Written emergency plan posted 55 Pa. Code §3270.124(e)

A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency was not available in the gym.

Center’s plan of correction (accepted, Sep 14, 2026): “Emergency transportation plan / police letter is now posted in the DHS binder in the child care space.”

Inspection status on COMPASS: Needs Verification

“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

Issuance of Provisional Certificate of Compliance at the time of Initial Aug 26, 2026

COMPASS status: Pending Appeal

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

Capacity —

Certificate status Provisional (COMPASS: awaiting renewal)

Certificate valid through Jan 13, 2027

Keystone STARS No STAR level

Operator Lancaster Recreation Commission

Phone —

State certificate # CER-00260222

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Not checked by Daycare Record

Common questions

Has Burrowes Elementary School 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 25, 2026 (supervision): “When asked to name primary care groups, staff reported that they had not set up primary care groups yet.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Burrowes Elementary School?

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

How does Burrowes Elementary School compare with other daycares in Lancaster?

It is #19 of 73 centers in Lancaster by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 73% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Burrowes Elementary School last inspected?

Aug 25, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

Who runs Burrowes Elementary School?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Lancaster Recreation Commission.

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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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