Cambridge Springs is a certified child care center in Cambridge Springs, PA, with capacity for 22 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 18 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for health & medication (5 of 18). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 24 centers in Crawford County and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The fire alarm 30-day test log includes test dates 1/17/25-2/19/25, more than 30 days apart.
The files for Staff #1 and Staff #4 contained Criminal History clearances lacking the dissemination date, making the clearance invalid.
Broken magnatiles in Room 152 were observed with cracks and broken plastic, which could be hazardous to children.
In Room 152, an Epi Pen for Child #1 was observed in the medicine bin with an expiration of 10/2024 and was not in accordance with the manufacturer's original label.
The two most recent health assessments on file for Staff #2 (dated 8/29/22 & 9/6/24) and Staff #4 (dated 10/12/22 & 11/4/24) were more than 24 months apart.
The facility's fire drill log contained consecutive hypothetical locations of the fire.
The two most recent Pediatric First Aid/CPR trainings on file for Staff #3 are dated 5/31/22 and 8/7/24, more than 24 months apart.
The emergency contact form for Child #2 lacked the telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care.
Staff person #1 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet) 10 Hour Health and Safety Training.
In Room A-3, in an area accessible to children in care, an approximately 4' tall wooden easel was observed to have four exposed bolts. Contact with said bolts could cause laceration and/or puncture injury.
The file for Child #1 contained a health assessment that did not include a physician's statement that the child is able to participate in childcare and appears free from communicable diseases.
The file for Child #1 contained a health assessment that did not include a statement that age-appropriate screenings as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics were completed.
Staff person #1 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: Pediatric CPR/First Aid.
The file for staff person #1, hire date 11/12/2018, contains a NSOR verification dated 9/29/2020 which is after the required date of 7/1/2020 for staff hired before 9/30/2019. The file is now current. The file for staff person #2, hire date 9/6/2019, contains a DOE FBI clearance dated 8/23/2019 which is not acceptable for employment in child care under CPSL and is lacking verification of request for a DHS FBI clearance prior to start date. The file does contain a current DHS FBI clearance dated 10/31/2019.
The refrigerator in the Pre-K 1 room is lacking an operating thermometer to verify temperature below 45 degrees.
The file for staff person #2 is lacking a health assessment conducted during the previous 24 month period.
The operator does not have a log showing verification of fire system tests every 30 days and does not have documentation of an annual inspection by a fire safety professional. The operator does not have proof of purchase of the fire detection system.
The file for staff person #1 contains a mandated reporter training that expired on 5/17/2020 and an updated training dated 9/27/2020 which is greater than 60 months after the previous training. The file is now current.
“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.
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Common questions
Has Cambridge Springs 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 Nov 6, 2024 (background checks): “The files for Staff #1 and Staff #4 contained Criminal History clearances lacking the dissemination date, making the clearance invalid.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Cambridge Springs?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Cambridge Springs since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Cambridge Springs’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4, effective Dec 24, 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 Cambridge Springs compare with other daycares in Crawford County?
It is tied for #5 of 24 centers in Crawford County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Cambridge Springs last inspected?
Nov 13, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Cambridge Springs?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Family & Community Christian Association.
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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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