Caring Hands Play and Learn LLC
Caring Hands Play and Learn LLC is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA, with capacity for 34 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 7 times. The state cited 4 violations, 3 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for background checks (3 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #102 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 90% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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At the time of the renewal inspection, staff #1 did not have proof of an FBI clearance. Staff #2 did not have proof of an NSOR clearance.
At the time of the renewal inspection staff #3 did not have proof of education and experience prior to working at the facility.
On the day of observing the file staff#1 did not have a current child abuse clearance in the file.
STAFF#1 DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT SIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IN THE FILE
“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 Caring Hands Play and Learn LLC had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 3 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 Oct 6, 2023 (background checks): “At the time of the renewal inspection, staff #1 did not have proof of an FBI clearance. Staff #2 did not have proof of an NSOR clearance.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Caring Hands Play and Learn LLC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Caring Hands Play and Learn LLC since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Caring Hands Play and Learn LLC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 2, effective Nov 12, 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 Caring Hands Play and Learn LLC compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #102 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 90% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Caring Hands Play and Learn LLC last inspected?
Aug 21, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Caring Hands Play and Learn LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Caring Hands Play And Learn 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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