Centre County Christian Academy

Staff #1 had an NSOR dated 9/16/20 and updated 11/7/25 and a state police clearance dated 9/11/20 and updated 11/5/25. Both of which were updated greater than 60 months apart. Staff #2 had a state police clearance with results listed as "pending". Clearance is now updated on file. NSOR for staff #2 was dated 9/22/20 and updated 11/7/25, which is greater than 60 months. Staff #3 had an NSOR dated 9/16/20 and updated 11/10/25, which is greater than 60 months. Clearances for staff #1, #2, and #3 are updated and on file.

Fire detection testing was documented as completed on 12/5/24 and again on 1/7/25, which is greater than 30 days. The last testing date documented was 10/2/25 and had not been documented as tested again at the time of inspection on 11/14/25.

Child #1 and #3 were missing a completed health report.

Child #4 did not have signed parental consent for emergency medical care.

Emergency contact form for child #2, #3, and #4 was missing information on any disabilities or special needs.

Staff #1 had an FBI clearance dated 10/1/19 and updated 11/14/24, which is greater than 60 months. Staff #2 had a State Police clearance dated 5/29/29 and updated 11/13/24, and an FBI clearance dated 8/24/19 and updated on 11/14/24, both of which are greater than 60 months. Staff #5 had an FBI clearance dated 11/15/24, which was not completed within 45 days of hire. Staff #6 had a State Police Clearance on file with "Pending" results, which is not a completed clearance. Staff #6 had an FBI clearance for the Purpose of Department of Education on file, updated DHS clearance was later obtained dated 11/18/24. Staff #6 was observed to need out of state clearances for MAryland and clearances were not on file. Staff #7 had a State Police Clearance dated 12/6/24, FBI dated 12/9/24 on file, both of which were completed after 45 days of hire. Staff #7 is missing a completed NSOR and Child Abuse Clearance on file. Staff #6 and#7 may not work in a child care position at the facility until clearances are completed and on file.

In room 102 and 105, napping mats were observed to be in disrepair with exposed foam along the edges and corners of the mats.

In room 105, a classroom fridge was observed to be dirty and an odor was observed inside when the fridge was opened.

There was no medication log on file for child #1

Staff #3 had a health assessment dated 1/24/20 and updated 12/2/24, which is greater than 24 months. Staff #4 had a health assessment dated 10/20/20 and does not have an updated health assessment on file.

There was no record of an emergency drill on file.

Fire detection testing was observed to be completed greater than 30 days on the following occasion- 9/11/24 to 10/30/24.

Agreement form for child #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 was not signed by the operator.

Agreement form for child #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 did not list persons to whom the child can be released.

Emergency contact form for child #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 was missing the insurance policy number.

Emergency contact form for child #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 was missing the addresses for persons to whom the child can be released.

A written transportation plan was observed to be missing from rooms 102, 101, 105, 106, and 107.

Records for Staff #2 (delinquent state police clearance), #4 (delinquent state police and child abuse clearances), reflected delinquent clearances that were corrected at time of inspection.

Staff records for Staff #1, #2, #3, #5 and #7 contained health assessments that were either delinquent, or delinquent but corrected at time of inspection. Staff #1, #2, #5 and #7 were corrected at time of inspection, Staff #3 remains outstanding, the last health assessment on file dated 11/20/2020.

Records for Staff #2 did not contain evidence of the 10-hour health and safety training required within 90 days of hire. Files for Staff #2 and #3 did contain the one hour update. Staff #4 completed the ten hour training, but not the one-hour update training. Staff #1 completed the required trainings, but the update was completed after the December 2022 deadline (corrected at time of inspection).

Record for Staff #6 did not contain evidence of letters of reference.

The file of facility person #1, hired 10/11/21, did not contain a completed child abuse clearance until 2/9/22 and did not contain a completed NSOR verification certificate as required under the CPSL. The facility did not have an approved provisional hire waiver on file. The file of facility person #2, hired 7/1/21, did not contain a completed state police clearance until 2/14/22. The file of facility person #3, with a start date of 1/27/04, did not contain an FBI clearance, as required under the CPSL.

On 11/16/21, it was observed that a bottle of sanitizer in the 2 year old room was not labeled to specify the content.

The telephone numbers of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance, and poison control center were not observed to be posted by the telephones in the classrooms on 11/16/21.

On 11/16/21, potentially hazardous foods, including cheese and lunchmeat, were observed to be stored in lunch boxes with ice packs rather than in a refrigerator.