Chesterbrook Academy · Horsham

During unannounced inspection 06/12/2025, emergency contact forms in Rm #1, Rm #2, Rm #3, Rm #9, Rm #11 and Rm #12 had not been updated; emergency contact forms in classrooms were 10 months to a year old for children present in the space; emergency contact forms in Rm #4, Rm #5, Rm #6 and Rm #8 had some emergency contact forms for the children present in the space updated, not all (5 out of 10, 7 out of 10, 6 out of 8 and 4 out of 14 updated respectively)

During unannounced inspection 06/12/2025. file of staff person #1 did not contain two written non family references attesting to staff person's suitability in child care. THIS IS CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE.

During complaint investigation 05/28/25, after reviewing the Tadpoles app used by facility, there was no verification that toddlers were being checked and/or changed after 3:20pm by afternoon staff.

During unannounced inspection 05/12/2025, file of staff person #1 and #2 did not contain a completed Disclosure Statement; file of staff person #1 did not contain request for nor completed National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) clearance; file of staff person #2 did not contain request for nor completed DHS FBI clearance; FBI clearance on file for staff person #2 was a PDE FBI clearance.

During unannounced inspection 05/12/2025, files of staff persons #1 and #2 did not contain verification that emergency plan training had been received at time of initial employment.

During unannounced inspection 05/12/2025, file of staff person #2 did not contain verification of education and previous child care experience.

During unannounced inspection 05/12/2025, files of staff persons #1 and #2 did not contain required initial health assessment. File of staff person #1 did not contain verification that TB test was given and subsequent results of TB test confirming staff #1 was free from communicable disease.

During unannounced inspection 05/12/2205, files of staff persons #1 and #2 did not contain two (2) written non family references attesting to staff persons suitability to serve in a child care position.

Staff person #1 was observed lifting 3 children over a lower bookcase, letting them go before their feet made contact with the floor; staff person #1 lifted one child again over lower bookcase, letting child go before child's feet met the floor dropping child and child hit head; staff person #1 was observed yelling at the children in the classroom.

During unannounced inspection 03/13/2025, staff person #1 left the infant room to use the restroom leaving staff person #2 in the room alone with 5 infants.

During unannounced inspection 03.13/2025, hinge post on the toddler playground was not sturdy in the ground allowing a young toddler to slip between the post and the gate and leave the playground area and run to another gated area.

During unannounced inspection 03/13/2025, staff person #1 acknowledged that children's files were at the front desk area and were on a folding table with staff person #2 present for parents to locate their child's file to update requested information.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, file of staff person #1 contained a volunteer Child Abuse clearance; file of staff person #3 contained volunteer clearances for Child Abuse and PA State Police; file of staff person #2 did not contain complete out of state clearances (New Jersey).

During renewal inspection on 02/24/2025, emergency plan on file at the facility did not contain plan for continuity of operations.

During renewal inspection 02.24/2025, file of staff person #5 did not contain verification that staff person received emergency plan training at time of hire.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025. ceiling vents in Room #11 on the left side were dusty and needed to be cleaned.

During renewal inspection on 02/24/2025, file of staff person #5 did not contain a health assessment.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, health assessment on file for staff person #6 did not answer question #2 in regards to staff person being free from communicable disease.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, emergency plan on file at the facility did not contain accommodations for the evacuation of infants and toddlers.

During renewal inspection on 02/24/2025, facility was unable to provide fire inspection report dated within the last year showing that fire detection system is operable and in compliance.

During renewal inspection 02.24/2025, facility was unable to provide verification that emergency plan had been sent to local municipality and county emergency management agency.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, Pediatric Frist Aid and CPR on file for staff person # 3 is not through an approved OCDEL recognized curriculum by a PQAS certified trainer.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, file of staff person #1 did not have verification that Part 2 of Health and Safety training had been completed; file of staff person #3 did not contain verification that health and safety training had been completed within 90 days of hire.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, agreement form on file for child #3 did not contain operator's signature.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, child service reports on file for child #1, #4, #5 and #6 were more than 6 months old.

During renewal inspection on 02/24/2025, agreement forms on file for child #1, #2, #3 and #6 did not contain date of admission.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, emergency contact form on file for child # 3 did not contain health insurance information and policy number.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, emergency contact forms on file for child #1, #3 and #6 did not contain release persons addresses.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, emergency contact forms located in classrooms were more than 6 months old and were not up to date in child care space.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, file of staff person #1, #2, #5 and #6 did not have two written non family references on file to attest to staff persons suitability.

During renewal inspection 02/24/2025, file of staff person #1 and #5 did not contain verification that Pediatric First Aid and CPR had been completed within 90 days of hire.

During renewal inspection 02.24/2025, file of staff person #4 did not contain 12 clock hours of annual child care training; staff person had 9 clock hours of child care training on file.

During unannounced inspection 01/15/2025, file of staff person #2 did not contain verification that NSOR had been applied for or completed clearance had been received; file of staff person #2 did not contain verification of completed out of state clearances (New Jersey).

During unannounced inspection 01/15/2025, files of staff persons #1 and #2 did not contain verification that emergency plan training had been received at time of hire.

During unannounced inspection 01/15/2025, file of staff person #2 did not contain two written non family references attesting to staff person's suitability.

During unannounced inspection it was acknowledged that staff will leave classrooms out of ratio to use restroom or to get items for classroom; attendance and staff time cards also confirm that staff were out of ratio during morning drop off on 11/19/2024.

During unannounced inspection 11/25/2024, file of staff person #1 did not contain completed PA State Police Clearance. Clearance on file stated "Request Under Review".

During unannounced inspection 11/25/2024, staff #1 and staff #2 in Room 10 identified 17 children in the classroom but only accounted for 13 children when identifying assigned primary care group; staff #3 stated they did not know their primary care group when asked.

During unannounced inspection 11/25/2024, several three year olds from Room12 were observed opening a gate leading to a gated side of the facility that leads to the parking lot.

Child#1 enrolled in the daycare program was injured several times falling off the furniture in the classroom since being enrolled in the daycare center which resulted in bruises.