Childrens Learning Center

At the time of the inspection in the young toddler room, staff person #10 did not clean the diaper changing surface after each child's diaper was checked or changed.

At the time of the inspection, the health assessment for staff person #7 was dated as being conducted on 12/13/24. This date was after the staff person began working with children (see LIS code sheet). Volunteer #16 did not have a health assessment or TB screening on file and has had direct contact with children.

At the time of the inspection in the school age room, perishable items including Lunchables, yogurt, and cheese were observed in children's lunch boxes with ice packs and not refrigerated, as required.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #5, staff person #9 and staff person #12 did not complete fire safety training annually as required prior to the current certificate's expiration. This is evidenced by the current fire safety training on file dated 11/14/24 and the previous fire safety training dated 8/3/23.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #11 did not have transcripts to accompany the Bachelor's degree to determine what the degree was in and therefore, could not qualify as a Group Supervisor.

At the time of the inspection, transportation policies were not included in the parent handbook and the facility was observed transporting children to the pool.

At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact forms for child #1 and child #8 did not include the name of the child's physician or source of medical care.

At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact form and/or agreement for child #3, #4, #7 and #8 was not updated every 6 months as required. This is evidenced by the current review date of 1/7/25, 1/8/25, 1/7/25 and 1/8/25, respectively. The previous review date was 5/29/24, 6/12/24, 5/24/24, 5/30/24, respectively.

At the time of the inspection, child #13 did not have signed parental consent for emergency medical care and signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff for the child.

At the time of the inspection, child #12 arrived at the pool with the intent to swim. The current emergency contact form for child #12 did not include signed parental consent for swimming.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #24 did not have any education on file.

At the time of the inspection, volunteer #16 did not have two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person on file.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #10 only had 10 clock hours of child care training during the 5/24-5/25 training period. Staff person #17 only had 7.5 hours of child care training during the 2/24 - 2/25 training period.

At the time of the inspection, in the young toddler room, the windows above the ground floor that opened directly to the outdoors were measured with an opening of 11inches.

At the time of the inspection on 5/23/25, the current manual monthly monitoring of the fire detection system was conducted on 5/23/25 with the previous manual monthly monitoring conducted on 3/28/25. This reflects a period of longer than the 30-day required manual monthly monitoring of the fire detection system.

Staff person #1 has completed the health and safety course titled "Get Started with Center-Based Care: Building Blocks for Quality" but has not completed the required health and safety update course titled Pennsylvania Health and Safety Update 2022 (1 hour) training.

Staff person #21 did not have any requests for or a completed child abuse clearance and sex offender registry check on file from the state of Connecticut and has also resided there in the previous 5 years.

The emergency plan did not include continuity of operations during and after an emergency that includes continuing daily operations, backing up or retrieving health and other key records/files and managing financial issues such as paying employees and bills during the aftermath of the disaster.

At the time of the inspection, there was no visual identification on the glass doors at the entrance.

During the renewal inspection on 6/14/24, the large, embedded climber in the play yard had a fall height of four feet high and was required to be installed on top of six inches of shredded rubber mulch. There was only 4.5 inches of shredded rubber mulch under climber.

During the renewal inspection on 6/14/24, the large, embedded climber in the play yard had a fall height of four feet high and was required to be installed on top of six inches of shredded rubber mulch. There was only 4.5 inches of shredded rubber mulch under climber

There was no signed written parental consent or medication log present at the facility for child #11's Albuterol.

The current health assessment for staff person #19 is dated 5/19/23. The previous health assessment on file is dated 3/30/21. This reflects longer than a 24 month period for updating the health assessment.

Staff person #21 did not have tuberculosis screening at initial employment. This is evidenced by the tuberculosis screening on file dated 3/12/23 (see LIS code sheet for date of hire).

The health assessment dated 1/6/23 which was on file for staff person #1 did not include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination or the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide childcare.

The Director did not have documentation that the emergency plan was sent to both the local and county emergency management agencies.

Staff person #16 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): Pediatric First Aid/CPR training

Staff person #3, staff person #5, staff person #6 and staff person #18 did not have transcripts in their file to determine what major was obtained for their degrees. Staff person #14 did not have the completed degree in their file. Staff person #8, staff person #11, staff person #15, staff person #17 did not have 2 years (2,500 hours) of documented childcare experience to accompany the high school diploma in their file. Staff person #7 did not have 1 year (1,250 hours) of documented childcare experience to accompany the education in their file. Staff person #20 did not have a high school diploma or documented 2 years (2,500 hours) of childcare experience in their file. Staff person #21 did not have a high school diploma on file to accompany the college credit transcripts. These staff do not qualify for the position in which they are performing.

Staff person #1, staff person #2, staff person #3, staff person #4, staff person #5, staff person #7, staff person #8, staff person #11, staff person #12, staff person #13, staff person #19 did not have an evaluation from the Director within the past 12 months.

The emergency contact forms for child #1, child #3 and child #8 did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. On the agreement forms for child #1 through child #10, there was nothing specifying the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

The agreement for child #8 did not include a date of admission.

The Director admitted to not providing Chapter 3270 regulations to the parents electronically.

The Epi-Pen for Child #1 is not in its original container.

There is no written plan of daily activities posted in the Pre-K room.

There is no approved assessment pertaining to a child's growth & development on file for Child #2, Child #3, Child #4 or Child #5. All four children have been attending the facility for more than 6 months.

The emergency contact form for Child #4 does not include the address of her medical provider or the enrolling parent's work address or phone number. The emergency contact form for Child #5 does not include the enrolling parent's work phone number.

During complaint investigation visits conducted on 7/8/22 & 7/18/22, it was determined that facility person #1 does not have an individual record. The child abuse & criminal clearances for facility person #1 are more than 60 months old; both are dated 1/13/17. Facility person does not have an FBI clearance

During complaint investigation visits conducted on 7/8/22 & 7/18/22, it was determined that facility person #1, who is not a child care staff member, was alone with children from 7:00AM - 7:09AM on 4/21/22. It was also determined that facility person #1 acted as a morning "runner" and walked children from the facility entrance to their classroom from July, 2020 - June, 2021 when parents weren't allowed in the facility due to Covid

Staff person #1 has resided outside of Pennsylvania in the previous 5 years and does not have child abuse or state police clearances from that state. Staff person #4 does not have a DHS FBI clearance on file; there is no verification that she was fingerprinted for a DHS FBI clearance prior to starting at the facility

There is no verification that any staff members received training on the emergency plan

There is a water stained ceiling tile in the Infant Room and in the Pre-K bathroom. There are sharp, metal ties on the fencing around the outdoor play space that are no longer attached to the fence. The cove base on to the left of the School Age Room entrance is peeling and no longer attached to the wall.

There is peeling paint on the wall across from the entrance to the School Age room

The mat on the changing table in the Young Toddler room is ripped, resulting in exposed foam

There isn't two feet of space on three sides of a crib that is in use in the Infant Room

There is no thermometer in the refrigerator in the Infant Room

Staff person #2 & Staff person #3 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): Pediatric First Aid/CPR

The written plan of daily activities is not posted in the School Age room

Staff person #5 does not have verification of education on file

Staff person #3 & staff person #8 do not have a verification that a health assessment was completed prior to them starting employment at the facility

Staff person #2, staff person #6 & staff person #7 do not have two written, nonfamily references