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Circle of Friends Preschool inc

34 N York Rd, Willow Grove, PA 19090 · Montgomery County
Keystone STAR 1

Circle of Friends Preschool inc is a certified child care center in Willow Grove, PA, with capacity for 22 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 10 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for health & medication (4 of 10). All 10 came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 11 centers in Willow Grove and has fewer citations per inspection than 66% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 66% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. About typical
#5 of 11 centers in Willow Grove
0 Core-safety citations
10 Other citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
10 citations from 3 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · 10 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 18, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 18, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Nov 7, 2025 · Inspection · citation found
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 4
Records & paperwork 3
Training & qualifications 2
Emergency preparedness 1

Citations, newest first

Citation Aug 18, 2026 Inspection Emergency preparedness
Training regarding plan 55 Pa. Code §3270.27(c)
At time of inspection, staff persons #1 & 2 did not have an annual review of the emergency plan documented in their records at time of inspection.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 28, 2026): “Both staff persons #1 and #2 shall have a review of the emergency plan and it shall be documented in their records.”
Citation Aug 18, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Age and Training/Exp, educ., training at facility 55 Pa. Code §3270.31(e)(1)(iv)/3270.192(2)(iii)
At time of inspection both staff persons #1 and #2 had 5 hours out of the 12 hours required for childcare training.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 28, 2026): “Staff persons # 1 and #2 shall both complete the remainder of the required childcare training, and it shall be documented in their records as required.”
Citation Aug 18, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Fire safety - 1 yr. 55 Pa. Code §3270.31(e)(4)(ii)
At time of inspection, staff persons #1 and #2 did not have annual fire safety training completed and documented in their records.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 28, 2026): “Staff persons #1 and #2 shall receive fire safety training and it shall be documented in their records.”
Citation Feb 5, 2026 Inspection Records & paperwork
Each child care space 55 Pa. Code §3270.124(c)
At time of inspection, the facility did not have emergency contact information for the children in care in the space where children were in care.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Feb 5, 2026): “When notified of oversight, the facility director immediately made copies of all the emergency contact forms for the children and place them in the childcare space where children were in care.”
Citation Nov 7, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Completed or signed by physician, PA, or CRNP/Immunization record 55 Pa. Code §3270.131(c)/3270.131(d)(5)
Child # 1-5 did not have a health report written and signed by a physician, PA or CRNP. The parents of child #4 did not provide an immunization record documented in their child's record.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 26, 2025): “The parents of children #1-5 shall provide a health assessment signed by the proper professional and have immunization records documented in their records as required per regulations. Note: Child #12,4 and 5 have been dismissed from care pending submission of required health assessments.”
Citation Nov 7, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Physical examination 55 Pa. Code §3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(1)
At time of initial inspection, staff person #2 did not have a recent physical exam documented in her record.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 26, 2025): “Staff person #2 shall have a recent physical exam completed and documented in their record as required per regulations.”
Citation Nov 7, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Mantoux TB/Health assessment, TB test 55 Pa. Code §3270.151(c)(2)/3270.192(3)
At time of inspection, staff person #1 did not have proof of negative TB screening documented in their record.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 26, 2025): “Staff person #1 shall provide proof of completing a negative TB screening and it shall be documented in her record as required per regulations.”
Citation Nov 7, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Health information/Initial and subsequent health reports 55 Pa. Code §3270.131(a)/3270.182(1)
At time of initial inspection with children in care, the parents of child #1-5 did not have required initial health assessments documented in their records.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 26, 2025): “The parents of children #1-5 shall be required to provide and updated health assessments to be documented in each child's file as required. Note: Child #12,4 and 5 have been dismissed from care pending submission of required health assessments.”
Citation Nov 7, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Physician name, address, phone 55 Pa. Code §3270.124(b)(2)
At time of initial inspection with children in care, the parents of child # 1-5 did not have the address of physician documented on their child's emergency contact forms.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 26, 2025): “The facility shall discontinue using their own created emergency contact form and begin using the emergency contact forms provided by OCDEL on their website.”
Citation Nov 7, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Insurance coverage information/Name/address/phone release person 55 Pa. Code §3270.124(b)(6)/3270.124(b)(7)
At time of initial inspection with children in care, the parents of children # 2,3 and 5 did not have the health insurance coverage provider and/or provider number ll
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 26, 2025): “The parents of the children listed shall be asked to provide the health insurance and/or policy number needed and it shall be documented on each child's emergency contact form as required.”

“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.

About this center

Capacity 22 children
Certificate status Regular (COMPASS: awaiting renewal)
Certificate valid through Nov 26, 2026
Keystone STARS STAR 1
since Dec 15, 2025 · what STARS means
Operator Circle of Friends Preschool inc
Phone —
State certificate # CER-00248671
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Common questions

Has Circle of Friends Preschool inc had any serious violations?

No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 10 other citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Circle of Friends Preschool inc?

Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Circle of Friends Preschool inc since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

What is Circle of Friends Preschool inc’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 1, effective Dec 15, 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 Circle of Friends Preschool inc compare with other daycares in Willow Grove?

It is #5 of 11 centers in Willow Grove by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 66% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Circle of Friends Preschool inc last inspected?

Aug 18, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

Who runs Circle of Friends Preschool inc?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Circle of Friends Preschool inc.

Certified centers nearby

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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