Creative Beginnings
Creative Beginnings is a certified child care center in Jenkintown, PA, with capacity for 173 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 (accredited) rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 14 violations, 3 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for training & qualifications (6 of 14). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 8 centers in Jenkintown and has fewer citations per inspection than 70% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
On the day observing the files. Staff#1 did not have a current NSOR in the file.
On the day observing the files Staff#3 hire as a Provisional did not have the Health and Safety within 45-days.
On the day of visit Staff#2 did not have the current annual childcare training in the files.
During unannounced visit 06/26/2025, file of child #1 did not contain an incident report from Incident 06/04/2025 where child was treated at facility for wrist being red; incident reports on file for child #1 from 01/06/25 and 01/16/25 did not contain parent's signature.
Staff person #1 threw away child's broken shoe while on a excursion from the facility which led to child having to walk back to facility with only one shoe on.
Staff person #1 was observed, on at least two occasions, by co workers chewing children's food and then placing the chewed food in the child's mouth to eat.
On the day observing the files Staff#4 and Staff#6 did not have the initial NSOR in the files 45 days after being hired.
On the day of visit observed the files for staff#1, Staff#2, which did not have the current emergency plan training in the files.
On the day observing the files staff#5 did not complete the Current Health and Safety training and place it in the file.
On the day of visit observed the files Staff#4, Staff#5 and Staff#8 did not have the current Mandated Reporter training in the file.
On the day of observing the files for Staff#1, Staff#2, Staff#3, and Staff#4 did not have proof of education in the files.
On the day of visit handwashing signs was missing throughout the facility.
Observing the files for Staff#6, Staff#7, Staff#8 and Staff#10 who did not have 2 nonfamily references in the files.
On the day observing the files Staff#1, Staff#2, and Staff#3, Staff#4, Staff#5 and Staff#9 did not have current 6 hours of childcare training in the files.
“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.
Complaint investigations and reported incidents
Pennsylvania’s search lists complaint investigations in which the state found at least one violation (“verified complaints”). It does not say what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it. Incident investigations look into something that happened at the center; self-reported violations are ones the center reported to the state itself.
About this center
Common questions
Has Creative Beginnings 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 17, 2025 (background checks): “On the day observing the files. Staff#1 did not have a current NSOR in the file.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Creative Beginnings?
Pennsylvania lists 1 complaint investigation since 2021 in which it found at least one violation; the violations are listed above. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Creative Beginnings’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4 (accredited), effective Sep 25, 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 Creative Beginnings compare with other daycares in Jenkintown?
It is #6 of 8 centers in Jenkintown by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 70% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Creative Beginnings last inspected?
Oct 17, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Creative Beginnings?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is The American Oncologic Hospital.
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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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