Creative Kiddie Care INC · 60 N Hanover St, Pottstown
Creative Kiddie Care INC is a certified child care center in Pottstown, PA, with capacity for 41 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 13 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (4 of 13). 12 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 27 centers in Pottstown and has fewer citations per inspection than 53% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The record for staff person #1 did not have the required updated signed disclosure statement.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The record for staff person #1 did not include an updated signed emergency plan training.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The health assessment on file for staff #1 was dated 12/11/2023.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. At the time of inspection, the facility did not have documentation of an annual emergency drill.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. At the time of inspection, the facility did not have documentation of an updated fire drill.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The fire safety training on file for staff person #1 was outdated.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The record for staff person #1 and #2 did not include an updated staff evaluation form.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The fee agreement for child #2 did not specify the child's arrival and departure times or the persons whom the child may be released.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The emergency contact form for child #3 did not include the health insurance policy number.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The emergency contact form for child #4 did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The emergency contact form and fee agreement for child #1 was outdated.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The record for staff person #1 needed four more hours of childcare training.
Certification representative completed a renewal inspection. The record for Staff person #1 had a California residence ID on file, however, the record did not include California clearances. In addition, at the start of the inspection, Staff person #1 was observed working alone with a child while co-teacher left to get other children from school.
“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.
Enforcement actions
Negative sanctions Pennsylvania lists for this center, such as a downgrade to a provisional certificate, refusing to renew or revoking its certificate of compliance, with the status COMPASS shows. “Operation permitted” means the center may keep operating while it appeals; “operation not permitted” means it may not.
About this center
Common questions
Has Creative Kiddie Care INC had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 2 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 Jan 28, 2026 (background checks): “Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The record for staff person #1 did not have the required updated signed disclosure statement.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Creative Kiddie Care INC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Creative Kiddie Care INC since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Creative Kiddie Care INC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Apr 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 Creative Kiddie Care INC compare with other daycares in Pottstown?
It is #9 of 27 centers in Pottstown by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 53% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Creative Kiddie Care INC last inspected?
Jan 28, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Creative Kiddie Care INC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Creative Kiddie Care INC.
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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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