Danville Primary School
Danville Primary School is a certified child care center in Danville, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 12 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for health & medication (4 of 12). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 8 centers in Danville and has fewer citations per inspection than 75% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Staff #1 was hired provisionally and did not have a signed disclosure statement on file as is required and also did not have a NSOR clearance on file and was working in direct care with children since hire (See LIS Code Sheet for DOH).
The emergency plan on file at the facility was missing a method for facility persons to contact parents as soon as reasonably possible when an emergency situation arises and a a method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended and to provide instruction as to how parents can safely be reunited with their children.
The facility did not have a letter to parents explaining emergency procedures.
Staff #1 was hired provisionally and did not have a health assessment and TB screening on file prior to working in direct care or presently and was observed working in direct care with children.
The emergency plan on file at the facility was missing procedures and accommodations for a lockdown.
The inspector observed the file for staff #1 and found that the initial health assessment was completed on 8/12/22 and did not obtain a current health assessment until 10/23/24.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the following staff's dates of hire. Staff # 1 was hired using a Department of Education FBI clearance dated 7/16/19. This staff was working at the time of this inspection. Staff # 1 was hired incorrectly as a provisional hire and did not submit their fingerprints for the Department of Human Service FBI clearance prior to working in childcare. Staff # 2 was hired using a Department of Education FBI clearance dated 11/9/21. This staff also did not have an NSOR on file and was working past the 45 provisional hire date. Staff # 3 was hired using a Department of Education FBI clearance dated 3/29/19. This staff was hired incorrectly as a provisional hire and did not submit their fingerprints for the Department of Human Service FBI clearance prior to working in childcare. Staff # 4 was hired using a Department of Education FBI clearance dated 8/6/20. This staff was hired incorrectly as a provisional hire and did not submit their fingerprints for the Department of Human Service FBI clearance prior to working in childcare. Staff # 5 was hired using a Department of Education FBI…
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the staff dates of hire. Staff # 2 did not have a health assessment or valid tuberculosis screening on file. Staff # 2 was working with children during this inspection.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the staff dates of hire. Staff # 2 did not have a health assessment or valid tuberculosis screening on file. Staff # 2 was working with children during this inspection.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the dates of hire for staff. Staff person # 1 and # 4 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/2022.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for dates of hire for staff. The file of Staff # 1 was missing proof of education. Staff # 1 was working during this inspection and was unable to be appropriately qualified to work in a childcare role at the facility.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of children's files was conducted. See the code sheet for the children's dates of enrollment. Child file's # 1, # 2, # 3, # 4, and # 5 were missing appropriately completed agreement forms.
“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
Common questions
Has Danville Primary School 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 Nov 5, 2025 (background checks): “Staff #1 was hired provisionally and did not have a signed disclosure statement on file as is required and also did not have a NSOR clearance on file and was working in direct care with children since hire (See LIS Code…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Danville Primary School?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Danville Primary School since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Danville Primary School’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Feb 24, 2023. 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 Danville Primary School compare with other daycares in Danville?
It is #3 of 8 centers in Danville by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 75% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Danville Primary School last inspected?
Apr 23, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Danville Primary School?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Danville Area Community Center.
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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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