Darilyns Kiddie City Daycare Center LLC
Darilyns Kiddie City Daycare Center LLC is a certified child care center in Reading, PA, with capacity for 33 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 7 times and confirmed violations in 2 complaint investigations. The state cited 67 violations, 7 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (14 of 67). 15 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #78 of 84 centers in Reading and has more citations per inspection than 89% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Cert rep noted the following violations of the the Child Protective Services Law(CPSL): Staff 3 did not renew their PSP clearance within 60 months. This is evidenced by previous PSP clearance certificate dated 11/30/20. There was a PSP request dated 10/22/25, however there was no current PSP clearance certificate on file. Staff 4 had a PSP clearance request dated 6/23/25, but did not have the PSP clearance on file. Staff 4 was provisionally hired, but is beyond their 45 day provisional hire window(See LIS code sheet for 1st day with children). Staff 3 and Staff 4's PSP clearance certificates dated 10/22/25 and 6/23/25 respectively were obtained on 5/29/26 however this was after Staff 3 and 4 were observed to be providing care to children.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Cert rep observed the following incident regarding supervision: Staff 2, 4, and 5 were present in Room 3 with 15 children who were napping. Staff Person 2 named and identified 4 children who were on the same side of a shelf as Staff Person 2, and Child 1 who was located on the other side of the shelf as being in their group. When Cert Rep questioned this Staff Person 2 reported they were unable to see Child 1 in their assigned group because a shelf blocked their view of Child 1.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Staff 1 and Staff 2's most recent emergency plan training was more than 12 months ago. Staff 1's most recent emergency plan training was dated 1/25/25, and Staff 2's most recent emergency plan training was dated 6/12/24.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Cert rep observed a rocking chair blocking the emergency exit door in Room 2.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Cert rep observed tears in the corners of the play mats and nap mats in Room 3. Cert rep also observed a broken piece of the yellow decorative plastic, which had a rough edge, on the playground equipment.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Cert rep observed during naptime that three children in Room 3 had less than two feet of space on at least three side of the nap cots. The short sides of the three cots were against the wall and had no measured space. The three cots had 1 foot of measured space on each of the 2 long sides of their cots.
During a renewal inspection on 5/9/26 Cert rep observed the menu for the following week was not posted at the facility. It was reported that the parents are not otherwise provided information regarding the menu of food served by the facility.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 review of the fire detection testing log show 6 incidents where there was more than 30 days between fire system testing: 8/28/25-9/30/25, 9/30/25-10/31/25, 12/19/25-1/19/26, 1/19/26-2/20/26, 2/20/26-3/24/26, and 3/24/26-4/24/26.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Infant Child 2's file did not have an initial health report or immunization record on file. It has been more than 60 days since Child 2's date of admission. (See LIS code sheet for DOB and date of Admission.
During a renewal inspection 5/29/26 the facility did not have a written policy which addressed strategies for coping with a crying, fussing, or distraught child.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Staff 4 had a high school diploma and 0 hours of child care experience verified on file. Staff 4 has been working as an Assistant Group Supervisor.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 the facility was not providing information regarding their hours of operation at the facility to the parents in writing.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Child 3's most recent Child Service Report was dated 10/17/25, which is more than 6 months prior. Child 3 was present on 5/9/26.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Child 2's emergency contact form did not have the name, and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care. Child 2's emergency contact form also did not have the health insurance coverage and policy number for a child.
During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 the following staff did not have 12 training hours during their training year: Staff 1 (9.5 hours of training recorded during training year 12/2024-12/2025) Staff 2 (1 hour of training recorded during training year 12/2024-12/2025) Staff 3 (5.5 hours of training recorded during training year 12/2024-12/2025)
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During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep noted Staff 1 did not have emergency plan training from 2024 or 2025, Staff 2 had emergency plan training 3/18/24 and Staff 5 had emergency plan training 4/29/24. This is more than 12 months since the previous emergency plan training for these staff.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 the facility's emergency plan letter to the parents did not address lockdown procedures or the accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep observed peeling wall paint on the wall of the Large Room/Room 3 by the door to the Infant room/Room 2.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep observed plastic bags in an accessible filing cabinet drawer in the Large room, and plastic bags and gloves under the changing tables in the bathroom and the infant rooms. These items were accessible to children who may still be placing objects in their mouths.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep noted Child 1(infant)'s health assessment was dated 8/4/24, which is more than 6 months ago. See LIS code sheet for DOB.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep noted Child 2's immunization record did not have record of the following recommended vaccines: Hepatitis B(2nd dose), DTAP(2nd dose), Hib (2nd dose), Pneumococcal (2nd dose), and Polio(2nd dose). There was no immunization exemption on file for Child 2. See LIS code sheet for date of birth.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep observed diaper rash cream was being stored under the changing table in the bathroom which is accessible to children. Cert rep also observed one of the Diaper rash cream's with expiration date 4/2025.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Staff 4 had health assessments dated 3/22/23 and 4/10/2025. This is more than 24 months between health assessments. Staff reported Staff 4 continued to serve in a staff role between 3/31/25-4/10/25.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep noted Staff 1's health assessment dated 5/28/24, was not signed by a physician, physician's assistant or CRNP.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep noted more than 60 days between fire drills on two occasions: 8/2/24-10/2/24, and 10/2/24-12/2/24.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep noted more than 30 days between fire detection testing on three occasions: 8/2/24-9/2/24, 10/2/24-11/2/24, and 12/2/24-1/2/25.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert Rep noted the facility did not have a written policy which addresses the prevention and identification of child maltreatment.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Staff 1 and Staff 5 had more than 12 months between fire safety trainings. This is evidenced by documented fire safety trainings in the files for Staff 1(10/4/23, & 11/12/24) and Staff 5 (10/19/23 & 3/26/25).
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep observed the daily schedule was not posted in School Age Room/Room 1.
During a renewal inspection on 5/22/25 Cert rep noted the following missing information from emergency contact form: parent's home address and phone number(Child 5), parent's work address (Child 3 & 5), and parent's work phone number (Child 3-5)
On 6/14/2024, Staff #1 was observed on video from 6/8/2024 at 12:40 PM grabbing Child #1 by the arm quickly and placed the child on the floor between her legs. Staff #1 sat on a chair and made Child #1 sit on the floor. Staff #1 would not allow for Child #1 to get up for approximately 2 minutes. Staff #1 used her arms and legs to keep Child #1 sitting on the floor. It was also observed on video from 6/8/2024 at 1:27 PM, that Child #1 was trying to throw a stuffed animal at the other children in the room. Staff #2 grabbed the stuffed toy out of Child #1's hands. Child #1 walked over to the children and sat on the tabletop arms crossed and head down Staff #2 walked over to Child #1 and grabbed his upper left arm and pulled him off the table. Child #1 was pulling away and was trying to get back on to the tabletop. Staff #2 pushed Child #1 with his arm a few times and then had the child grabbed by his upper right arm holding him with one hand while pushing the table away with the other. Then Staff #2 had Child #1 by his left arm, using her right arm to grab his upper arm and her left arm to grab his forearm and pulled him away. As she did that the child dropped to the ground on his…
On 6/14/2024, a video from 6/8/2024 was reviewed at the facility. Child #1 was observed to be left alone in the classroom three separate times on 6/8/2024 between 1:38 PM-1:44 PM. Each time, Staff #1 walked out of the classroom and returned about one minute later.
File for staff person #4, see code sheet for hire date, did not contain a completed NSOR verification certificate, and this staff person is outside of their 45 day provisional hire period.
It was observed and stated that the facility did not have a continuity of operations plan created as required.
File for staff person #1, #2, #3, and #6 did not contain documentation verifying that these facility persons received emergency plan training on an annual basis; there was no documentation on file of this training dated within the last 12 months.
It was observed that the first aid kit in Room 3 did not contain soap.
It was observed in the school age bathroom that the garbage can did not contain a lid.
File for facility person #3 contained a health assessment dated 9/13/18. No updated health assessment completed within the last 24 months was observed on file.
File for facility person #2 did not contain the written results of a TB test. There was no initial or subsequent TB test results observed on file.
File for staff person #5 contained a written heath assessment, but that assessment did not address whether an examination for communicable diseases was conducted and did not address the assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care. The questions to address these were left blank on the staff person's health assessment that was observed on file.
It was observed at the time of inspection that infants and toddlers were in care, but the written emergency plan created by the facility did not contain accommodations for infants or toddlers. The facility also stated they provided a letter regarding the emergency plan to all enrolled families, but the letter observed did not include all required emergency plan details. The letter to parents was missing lockdown procedures and accommodations for infants and toddlers.
It was observed that the facility did not have written proof of purchase or an attestation statement on file for the interconnected smoke alarm system that was installed at the facility.
It was observed that the facility did not have pick up and drop off routes posted, and they did not provide annual written notification to their local traffic authority of the pick up and drop off routes around the facility.
Files for staff person #1 and #6 did not contain written documentation of a staff evaluation, completed by the director, within the last 12 months as required.
It was observed and stated that the facility did not provide to all parents of enrolled children information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office.
On 10/17/2023, the fire drill/fire detection log showed that the fire detection system in the facility had not been manually tested since 9/15/2023.
Staff #1 has not completed the mandated reporter training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet).
Staff #1 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): The required pre-service health and safety training.
On 5/18/2023, Staff #2 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff #2 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 4/23/2018.
On 5/18/2023, Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 all had current clearances on file. However, the clearances were not updated within 60 months as required by the CPSL. Staff #1 completed the state police clearance on 9/15/2022, the child abuse clearance on 11/10/2022 and the FBI clearance on 11/12/2022. The previous clearances on file for Staff #1 were dated as follows: 6/14/2017 for the state police and child abuse clearances and 6/15/2017 for the FBI clearance. Staff #2 completed the state police clearance on 4/17/2023 and the child abuse clearance on 5/2/2023. The previous clearances on file for Staff #2 were dated 3/27/2018 for the state police clearance and 4/11/2018 for the child abuse clearance. Staff #3 completed the state police clearance on 5/18/2023, the child abuse clearance on 4/7/2023 and the FBI clearance on 3/18/2023. The previous clearances on file for Staff #3 were dated as follows: 4/10/2018 for the state police, 10/25/2017 for child abuse and 10/18/2017 for the FBI.
On 5/18/2023, a play dollhouse in the preschool area was observed to be cracked with sharp edges exposed.
On 5/18/2023, the facility did not have documentation on file to show that an emergency drill had been conducted in previous 12 months.
On 5/18/2023, the fire drill log showed that fire drills have not been conducted at least once every 60 days. The most recent fire drill documented was on 3/15/2023.
On 5/18/2023, the fire drill/fire detection log showed that the fire detection system in the facility had not been manually tested since 7/14/2022.
Staff persons #1, #2, #3 and #4 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/2022.
Staff #1 did not complete mandated reporter training within 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 6/19/2017. Staff #1 completed training on 11/15/2022. Staff #2 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 4/23/2018.
On 5/18/2023, the emergency contact information form for Child #1 did not include signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child, and also did not include signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. See LIS code sheet.
During the Renewal Inspection on 5/12/2022, the following staff did not have documentation of completion of annual emergency plan on file within previous 12 months: Staff #1, Staff #2, Staff #3, Staff #4 and Staff #5. Staff #6 did not have documentation of completion emergency plan at initial employment. See code sheet for date of hire.
During the Renewal Inspection on 5/12/2022, peeling paint was seen in the preschool/toddler bathroom near the window.
During the Renewal Inspection on 5/12/2022, a cracked plastic playhouse with sharp edges exposed was observed on the outdoor playground.
During the Renewal Inspection on 5/12/2022, most recent health report on file for Child #1, an infant was dated 8/30/2021. See code sheet for date of enrollment.
During the Renewal Inspection on 5/12/2022, the most recent health assessment on file for Staff #3 was dated 11/21/2019.
During the Renewal Inspection on 5/12/2022, the owner could not locate the fire drill log and fire detection log to show that fire drills have been conducted at least every 60 days and that the fire detection system has been tested at least every 30 days.
During the Renewal Inspection on 5/12/2022, the facility did not have written policies and procedures in place for the identification and the prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment.
During the Renewal Inspection on 5/12/2022, the following staff did not have staff evaluations on file that were completed during the previous 12 months: Staff #1, Staff #2, Staff #4 and Staff #5.
During the Renewal Inspection on 5/12/2022, Staff #6 did not have any written, nonfamily references on file. See code sheet for date of hire.
During the Renewal Inspection on 5/12/2022, the following staff did not have documentation that they had completed 12 hours of annual child care training completed within previous 12 months: Staff #1, Staff #3, and Staff #5
“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.
Daily rates
| Age group | Full time, per day | Part time, per day |
|---|---|---|
| Newborn (Under 6 Weeks) | $49.00 | $42.00 |
| Infant (6 Weeks-12 mos.) | $49.00 | $42.00 |
| Young Toddler (13-24 mos.) | $45.00 | $40.00 |
| Older Toddler (25-36 mos.) | $42.00 | $38.00 |
| Preschool (37 mos.- Entering K) | $40.00 | $35.00 |
| Young School-Age (K-3rd gr.) | $36.00 | $30.00 |
| Older School-Age (4th gr.-15 yrs.) | $36.00 | $30.00 |
The daily price the center lists in Pennsylvania’s COMPASS search for families paying privately. The state notes that rates are subject to change and programs don’t have to share them, so confirm with the center. See what daycare costs in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
Has Darilyns Kiddie City Daycare Center LLC had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 7 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 May 29, 2026 (background checks): “During a renewal inspection on 5/29/26 Cert rep noted the following violations of the the Child Protective Services Law(CPSL): Staff 3 did not renew their PSP clearance within 60 months. This is evidenced by previous…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Darilyns Kiddie City Daycare Center LLC?
Pennsylvania lists 2 complaint investigations 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 Darilyns Kiddie City Daycare Center LLC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 2, effective Aug 13, 2026. 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 Darilyns Kiddie City Daycare Center LLC compare with other daycares in Reading?
It is tied for #78 of 84 centers in Reading by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 89% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Darilyns Kiddie City Daycare Center LLC last inspected?
May 29, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
How much does Darilyns Kiddie City Daycare Center LLC cost?
It reported full-time daily rates of $49.00 for newborn, $49.00 for infant, $45.00 for young toddler, $42.00 for older toddler in Pennsylvania’s COMPASS search. Rates can change; confirm with the center.
Who runs Darilyns Kiddie City Daycare Center LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Darilyns Kiddie City Daycare Center LLC.
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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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