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Discover Learn & Grow Early Learning

418 Mill St, Bristol, PA 19007 · Bucks County
Keystone STAR 2

Discover Learn & Grow Early Learning is a certified child care center in Bristol, PA, with capacity for 42 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 4 times. The state cited 13 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (6 of 13). 6 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #2 of 9 centers in Bristol and has fewer citations per inspection than 69% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 69% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. About typical
#2 of 9 centers in Bristol
0 Core-safety citations
13 Other citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
13 citations from 4 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · 6 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 31, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 31, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Aug 5, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Oct 14, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Apr 22, 2024 · Inspection · no citation
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 6
Records & paperwork 5
Training & qualifications 2

Citations, newest first

Citation Aug 31, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety
Building Surfaces 55 Pa. Code §3270.76
The vent cover to the heating/cooling system between study room and study room 2 is broken and dirty.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 31, 2026): “Will replace the vent cover.”
Citation Aug 31, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety
No peeling paint or plaster 55 Pa. Code §3270.77(a)
Peeled paint was observed in the front room.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 31, 2026): “Will repair and patch the wall.”
Citation Aug 31, 2026 Inspection Records & paperwork
Admission date 55 Pa. Code §3270.123(a)(6)
Fee agreement for child 1,2 and 3 did not specify the date of the child's admission.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 31, 2026): “Director will add the admission date on the fee agreements.”
Citation Aug 31, 2026 Inspection Records & paperwork
Parent home/work address, phone 55 Pa. Code §3270.124(b)(3)
Emergency contact for child 1 and 3 was missing the work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 31, 2026): “Director will ask parent to provide the work address and telephone number.”
Citation Aug 31, 2026 Inspection Records & paperwork
Current/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos 55 Pa. Code §3270.181(b)/3270.181(c)
Emergency contact and fee agreement for child 1 and 3 were expired.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 31, 2026): “Parents will be given a new emergency contact and fee agreement to update.”
Citation Aug 31, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Age and Training 55 Pa. Code §3270.31(e)
Staff 1 was missing 12 annual training hours.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 10, 2026): “Staff 1 will complete the required 12 annual training hours.”
Citation Aug 5, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less 55 Pa. Code §3270.65
During renewal inspection certification rep observed some outlet covers missing
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 15, 2025): “All outlet covers have been covered”
Citation Aug 5, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
110º F or less 55 Pa. Code §3270.69(b)
During renewal inspection certification rep checked the water temperature. The water temperature in the girls bathroom was 111° F.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 15, 2025): “The water temperature has been adjusted.”
Citation Aug 5, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Above ground window opening restricted to 6" 55 Pa. Code §3270.72(d)
During renewal inspection certification rep checked the windows. All the windows opened more than 6 inches.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 26, 2025): “Windows are locked and guards added”
Citation Aug 5, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
No peeling paint or plaster 55 Pa. Code §3270.77(a)
During renewal inspection certification rep observed chipped paint.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 26, 2025): “Walls with chipped paint has been covered/ repaired”
Citation Oct 14, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff evaluations 55 Pa. Code §3270.34(a)(6)
File Records for Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 did not include a written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Oct 21, 2024): “File Records for Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 were updated to include a written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.”
Citation Oct 14, 2024 Inspection Records & paperwork
Name/address/phone release person 55 Pa. Code §3270.124(b)(7)
File record for Child #1 and Child #2 did not include emergency contact information with the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Oct 21, 2024): “File records for Child #1 and Child #2 was updated to include the addresses of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.”
Citation Oct 14, 2024 Inspection Records & paperwork
Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos 55 Pa. Code §3270.181(c)
File Records for Child #3, Child #4, and Child #5 did not include an update of the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Oct 21, 2024): “File Records for Child #3, Child #4, and Child #5 was upto dated include an update of the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information.”

“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

Issuance of Provisional Certificate of Compliance at the time of Initial May 2, 2024
COMPASS status: Pending Appeal · the center has since been granted a regular certificate

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

Capacity 42 children
Certificate status Regular (COMPASS: awaiting renewal)
Certificate valid through Oct 22, 2026
Keystone STARS STAR 2
since Oct 30, 2025 · what STARS means
Operator Discover Learn And Grow Center
Hours Monday–Friday 7:15 AM–5:30 PM How Pennsylvania centers’ hours compare
Phone (215) 458-7333
State certificate # CER-00245385
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Common questions

Has Discover Learn & Grow Early Learning had any serious violations?

No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 13 other citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Discover Learn & Grow Early Learning?

Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Discover Learn & Grow Early Learning since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

What is Discover Learn & Grow Early Learning’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 2, effective Oct 30, 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 Discover Learn & Grow Early Learning compare with other daycares in Bristol?

It is #2 of 9 centers in Bristol by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 69% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Discover Learn & Grow Early Learning last inspected?

Aug 31, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

Who runs Discover Learn & Grow Early Learning?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Discover Learn And Grow Center.

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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