Ducklings
Ducklings is a certified child care center in West Chester, PA, with capacity for 147 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 4 times. The state cited 1 violation, and it was core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #2 of 37 centers in West Chester and has fewer citations per inspection than 94% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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During a renewal inspection conducted on 4/23/26 and follow up inspection conducted on 4/29/2026, 20 staff files were reviewed. Staff person # 1 file FBI, Child Abuse and NSOR clearances were expired. Facility Person # 1 may not work in a child care position at the facility.
“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 Ducklings had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 1 violation 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 Apr 23, 2026 (background checks): “During a renewal inspection conducted on 4/23/26 and follow up inspection conducted on 4/29/2026, 20 staff files were reviewed. Staff person # 1 file FBI, Child Abuse and NSOR clearances were expired. Facility Person #…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ducklings?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Ducklings since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Ducklings’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4, effective Sep 9, 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 Ducklings compare with other daycares in West Chester?
It is #2 of 37 centers in West Chester by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 94% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ducklings last inspected?
Apr 23, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Ducklings?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Three Ducks 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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