Early Bird Childcare Edgewood STEAM Academy
Early Bird Childcare Edgewood STEAM Academy is a certified child care center in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 7 times. The state cited 19 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (8 of 19). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 251 centers in Pittsburgh and has fewer citations per inspection than 75% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The file for Staff #1 contained a health assessment that was not documented on the DHS Staff Health Assessment form. As a result, the file does not contain the information required by DHS regulations.
Staff Person #2 (0 Hours) lacked a minimum of 12 hours of childcare training. (SEE LIS CODE SHEET)
A copy of the facility's current Emergency Plan was not posted in a conspicuous place.
The two most recent Pediatric First Aid and Pediatric CPR Trainings for staff #1 were dated more than 24-months apart. (SEE LIS CODE SHEET)
The Emergency Contact form(s) for child(ren) file(s) #1 lacked the "Address of the Listed Release Person." (SEE LIS CODE SHEET)
According to the Fire Drill Log, the last fire drill conducted was in 12/16/24.
Staff person#1 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 5/2/20.
The NSOR certification for Staff #1 was dated after Staff #1's Date of Hire. Therefore, Staff #1 was incorrectly provisionally hired.
At approximately 3:55 pm, facility person #1 was in the hall with the children outside the restroom preparing to go to the cafeteria. When asked to identify their group, 13 children were identified. The 13 children were all identified as being young school age children, making the ratio 1:12.
The file of facility person #1 contained documentation of the completion of the 1 hour "Pennsylvania Health and Safety Update 2022" being completed on 1/31/2023, which is after the required date of 12/30/2023.
Documentation of current pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR of faciltiy person #2 was renewed after the expiration of the prior (8/2/2021 and 9/18/2023).
The emergency contact form of child #3 did not contain the telephone number of the child's physician.
The emergency contact form of child #3 did not contain the work address and telephone number of the enrolling parent.
The emergency contact form of child #1 did not contain 2 addresses and child #4 did not contain 3 telephone numbers of the persons designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.
Child file #1 contained an initial health assessment dated 11/10/21 which was more than 60 days after admission to the program. Child file #2 contained an initial health assessment dated 10/26/21 which was more than 60 days after admission to the program.
Child file #1 lacked the fee amount on the agreement form.
Child file #2 lacked the parent signature for consent of emergency medical care on the emergency contact form.
Staff file #1 contained documentation of 11 of the 12 clock hours of child care training required annually and borrowed 1 hr from 9/23/22 training. Staff file #2 contained documentation of 3 of the 12 clock hours of child care training required annually and borrowed 9 hrs from 10/2/22 training.
The child file for Child #1 contained an emergency contact information form that lacked an address for one of the designated release persons listed.
“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.
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Common questions
Has Early Bird Childcare Edgewood STEAM Academy 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 Oct 22, 2024 (background checks): “The NSOR certification for Staff #1 was dated after Staff #1's Date of Hire. Therefore, Staff #1 was incorrectly provisionally hired.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Early Bird Childcare Edgewood STEAM Academy?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Early Bird Childcare Edgewood STEAM Academy since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Early Bird Childcare Edgewood STEAM Academy’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 Early Bird Childcare Edgewood STEAM Academy compare with other daycares in Pittsburgh?
It is tied for #23 of 251 centers in Pittsburgh 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 Early Bird Childcare Edgewood STEAM Academy last inspected?
Oct 7, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Early Bird Childcare Edgewood STEAM Academy?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Early Bird Childcare.
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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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