Early Life Academy Richmond Elementary
Early Life Academy Richmond Elementary is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 2 violations, none of them core-safety. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #69 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 93% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
During a renewal inspection conducted on 3/12/2024, Certification Representative observed that the program was in the cafeteria with the children in care without a first aid kit.
During a renewal inspection conducted on 3/12/2024, Certification Representative reviewed the facility's fire drill log and observed that the facility did not document a fire drill once every 60 days are required. The facility documented a fire drill on 11/17/2023 and the next fire drill was 2/15/2024.
“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
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
Common questions
Has Early Life Academy Richmond Elementary had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 2 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Early Life Academy Richmond Elementary?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Early Life Academy Richmond Elementary since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Early Life Academy Richmond Elementary’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Apr 26, 2024. 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 Life Academy Richmond Elementary compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #69 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 93% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Early Life Academy Richmond Elementary last inspected?
Mar 3, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Early Life Academy Richmond Elementary?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Early Life Academy.
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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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