Ecs Out of School Time Program
Ecs Out of School Time Program is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 8 times. The state cited 32 violations, 4 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (14 of 32). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #498 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 59% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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At time of inspection, the emergency telephone numbers and pickup/drop off procedures were not posted as required.
At time of inspection, daily activities were not posted in childcare spaces. After snack in the cafeteria, all groups separate into classrooms for the remainder of the program until pickup. The facility had not created a trifold poster board that travel with them to display activities.
At time of inspection, the director did not ensure that evacuation routes were posted in a conspicuous location on each floor of the facility.
At time of inspection the facility did not have a written plan for transporting a child in the event of an emergency posted in the childcare space.
Staff person #1 (hired 1/28/21) had 10 out of the 12 required annual childcare training hours documented in her record.
Continued non-compliance with ratio of mixed aged group children. At the time of inspection, it was observed during the beginning of the after-school programming, there were only 2 staff members in the cafeteria with 31 children with the youngest being an YSA child.
Continued non-compliance... At the time of inspection, it was observed that children did not wash their hands prior to eating snack or was using sanitizer in place of handwashing.
At the time of inspection, it was observed that the young school-age children in 1st and 2nd grade were out of ratio. There were 33 children with 2 staff members in the group.
At the time of inspection, documentation of the staff persons #1 through #4 Emergency Plan training was not available.
At the time of inspection, child #2 health assessment did not answer the question regarding the child's health history and if the child is on any medications or special diets.
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At the time of inspection, children #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8 and #9 did not have verification of immunization records on file.
At the time of inspection, the children did not wash their hands prior to eating snack.
At the time of inspection, staff person #3 did not have the required Health and Safety training on file.
At the time of inspection, staff persons #1 and #2 did not have an annual evaluation on file. Last evaluation was dated 6.30.2023.
At the time of inspection, a written daily activities plan was not in each childcare space.
At the time of inspection, children #2 through #6 and #8 through #10 Agreement Forms was not signed by the operator/provider. Child #7 Agreement Form was not signed by the operator and parent.
At the time of inspection, children #2 through #10, Agreement Forms did not have the child's admissions date.
At the time of inspection, child #9 Emergency Contact Form did not have the child's date of birth.
At the time of inspection, child #10 Emergency Contact Form did not have the medical insurance policy information.
At the time of inspection, children #3, #7, #8 and #10 Emergency Contact Forms did not have the addresses of the authorized release persons.
At the time of inspection, children #1 and #5 did not have initial health assessments on file.
At the time of inspection, staff persons #1 and #2 did not have the documented 12 annual hours of childcare training.
While conducting the renewal inspection on 1/12/23 staff persons# 1 file did not include verification of education.
During the inspection on 2/1/2023 a first-aid kit in the K and 1st grade classroom was missing soap.
During the inspection on 2/2/2022 staff person # 1,11 and 12 did not know the all of the names and whereabouts of the children in their assigned group.
During the inspection 2/2/2022 the file record child# 1 did not include signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.
During the inspection 2/2/2022 the file records for staff person #1, 2,3,4, 5,6,7,8,9, 10, 11 and 12 did not include annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training.
During the electronic inspection on 1/31/2022 the file record for staff person #2 included a State police clearance that expired (dated:1/24/2017). The file record for staff person #7 did not include a NSOR. The file record for staff person #8 included an unacceptable FBI clearance. Facility Person #2,7 and 8--- may not work in a child care position at the facility.
During the electronic inspection on 1/31/2022 the file record for staff person #1 included a physical that recorded the staff person has having communicable diseases and did not include the results of that examination.
During the electronic inspection on 1/31/2022 the file record for staff persons # 4 did not include verification of age.
During the electronic inspection on 1/31/2022 the file records for staff persons # 3,4, and 5 did not include verification of child care experience. The file record for staff person#4 did not include verification of education.
During the electronic inspection on 1/31/2022 the file records for staff person # 2, and 9 did not include acceptable verification of education, the degree observed did not identify the study/major of the degree conferred.
During the electronic inspection on 1/31/2022 the file records for staff person #1,3, 4, and 6 did not include two written, non family references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.
“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 Ecs Out of School Time Program had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 4 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 Feb 28, 2025 (staff ratios): “Continued non-compliance with ratio of mixed aged group children. At the time of inspection, it was observed during the beginning of the after-school programming, there were only 2 staff members in the cafeteria with 31…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ecs Out of School Time Program?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Ecs Out of School Time Program since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Ecs Out of School Time Program’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 2, effective Jul 7, 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 Ecs Out of School Time Program compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #498 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 59% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ecs Out of School Time Program last inspected?
Sep 17, 2026 (initial review). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Ecs Out of School Time Program?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of PA.
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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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