Flying Hills Preschool

At the time of the inspection, staff person #5 did not update the NSOR certificate every 60 months prior to the current certificate expiration date. This is evidenced by the NSOR certificate on file dated 1/14/20.

During a renewal inspection on 2/07/25 at 10:06 a.m., Staff person #1, #2, #3 were observed with 14 mixed-age toddlers, getting the children ready to go outside. When the group left the classroom, Child #6 was observed sleeping, with his coat on, inside the cozy cube. The Certification representative found the child sleeping, and alerted staff #4 to come back to the room. At that time, Staff #3 yelled back from the playground "Do we have a straggler?" Staff #4 entered the room and acknowledged that she only observed 13 children entering the playground. Child #6 was left unsupervised by facility staff in the classroom for approximately 2 minutes.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #7 did not complete fire safety training annually. This is evidenced by the current fire safety training date of 1/29/25 and the previous training date of 7/6/23.

At the time of the inspection, the file of staff person #1, #2, #3, #6 and staff person #14 did not include 2,500 hours to accompany the high school diploma and therefore, they could not qualify as assistant group supervisors.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #12 did not have a transcript to accompany the bachelor's degree on file to determine the major of the degree and therefore, could not qualify as a group supervisor.

At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact form for child #1 did not include the address of the child's physician or source of medical care or the enrolling parent's work phone number.

At the time of the inspection, on the emergency contact form for child #4, there was no address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

At the time of the inspection, the agreement on file for child #2 was not reviewed/updated every 6 months as required. This is evidenced by the current review date of 1/9/25 and the previous review date of 5/10/24. The agreement for child #5 last had a review date of 4/9/24 and not every 6 months, as required.

During unannounced monitoring conducted 8/22/2024, peeling paint was observed in school-age and toddler classrooms.

During unannounced monitoring, health assessments on file for staff person #1 were dated 4/21/2022 and 7/18/2024, which is past 24 months.

During unannounced monitoring conducte3d 8/22/2024, staff person #2 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/2022.

File for staff person #1, see code sheet for hire date, contained neither a copy of the request for an out of state child abuse registry clearance nor the full completed clearance. Staff person #1 has been a resident of another state within the last 5 years.

It was observed that a thermometer was not present in the refrigerator in room 1.

File for child #1, see code sheet for birth date, contained a health reported dated 10/27/22 and a subsequent health report dated 1/15/24. These dates show that this child's health report was updated more than 12 months apart.

It was observed that two inhalers were present in room 2, and neither of these inhalers were accepted or stored in their original containers.

It was observed in room 1 that two separate medications were present without having the names of the children for whom the medication was intended written on those medications.

It was observed in room 1 that medication was present for child #2, and this medication had been administered. A medication log was created and present. However, the medication log did not include the name of the medication on the form as required.

Files for staff person #2 and #3, who were both employed as assistant group supervisors, did not contain adequate documentation of experience or education to meet one of the applicable qualifications for the position in which they were hired. Although the file for staff person #2 did contain a college transcript verifying 15 credit hours from an accredited college or university, the file did not contain adequate verification of obtaining a high school diploma or 1 year verified experience working with children. Although the file for staff person #3 did contain a high school and college diploma, the college diploma did not indicate the field of study. In addition, neither the college transcripts nor documentation of experience was observed on file.

It was observed that the facility's current certificate of compliance was not posted in a conspicuous location used by all parents.

Files for staff person #1 and #2 (see code sheet for hire dates), did not contain fire safety training completed within the last 12 months as required.

Staff person #1 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): all 10 health and safety training topics including pediatric first aid/CPR from a PQAS approved trainer. Staff person #2 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): pediatric first aid/CPR from a PQAS approved trainer. Although staff person #2 completed their 10 hour health and safety training topics, they have not completed the following professional development training by the required due date of 12/30/22: the 1 hour Pennsylvania Health and Safety Update 2022.

It was observed in the front toddler room that cleaning materials were left stored in the floor mop accessible to children.

It was observed in the front toddler room that the plastic frame around the door was broken and cracked creating a sharp edge near the bottom of the door frame accessible to children.

It was observed in the front toddler room that a small car contained a label stating not suitable for children under 3 years old due to its small removable parts. The toy was left accessible to mouthing children in that space.

File for child #1 did not contain documentation of the review of all age-appropriate immunizations recommended by the ACIP; the file was missing documentation regarding the influenza vaccine.

Staff persons #2-10 have not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): pediatric first aid/CPR from a PQAS approved trainer and a PQAS approved curriculum.

Although mandated reporter training is now on file for staff person #1, this had not been completed and on file within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet for date of hire).

File for staff person #1, hired 8/30/21, did not contain a full and complete PA state police clearance. File for staff person #2, hired 1/24/18, contained two PA state police clearances dated 8/25/16 and 1/20/22, and two child abuse clearances dated 8/26/16 and 2/4/22. These dates show that staff person #2 did not have their updated PA state police clearance or child abuse clearance on file within the 60 month timeframe as required by the CPSL. File for staff person #3, hired 6/7/21, contained a NSOR verification application dated 5/6/21 and the NSOR verification certificate dated 10/5/21. This documentation shows that staff person #3 was hired provisionally, but did not obtain the required clearance within their 45 day provisional hire period as required.

It was observed that an outlet in the preschool bathroom was not covered.

It was observed that a marker indicating "keep out of reach of children" was being stored in a lower level cabinet in the preschool room allowing it to be accessible to the children in care.

It was observed that gloves were missing from the first aid kit in the preschool room.

It was observed in the outdoor play space that the wooden fence surrounding this area contained rough splintered edges along some of the wooden pieces of the fence causing a visible hazard.

It was observed in the preschool room that there were several areas of chipped or peeling paint. It was observed on the purple wall under the windows, on the white cabinet doors under the preschool room sink, and on the yellow wall in the preschool bathroom.

It was observed in the toddler room that a plastic drawer containing marker lids and other art supplies such as drawing materials and sponges with a diameter of less than 1 inch were accessible to mouthing children being cared for in this room.

It was observed that the tops of the refrigerators in each room, where materials were being stored, had surfaces that were left dusty and unclean.