Forever Friends Child Care
Forever Friends Child Care is a certified child care center in Springfield, PA, with capacity for 56 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 14 violations, 3 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (5 of 14). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2 of 12 centers in Springfield and has fewer citations per inspection than 68% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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On 7-10-2025 during an unannounced visit, the files of staff persons #1 and #2 did not include an FBI clearance.
On 10-30-2024 during a Renewal inspection, the walls by the children's bathroom in the Young toddlers room on the 1st floor and the walls by the door that leads to downstairs were dirty.
On 10-30-2024 during a Renewal inspection, all 3 Toddler rooms did not have clothing for dramatic role playing.
On 10-30-2024 during a Renewal inspection, staff person #1 did not have the updated Health and Safety Training in file.
On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, 3 children were observed in the younger preschool classroom unsupervised because staff person #1 was in the bathroom in the older toddler classroom with 3 other students.
On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, staff person #2 was unable to identify the children assigned without assistance from staff person #4.
On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, the facility did not have a separate incident report file for the center.
On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, the older preschool classroom had an oil deodorizer (wallflower) plugged into the wall.
On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, a small nail was found on the shelf in the play kitchen in the older preschool classroom. The floor in the older toddler classroom was very dusty. The bottom of the fence for the outdoor play area had sharp, metal edges poking out.
On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, toys inside the bins in the young toddler classroom presented dirt. The toy kitchen in the older preschool classroom presented dirt on the shelves.
On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, staff person #3 failed to wash hands after diapering a child.
On 12-8-2023 during the Renewal inspection, the emergency contact form for child #1 was not present in the space where the child was receiving care.
AT THE TIME OF THE RENEWAL INSPECTION THE CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED THAT CHILD #1 HAD A HEALTH REPORTED THAT WAS NOT DATED WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THE HEALTH REPORT OBSERVED WAS DATED 3/26/2021.
AT THE TIME OF THE RENEWAL INSPECTION THE CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED THAT THE EMERGENCY PLAN FOR THE FACILITY DID NOT PROVIDE FOR ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE INFANTS AND TODDLERS THAT ARE ENROLLED 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.
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Common questions
Has Forever Friends Child Care had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 3 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 Jul 10, 2025 (background checks): “On 7-10-2025 during an unannounced visit, the files of staff persons #1 and #2 did not include an FBI clearance.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Forever Friends Child Care?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Forever Friends Child Care since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Forever Friends Child Care’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jan 6, 2022. 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 Forever Friends Child Care compare with other daycares in Springfield?
It is tied for #2 of 12 centers in Springfield by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 68% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Forever Friends Child Care last inspected?
Nov 6, 2025 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Forever Friends Child Care?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Neateb LLC.
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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