Foundations Early Learning Academy of Bethlehem LL

Facility person # 1 did not have a State Police clearance completed in over 60 months from 10/19/18 to 2/6/24. Facility person # 1does not have a current FBI clearance on file. The FBI clearance for facility staff # 1 expired on 10/30/23. Facility person # 2 hired and working in childcare does not have a state police clearance or child abuse clearance on file for employment. Facility person # 2 has volunteer state police and child abuse clearances on file.

The first aid kit in the toddler room does not have gloves or tape in the first aid kit.

There are 3 stained ceiling tiles in the preschool bathroom and peeling chipped paint behind the toilet. The school aged classroom - Door 7 on the second floor- has storage (car seats, toys, infant swings in boxes, and holiday decorations) in the room measured as childcare space. There is a microwave on a child's chair in the SA classroom Door 6 that is accessible to the children.

Staff person # 1 does not have 12 hours of childcare training of the required annual training.

During a complaint investigation conducted on 5/15/23, rep observed the original incident report on file at facility with no parent signature for an incident reported on 5/8/23 for child # 1. The original incident report was on file also for an incident reported on 9/21/22 with child # 1. Operator did not have a copy or original incident report of two incidents reported to happen on 3/21/23 and 4/6/23 with child # 1.

Facility staff # 1 hired and working in childcare does not have the required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: 10-hour Health and Safety training.

Facility red children's single chair in the school aged classroom and a tumbling mat in the school aged classroom have tears in the seat cushion of the chair and the side corner of the mat. The wooden heater cover in the preschool classroom=om has nails sticking out on top.

The following facility staff have been hired and working and have not had fire safety training in over 12 months: Facility staff # 1, 2, & 3.

Staff person #1 &# 3 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/22.

Child # 1 enrolled and attending facility does not have a fee agreement on file.

Staff person # 1 has not completed the following pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: PQAS approved Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Staff person # 1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person # 1 has not completed the following pre-service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Child # 1 was observed sleeping in an unlabeled pack in play in the infant classroom.

During a complaint investigation on 9/29/22, it was determined that child # 1 was not supervised while at the facility. Child sustained a serious injury and facility staff # 1 was unaware what may have happened and thought maybe child # 1 tripped. During an unannounced visit on 10/13/22 rep observed anther agency worker take child # 2 to another facility classroom to do therapy with child # 2. No facility staff were in the classroom with child # 2 and the other agency worker.

During a complaint investigation on 9/29/22, it was determined that facility person # 1 has mistreated or abused child # 1 on 9/23/22 while being cared for in the facility.

During an unannounced inspection conducted at facility on 7/22/1/22, rep observed facility staff # 2 unsupervised and alone with 11 children, the youngest child in the school aged classroom with facility staff # 2 was 4 years old.

Child # 2 was observed in facility classroom sleeping at 12:30 pm while rep was at facility in facility infant/toddler classroom. Staff # 1 reported child# 2 had not eaten lunch at facility as facility staff # 1 was waiting for child #2's father to return to facility with child #2's lunch as they forgot to send it with child #2in the am when child #2 arrived at facility for the day. Child # 2 was at facility for 4 hours and did not have lunch. Child # 2 was observed in child's pack n play asleep before having lunch or a parent or guardian arriving at facility.

During a investigation at facility on 7/21/22, child # 1 a school aged child reported to certification rep that if children are not listening and following facility class rules before lunch, the children not following the rules are not served lunch until after all the other children in the classroom are served and are done eating their lunch as a form of discipline for not following the rules. There were 11 other school aged children (7 years of age and up) present when this was discussed and all the children confirmed to rep this was true.

During an unannounced inspection at facility on 7/21/22, facility staff # 1 and # 3 reported that no school aged children were present at facility at the time that they were on a field trip at Urban Air Adventure Trampoline Park in Allentown, PA until appx 1 PM. Certification rep reported to the trampoline park, facility staff and children were not at park verified by trampoline park staff for the day. When rep returned to facility, school aged children present reported they did not go to the park at all or leave facility for a field trip at all on 7/21/22 as reported to rep by facility staff # 1 & # 3.

During an unannounced monitoring inspection on 7/11/22, rep observed facility staff # 2's file and facility staff #2 has pediatric first aid and cpr that is expired on file. Pediatric first aid and CPR expired in April 2022. Facility staff # 2 was off for the day and not working at the facility at the time of the inspection.

Staff person #1 has not completed the following required 10 hour Health and Safety Training and Pediatric First Aid and CPR pre-service training's within 90 days of their date of hire. Facility staff person # 1 was being supervised by a staff person that qualifies as an AGS and has completed the 10 hour Health and Safety training and Pediatric First aid and cpr training.

A complaint investigation was conducted on 1/11/22. At time of the investigation certification rep observed facility exits from the basement to the first floor landing front door and the first floor landing to the second floor obstructed with large boxes, storage totes, a microwave, car seats, bags of clothes, stuffed animals, a vacuum, gazebo box, floor cleaner, baby gates, floor lamps, an air duct system and a vase.