Frankford Friends School Early Childhood Center
Frankford Friends School Early Childhood Center is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA, with capacity for 18 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 3 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #166 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 85% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 6 staff files and the file for staff #1 did not include out-of-state clearances for North Carolina.
During the renewal inspection, certification representative conducted a facility walkthrough, and the fire extinguisher inspection date expired April 2026 in main childcare space and in the indoor play space.
During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 5 staff files and the file for staff #1 did not include an updated health assessment
“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 Frankford Friends School Early Childhood Center had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 1 violation 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 7, 2026 (background checks): “During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 6 staff files and the file for staff #1 did not include out-of-state clearances for North Carolina.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Frankford Friends School Early Childhood Center?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Frankford Friends School Early Childhood Center since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Frankford Friends School Early Childhood Center’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Oct 14, 2025. 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 Frankford Friends School Early Childhood Center compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #166 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 85% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Frankford Friends School Early Childhood Center last inspected?
Jul 7, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Frankford Friends School Early Childhood Center?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Frankford Friends School.
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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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