Gpy Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School
Gpy Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School is a certified child care center in Pottstown, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 5 violations, none of them core-safety. 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 27 centers in Pottstown and has fewer citations per inspection than 90% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The health assessment on file for child #3 did not have the date of examination.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The record for staff person #1 did not include the required CPR pediatric first aid training.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The fee agreement for child #1 was not dated or signed by the operator.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The emergency contact form for child #2 did not include the address of the individuals designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.
Certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The health assessment on file for staff person #1 was expired.
“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 Gpy Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 5 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Gpy Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Gpy Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Gpy Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Apr 15, 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 Gpy Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School compare with other daycares in Pottstown?
It is #3 of 27 centers in Pottstown by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 90% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Gpy Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School last inspected?
Jan 29, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Gpy Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Greater Philadelphia YMCA.
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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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