Grace United Methodist Church is a certified child care center in Wellsville, PA, with capacity for 26 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 7 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (4 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 105 centers in York County and has fewer citations per inspection than 87% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The emergency contact information form on file for child #2 does not include health insurance coverage and poilicy number.
The emergency contact information form on file for child #1, child #2, and child #3 does not provide the addresses for individuals designated by the parent to whom the child could be released to.
The emergency information contact form on file for child #2, does not have parental written consent for emergency medical care and administration of minor first-aid. The emergency information contact form on file for child #3, does not have parental written permission for administration of minor first-aid.
Staff person #1 was hired 3/1/23. Staff person #1 did not have on file a PA State Police Criminal Clearance for the purpose employment on file.
The facility did not have on file documentation annual emergency training was completed.
It was observed at the time of inspection child #1's file did not contain a medication log including written parental consent for administration of medication (asthma inhaler).
It was observed at the time of inspection a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency was not displayed conspicuously in every child care space.
“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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Has Grace United Methodist Church 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 Jan 17, 2024 (background checks): “Staff person #1 was hired 3/1/23. Staff person #1 did not have on file a PA State Police Criminal Clearance for the purpose employment on file.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Grace United Methodist Church?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Grace United Methodist Church since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Grace United Methodist Church’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Apr 16, 2019. 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 Grace United Methodist Church compare with other daycares in York County?
It is tied for #12 of 105 centers in York County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 87% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Grace United Methodist Church last inspected?
Dec 9, 2025 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Grace United Methodist Church?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Grace United Methodist Church.
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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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