Handled With Care Academy
Handled With Care Academy is a certified child care center in Erie, PA, with capacity for 38 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 1 violation, and it was core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #2 of 58 centers in Erie and has fewer citations per inspection than 89% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The file for staff person #1 who was hired as an assistant group supervisor on (See LIS Code Sheet) lacked a valid child abuse clearance. The child abuse clearance was requested for volunteer purposes instead of being requested for employment purposes.
“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 Handled With Care Academy 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 May 19, 2026 (background checks): “The file for staff person #1 who was hired as an assistant group supervisor on (See LIS Code Sheet) lacked a valid child abuse clearance. The child abuse clearance was requested for volunteer purposes instead of being…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Handled With Care Academy?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Handled With Care Academy since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Handled With Care Academy’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jun 26, 2026. 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 Handled With Care Academy compare with other daycares in Erie?
It is #2 of 58 centers in Erie by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 89% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Handled With Care Academy last inspected?
May 19, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Handled With Care Academy?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Handled With Care Childcare Facility LLC.
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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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