Healthy Kids at Pittsburgh Minadeo Pre K to 5

6502 Lilac St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 · Allegheny County

Provisional certificate 1 core-safety citation in last 12 months

Healthy Kids at Pittsburgh Minadeo Pre K to 5 is a certified child care center in Pittsburgh, PA, with capacity for 184 children. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 6 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 6). All 6 came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #44 of 251 centers in Pittsburgh and has fewer citations per inspection than 56% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 56% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. About typical

Tied for #44 of 251 centers in Pittsburgh

1 Core-safety citations

5 Other citations

2 Inspections

0 Complaint investigations that found violations

6 citations from 2 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · 6 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 10, 2026

Every state visit

Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 4

Child protection 1

Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Citation Mar 10, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety

Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less 55 Pa. Code §3270.65

In the Cafeteria, 20 electrical outlets did not have protective receptacle covers.

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jun 5, 2026): “Outlet covers will be placed and staff will check areas daily for covers.”

Citation Mar 10, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety

Handwashing signs 55 Pa. Code §3270.82(h)

Handwashing signs were not posted near all toilets and sinks in the girls' and boys' restrooms near the cafeteria and the bathrooms near the auditorium.

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jun 1, 2026): “Hand washing signs were posted.”

Citation Mar 10, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety

Lidded waste receptacles 55 Pa. Code §3270.82(i)

The girls' and boys' bathrooms near the auditorium, as well as the girls' and boys' bathrooms near the cafeteria, contained trash receptacles that were not lidded.

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jun 11, 2026): “Lids were placed on trash cans.”

Citation Mar 10, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety

Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance 55 Pa. Code §3270.95(a)/3270.95(b)

Facility files did not contain proof of purchase for the interconnected fire detection system. The facility's fire detection system could not be tested at the time of inspection to verify operability. Facility files did not contain documentation indicating that the fire detection system had been tested and operable within the last 12 months by a fire safety professional.

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jun 11, 2026): “Team will get proof of purchase from school for the fire detection system, or an Attestation form will be completed. A fire report on fire alarms will be obtained and submitted.”

Core safety Nov 4, 2025 Inspection Child protection

Fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of compliance 55 Pa. Code §20.71(a)(7)

On September 16, 2025, the file for Staff Person #1 was submitted to the Department as part of the pre-inspection review. The file for Staff Person #1 contained documentation of a health assessment dated December 17, 2023. On September 17, 2025, the Department received a revised version of the same health assessment now dated December 17, 2024. The Family Medical Practice listed on both documents verified that the dates did not correspond with their medical records and confirmed that Staff Person #1 was not seen at their office on either December 17, 2023 or December 17, 2024. Therefore, both health assessments are considered invalid. Staff Person #1 does not have a health assessment at initial employment.

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 11, 2026): “Staff Person #1 was terminated from Healthy Kids Extended Day Program on November 6th after Staff Person #1 told me on November 4th that they had altered the date of the Health Assessment which had been originally dated December 17, 2021 and that he had falsified it to make it appear that it was…”

Citation Nov 4, 2025 Inspection Health & medication

12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test 55 Pa. Code §3270.151(a)/3270.192(3)

On September 16, 2025, the file for Staff Person #1 was submitted to the Department as part of the pre-inspection review. The file for Staff Person #1 contained documentation of a health assessment dated December 17, 2023. On September 17, 2025, the Department received a revised version of the same health assessment now dated December 17, 2024. The Family Medical Practice listed on both documents verified that the dates did not correspond with their medical records and confirmed that Staff Person #1 was not seen at their office on either December 17, 2023 or December 17, 2024. Therefore, both health assessments are considered invalid. Staff Person #1 does not have a health assessment at initial employment.

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 11, 2026): “Two staff persons with verified health assessment documents have replaced Staff Person #1 at this location.”

“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.

About this center

Capacity 184 children

Certificate status Provisional (COMPASS: awaiting renewal)

Certificate valid through Dec 11, 2026

Keystone STARS No STAR level

Operator Healthy Kids Extended Day Program INC

Phone —

State certificate # CER-00257736

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Common questions

Has Healthy Kids at Pittsburgh Minadeo Pre K to 5 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 Nov 4, 2025 (child protection): “On September 16, 2025, the file for Staff Person #1 was submitted to the Department as part of the pre-inspection review. The file for Staff Person #1 contained documentation of a health assessment dated December 17…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Healthy Kids at Pittsburgh Minadeo Pre K to 5?

Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Healthy Kids at Pittsburgh Minadeo Pre K to 5 since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

How does Healthy Kids at Pittsburgh Minadeo Pre K to 5 compare with other daycares in Pittsburgh?

It is tied for #44 of 251 centers in Pittsburgh by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 56% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Healthy Kids at Pittsburgh Minadeo Pre K to 5 last inspected?

Mar 10, 2026 (initial review). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

Who runs Healthy Kids at Pittsburgh Minadeo Pre K to 5?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Healthy Kids Extended Day Program INC.

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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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