Innovation and Exploration STEM Early Learning CTR · Jenkintown
Innovation and Exploration STEM Early Learning CTR is a certified child care center in Jenkintown, PA, with capacity for 77 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 4 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 6 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (3 of 6). 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 #3 of 8 centers in Jenkintown and has fewer citations per inspection than 83% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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On the day observing the files. Provisional Staff#1 did not have all of the current out- state clearances. The Criminal Background and Offender Registry for Virgina is missing.
On the day observing the files Child#1 and Child#2 agreement form was not updated every 6 months.
On the day of visit child#1 did not have an agreement form in the file.
During complaint investigation, children were observed utilizing play space during time where fencing was being measured and installed. There were no barriers to restrict children from going into area where additional fencing was being installed in the facility playground.
During complaint investigation it was determined parent did not receive a written incident report to inform parent that child had eloped from classroom.
At time of initial inspection on 1/30/25, a fire inspection report was not on file at the facility and the fire system was unable to be tested.
“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.
Complaint investigations and reported incidents
Pennsylvania’s search lists complaint investigations in which the state found at least one violation (“verified complaints”). It does not say what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it. Incident investigations look into something that happened at the center; self-reported violations are ones the center reported to the state itself.
About this center
Common questions
Has Innovation and Exploration STEM Early Learning CTR 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 10, 2026 (background checks): “On the day observing the files. Provisional Staff#1 did not have all of the current out- state clearances. The Criminal Background and Offender Registry for Virgina is missing.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Innovation and Exploration STEM Early Learning CTR?
Pennsylvania lists 1 complaint investigation since 2021 in which it found at least one violation; the violations are listed above. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Innovation and Exploration STEM Early Learning CTR’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Sep 8, 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 Innovation and Exploration STEM Early Learning CTR compare with other daycares in Jenkintown?
It is tied for #3 of 8 centers in Jenkintown by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 83% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Innovation and Exploration STEM Early Learning CTR last inspected?
Jul 10, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Innovation and Exploration STEM Early Learning CTR?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Innovation And Exploration STEM Early Learning CTR.
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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