Ivybrook Academy Bala Cynwyd
Ivybrook Academy Bala Cynwyd is a certified child care center in Bala Cynwyd, PA, with capacity for 102 children. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it once. The state cited 10 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (5 of 10). All 10 came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Emergency Plan did not include a plan for continuity of operations. All non-compliance must be corrected prior to issuance of Certificate of Compliance.
Water measured 120 degrees at sink located near changing pad in the twos classroom. All non-compliance must be corrected prior to issuance of Certificate of Compliance.
First Aid kits in classrooms were observed to be missing soap, tweezers, scissors, and tape. All non-compliance must be corrected prior to issuance of Certificate of Compliance.
Several glass doors and floor-to-ceiling windows were observed not to have visual strips or other visual identification. All non-compliance must be corrected prior to issuance of Certificate of Compliance.
Handwashing signs indicating when hands should be washed were not posted at sinks. All non-compliance must be corrected prior to issuance of Certificate of Compliance.
Two wooden bead towers were observed not secured to wall presenting tipping hazard. All non-compliance must be corrected prior to issuance of Certificate of Compliance.
The file for Staff person #1 did not include an initial health assessment. All non-compliance must be corrected prior to issuance of Certificate of Compliance.
The file for Staff person #2 did not include results for TB test. All non-compliance must be corrected prior to issuance of Certificate of Compliance.
Verification of Emergency Plan being sent to local emergency management agency. All non-compliance must be corrected prior to issuance of Certificate of Compliance.
The file for Staff Person #2 did not include verification of previous child-care experience. All non-compliance must be corrected prior to issuance of Certificate of Compliance.
“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 Ivybrook Academy Bala Cynwyd had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 10 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Ivybrook Academy Bala Cynwyd?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Ivybrook Academy Bala Cynwyd since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
When was Ivybrook Academy Bala Cynwyd last inspected?
May 28, 2026 (initial review). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Ivybrook Academy Bala Cynwyd?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is CCeeD Holdings 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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