Joyful Happenings Day Care INC is a certified child care center in Mansfield, PA, with capacity for 42 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 3% of ranked Pennsylvania centers with no citations. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #1 of 15 centers in Tioga County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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“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 Joyful Happenings Day Care INC had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Joyful Happenings Day Care INC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Joyful Happenings Day Care INC since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Joyful Happenings Day Care INC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4, effective Sep 30, 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 Joyful Happenings Day Care INC compare with other daycares in Tioga County?
It is #1 of 15 centers in Tioga County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Joyful Happenings Day Care INC last inspected?
Jul 29, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Joyful Happenings Day Care INC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Joyful Happenings Day Care.
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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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