Kiddie Academy of Harleysville
Kiddie Academy of Harleysville is a certified child care center in Harleysville, PA, with capacity for 182 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times and confirmed violations in 3 complaint investigations. The state cited 7 violations, 5 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). All 7 came in the last 12 months, including 5 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 9 centers in Harleysville and has fewer citations per inspection than 59% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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On 8-13-2026 during a complaint investigation, an unknown male who is not on staff was seen walking among and being present in the school, in classrooms and with children.
On 8-13-2026 during a complaint investigation, it was verified that Toddler Room 4 was out of ratio several times during the week of August 3rd.
On 8-13-2026 during a complaint investigation, it was verified that staff person #1 is verbally aggressive with children in their class.
Staff member #1 picked up child #1 and placed him on her hip then attempted to lift the other child, child #2; to his feet by his hand but child #2's legs and feet were off of the ground. The staff member had the child's hand to guide him away, but his feet were not on the ground and the staff member continued to lift the child off the ground for about 4 seconds until the child put feet back on the ground.
On 5/7/26, staff member #1 left out of the 4-year-old classroom leaving 13 children with only one staff member for 4 minutes.
At the time of inspection, the file for staff member #1, hired as an assistant group supervisor; was missing two years (2500 hours) of verified experience.
At the time of inspection, the file for staff member #1 included an invalid health assessment dated over 24 months old from the date of the medical professional's signature. Also, the file for staff member #2 included an invalid health assessment dated over 24 months old from the of the date of the medical professional's signature.
“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 Kiddie Academy of Harleysville had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 5 violations 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 Aug 13, 2026 (background checks): “On 8-13-2026 during a complaint investigation, an unknown male who is not on staff was seen walking among and being present in the school, in classrooms and with children.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of Harleysville?
Pennsylvania lists 3 complaint investigations 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 Kiddie Academy of Harleysville’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jan 21, 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 Kiddie Academy of Harleysville compare with other daycares in Harleysville?
It is tied for #5 of 9 centers in Harleysville by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 59% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kiddie Academy of Harleysville last inspected?
May 12, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Kiddie Academy of Harleysville?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is PB & B School 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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