Kiddie Space

Softsoap antibacterial hand soap that was labeled "keep out of reach of children", bleach and water sanitizing solution, and bleach and water disinfecting solution were observed on top of a wooden cabinet in the Pre-K Counts section of the Main Room. These items were accessible to young school aged children who were being supervised in the room.

The facility had documentation on file showing that they notified the local traffic safety authorities on 1/3/25 and 3/25/26 of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the childcare facility. However, this was required to be done annually.

Two brown stained ceiling tiles were observed at the entranceway to the facility.

Staff person #2 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see code sheet for date of hire): Pediatric First Aid/CPR.

The Pre-K section of the Main Room had a surge protector on the floor near the first aid kit. This surge protector was observed to be missing protective receptacle covers for two electrical outlets. In the same room, an electrical outlet on the wall near the resting mats was observed to be missing a protective receptacle cover.

Staff #2 acknowledged that on 9/11/24 Child #1 ran into a set of children's cubbies that are located near the facility's entrance, which caused it to fall over. This set of cubbies, as well as two other cubbies in the school-age section of the Main Room were observed to easily push over and pose a potential tipping hazard.

Staff person #1 (see code sheet for first day volunteering with children) did not have a completed disclosure statement on file.

Uline hand sanitizer, labeled "keep out of reach of children," was observed, about shoulder height, on a wooden shelf in the Preschool/Pre-K section of the Main Room. Preschool aged children, who were being supervised in that room, were able to reach the hand sanitizer.

One ceiling tile with a brown stain and one ceiling tile with a hole were observed in the Toddler section of the Main Room and the children's restroom. Two ceiling tiles with brown stains and one ceiling tile with holes were observed at the entranceway to the facility. Eight brown stained ceiling tiles, four water stained ceiling tiles, and one ceiling tile with holes in it were observed in the Preschool/Pre-K section of the Main Room. The Office Area, next to the Children's Restroom, was observed to have eight brown stained ceiling tiles. Three ceiling tiles with brown stains were observed in the staff's restroom.

Annual testing of the fire detection system by a fire safety professional did not occur as evidenced by the most recent fire detection system report on file being dated 7/31/23. Another fire detection system test should have occurred by 7/31/24.

The emergency contact information on file for Child #3 was missing a parent's home address, home phone number, and work phone number. The emergency contact information on file for Child #5 was missing the address of the child's physician or source of medical care.

The emergency contact information for Child #2 was observed to be missing the health insurance policy number.

The most recent financial agreement on file for Child #2 was dated 9/10/23. A parent should have completed another review and update of the financial agreement by 3/2024.

A renewal inspection was completed on 9/27/23. In the preschool area, the napping mats had ripped covers exposing the inner foam and preventing them from being sanitized properly.

A renewal inspection was completed on 9/27/23. Facility person #1 does not have two written, non-family references in staff file.

A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the hire date of Staff # 1. Information in the file of Staff # 1 indicated that this staff has lived outside the state of Pennsylvania within the last 5 years. Per the CPSL, Staff # 1 would also need the clearances of the other state to work in a child care role. The file of Staff # 1 was missing the SOR clearance from NY. Staff # 1 has worked in child care without having the SOR from NY completed.

A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A physical site review was conducted. Several light cover fixtures were found to have dirt and dead bugs on them. The light covers that needed to be cleaned were identified and shown to the director. In the entry way of the facility, cobwebs were found also with dirt stuck to them, down the corner of the wall by the outside door.