Kids Connexion LLC

The file for staff person #4 did not include documentation of fire safety training for 2024. The most recent fire safety training for staff person #4 was dated 10/24/23.

Staff person #3 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): 1-hour health and safety training update.

The file for staff person #4 did not include a staff evaluation. Staff person #4 has been employed for more than 12 months (see LIS code sheet)

The agreement for child #2 does not include the amount of the fee to be charged.

The agreement for child #4 does not include the date on which the fee is to be paid.

The emergency contact information for child #1 does not include the enrolling parent's work address or work phone number.

The emergency contact information for child #1 does not include information on the child's special needs, as specified by the child's parent, physician, physician's assistant, or CRNP, which is needed in an emergency situation.

The emergency contact information for child #1 does not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

The staff file for Staff person #1 was observed to lack a valid State Police clearance, due to the clearance being in "pending" status. At time of renewal, a valid State Police clearance dated 2/6/24 was obtained for Staff person #1.

In the Infant Room, Pack n Play Playards were observed to be labeled with numbers however there was no corresponding list to identify which specific child was assigned to use which numbered Pack n Play Playard.

The child file for Child #2, YT, lacked an updated health report; the most recent health report is dated 2/10/23 which is more than 6 months old.

The staff file for Staff person #2 was observed to lack a current health assessment on file; the last documented health assessment on file is dated 3/31/21 which is more than 24 months old.

The staff file for Staff person #2 and Staff person #3 were observed to lack an annual staff evaluation for 2023; an evaluation for 2024 is on file.

The child file for Child #2 contained two child service reports that were not dated therefore it cannot be determined if the child service reports were completed every 6 months.

The child file for Child #1 and Child #3 contained an emergency contact form that were not reviewed and updated by the parent once every 6 months; The most recent review date on the emergency contact form for Child #1 & Child #3 was 2/21/23 with no written indication that the form was reviewed at any time after that date.

The staff file for Staff person #3 contained a current Child Abuse clearance dated 7/9/21, a current State Police clerance dated 8/29/21, and a current FBI clearance dated 1/16/23 all of which were not renewed within 60 months of the previously dated 7/8/16 Child Abuse clearance, 8/23/16 State Police clearance, and 1/30/17 FBI clearance expiring. The staff file for Staff person #10 lacked a valid Child Abuse clearance; the Child Abuse clearance on file is a volunteer clearance which is not an acceptable clearance for employment per the Child Protective Service Law (CPSL).

The staff file for Staff person #1, Staff person #2, and Staff person #10 contained documentation of having participated in emergency plan training however the documentation was not dated thus unable to determine if the training was done annually.

The child file for Child #1, Child #2, and Child #5, who are preschool age, lacked an updated health report.

The file for Child #2, who is an older toddler, was observed to contain an immunization record that lacked the required 2-dose vaccine of Hep A in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP. Child #2 also lacked a flu shot for 2022. The file for Child #3, and Child #5, who are preschool age, were observed to lack a flu shot for 2022.

The staff file for Staff person #3, contained a current health assessment dated 1/16/23 which was conducted more than 24 months from the previously dated 1/14/21 health assessment on file.

Upon review of the facility's 30-day fire testing documentation, the following tests were observed to have been conducted more than 30 days apart: 5/13/22 - 6/13/22 (31 days), 7/12/22 - 8/12/22 (31 days), 8/12/22 - 9/12/22 (31 days), 10/12/22 -11/21/22 (40 days).

The child file for Child #4 lacked an initial health report.

Within the established emergency evacuation plan, a written policy and procedure identifying the prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment was not included. Staff person #3 and Staff person #5 through Staff person #8 had not completed the one-hour Pennsylvania Health and Safety Update 2022 training by 12/30/22 as required per announcement C-22-06; all staff completed the one-hour training in January 2023. The files for Staff person #1, Staff person #4, Staff person #7, and Staff person #8 contained Pediatric First Aid/CPR training on 2/12/22 in a curriculum that is not approved per announcement C-22-01 and therefore do not have current approved pediatric first aid/CPR training. Staff obtained approved training on 2/16/23. Staff person #1, Staff person #4, Staff person #7, and Staff person #8-- were observed to be caring for children and those staff were not supervised by another staff person who completed the required training related to this citation.

The fire safety training certificate presented by the operator as verification of training listed 'kidsconnexion10.hotmail.com' as the participant and lacked names of participants on the printed certificate. Staff signatures were added to the document in handwriting. It was confirmed that this course is included in the PD Registry and listed as "online, self-paced" course that is registered for individually, and is delivered individually to participants who register for the course, and it is not delivered online in a group workshop setting or intended to be delivered to a group. Therefore, the verification of completion of fire safety training is deemed unacceptable.

Staff person #1 through Staff person #10 have not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): Pediatric First Aid/CPR; the documentation on file for the training taken by staff on 2/12/22 is not an approved curriculum based on announcement C-22-01. Staff obtained approved training on 2/16/23.

The staff file for Staff person #7 lacked valid mandated reporter training; the current mandated reporter training certificate on file was completed on 1/24/18 and is more than 60 months old.

The child file for Child #3 contained an emergency contact form that lacked the names and phone numbers of who should be contacted in an emergency.

There was a lighter in the unlocked shed on the preschool play space.

In the infant room the window screen frame was bended and not in good repair.

The turf surfaces on the preschool play space was folding creating a tripping hazard.

There was peeling paint on the yellow wall of the school age room downstairs. There was also peeling paint on the wall closed to the window by the shed outside on the preschool play space.

There was a chipped corner that creates a sharp edge on the yellows bottom on the toy cash register in the school age room that. There was a brown toy basket that has a chipped corner in the play kitchen the toddler room.

The file for Child # 2 lacks documentation of a current influenza immunization as recommended by the ACIP.

There was a baby bottle filled with almond milk not refrigerated, the bottle was in a cooler bag in the infant room.

The operator was not maintaining a written log for testing the fire detection system every 30 days.

The operator stated that the children were not taking out doors daily.

The files for child #1,2,3 and 4 lacked the work address of the enrolling parent on the emergency contact form. The files for child# 1,2,4 and 5 lacked work phone number of the enrolling parent on the emergency contact form.

The files for child 3, 4 and 5 lacked information on the child's special needs.