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Kids Korner Learning Center

470 N 4th St, Sunbury, PA 17801 · Northumberland County
1 complaint investigation found violations Keystone STAR 2

Kids Korner Learning Center is a certified child care center in Sunbury, PA, with capacity for 67 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 3 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 19 centers in Northumberland County and has fewer citations per inspection than 89% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 89% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
#9 of 19 centers in Northumberland County
2 Core-safety citations
1 Other citations
5 Inspections
1 Complaint investigations that found violations
3 citations from 6 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 22, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 22, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Apr 3, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Sep 16, 2024 · Inspection · no citation May 31, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 28, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1
Health & medication 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Core safety Sep 22, 2025 Inspection Background checks
Comply with CPSL 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)
1. In reviewing of staff files, staff person #1, staff person #2, and staff person #5 had updated NSOR clearances that were late in obtaining. 2. In reviewing of staff files, staff person #4 had updated clearances (all 4) that were late in obtaining.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 7, 2025): “Staff files will be monitored closely. Staff will send in for clearances 2 months prior to due dates. A list with staff and expiration dates will be made to help keep track.”
Citation Sep 22, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter 55 Pa. Code §3270.151(a)
In reviewing of staff files, staff person #3 and staff person #6 had updated health assessments that were late in obtaining.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 7, 2025): “Staff files will be monitored closely. Staff will make appointments a few months prior to due dates.”
Core safety May 31, 2024 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Restraints prohibited 55 Pa. Code §3270.113(e)
Staff person #1 put child in a highchair for punishment, calling it the "hot seat".
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jul 17, 2024): “Staff person #1 is no longer employed at KKLC. Remaining staff were retrained on appropriate discipline practices and to not use highchairs for "timeouts".”

“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

Violation found May 31, 2024 Complaint investigation
1 violation cited, listed under Citations.

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.

Daily rates

Age group Full time, per day Part time, per day
Infant (6 Weeks-12 mos.) $50.00 $47.00
Young Toddler (13-24 mos.) $47.00 $43.00
Older Toddler (25-36 mos.) $47.00 $43.00
Preschool (37 mos.- Entering K) $43.00 $40.00
Young School-Age (K-3rd gr.) $44.00 $40.00
Older School-Age (4th gr.-15 yrs.) $44.00 $40.00

The daily price the center lists in Pennsylvania’s COMPASS search for families paying privately. The state notes that rates are subject to change and programs don’t have to share them, so confirm with the center. See what daycare costs in Pennsylvania.

About this center

Capacity 67 children
Certificate status Regular (COMPASS: awaiting renewal)
Certificate valid through Dec 2, 2026
Keystone STARS STAR 2
since Oct 23, 2025 · what STARS means
Operator Kids Korner Learning Center INC
Hours Monday–Friday 6:00 AM–6:00 PM How Pennsylvania centers’ hours compare
Phone (570) 286-8682
State certificate # CER-00248268
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
Not checked by Daycare Record

Common questions

Has Kids Korner Learning Center had any serious violations?

Pennsylvania cited 2 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 Sep 22, 2025 (background checks): “1. In reviewing of staff files, staff person #1, staff person #2, and staff person #5 had updated NSOR clearances that were late in obtaining. 2. In reviewing of staff files, staff person #4 had updated clearances (all…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kids Korner Learning Center?

Pennsylvania lists 1 complaint investigation 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 Kids Korner Learning Center’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 2, effective Oct 23, 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 Kids Korner Learning Center compare with other daycares in Northumberland County?

It is #9 of 19 centers in Northumberland County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 89% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kids Korner Learning Center last inspected?

Sep 22, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

How much does Kids Korner Learning Center cost?

It reported full-time daily rates of $50.00 for infant, $47.00 for young toddler, $47.00 for older toddler, $43.00 for preschool in Pennsylvania’s COMPASS search. Rates can change; confirm with the center.

Who runs Kids Korner Learning Center?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Kids Korner Learning Center INC.

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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