Kimberton Waldorf School
Kimberton Waldorf School is a certified child care center in Phoenixville, PA, with capacity for 36 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 21 violations, 3 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (7 of 21). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 17 centers in Phoenixville and has fewer citations per inspection than 50% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 8 staff files and the files for staff #2 did not include an updated Child Abuse Clearance and staff #3 did not include the correct disclosure statement.
During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 8 staff files and the file for staff #1 did not include an updated health assessment.
During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 9 staff files and the files for staff #1 and staff #2 did not include required clearances. Staff #1 Child Abuse Clearance and staff #2 NSOR Certificate (applied for it August 26, 2025). Per Announcement C-25-01 - Provisional employment requirements as of 2/1/2025 Have results of the following, no older than 60 months: o PA Child Abuse History Clearance; o NSOR verification; o Out-of-state clearances (if applicable); o Signed Disclosure Statement for Child Care Employment; AND o Either FBI Criminal History Clearance; or PSP Criminal History Clearance In addition to those obtained, the following clearances must be applied for prior to starting provisional employment: o FBI Criminal History Clearance; or o PSP Criminal History Clearance
During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 9 staff files and the file for staff #1did not include a verification of education and staff #2 did not include a verification of experience prior to service at the facility.
During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 9 staff files and the file for staff #2 did not include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis.
During the renewal inspection, certification representative conducted a facility walkthrough, and the fire system was inaudible IN SOME AREAS OF THE FACILITY.
During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed facility files and the policy for Shaken Baby Syndrome and Child Maltreatment did not address recognition for potential signs and symptoms of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, strategies for coping with a crying, fussing or distraught child and the identification and prevention of child maltreatment per Announcement C-22-03 that was issued on January 24,2022.
During the initial inspection the certification representative viewed the staff files, staff #7 was missing a FBI clearance in the file.
During the initial inspection the certification representative viewed the emergency plan and did not see the plans for continuity of care in the plan.
During the initial inspection the certification representative viewed the emergency plan, the plan did not include the method to contact the parents in the event of an emergency nor did it include the method to contact the parents to inform them that the emergency has ended and how to reunite with their children.
During the initial the certification representative conducted a facility walk through and did not see any hand washing signs in the bathrooms.
During the initial inspection the certification representative conducted a facility walk through and observe two refrigerators in the childcare space without thermometers in them.
During the initial inspection the certification representative viewed the children's child #3 was missing shot records in the file. Child #5 needs an update shot record in the file or a letter if exemption.
During the initial inspection the certification representative viewed the children's files, child #4 health assessment was missing the statement free from communicable disease.
During the initial inspection the certification representative conducted a facility walk through and did not see the pickup and drop of procedures posted.
During the initial inspection the certification representative viewed the facility's emergency plan, the plan did not included lock down procedures.
During the initial inspection the certification representative requested to view the shaken baby/child maltreatment and abusive head trauma the policy did not address the prevention of child maltreatment.
During the initial inspection the certification representative viewed the staff files staff #3 was missing the mandated reporter training in the file. Staff #4 did not have a clear copy of the mandated reporter training in the file.
During the initial inspection the certification representative conducted a facility walk through and observed the daily schedule was posted outside the classroom.
During the initial inspection the certification representative reviewed the children's files, children #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6 were all missing the required information that's required to be included on the emergency contact form due to not using the states form or trying to duplicate what required information was needed. children #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 financial agreements were not signed by the operator or parent.
During the initial inspection the certification representative viewed the staff files staff #4 and staff #8 was missing their education in the file.
“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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Has Kimberton Waldorf School had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 3 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 9, 2026 (background checks): “During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 8 staff files and the files for staff #2 did not include an updated Child Abuse Clearance and staff #3 did not include the correct disclosure…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kimberton Waldorf School?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Kimberton Waldorf School since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Kimberton Waldorf School’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jan 17, 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 Kimberton Waldorf School compare with other daycares in Phoenixville?
It is #8 of 17 centers in Phoenixville by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 50% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kimberton Waldorf School last inspected?
Sep 9, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Kimberton Waldorf School?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Kimberton Waldorf School.
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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