KinderCare Learning Center 301327

At time of unannounced inspection on 9/8/25, an unused outlet without an outlet cover was observed in the outdoor play space and was accessible to children under 5 years of age.

At time of unannounced inspection on 9/8/25, handwashing signs with the required phrasing of "before eating and after toileting", were not posted by several classroom/bathroom sinks throughout the facility.

At time of renewal inspection on 3/25/25, during facility walkthrough, Styrofoam bowls used for meals, were observed in the young toddler room and in the Pre-K room.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, cert rep observed a total of 11 children (5 young toddlers, and 6 older toddlers) combined in the Discovery Pre-School room with staff persons #3 and #4.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, the facility's emergency plan with the required updates under Federal requirement 45 CFR § 98.41(a)(1)(vii), which includes having a plan for Continuity of Operations, assigned staff roles, and training requirements for facility persons and volunteers, could not be located at the facility.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, hand sanitizer was observed on the desk in the Pre-School room, and a spray bottle of cleaner was observed on a desk in the Pre-K room. This is continued non-compliance.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, cert rep observed loose laminate molding on the sink in infant B, the cabinet doors under the sink were visibly dirty with dried food, the wall behind the sink was also dirty. The half wall separating the Pre- K room and the School aged room was visibly dirty with dried paint and tape marks, and the one wall by the cribs in Infant B was sticky and dirty with tape marks.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, chipped white paint and rust were observed on the door frame in-between the infant B and school age room, on the door frame going into the infant B room, on the inside of the door frame in the Pre-K bathroom, on the wall between the Infant A and Infant B room on the corner by the half door, and on the windowsill in the toddler room. This is continued non-compliance.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, the facility's emergency plan shown to cert rep did not include the procedures that will be followed for accommodating children with disabilities, chronic medical conditions, or those who are non-walkers

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, the written fire drill log could not be located to show to certification rep.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, the facility's previous inspection summary from 12/3/24 was not posted in a conspicuous location at the facility.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, staff person #1 and #2 acknowledged that a director is no longer employed at the facility.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, the emergency contact information for child #1 did not include the name and phone number for the child's doctor or source of medical care.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, the emergency contact form for child #1 did not include the addresses of the persons to whom the child may be released.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, the Toddler and Discovery Pre-School children were combined in the Discovery Pre-school room and the emergency contact forms for all five young toddlers were not present in the room where they were receiving care. This is continued non-compliance.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, the emergency contact form for child #1 did not include signed parental consent for emergency medical care, or for the administration of minor first aid procedures by facility staff.

At time of unannounced inspection on 1/15/25, the facility's current provisional certificate of compliance was not posted at a conspicuous location at the facility.

At time of unannounced inspection on 12/3/24, cert rep observed cleaner/sanitizer on the back of the toilet in the young toddler/Discovery Pre-School bathroom and was accessible to children. This is continued non-compliance

At time of unannounced inspection on 12/3/24, chipped paint was observed on the wall by the parent information center outside of the assistant director's office. Chipped paint, exposing some rust, was observed around the door frames in the infant A/B rooms.

During unannounced inspection on 12/3/24, the immunization exemption on file for child #1 was a form letter which is not acceptable documentation. A written, signed, and dated letter must be on file from the parent or guardian. This is continued non-compliance.

At time of unannounced inspection on 12/3/24, 9 children were observed receiving care in the Pre-K classroom, and emergency contact information was only present for 7 of those children. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, cert rep observed staff person #3 working alone with a total of 11 pre-school aged children in the pre-school room

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the facility's emergency plan had not been updated to meet Federal requirements under 45 CFR § 98.41(a)(1)(vii), which includes having a plan for Continuity of Operations. The facility's emergency plan did not include assigned roles for staff in an emergency situation and did not state the training requirements for staff and volunteers at the time of hire and annually thereafter. Staff person #2 did not have documentation of completing the PA 1-hour Health and Safety update. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the facility's emergency plan did not specify the method that will be used to contact parents during an emergency situation. It also did not specify that parents will be contacted at the onset of any emergency and that parents will again be contacted at the conclusion of the emergency and instructions will be given on where and when they can be reunited with their child(ren). This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the letter given to parents regarding the facility's emergency plan did not include lockdown procedures, did not include the method that will be used to contact parents, did not include that parents will be notified at the onset and again at the conclusion of the emergency, and did not include the accommodations for infants/toddlers/non-walkers, children with disabilities or chronic medical conditions. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the following toxics were observed: hand sanitizer was observed in the pre-school room and was accessible to children, a bottle of disinfectant/sanitizer was observed sitting on the back of the toilet and was accessible to children. Plastic bags and sunscreen were observed under the changing table in the toddler room and these items were accessible to children since the door to the changing table was not locked. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the following physical site items were observed by cert rep: The wall vent in the Discovery Pre-school room, the ceiling vent in the PK bathroom, the wall vent in the school age room, and the wall vent in the infant B room were observed to be visibly dusty and dirty. Dirty walls by trash cans and sinks, tape-stained tables and walls were observed in each room throughout the facility. Peeling green contact paper and peeling blue contact paper were observed on the back of doors and dividers in the Toddler room and the Older Toddler room. The elephant rug in the older toddler room was also observed to be visibly dirty. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the following areas of chipped paint were observed: chipped white paint was observed on the windowsill in the Discovery Pre-School room and chipped blue and white paint was observed in the school age room. The inside of the door frame in the PK room has chipping paint and was rusty. In Infant B chipped paint was observed around the door frame, on the wall above the cubbies, and there was chipped paint/rust on the door leading outside. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the bathroom in the Toddlers classroom and the bathroom in the Pre-K room was observed to have rusty bolts around the toilets and the caulking around the toilets was observed to have rust stains and be dirty. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the health report on file for child #4 was signed on 11/24/23, and indicated that the physical exam was performed on 10/26/23, and was more than 6 months old.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the file for child #1 and #3 included health reports that were more than 12 months old. The last health report for child #1 was dated 7/28/22, and the last health report for child #3 was dated 9/23/22. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the immunization exemption on file for child #3 was a form letter which is not acceptable documentation. A written, signed, and dated letter must be on file from the parent or guardian. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the Infant A and Infant B rooms were both being used as storage and were not suitable to be used due to the many items being stored and stacked in the rooms.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the facility's emergency plan did not specify how infants/toddlers/non-walkers, children with disabilities or chronic medical conditions will be accommodated during an emergency situation or evacuation at the facility. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, there was no documentation on file at the facility that the fire system is being tested every 30 days. Additionally, the fire system could not be tested for cert rep due to no one was present who knew how to test the system. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the facility's emergency plan did not have lockdown procedures listed in the plan. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the file for child #5 did not include an initial health assessment. A date of admission was not available in child file, however the file of child #5 was selected for review during renewal inspection on 8/6/24, showing child #5 has been enrolled at the facility since 8/6/24, which is more than 60 days. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the facility did not have documentation to show that the local police department/township was notified annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of car routes around the facility. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, staff person #1, did not have documentation of completing annual fire safety training within the past year. This is continued non-compliance.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the file for staff person #2 did not contain any education or experience in order to determine which position the individual is qualified to perform. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, there was no documentation on file that staff persons #1has had a written staff evaluation within the past 12 months. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, staff person #1 acknowledged that the director is no longer employed at the facility as of 10/18/24, and a new director has not yet been hired.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the agreement for child #4 did not include the fee amount to be paid to the facility. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the agreement form on file for child #4 has an admission date of 2/27/23, which is prior to the child's birthday.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the agreements observed in the child files were the original agreements (indicated by blue ink and/or yellow highlighter), not copies of the agreements. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the file for child #3 and #4 and #5 did not include an emergency contact form or information. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the emergency information observed in the Pre-K room for child #6 did not include the health insurance coverage or policy number for the child.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the emergency contact information for child #2, dated 10/4/24, did not include the address and phone number for the person to whom the child may be released.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the emergency information for each child was not present in the space where the child was receiving care. Of the 9 pre-school aged children present and receiving care in the Pre-K classroom, only 5 emergency contact forms were present for the children in the room.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the agreement form for child #2 had not been reviewed since 2/28/23. The agreement forms for child #1 and #3 were not dated by the parent.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, emergency information in each of the classrooms was not the most recent information, as observed by the signatures and dates on the forms. Review dates from 2022 and 2023 were observed on several forms in each classroom. This is continued non-compliance.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the emergency contact form for child #2 did not include signed parental permission for first aid procedures by facility staff or for emergency medical care.

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/24, the file for child #5 did not contain an agreement.

During unannounced inspection on 101/23/24, the facility's certificate of occupancy was not available/on file at the facility. This is continued non-compliance

During unannounced inspection on 10/23/34, staff person #1 did not have documentation on file of completing 12 hours of annual child care training. This is continued non-compliance.

At time of unannounced inspection on 10/3/24, staff person #1, who is the person designated to be responsible for compliance in the director's absence, was not able to provide cert rep with staff or child files due to not having access to the director's office where the files are housed.

At time of unannounced inspection on 10/3/24, the previous inspection summary from 8/6/24 was not posted in a conspicuous location at the facility and corrections had not yet been verified from that inspection.

At time of unannounced inspection on 10/3/24, staff person #2, listed as the director of the facility, was not present, and was also not present during renewal inspection on 8/6/24. Documentation (written or verbal) was not available to cert rep in order to verify staff person #2 is present at the facility for a minimum of 30 hours a week.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, not all staff files were in compliance with the CPSL requirements. The file for staff person #1 did not contain out of state clearances and staff person #1 has lived outside of PA within the past 5 years, and there was also no signed and dated disclosure form for staff person #1. The file for staff person #2 contained an expired mandated reporter training dated 4/6/2018, and an expired FBI clearance dated 6/5/2019.

During renewal inspection, the facility's emergency plan did not specify the method that will be used to contact parents during an emergency situation. It also did not specify that parents will be contacted at the onset of any emergency and that parents will again be contacted at the conclusion of the emergency and instructions will be given on where and when they can be reunited with their child(ren).

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, staff persons #1, #2, #4 did not have current emergency plan training either at the time of hire or within the past year.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the letter given to parents regarding the facility's emergency plan did not include lockdown procedures, did not include the method that will be used to contact parents, did not include that parents will be notified at the onset and again at the conclusion of the emergency, and did not include the accommodations for infants/toddlers/non-walkers, children with disabilities or chronic medical conditions.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the following toxics were observed: hand sanitizer was observed in the pre-school room and was accessible to children, and diaper cream labeled "keep out of reach of children" was observed under the changing table in the toddlers' room and was accessible to children.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the indoor temperature in the school age room, as read on the facility's thermostat, was 88 degrees Fahrenheit, and the Discovery pre-school room, as read on the facility's thermometer was 85 degrees Fahrenheit and there was no means of mechanical air circulating in either room.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the first aid kit in the Pre-School room was observed to be missing soap.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the following physical site items were observed by cert rep: the wooden molding between the floor and wall in the Pre-K room, the toddler room, the discovery Pre-school room, and the School age room was observed to be splintery, dirty, and chipping. The floor in the school age room was observed to be stained and dirty. The wall vent in the Discovery Pre-school room was observed to be visibly dusty and dirty.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the following areas of chipped paint were observed: chipped white paint was observed on the windowsill in the Discovery Pre-School room and chipped blue and white paint was observed in the school age room.

During the renewal inspection, the bathroom in the Toddlers classroom was observed to have rusty bolts around the toilets and the caulking around the toilets was observed to have rust stains and be dirty.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, plastic bags were observed under the changing table in the Toddlers room and Discovery pre-school room and were accessible to children since the cabinet door was not locked, plastic bags were observed hanging on the cubbies in the Discovery pre-school room and were accessible to children.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the health report on file for child #5 did not include a date or a signature from the physician or physician assistant, and the form did not have questions #1, #2, #3 and #4 answered by the physician.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the file for child #1, #3, and #4 included a health assessment that was more than 12 months old.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the immunization exemption on file for child #4 was a form letter which is not accepted. A written, signed, and dated letter must be on file from the parent.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, staff person #1 did not have TB test results on file at the facility. Staff person #4 and #5 did not have a health assessment or TB test results on file.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the health assessment on file for staff person #3 indicated that a physical was not conducted by the physician and only a TB test was performed.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the facility's emergency plan did not specify how children with disabilities, chronic medical conditions, infants/toddlers/non-walkers will be accommodated during an emergency situation or evacuation at the facility.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, documentation in the fire drill log showed that fire drills were not being conducted at least once every 60 days. Last fire drill recorded was dated 5/10/24.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, there was no documentation on file at the facility that the fire system is being tested every 30 days.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the facility's emergency plan did not have lockdown procedures listed in the plan

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the facility could not provide documentation that the emergency plan was sent to Bensalem Township, and to the Bucks County Office of Emergency Management.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the file for child #2, who has been enrolled more than 60 days based on the last date on the child's agreement form, did not include an initial health assessment or immunization record.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the facility did not have documentation to show that the local police department was notified annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of car routes around the facility.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, (1) the policy for shaken recognizing and responding to shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma/ child maltreatment, and strategies for coping with a crying, fussing, distraught child was not on file and available to be shown to cert rep. (2) The facility's emergency plan had not been updated to meet Federal requirements under 45 CFR § 98.41(a)(1)(vii), which includes having a plan for Continuity of Operations. (3) The facility's emergency plan did not include assigned roles for staff in an emergency situation and did not state the training requirements for staff and volunteers at the time of hire and annually thereafter. (4) Staff person #1 and #3 did not have documentation of completing the PA 1-hour Health and Safety update

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, staff persons #1, #2, and #6 did not have documentation of completing annual fire safety training within the past year.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the file for staff person #3 and #5 did not contain any education or experience in order to determine which position the individuals are qualified to perform. Staff person #4 did not have any experience on file, only high school diploma, and the position in which staff person #4 was performing was not listed on the staff data worksheet.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, there was no documentation on file that staff persons #1, #2, and #6 have had a written staff evaluation within the past 12 months.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the agreement for child #6 did not include the fee amount to be paid to the facility.

During renewal inspection, the agreement for child #2 did not include the departure time for the child

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the agreement for child #2 did not specify the child's date of admission to the facility.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the agreements observed in the child files were the original agreements (indicated by blue ink and/or yellow highlighter), not copies of the agreements.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the file for child #2, #4, and #6 did not include an emergency contact form or information.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the emergency contact information and agreement form for child #1, #2, #3, #4 and #6 had not been reviewed/updated, if necessary, with a signature and date within the past 6 months.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the emergency contact information located in the classrooms had not been updated within the past 6 months. Forms with dates of 2022 and 2023 were observed in classrooms.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the emergency contact form for child #1 did not include signed parental permission for first aid procedures by facility staff.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the file for child #5 did not contain an agreement

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the file for staff person #1, #3, #4, and #5 did not include two written, non-family references.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, the facility's certificate of occupancy was not available/on file at the facility.

During renewal inspection on 8/6/24, staff persons #1, #2, and #6 did not have documentation on file of completing 12 hours of annual child care training.

During renewal inspection, the file for staff person #1 did not include all information as required by the CPSL. The file for staff person #1 contained a child abuse clearance that was more than 60 months old and dated 6/29/18.

During renewal inspection, Pothos plants were observed in the PS/PK classroom and the Toddler classroom.

During renewal inspection, the first aid kit in the Toddler A classroom was missing soap.

During renewal inspection, chipped paint was observed around the windowsill and door frame in the Toddler A room, around the windowsills in the PS/PK room, on the bathroom door in the Toddler room. In the Two's room there was a chipped and splintery wooden piece of wall molding in the back of the classroom and a dirty wall vent that was in need of being cleaned.

During renewal inspection, the immunization record for child #1, #2, and #4 did not include up to date influenza vaccinations as recommended by the ACIP.

During renewal inspection, the fire drill log used to record drill information did not include the hypothetical location of the fire, and it did not include the number of children or the names of the staff participating in the drill.

During renewal inspection, the emergency information for child #1 did not include the phone number of the child's physician, and the emergency information for child #3 did not include the policy number for the insurance coverage.

During renewal inspection, the emergency information for child #2, #3, #4, and #6 did not include the address of the persons to whom the child may be released.

During renewal inspection, the emergency information for child #5 did not include signed parental permission for emergency medical care or for the administration of minor first aid procedures.

Facility staff #2 did not have a health assessment completed by a physician, physician's assistant or CRNP on file.

The file for facility staff #1 did not contain verification of a high school diploma or GED.

Facility staff #1 did not have the approved pediatric first aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire.

There was not documentation in Facility staff #1 and #2's file that they received emergency plan training at the time of hire. Facility staff #1 had a hire date of 12/27/2021 and facility staff #2 had a hire date of 11/22/2021. The documentation showed that facility staff #1 and #2 had emergency plan training on 1/13/2022, after already working at the facility.

Facility staff #3 did not have the required health assessment every 24 months. The last health assessment in the file was dated 12/16/2019.

The health assessment for facility staff #4 did not specify that an examination for communicable diseases was conducted with the results of that exam or that the staff was suitable to provide child care as required by regulation.

The agreements for facility child #1 and #2 did not specify the date of the child's admission to the program.

The emergency contact information for facility child #2 did not include signed consent for the administration of first-aid by staff.