Kindergarten Academy
Kindergarten Academy is a certified child care center in Mechanicsburg, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 2 violations, both of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 29 centers in Mechanicsburg and has fewer citations per inspection than 91% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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On 6/18/26, it was confirmed through staff interview that staff person 1 pulled a child by the hand, sliding them across the floor in an attempt to move the child to an area after the child had an outburst.
The file for Staff Person #1 (DOH see LIS code sheet) contains an NSOR certificate dated 10/6/2023, which is beyond the 45-day provisional hire period. There is documentation the NSOR application was submitted on 9/20/2022, but the results for that application are not on 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.
Complaint investigations and reported incidents
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.
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Common questions
Has Kindergarten Academy 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 Jun 18, 2026 (caregiver conduct): “On 6/18/26, it was confirmed through staff interview that staff person 1 pulled a child by the hand, sliding them across the floor in an attempt to move the child to an area after the child had an outburst.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindergarten Academy?
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 Kindergarten Academy’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4, effective Jul 19, 2026. 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 Kindergarten Academy compare with other daycares in Mechanicsburg?
It is tied for #7 of 29 centers in Mechanicsburg by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 91% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kindergarten Academy last inspected?
Jan 13, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Kindergarten Academy?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Mechanicsburg Learning Center.
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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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