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LC Childrens Development Center

1157 Market St, Williamsport, PA 17701 · Lycoming County
Keystone STAR 2

LC Childrens Development Center is a certified child care center in Williamsport, PA, with capacity for 35 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 5 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 19 centers in Williamsport and has fewer citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 86% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
#7 of 19 centers in Williamsport
2 Core-safety citations
3 Other citations
6 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
5 citations from 6 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 28, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 28, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Dec 4, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Dec 20, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Dec 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Jan 12, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 3
Background checks 1
Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Citation May 28, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety
Devices must be compliant 55 Pa. Code §3270.95(a)
During the inspection, the fire alarm testing documentation confirmed that from 9/9/25 through 5/28/26 the testing was not being conducted every 30 days.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jun 23, 2026): “We tested the fire alarm system on 5/28/26 and documented that it worked correctly. We scheduled our next fire alarm testing to be on 6/22/26.”
Core safety Jan 12, 2022 Inspection Background checks
Comply with CPSL 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)
The file of facility person #1, hired 9/13/21 does not contain completed Department of Human Services, FBI fingerprint information, or a request for a Department of Human Services FBI fingerprint clearance required for provisional hiring under the CPSL.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 1, 2022): “I will not have the facility person return to work until I receive the correct FBI clearance.”
Core safety Jan 12, 2022 Inspection Supervision
Staff assigned to specific children 55 Pa. Code §3270.113(a)(1)
Staff #1, #2, and #3 did not have children specifically assigned to them for purposes of supervision.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 1, 2022): “I created a chart that we can use daily that lists all of the students and who they are assigned to that day. It hangs in the main classroom for all the staff to see when they arrive for work. Staff will know the children assigned to them for purposes of supervision.”
Citation Jan 12, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less 55 Pa. Code §3270.65
Observed protective receptacle covers to be missing in the large motor area.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 1, 2022): “I replaced all of the electrical outlets in the large motor room with the safe plate covers. The outlets are no longer accessible unless the are slid open with a plug”
Citation Jan 12, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Building Surfaces 55 Pa. Code §3270.76
Observed and electrical outlet faceplate to be cracked in the large motor area.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 1, 2022): “I replaced all the faceplates in the large motor room.”

“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.

About this center

Capacity 35 children
Certificate status Regular
Certificate valid through Mar 1, 2027
Keystone STARS STAR 2
since Sep 30, 2025 · what STARS means
Operator Renita Rogers
Phone —
State certificate # CER-00251297
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Not checked by Daycare Record

Common questions

Has LC Childrens Development 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 Jan 12, 2022 (background checks): “The file of facility person #1, hired 9/13/21 does not contain completed Department of Human Services, FBI fingerprint information, or a request for a Department of Human Services FBI fingerprint clearance required for…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about LC Childrens Development Center?

Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at LC Childrens Development Center since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

What is LC Childrens Development Center’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 2, effective Sep 30, 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 LC Childrens Development Center compare with other daycares in Williamsport?

It is #7 of 19 centers in Williamsport by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was LC Childrens Development Center last inspected?

May 28, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

Who runs LC Childrens Development Center?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Renita Rogers.

Certified centers nearby

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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