Learning Ladder Bilingual Academy
Learning Ladder Bilingual Academy is a certified child care center in Allentown, PA, with capacity for 53 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 15 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (12 of 15). All 15 came in the last 12 months, including 2 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #38 of 82 centers in Allentown and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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On 4/7/26 at approximately 9:45 am Cert Rep observed Child #5 sleeping on her stomach, child is 4 months old.
Staff person #1 is missing a signed disclosure.
Child #3 & 5 are missing the operator's signature on the agreement.
Child #2, 4 & 5 are missing the amount of fee to be charged.
Child #5 is missing the date on which the fee is to be paid.
Child #2 & 5 are missing the services to be provided to the family and the child.
Child #4 & 5 are missing the child's arrival and departure times.
Child #3 & 5 are missing the date of the child's admission.
Child #3 is missing the work address and telephone number of the enrolling parent.
Child #1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 are missing signed parental consent for emergency medical care.
Child #4 is missing the health insurance coverage and the policy number.
Child #1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 are missing signed parental consent for administration of minor first aid.
Staff person #1 is missing proof of education.
Staff person #1 is missing two written, nonfamily references.
The operator did not have proof of purchase for the fire alarm system currently in operation. Operator reports that the system has been in use for several years.
“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
Common questions
Has Learning Ladder Bilingual 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 Apr 7, 2026 (sleep safety): “On 4/7/26 at approximately 9:45 am Cert Rep observed Child #5 sleeping on her stomach, child is 4 months old.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Learning Ladder Bilingual Academy?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Learning Ladder Bilingual Academy since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Learning Ladder Bilingual Academy’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jun 12, 2023. 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 Learning Ladder Bilingual Academy compare with other daycares in Allentown?
It is #38 of 82 centers in Allentown by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Learning Ladder Bilingual Academy last inspected?
Jun 8, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Learning Ladder Bilingual Academy?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Learning Ladder Bilingual Academy.
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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