Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers at Palmer Elem
Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers at Palmer Elem is a certified child care center in Easton, PA, with capacity for 22 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 4 times. The state cited 5 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 40 centers in Easton and has fewer citations per inspection than 85% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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File for Child # 2 did not contain a health assessment.
Emergency contact form for Child # 1 did not contain health insurance policy number.
File for Staff # 1 was not in compliance with CPSL regulations. File for Staff # 1 contained a state police clearance that is pending, clearance is incomplete.
Files for Staff # 1 and # 2 did not contain an updated health assessment. File for Staff # 2 contained a health assessment dated 8/30/21. File for Staff # 3 contained a health assessment dated 6/29/22.
There is no daily schedule posted for the school age program.
“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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Common questions
Has Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers at Palmer Elem had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 1 violation 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 Oct 2, 2024 (background checks): “File for Staff # 1 was not in compliance with CPSL regulations. File for Staff # 1 contained a state police clearance that is pending, clearance is incomplete.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers at Palmer Elem?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers at Palmer Elem since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers at Palmer Elem’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4, effective Apr 16, 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 Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers at Palmer Elem compare with other daycares in Easton?
It is tied for #9 of 40 centers in Easton by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 85% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers at Palmer Elem last inspected?
Sep 29, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers at Palmer Elem?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers INC.
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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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