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Lifespan at Palisades

41 Thomas Free Dr, Kintnersville, PA 18930 · Bucks County
Keystone STAR 4

Lifespan at Palisades is a certified child care center in Kintnersville, 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 6 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (3 of 6). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #83 of 251 centers in Bucks County and has fewer citations per inspection than 83% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 83% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
Tied for #83 of 251 centers in Bucks County
0 Core-safety citations
6 Other citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
6 citations from 4 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 15, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 15, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Jan 16, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Jan 10, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Oct 6, 2023 · 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
Training & qualifications 2
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Citation Jan 15, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety
Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less 55 Pa. Code §3270.65
At the time of the inspection, a receptacle cover was not place in the electrical outlets. Non-compliance was corrected on site.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jan 15, 2026): “Provider placed a cover on the electrical outlet.”
Citation Jan 16, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less 55 Pa. Code §3270.65
At the time of the inspection, an uncovered electrical outlet was observed in the prekindergarten room. Non-compliance was corrected on site.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jan 16, 2025): “Provider covered the electrical outlet in the prekindergarten room.”
Citation Jan 16, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Bachelor's + 1 yr/Exp, educ., training at facility 55 Pa. Code §3270.34(b)(1)/3270.192(2)(iii)
At the time of the inspection, the file of staff person # 1 did not include a verification of child care experience.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jan 22, 2025): “Provider submitted the verification of child care experience of staff person #1.”
Citation Jan 16, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
HS/GED, 15 credits + 1 yr/Exp, educ., training prior to facility 55 Pa. Code §3270.36(b)(3)/3270.192(2)(ii)
At the time of the inspection, the file of staff person #2 did not include a verification of child care experience.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jan 22, 2025): “Provider submitted the verification of child care experience of staff person #2.”
Citation Jan 10, 2024 Inspection Health & medication
12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter 55 Pa. Code §3270.151(a)
During the renewal inspection conducted on 1/10/2024 observed staff person #1's health assessment did not include the date it was completed.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jan 29, 2024): “Staff person #1 will take her health assessment to the physician that originally completed the form to have them date it.”
Citation Oct 6, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Locked or inaccessible 55 Pa. Code §3270.66(a)
During the initial inspection conducted on 10/6/2023 observed child accessible Lysol cleaning supplies underneath the cabinet. Corrected on site 10/6/2023.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Oct 11, 2023): “All cleaning materials will be kept in a locked container/cabinet. Additional child safety locks were purchased for use in the classroom.”

“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.

Enforcement actions

Issuance of Provisional Certificate of Compliance at the time of Initial Oct 12, 2023
COMPASS status: Pending Appeal · the center has since been granted a regular certificate

Negative sanctions Pennsylvania lists for this center, such as a downgrade to a provisional certificate, refusing to renew or revoking its certificate of compliance, with the status COMPASS shows. “Operation permitted” means the center may keep operating while it appeals; “operation not permitted” means it may not.

About this center

Capacity 22 children
Certificate status Regular
Certificate valid through Apr 6, 2027
Keystone STARS STAR 4
since Mar 6, 2026 · what STARS means
Programs PA Pre-K Counts
Operator Lifespan Daycare
Phone —
State certificate # CER-00251413
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
Not checked by Daycare Record

Common questions

Has Lifespan at Palisades had any serious violations?

No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 6 other citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Lifespan at Palisades?

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

What is Lifespan at Palisades’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 4, effective Mar 6, 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 Lifespan at Palisades compare with other daycares in Bucks County?

It is tied for #83 of 251 centers in Bucks County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 83% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Lifespan at Palisades last inspected?

Jan 15, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

Who runs Lifespan at Palisades?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Lifespan Daycare.

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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