Little Bears Childcare & Preschool Learning
Little Bears Childcare & Preschool Learning is a certified child care center in Hughesville, PA, with capacity for 48 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 3 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 #4 of 35 centers in Lycoming County and has fewer citations per inspection than 92% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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During the renewal inspection, the initial TB test for Staff #1, dated 11/7/18, was not conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in the childcare setting.
During the complaint investigation, Staff #2, qualified as an aide, was working alone with nine preschool children and was not being supervised by a staff person qualified, at minimum, as an assistant group supervisor. It was also verified that Staff #1 and Staff #3, qualified as aides, have worked alone with children without being supervised by a person qualified, at minimum, as an assistant group supervisor.
During the complaint investigation, the file for Staff #1 and Staff #2, who were functioning as assistant group supervisors, did not contain proof of 2 years of experience to qualify for the position of assistant group supervisor. The file for Staff #3, who was functioning as an assistant group supervisor, did not have proof of education to qualify for the position of assistant group supervisor.
“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.
About this center
Common questions
Has Little Bears Childcare & Preschool Learning 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 21, 2021 (supervision): “During the complaint investigation, Staff #2, qualified as an aide, was working alone with nine preschool children and was not being supervised by a staff person qualified, at minimum, as an assistant group supervisor.…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Little Bears Childcare & Preschool Learning?
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 Little Bears Childcare & Preschool Learning’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4, effective May 27, 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 Little Bears Childcare & Preschool Learning compare with other daycares in Lycoming County?
It is tied for #4 of 35 centers in Lycoming County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 92% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Bears Childcare & Preschool Learning last inspected?
May 1, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Little Bears Childcare & Preschool Learning?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Little Bears Childcare & Preschool Learning.
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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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