Little Journeys Academy LLC
Little Journeys Academy LLC is a certified child care center in Newtown Square, PA, with capacity for 85 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 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 #5 of 10 centers in Newtown Square and has fewer citations per inspection than 88% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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During renewal inspection, cert rep observed the facility's emergency plan missing language concerning shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, coping strategies for a crying or fussy baby, child maltreatment, and continuity of operations.
DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 08, 2022, THE MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING CERTFICATE REVIEWED FOR STAFF PERSON #1 WAS NOT DATED WITHIN A 60 MONTH PERIOD (DATED 08.24.2015), THE FILE OF FACILITY PERSON #2, HIRED ON 06.14.2021, DOES NOT CONTAIN A COMPLETED CHILD ABUSE, DHS REQUIRED FBI CLEARANCE, NSOR, OUT OF STATE CLEARANCES OR A SIGNED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THE LE DOES NOT HAVE AN APPROVED WAIVER TO HIRE PROVISIONALLY. THE FILE DOES NOT CONTAIN COPIES OF REQUEST(S) FOR THE CLEARANCES/VERIFICATION AND THE AND THE DISCLOSURE STATE REQUIRED FOR PROVISONAL HIRNG UNDER THE CPSL.
DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 08, 2022, CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE CABINETS IN THE POLAR BEAR CLASSROOM AND WHALES CLASSROOM BOOKSHELVES.
DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 08, 2022, THE HEALTH REPORTS REVIEWED FOR CHILD #1 AND CHILD #2 DID NOT INCLULDE A STATEMENT THAT THE CHILD IS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CHILD CARE AND APPEARS TO BE FREE FROM CONTAGIOUS OR COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.
DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 08, 2022, CERTIFCATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED THERE WAS NO WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF SAFE ROUTES POSTED AT A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION IN THE CHILD CARE FACILITY.
“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 Little Journeys Academy LLC 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 Feb 8, 2022 (background checks): “DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 08, 2022, THE MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING CERTFICATE REVIEWED FOR STAFF PERSON #1 WAS NOT DATED WITHIN A 60 MONTH PERIOD (DATED 08.24.2015), THE FILE OF FACILITY PERSON #2, HIRED…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Little Journeys Academy LLC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Little Journeys Academy LLC since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Little Journeys Academy LLC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jul 24, 2019. 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 Journeys Academy LLC compare with other daycares in Newtown Square?
It is tied for #5 of 10 centers in Newtown Square by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 88% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Journeys Academy LLC last inspected?
Jun 25, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Little Journeys Academy LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Little Journeys Academy LLC.
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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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