Little Minds Child Care and Learning Center
Little Minds Child Care and Learning Center is a certified child care center in Pittsburgh, PA, with capacity for 24 children. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it once. The state cited 7 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 7). All 7 came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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The letter to the parents regarding the facility emergency plan did not include information on center lockdown procedures.
The first aid kit in the toddler classroom was accessible to children in the unlocked storage below the changing table. The first aid kit in the preschool classroom was on the desk, accessible to children.
The faucet handles on the sink in the toddler classroom had a sticky substance on them and the basin had visible yellow substances in multiple areas and various dirt marks. The ceiling tile in the corner of the preschool classroom was loose, not completely inserted and sagging down on one side creating a potential hazard to children if it would fall.
Chipped paint was observed on the floor by the first door and along the wall of the toddler classroom.
Both toilets and a sink the restroom and the sink in the toddler room did not have posted handwashing signs.
The toddler and preschool classrooms did not have a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency posted in a conspicuous location.
The facility did not have information for the families to access the regulations electronically and instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office.
“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 Little Minds Child Care and Learning Center had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 7 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little Minds Child Care and Learning Center?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Little Minds Child Care and Learning Center since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
When was Little Minds Child Care and Learning Center last inspected?
Jul 22, 2026 (initial review). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Little Minds Child Care and Learning Center?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Triple LZ 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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