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Live Laugh Learn Schoolhouse

8330 Easton Rd, Ottsville, PA 18942 · Bucks County
Keystone STAR 1

Live Laugh Learn Schoolhouse is a certified child care center in Ottsville, PA, with capacity for 21 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 9 violations, 3 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for background checks (3 of 9). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #92 of 251 centers in Bucks County and has fewer citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 80% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
Tied for #92 of 251 centers in Bucks County
3 Core-safety citations
6 Other citations
6 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
9 citations from 6 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 21, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 21, 2025 · Inspection · citation found May 16, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Oct 10, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Oct 19, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Nov 7, 2022 · Inspection · citation found Nov 1, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 3
Building & playground safety 2
Records & paperwork 1
Other standards 1
Training & qualifications 1
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Citation Oct 21, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Glass 55 Pa. Code §3270.81
At the time of the inspection, the glass front door, located in the front room, did not have any visual strip or other visual identification.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 3, 2025): “Facility will add visual identification on the bottom of the glass door in the front childcare space.”
Citation Oct 21, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission/Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission 55 Pa. Code §3270.182(3)/3270.182(5)
At the time of the inspection, Child 1 did not have signed parental consent for emergency medical care nor for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Oct 24, 2025): “Child 1 will have signed parental consent for emergency medical care nor for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.”
Core safety May 16, 2025 Inspection Background checks
Comply with CPSL 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)
At the time of the inspection, Staff 1 did not have their NSOR document on file.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, May 29, 2025): “Staff 1 will not work in a childcare position until they have their NSOR on file. Staff 1 has applied and called about their NSOR and are waiting for it to come in the mail.”
Citation Oct 10, 2024 Inspection Other standards
Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety 55 Pa. Code §3270.14/3270.21
Staff 1 did not have the required 1 hour health and safety update.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Oct 30, 2024): “Staff 1 will take the 1-hour Health and Safety Update and have proof of file.”
Core safety Oct 19, 2023 Inspection Background checks
Comply with CPSL/CPSL information 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)
The files of staff #1, hired 6/12/23, did not contain proof of their NJ state child abuse and neglect registry check.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 21, 2023): “Staff 1 will not work in a childcare position at the facility until all required CPSL documents are on file.”
Citation Nov 7, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing 55 Pa. Code §3270.102(c)
During the renewal inspection, certification representative observed the facility embedded equipment in their out door play space, the equipment was not mounted over enough protective rubber covering to meet the requirements of the USCPSC, the mulch was less than 6 inches in depth around the climbing equipment and the steps to go up the slide.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Dec 6, 2022): “Provider ordered USCPSC CERTIFIED mulch A receipt was scanned and emailed to certification rep, 6 inches of mulch was placed around the climbing equipment and the steps to go up the slide. Mulch was placed around entire play house/swing and slides.”
Citation Nov 7, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Health and Safety Training 55 Pa. Code §3270.31(f)
Certification rep reviewed staff records and observed Staff #1 and Staff #2 file has not completed PEDIATRIC FISRT AID AND CPR by the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date. Staff #1 hire date: 12/5/2, Staff #2 hire date: 3/25/22.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 30, 2022): “Staff#1 and staff #2 have completed Pediatric First Aid and CPR. Provider will scan and email certificate.”
Core safety Nov 1, 2021 Inspection Background checks
Comply with CPSL/CPSL information 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)
At the time of the inspection the record of staff person #1 contained an Education Department FBI clearance (Not a DHS) The record of staff person #2 had a Mandated reporting training that was dated over 60 months from the date of the inspection.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Dec 3, 2021): “Staff person #1 will not return to work in a child care position at the facility until such a time when their staff record is updated with a DHS FBI clearance. The record of staff person #2 will be updated with a new Mandated reporting training.”
Citation Nov 1, 2021 Inspection Health & medication
12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test 55 Pa. Code §3270.151(a)/3270.192(3)
At the time of the inspection the record of staff person #2 had a health assessment dated more than 24 months prior to the date of the inspection.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Dec 17, 2021): “Provider will update the record of staff person #2 with a new health assessment.”

“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

Capacity 21 children
Certificate status Regular (COMPASS: awaiting renewal)
Certificate valid through Dec 21, 2026
Keystone STARS STAR 1
since Jan 23, 2020 · what STARS means
Operator Live Laugh Learn Schoolhouse
Phone —
State certificate # CER-00247334
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Common questions

Has Live Laugh Learn Schoolhouse had any serious violations?

Pennsylvania cited 3 violations 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 May 16, 2025 (background checks): “At the time of the inspection, Staff 1 did not have their NSOR document on file.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Live Laugh Learn Schoolhouse?

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

What is Live Laugh Learn Schoolhouse’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 1, effective Jan 23, 2020. 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 Live Laugh Learn Schoolhouse compare with other daycares in Bucks County?

It is tied for #92 of 251 centers in Bucks County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Live Laugh Learn Schoolhouse last inspected?

Oct 21, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

Who runs Live Laugh Learn Schoolhouse?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Live Laugh Learn Schoolhouse.

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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