Mechanicsburg Area School District
Mechanicsburg Area School District is a certified child care center in Mechanicsburg, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 4 times. The state cited 7 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (3 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 29 centers in Mechanicsburg and has fewer citations per inspection than 83% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Staff #1 and Staff #3 do not have on file a copy of the request or copy of the DHS required FBI clearance. Staff #2 does not have on file a copy of the request, or copy of, the DHS required FBI clearance and NSOR certificate.
Staff #1 does not have on file verification of education.
Staff #1 does not have on file a health assessment.
Staff #3 does not have 2 written references on file
No hand washing was observed prior to snack. Staff indicated that they use hand sanitizer.
Staff Persons #1 and #2 have not completed the following required pre-service training withing 90 days of their hire date (see LIS code sheet): Pediatric First Aid and CPR from a PQAS approved trainer and a PQAS approved curriculum
The file for Staff Person #2 did not include documentation of 12 hours of child care training having been completed within the past year.
“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 Mechanicsburg Area School District 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 Sep 21, 2023 (background checks): “Staff #1 and Staff #3 do not have on file a copy of the request or copy of the DHS required FBI clearance. Staff #2 does not have on file a copy of the request, or copy of, the DHS required FBI clearance and NSOR…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Mechanicsburg Area School District?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Mechanicsburg Area School District since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Mechanicsburg Area School District’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jan 29, 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 Mechanicsburg Area School District compare with other daycares in Mechanicsburg?
It is tied for #12 of 29 centers in Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg Area School District last inspected?
Oct 21, 2025 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Mechanicsburg Area School District?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Mechanicsburg Area School District.
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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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