Mount Nazareth Learning Center
Mount Nazareth Learning Center is a certified child care center in Pittsburgh, PA, with capacity for 326 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 15 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (5 of 15). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #108 of 251 centers in Pittsburgh and has more citations per inspection than 77% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The file for Staff #3 contained State Police Clearances and National Sex Offender Registry Certificates that were not obtained within 60 months of the previous clearance.
The first aid kit located in the T2A Classroom lacked scissors.
In Toddler 1B, there was Infant's Tylenol for Child #1 that was expired.
Fire detection testing documentation showed that testing had occurred on 12/6/24 and 12/8/25, exceeding the annual requirement.
The files for Staff #1 and #2 contained a foreign degree but lacked evaluated proof of qualifications and therefore their credentials could not be determined.
The file for Staff #3 contained an FBI Clearance that was not obtained within 60 months of the previous clearance.
In the Middle Infant Classroom, the diaper changing table was unlocked and three tubes of Destin and two tubes of Aquaphor labeled "Keep Out of Reach of Children" were accessible to the children in care.
The first aid kit located in the T1B Classroom lacked adhesive bandages. The first aid kit located in the Orange Classroom lacked gauze.
In the Pink Classroom there was a ripped blue couch that was not in good repair.
The file for Child #1, a Preschool Aged Child, contained Health Reports that had been updated in an interval greater than 12 months.
The fire safety training in the file for Staff #1 was dated more than 12 months after date of hire.
The file for Staff #4 did not contain Health and Safety Training within 90 days of hire as set forth in Announcement C-22-06.
The file for Staff #2 contained mandated reporter training that was not completed within 60 months of the previous training.
The Teal Classroom lacked a written plan of daily activities and routines
The file for Staff #1, lacked documentation of the annual 12 clock hours of childcare training.
“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 Mount Nazareth Learning Center had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 (background checks): “The file for Staff #3 contained State Police Clearances and National Sex Offender Registry Certificates that were not obtained within 60 months of the previous clearance.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Mount Nazareth Learning Center?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Mount Nazareth Learning Center since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Mount Nazareth Learning Center’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4, effective Oct 16, 2025. 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 Mount Nazareth Learning Center compare with other daycares in Pittsburgh?
It is tied for #108 of 251 centers in Pittsburgh by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mount Nazareth Learning Center last inspected?
Apr 1, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Mount Nazareth Learning Center?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Holy Family Institute.
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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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