Penn Pals Child Care Center · Irwin

The file for Child #1, a school age child, lacked an acceptable equivalent health report acceptable by a school.

The file for Staff Person #2 lacked verification that they had completed Pediatric First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire. The Pediatric First Aid and CPR training on file was completed 94 days after their hire date at the facility.

A parent letter explaining the emergency procedures was not available for review at the time of the inspection.

In the outdoor play space, at the entrance to the embedded equipment area, a wooden plank was observed to have an area of splintering wood which caused a hazard.

A yogurt was observed in a lunch box on a shelf in the Young Preschool Classroom. The yogurt is required to be refrigerated.

The file for Child #1, a young school ager, lacked an acceptable health report for a school age child. The most recent health report on file was dated when the child was 23 months old.

The emergency contact form for Child #1 lacked an address for one of the release persons listed.

The updates to the emergency contact form for Child #1 exceeded 6 months between 11.2.23 and 8.3.24.

The staff files are not being stored in a locked cabinet.

Staff person #1 has acceptable pediatric first aid/CPR training in an approved curriculum; however, the trainer has not provided documentation that they are PQAS-certified in that training topic.

The file for Staff Person #2 lacked 10 of their 12 hours of annual child care training in their respective training year. The file for Staff Person #3 lacked 4 of their 12 hours of annual child care training in their respective training year.

The file of Child #1, enrolled more than 60 days at the facility, did not contain documentation of the 4th dose of the HIB vaccination and 4th dose of Pneumococcal vaccination, as required based on the child's age as per the ACIP recommended schedule. The file for Child #2, enrolled for more than 60 days at the facility, did not contain documentation of the 4thdose of the DTAP vaccination as required based on the child's age as per the ACIP recommended schedule. The file for Child #3, enrolled for more than 60 days at the facility, did not contain documentation of the 2nd dose of the Hep A vaccination, as required based on the child's age as per the ACIP recommended schedule.

The two most recent child abuse clearances on file for Staff person #1 are dated 5/6/18 and 7/25/23, the two most recent FBI Clearances on file for Staff person #1 are dated 5/29/18 and 7/21/23, all more than 60 months apart.

The first aid kit in the 3 year old Preschool classroom was lacking gloves.

There was a container of magnetic blocks in the downstairs preschool room that contained blocks that were cracked and not in good repair.

The immunizations record for child #1, child #2, child #3 and child #4 does not include verification of an annual influenza vaccination as recommended by the ACIP.

The fire drill log on file included fire drills conducted 3/9/23-5/9/23. more than 60 days apart.

The 1 hour Health and Safety professional development training update on file for Staff person #2 is dated 4/12/23 and Staff person #4 is dated 7/23/23, which are after the deadline date of 12/30/22.

The file for Staff person #3 contained 7 of 12 required annual training hours completed between 12/19/21-12/19/22.

The two most recent state police clearances and child abuse clearances on file for staff person #2 are dated in an interval which exceeds 5 years or 60 months. The two most recent state police clearances on file for staff person #4 are dated in an interval which exceeds 5 years or 60 months.

The first aid kit in the young preschool room lacks tape.

On the landing outside of the Young Toddler classroom, observed a broken piece of lattice.

The two most recent health reports on file for child #4 are dated more than 6 months apart. Child #4 is a young toddler.

The file for child #1, child #2, child #3, and child #4 lacks verification of a current influenza vaccine administered in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP.

The two most recent health assessments on file for staff persons #1 and #3 are dated in an interval greater than 24 months.

The two most recent verifications of mandated reporter training on file for staff person #2 are dated in an interval which exceeds 5 years or 60 months.

The file for child #1 and child #5 contains emergency contact information which lacks the work address of the enrolling parent.

The older toddler classroom lacks a posting of the emergency transportation plan.