Perry County Generations · Shermans Dale

5275 Spring Rd, Shermans Dale, PA 17090 · Perry County

1 complaint investigation found violations Keystone STAR 4

Perry County Generations is a certified child care center in Shermans Dale, PA, with capacity for 58 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 4 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 9 violations, 5 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for background checks (4 of 9). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 11 centers in Perry County and has fewer citations per inspection than 66% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 66% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. About typical

#11 of 11 centers in Perry County

5 Core-safety citations

4 Other citations

4 Inspections

1 Complaint investigations that found violations

9 citations from 5 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 12, 2025

Every state visit

Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 4

Training & qualifications 3

Caregiver conduct 1

Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Core safety Oct 1, 2025 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct

No physical punishment 55 Pa. Code §3270.113(b)

Child #1 was acting up during nap time when staff member #1 grabbed child #1 by the arms and forcefully put child #1 down on child's mat on child's stomach. Child #1 got up again from nap mat and staff member #1 grabbed child #1 by the leg, pulling child toward her, then grabbed child #1 by the arms and forcefully "slammed" child #1 down on the nap mat causing the child to hit the right side of face/cheek area. Child #1 immediately began crying.

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 17, 2025): “Staff member #1 was terminated from employment. Director had a meeting with the entire staff, discussing the importance of how we handle children, talk to them, the proper way to pick them up, and under no circumstances are we to be physically/harmful to a child in any way. Director discussed the…”

Core safety Aug 16, 2023 Inspection Background checks

Comply with CPSL/CPSL information 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)

In reviewing of the staff files, staff person #1's file contained an NSOR clearance, dated 6/20/23, that was late in obtaining (past the 45 days of hire; see LIS code sheet).

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 27, 2023): “All newly hired staff members will be required to give me a copy of their NSOR within the first 45 days of hire. All staff will be required to renew their NSOR every 3 years. To help remind the staff of when items such as this are coming due to be completed I will be handing out a breakdown of what…”

Citation Aug 16, 2023 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)

In reviewing of staff files, staff person #2's file contained an updated Health Assessment that was late in obtaining (previous HA dated 2/17/21; updated HA dated 6/5/23).

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 27, 2023): “All staff will be required to maintain an every 2 year up to date health assessment Staff will be given a breakdown of what is required to be updated/completed at the beginning of each year. If the updated health assessment is not provided within every 2 years the employee will be suspended until…”

Core safety Aug 15, 2022 Inspection Background checks

Comply with CPSL 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)

Staff person #2 did not obtain a NSOR clearance within the first 45 days of hire. (NSOR clearance dated 8/25/22)

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 22, 2022): “All new staff will be required to obtain their NSOR Clearance within 45 days of hire or they will be suspended until they provide proof of their NSOR clearance.”

Core safety Aug 15, 2022 Inspection Background checks

Comply with CPSL 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)

Staff person #1 did not obtain an NSOR clearance within the first 45 days of hire. (NSOR clearance dated 7/6/22).

Core safety Aug 15, 2022 Inspection Background checks

Comply with CPSL 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)

Staff person #5 did not obtain a NSOR clearance within the first 45 days of hire. (NSOR clearance dated 8/1/22)

Citation Aug 15, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications

Health and Safety Training 55 Pa. Code §3270.31(f)

Staff person #3 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: Health and Safety topics 1-10, including Pediatric First Aid and CPR. (Health and Safety Topics 1-9 completed on 5/29/22 and Pediatric First Aid and CPR completed on 6/24/22)

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 22, 2022): “All new staff will be required to complete all required Professional Development trainings/pre-service training within 90 days of hire or they will be suspended until the required trainings are completed.”

Citation Aug 15, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications

Comply with CPSL 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)

Staff person #1 had not completed the mandated reporter training within 90 days of hire. (Training was completed on 6/29/22).

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 22, 2022): “All new staff will be required to complete their mandated reporter training within 90 days of hire or they will be suspended until they complete their mandated reporter training.”

Citation Aug 15, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications

Comply with CPSL 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)

Staff person #4 had not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 11/7/16 and the current mandated reporter training on file being dated 1/23/22.

Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Sep 22, 2022): “All staff will be required to renew their mandated reporter training every 5 years. If the Mandated Reporter Training is not renewed within 5 years, they will be suspended until the training is renewed.”

“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.

Complaint investigations and reported incidents

Violation found Oct 1, 2025 Complaint investigation

1 violation cited, listed under Citations.

Pennsylvania’s search lists complaint investigations in which the state found at least one violation (“verified complaints”). It does not say what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it. Incident investigations look into something that happened at the center; self-reported violations are ones the center reported to the state itself.

About this center

Capacity 58 children

Certificate status Regular (COMPASS: awaiting renewal)

Certificate valid through Nov 2, 2026

Keystone STARS STAR 4
since Dec 6, 2025 · what STARS means

Operator Perry County Generations

Hours Monday–Friday 6:00 AM–6:00 PM How Pennsylvania centers’ hours compare

Phone (717) 582-7000

State certificate # CER-00244865

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Common questions

Has Perry County Generations had any serious violations?

Pennsylvania cited 5 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 Oct 1, 2025 (caregiver conduct): “Child #1 was acting up during nap time when staff member #1 grabbed child #1 by the arms and forcefully put child #1 down on child's mat on child's stomach. Child #1 got up again from nap mat and staff member #1 grabbed…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Perry County Generations?

Pennsylvania lists 1 complaint investigation since 2021 in which it found at least one violation; the violations are listed above. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

What is Perry County Generations’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 4, effective Dec 6, 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 Perry County Generations compare with other daycares in Perry County?

It is #11 of 11 centers in Perry County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 66% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Perry County Generations last inspected?

Aug 12, 2025 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.

Who runs Perry County Generations?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Perry County Generations.

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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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