Playarts Horatio B Hackett Elementary
Playarts Horatio B Hackett Elementary is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 6 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #142 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed facility files and the policy for Shaken Baby Syndrome and Child Maltreatment did not address recognition for potential signs and symptoms of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, strategies for coping with a crying, fussing or distraught child and the identification and prevention of child maltreatment per Announcement C-22-03 that was issued on January 24,2022..
During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 6 staff files and the file for staff #1 and staff #2 did not contain fire safety training.
During the renewal inspection, certification representative reviewed 5 staff files and the files for staff #1 and staff #2 did not contain a PQAS certified pediatric cpr/first aid certification from an approved provider /approved course.
Certification rep reviewed staff files and observed staff #1 is missing New Jersey out of State Police clearance on record. Staff #1has not completed the mandated reporter training within 90 days of their date of hire: 7/14/22. Staff #2 file is missing State police clearance for the state of Ohio; New York Child Abuse and State Police clearance date of hire 7/20/22. Staff #3 file is missing New Jersey State Police Clearance Date of hire: 1/24/22.
During the renewal inspection Staff #1 did not know the name and the total amount of children in her group.
Certification rep reviewed staff #2 and staff #4 file and observed one hour health and safety update training missing on record. Staff #2 date of hire 7/20/22, staff #4 date of hire 7/7/22. Certification rep reviewed staff #3 file and observed staff #3 has not completed the Pediatric First Aid and CPR Training within 90 days of hire, hire date. 1/24/22.
“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 Playarts Horatio B Hackett Elementary 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 Jan 10, 2023 (background checks): “Certification rep reviewed staff files and observed staff #1 is missing New Jersey out of State Police clearance on record. Staff #1has not completed the mandated reporter training within 90 days of their date of hire…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Playarts Horatio B Hackett Elementary?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Playarts Horatio B Hackett Elementary since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Playarts Horatio B Hackett Elementary’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Mar 10, 2023. 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 Playarts Horatio B Hackett Elementary compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #142 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Playarts Horatio B Hackett Elementary last inspected?
Nov 12, 2025 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Playarts Horatio B Hackett Elementary?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Playarts INC.
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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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