Pocono Family YMCA at Resica
Pocono Family YMCA at Resica is a certified child care center in East Stroudsburg, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 21 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for training & qualifications (8 of 21). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #13 of 23 centers in East Stroudsburg and has fewer citations per inspection than 58% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Staff #1 was working in child care at the time of this inspection and the file did not contain a state police clearance. Staff #2 was working in child care at the time of this inspection and the file did not contain a DHS FBI clearance. Staff #2 also did not receive the NSOR clearance until 1/31/24, which was outside the provisional hire period allowed by the CPSL.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Regulation requires staff to review the emergency plan within 90 days of their hire date. At the time of this inspection, Staff #1 has not yet reviewed the facility's emergency plan. Regulation also requires staff to review the facility's emergency plan on an annual basis. Staff #2 did not review the emergency plan on an annual basis (previous 10/8/23, no current).
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of children's files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of enrollment. Regulation requires enrolled children to have on file within 60 days an immunization record. Child #3 has been enrolled more than 60 days and the file did not contain an immunization record.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of children's files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of enrollment. Regulation requires enrolled children to have on file within 60 days a health report and immunization record. Child #3 has been enrolled more than 60 days and the file did not contain a health report or immunization record.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to maintain current certification in pediatric first aid/CPR. Staff #1 did not maintain current certification in pediatric first aid/CPR as their certification expired on 9/24/24. Staff #1 was working in child care at the time of this inspection.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to participate in annual fire safety training. The following staff did not participate in annual fire safety training: Staff #1 (previous 1/9/24, no current) and Staff #2 (previous 9/9/23, current 1/15/25).
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation and the CPSL require staff to participate in mandated reporter training every 60 months. Staff #1 did not participate in mandated reporter training every 60 months (previous 12/2/19, current 9/20/24).
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Regulation requires annual evaluations to be conducted on all staff. Staff #1 and #2 have worked at the facility for over a year and their files did not contain a staff evaluation.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of the children's files was conducted. Regulation requires children's files to contain the fee amount and the date the fee is to be paid. The file of child #2 was missing the fee amount and the date the fee is to be paid.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of the children's files was conducted. Regulation requires children's files to contain health insurance coverage and the policy number of the child to be contained within the file. Child file #2 was missing health insurance coverage and policy number information on the child.
A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Staff person #2 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: pediatric first aid/CPR.
Staff person #1 (see code sheet for date of hire), a provisional hire, did not request the DHS FBI clearance, nor sign a disclosure statement, until after they began working with children.
The emergency plan on file did not include a continuity of operations.
The emergency plan on file was last reviewed on 10/6/2022.
Child # 3 (see code sheet for date of admission) did not have an initial health assessment on file at the facility.
Staff person #3 has not completed fire safety training with the last year, as evidenced by the last date of training on file of 6/7/22.
Staff person #1 has not completed the following required PQAS-approved pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see code sheet for date of hire): Pediatric First Aid/ CPR training.
Child #1, Child #2, and Child #5 did not have documentation of an enrolling parent's work address and work phone number.
Child #2 did not have a health insurance/ medical assistance policy number on file.
The facility did not have documentation of a written plan for transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency.
Staff person #3 (see code sheet for date of hire) only had documentation that she completed one hour of childcare training for 11/29/2022 to 11/29/2023.
“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 Pocono Family YMCA at Resica 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 16, 2025 (background checks): “A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Staff #1 was working in child care at the time of this inspection and the file did not…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Pocono Family YMCA at Resica?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Pocono Family YMCA at Resica since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Pocono Family YMCA at Resica’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Apr 7, 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 Pocono Family YMCA at Resica compare with other daycares in East Stroudsburg?
It is #13 of 23 centers in East Stroudsburg by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 58% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Pocono Family YMCA at Resica last inspected?
Jan 15, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Pocono Family YMCA at Resica?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Pocono Family YMCA.
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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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