Right at School at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary
Right at School at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary is a certified child care center in Willow Grove, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 4 times. The state cited 6 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 11 centers in Willow Grove and has fewer citations per inspection than 82% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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At time of inspection, staff person #1 did not have the annual fire safety training documented in their record as required.
At time of inspection, child #1 did not have immunization record documented in their record or a dated letter/statement from the parent or guardian stating reason for exemption from immunization documented in their child's record.
At time of inspection, staff person #1-3 did not have annual fire safety training completed and documented in their records.
Staff person #3 working at facility for over 1 year, did not have 12 hours of annual childcare training documented in their record.
At time of inspection, staff persons #1 and #2 have volunteer state police clearances instead of the required state police clearances for employment documented in their records.
At time of inspection, Children # 1 and #2 didn't have any health assessments documented in their records.
“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.
Enforcement actions
Negative sanctions Pennsylvania lists for this center, such as a downgrade to a provisional certificate, refusing to renew or revoking its certificate of compliance, with the status COMPASS shows. “Operation permitted” means the center may keep operating while it appeals; “operation not permitted” means it may not.
About this center
Common questions
Has Right at School at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 1 violation 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 Dec 14, 2023 (background checks): “At time of inspection, staff persons #1 and #2 have volunteer state police clearances instead of the required state police clearances for employment documented in their records.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Right at School at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Right at School at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Right at School at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Mar 5, 2024. 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 Right at School at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary compare with other daycares in Willow Grove?
It is #3 of 11 centers in Willow Grove by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 82% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Right at School at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary last inspected?
Dec 10, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Right at School at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Right at School LLC.
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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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