Salem Ucc Preschool LLC
Salem Ucc Preschool LLC is a certified child care center in Catasauqua, PA, with capacity for 33 children. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 5 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for emergency preparedness (3 of 5). All 5 came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #23 of 155 centers in Lehigh County and has fewer citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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The facility did not have the emergency plan posted in a conspicuous location.
The first aid kits in the three-year-old and four-year-old room did not contain soap during the initial inspection on 6/29/2026.
Evacuation maps were not posted in a conspicuous location on each floor of the facility prior to the initial inspection on 6/29/2026.
The emergency plan was not submitted to the county prior to the initial inspection on 6/29/2026.
Facility did not have general liability insurance coverage during the initial inspection on 6/29/2026.
“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 Salem Ucc Preschool LLC had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 5 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Salem Ucc Preschool LLC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Salem Ucc Preschool LLC since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
How does Salem Ucc Preschool LLC compare with other daycares in Lehigh County?
It is #23 of 155 centers in Lehigh County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Salem Ucc Preschool LLC last inspected?
Sep 17, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Salem Ucc Preschool LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Salem Ucc Preschool 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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