Seedlings Academy for Young Learners LLC
Seedlings Academy for Young Learners LLC is a certified child care center in Hershey, PA, with capacity for 107 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 9 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2 of 9 centers in Hershey and has fewer citations per inspection than 79% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Staff #1 had a degree on file not recognized by the department. The foreign degree for staff #1 must be evaluated to determine the level of education staff #1 has completed
At the time of inspection, the program's emergency plan did not address continuity of operations.
During the inspection it was found that Fire drills were conducted on 2/6/24 and 4/19/24 (73 days) and 10/11/24 - 12/19/24 (69 days) due to the inclusion of emergency drill dates on the Fire Drill log.
At the time of the inspection, signed parental consent for emergency medical care and administration of minor first aid was not available for children#1-9. Consent was indicated with circling yes or no.
At the time of the inspection, signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading was not available for children#1-9. Consent was indicated with circling yes or no.
Staff number 1 had a health assessment dated 7/15/20 and updated on 7/26/22, which is greater than 24 months.
Fire drill was completed on 2/17/22 and again on 4/28/22, which is greater than 60 days.
Fire detection testing was not completed within 30 days on the following occasions: 4/1/22 to 5/4/22, 5/4/22 to 6/13/22, 8/3/22 to 9/16/22, 10/7/22 to 11/9/22, 11/9/22 to 12/15/22.
Staff person #1 grabbed child #1's arms and wrists and squeezed them to show child what it is like when child grabs other children.
“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
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.
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Common questions
Has Seedlings Academy for Young Learners LLC 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 Jan 31, 2022 (caregiver conduct): “Staff person #1 grabbed child #1's arms and wrists and squeezed them to show child what it is like when child grabs other children.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Seedlings Academy for Young Learners LLC?
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 Seedlings Academy for Young Learners LLC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Aug 1, 2019. 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 Seedlings Academy for Young Learners LLC compare with other daycares in Hershey?
It is tied for #2 of 9 centers in Hershey by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 79% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Seedlings Academy for Young Learners LLC last inspected?
Feb 6, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Seedlings Academy for Young Learners LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Seedlings Academy For Young Learners 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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