St James Panthers Child Development Center
St James Panthers Child Development Center is a certified child care center in Erie, PA, with capacity for 38 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it once. The state cited 5 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for health & medication (3 of 5). All 5 came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Observed two electrical outlets in Room 19 and one electrical outlet in the gym, which lacked protective receptacle covers.
The initial health report in the file for Child #2 did not include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.
Observed Benadryl, which had expired, for Child #3, in the med box in Room 20.
The facility did not have a proof of purchase on file for the interconnected fire detection system.
The file for Child #1, who has been enrolled for more than 60 days, did not include an initial health report.
“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 St James Panthers Child Development Center 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 St James Panthers Child Development Center?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at St James Panthers Child Development Center since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is St James Panthers Child Development Center’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Dec 29, 2025. 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.
When was St James Panthers Child Development Center last inspected?
Dec 16, 2025 (initial review). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs St James Panthers Child Development Center?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Child Development Centers 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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