ST Jude Raiders Child Development Center
ST Jude Raiders Child Development Center is a certified child care center in Erie, PA, with capacity for 61 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 11 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (5 of 11). All 11 came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 58 centers in Erie and has more citations per inspection than 61% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Observed electrical outlets lacking protective covers in the Cafeteria child care space under the windows (2) and in the Gym under the cafeteria window (1). Children age 5 and under had access to these spaces.
The hot water temperature in the Girl's Bathroom sinks (2) measured between 115 and 120 degrees.
In the Boy's Bathroom there were 3 toilets and 1 sink lacking handwashing signs.
On the day of the renewal inspection the provider was not able to demonstrate that the hard-wired interconnected fire detection system was operable or provide a current inspection report.
The file for child #1 contains an initial health report that was not written and signed by a physician, physician's assistant or a CRNP and is therefore not valid.
The file for child #1 contains an initial health report that was not written and signed by a physician, physician's assistant or a CRNP and is therefore not valid.
The file for child #1, preschool aged, is lacking a health report conducted during the previous 12-month period.
The fire drill log identifies that the most recent fire drill was conducted on 9/25/25, therefore exceeding 60 days since the last drill.
The fire alarm test log identified that the most recent alarm tests occurred 9/2/25 and 10/23/25 exceeding 30 days between tests. The operator is not able to provide the proof of purchase for the hard-wired interconnected fire detection system.
The file for staff person #2 contains current fire safety training that was conducted greater than 12 months after the previous fire safety training.
The file for staff person #1 is lacking health and safety training on the required health and safety training topics.
“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 Jude Raiders 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 11 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about ST Jude Raiders Child Development Center?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at ST Jude Raiders 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 Jude Raiders 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.
How does ST Jude Raiders Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Erie?
It is #14 of 58 centers in Erie by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was ST Jude Raiders Child Development Center last inspected?
May 13, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs ST Jude Raiders 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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