ST Lukes Crusaders Child Development Centers
ST Lukes Crusaders Child Development Centers is a certified child care center in Erie, PA, with capacity for 112 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 4 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). All 4 came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 58 centers in Erie and has fewer citations per inspection than 73% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The file for Staff Person #1 contained a signed Disclosure Statement dated 3/4/2025, which was several weeks after their date of hire (SEE LIS CODE SHEET).
In the Gymnasium area, three electrical outlets were observed without protective receptacle covers: to the right of the stage area, an outlet was missing one cover; to the left of the stage area, an outlet was missing one cover; to the left of the St. Luke Crusaders graphic behind the bleachers, an outlet was missing two covers.
In the cafeteria area, a cabinet under the window was observed to contain a carton of Clorox Wipes and two cartons of Lysol Wipes, all of which are labeled "keep out of reach of children" and are considered toxic. The door to the cabinet was not locked and was therefore accessible to children in care.
The records for Staff Person #1 and Staff Person #2 did not include a current health assessment or the results of initial/subsequent tuberculin skin tests.
“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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Has ST Lukes Crusaders Child Development Centers 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 Jun 4, 2026 (background checks): “The file for Staff Person #1 contained a signed Disclosure Statement dated 3/4/2025, which was several weeks after their date of hire (SEE LIS CODE SHEET).” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about ST Lukes Crusaders Child Development Centers?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at ST Lukes Crusaders Child Development Centers since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is ST Lukes Crusaders Child Development Centers’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jan 12, 2026. 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 Lukes Crusaders Child Development Centers compare with other daycares in Erie?
It is #3 of 58 centers in Erie by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 73% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was ST Lukes Crusaders Child Development Centers last inspected?
Jun 4, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs ST Lukes Crusaders Child Development Centers?
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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