ST Peters Lutheran Church Day Latchkey

At the time of the inspection, staff person #2 had a receipt for the PA State Police clearance dated 6/22/25 on file and not the completed clearance showing a dissemination date. Staff person #3 did not receive the child abuse clearance prior to working with children. It was not received until 1/6/26. There was no NSOR certificate on file for staff person #3 and this person was observed having direct contact and routine interaction with children (see LIS code sheet for date of hire). Staff person #4 did not receive the NSOR certificate prior to working with children. It was not received until 3/19/26. Staff person #4 had routine interaction and direct contact with children without having an NSOR on file (see LIS code sheet for date of hire).

At the time of the inspection, the operator acknowledged that they did not provide a letter to the parents explaining the emergency procedures at enrollment.

At the time of the inspection, the mulch on the embedded equipment in the outdoor gross motor areas was not measured at 9 inches of loose-fill surfacing, as required. This is evidenced by the following: 1.) The metal slide with a fall height of 52" having only 8 1/2 inches of mulch; 2.) The swing with a fall height of 80" and 86" having 1 1/2 inches and 3 inches of mulch, respectively; 3.) The seesaw with 36" fall height had only 3 inches of mulch; 4.) The hanging metal bar had a fall height of 70" had only had 4" of mulch; 5.) The double metal bar with a fall height of 44" had only 4" of mulch; and 6.) The metal dome had a fall height of 57" with only 4 inches of loose fill mulch.

At the time of the inspection, the health assessments on file for staff person #3 and staff person #4 did not include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination and the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide childcare.

At the time of the inspection, the fire safety training on file for staff person #1 was not completed within 12 months from date of hire. This is evidenced by the fire safety training on file dated 10/7/25 (see LIS code sheet for date of hire).

At the time of the inspection, there were no hours of training on file during the 8/2024-8/2025 training period for staff person #1.

During the inspection on 5/5/25, Child #6 asked to use the restroom, which was located outside of the classroom in the hallway of the church. Neither staff #1 or staff #2 accompanied the child when he left the classroom, leaving the child unsupervised.

At the time of the inspection, written notification of safe routes were not posted by the operator at a conspicuous location in the child care facility.

At the time of the inspection, the current annual fire inspection report was conducted on 4/3/25. The previous fire inspection report was dated 2/7/24. This reflects a time frame of longer than the 12-month requirement for receiving an annual fire inspection report.

During the inspection, 4 Azalea plants were observed accessible to children in the monument area located in the children's outdoor play space. Azaleas are deemed a toxic plant and cannot be accessible to children.

Staff person #1's health assessment stated "yes" to communicable diseases but there was no additional information as to the conditions and the risk it might pose to others exposed to this individual as required on the health assessment.

During the inspection, the facility did not have a policy which addresses the prevention and identification of child maltreatment.

The agreement on file for child #3 did not specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

The emergency contact form for child #1 did not include the work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. The emergency contact form for child #1 and child #2 did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

During the inspection, the emergency contact forms in the backpack used to accompany children on the playground were not updated within the previous 6 months.

During renewal inspection on 5/5/22 cert rep reviewed several children's files. CHILD # 1 is 11yrs + 1 month of age and does not have documentation of influenza vaccine in immunization record. This is not in accordance with recommendations of ACIP for an 11 year old child. There is no exemption in file.

During renewal inspection on 5/5/22 cert rep checked children's medications that are at the center. CHILD # 2 had an EpiPen that was not in the original container and therefore, had no label to identify the child or the medication.