ST Thomas Kids Daycare Preschool INC
ST Thomas Kids Daycare Preschool INC is a certified child care center in Oakmont, PA, with capacity for 53 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 4 times. The state cited 25 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (14 of 25). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #165 of 457 centers in Allegheny County and has more citations per inspection than 68% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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There were an Aveeno lotion and a hand sanitizer bottle on top of the cubbies in the preschool room label " Keep out of reach of children".
There was cracked plastic lid in the YT room.
A highchair in the infant room was missing the safety straps.
The file for child #1 lacked the arrival and departure times on the agreement form.
The file for child #1 lacked the child's admission on the agreement form.
There was a sharp wired on the playground gate.
There was green peeling paint on the playground fence.
There was a clear cracked bin in the preschool room.
There were two cribs with dirty sheets, the sheets had stains.
There was a pink lunch box in a backpack that contained a bottle with milk and a cheese stick.
According to the Fire Detection System Test Log, the tests were greater than 30 days apart from 4/24/25-5/26/25.
The facility current liability of insurance is dated 8/13/25. The liability insurances was due on 6/27/25.
There was an open gate making the next door building back yard with gardening tools accessible to children. There was an open gap between the natural barrier and the fence making the next-door building and back yard accessible to children.
There was a cracked blue basket in the preschool room. There was a Lego bag with a broken handle in the OT room.
The facility emergency plan lacked accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.
The facility lacked documentation of the annual emergency drill.
According to the Fire Detection System Test Log, the tests were greater than 30 days apart from 10/30/24-11/30/24-12/30/25 and 1/30/25.
The file for child# 1 lacked the work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent on the emergency contact form.
There were toxic plants accessible to children in the preschool playground: Rhododendrons plants, Dog wood plants, and Fire bush.
The first aid kit in the preschool room, old toddler room. young toddler room and infant room lacked soap.
There was a cracked bin in the preschool room and a cracked bin lid in the old toddler room.
There were acorns on the floor in the toddler's playground.
The facility emergency plan lacked accommodations for children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.
The facility policy to identify the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma, and Child Maltreatment lacked the child maltreatment statement.
The file for staff # 1 lacked two reference letters, proof of education and experience, emergency plan training, Health assessment, TB test, Pediatric First Aid and Pediatric CPR training and the Health and Safety training.
“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 Thomas Kids Daycare Preschool INC had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 25 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about ST Thomas Kids Daycare Preschool INC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at ST Thomas Kids Daycare Preschool INC since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is ST Thomas Kids Daycare Preschool INC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Mar 24, 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 Thomas Kids Daycare Preschool INC compare with other daycares in Allegheny County?
It is tied for #165 of 457 centers in Allegheny County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was ST Thomas Kids Daycare Preschool INC last inspected?
Dec 11, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs ST Thomas Kids Daycare Preschool INC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is ST Thomas Kids Daycare Preschool 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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