ST Thomas Nursery School
ST Thomas Nursery School is a certified child care center in Fort Washington, PA, with capacity for 165 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 4 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 10 centers in Fort Washington and has fewer citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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On the day of observing the files for Staff#1 did not have a current state police clearance in the files. Only observed a receipt.
Observing the files for Staff#1 the physical was over 2 years old.
ON THE DAY OF OBSERVING THE FILES STAFF#3 DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT FBI CLEARANCE IN THE FILE.
THE FILES OBSERVED STAFF #1 NOT HAVE A PHYSICAL IN THE FILE. HE STAFF#2 PHYSICAL WAS OVER 2 YEARS.
“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 Nursery School had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 2 violations 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 Feb 21, 2023 (background checks): “On the day of observing the files for Staff#1 did not have a current state police clearance in the files. Only observed a receipt.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about ST Thomas Nursery School?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at ST Thomas Nursery School 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 Nursery School’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jun 4, 2019. 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 Nursery School compare with other daycares in Fort Washington?
It is tied for #6 of 10 centers in Fort Washington by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was ST Thomas Nursery School last inspected?
Mar 20, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs ST Thomas Nursery School?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is ST Thomas Whitemarsh Church.
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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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