Starting Line Day Care and Learning Center INC
Starting Line Day Care and Learning Center INC is a certified child care center in Havertown, PA, with capacity for 37 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 12 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (5 of 12). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 15 centers in Havertown and has fewer citations per inspection than 73% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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During the renewal inspection cert rep observed the rugs in the preschool and older toddler/younger toddler classroom were not clean. The pack and play and the infant seat in the infant classroom were not clean.
During the renewal inspection cert rep observed verification of prescribed medication by a physician for child #1-3 was not on file.
During the renewal inspection cert rep observed staff #1 and 2 did not have verification of child care experience on file.
During the renewal inspection the cert rep observed during nap the cots were not at least 2 feet of space on three sides in the young toddler, 3 yr old preschool and 4 and 5 yr old preschool classrooms.
During the renewal inspection the cert rep observed child #1-4 did not have a medication log on file with medication.
During the renewal inspection the cert rep observed a copy of the emergency plan was not sent to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency.
During the renewal inspection the cert rep observed the shaken baby syndrome policy did not include the prevention and identification of child maltreatment.
During the renewal inspection the cert rep observed all the emergency contacts for all children in care were not present in the child care space while children were in care.
On 6/27/24, during the renewal inspection, the certification representative observed that the refrigerator in the infant room was not cleaned during the renewal inspection.
On 6/27/24, during the renewal inspection, there was no evidence of information regarding the special needs of Child #2 and Child #3 on the emergency contact form, as specified by the child's parent, physician, physician's assistant, or CRNP, which is necessary in case of an emergency.
On 6/27/24, during the renewal inspection, there was no evidence provided for the address of the designated individual to whom child #1 may be released, as per the parent's authorization.
Complaint was filed on 10/21/21 with the Department. On 10/26/21 Cert Rep did an investigation. Staff # 1 and 2 were on the playground with a group of about 7-8 preschoolers (ages 3-5 years old). Staff # 1 and 2 did not see Child # 1-4 under the slides inappropriately touching each other private area. Complaint investigation on 11/3/21
“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.
Complaint investigations and reported incidents
Pennsylvania’s search lists complaint investigations in which the state found at least one violation (“verified complaints”). It does not say what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it. Incident investigations look into something that happened at the center; self-reported violations are ones the center reported to the state itself.
About this center
Common questions
Has Starting Line Day Care and Learning Center INC 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 Oct 22, 2021 (supervision): “Complaint was filed on 10/21/21 with the Department. On 10/26/21 Cert Rep did an investigation. Staff # 1 and 2 were on the playground with a group of about 7-8 preschoolers (ages 3-5 years old). Staff # 1 and 2 did not…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Starting Line Day Care and Learning Center INC?
Pennsylvania lists 1 complaint investigation since 2021 in which it found at least one violation; the violations are listed above. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Starting Line Day Care and Learning Center INC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jul 24, 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 Starting Line Day Care and Learning Center INC compare with other daycares in Havertown?
It is #3 of 15 centers in Havertown 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 Starting Line Day Care and Learning Center INC last inspected?
May 5, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Starting Line Day Care and Learning Center INC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Starting Line Day Care And Learning Center 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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