Sunny Days Child Development Center · 110 N 26th St, Harrisburg
Sunny Days Child Development Center is a certified child care center in Harrisburg, PA, with capacity for 64 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 3 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 8 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 21 violations, 7 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (5 of 21). 9 citations came in the last 12 months, including 5 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 75 centers in Harrisburg and has fewer citations per inspection than 66% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Staff person #2 observed staff person #1 in the 3's classroom pull child #1 out of the classroom by their feet and later witnessed staff person #1 pulling child #1 out of the classroom by their hands.
Staff person #2 observed staff person #1 saying "I am done with you." to child #1.
The file of staff person #1 had evidence that their NSOR clearance and mandated reported training were not updated every 6-months. NSOR- 30-day lapse Mandated reporter training- 10-day lapse
It was observed in the infant room that pillows were in the cribs while infants were sleeping.
It was observed that in the running room there was chipping paint on the wall to the right of the doorway. It was observed in the 4-year-old classroom that there was chipping paint and a dried liquid on the wall to the right of the doorway. It was observed that the wall next to the stove in the kitchen and a build-up of food on it. (Corrected on site.)
It was observed that in the infant room the T-shaped safety straps on the highchairs were not in use.
Facility person #1 struck a child on the head with a shoe. The following day, October 16, 2025, facility person #1 grabbed the same child by the shirt and forcefully pushing them onto the floor.
It was observed that facility person #3 was in direct and routine interaction with children and did not have an updated DHS FBI clearance on file. The file for facility person #3 contained a DHS FBI clearance that was dated 10.11.20 [expired on 10.11.25]. The facility had no record of an application for the updated clearance on file.
It was observed that facility person #2 did not deliver an incident report to the parent on the same day that the incident occurred.
The file for Staff person # 10 contained a NSOR that expired 7/16/2025, and there is no current NSOR on file.
Staff emergency plan training was not updated annually. The file for staff #10 included documentation of emergency plan training on 4-12-24 and did not contain an annual training update.
It was observed in the toddler room that there was peeling paint and some damage on the wall it was covered temporarily. (Corrected on Site)
It was observed in the classroom space that a refrigerator had a thermometer that was at 50 degrees and again at 48 degrees (CORRECTED ON SITE)
Upon review of personnel files, the file for staff person #4 did not include documentation of annual fire safety training.
The file for child #5 did not include the fee amount on the signed written agreement form.
The file for child #5 contained an emergency contact form that did not include the release person's complete address. (CORRECTED ON SITE)
It was observed that in the infant room did not have an emergency contact form for child #5 in the classroom. (CORRECTED ON SITE)
It was observed that in 3 classrooms, the emergency transportation plan was not posted in a conspicuous place in the childcare space. (Corrected on site)
Staff person # 1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person #1 does not have current pediatric first-aid/CPR training. This is evidenced by the previously documented pediatric first- aid/CPR training expiration date of 1/2025.a
The carpet in 2s (toddler room) was frayed and in need of repair. (CORRECTED ON SITE). One ceiling tile in the infant room by sleep area directly above infant cribs had water stains.
Facility person #1 has not completed the required one-hour Pennsylvania health and safety update 2022 by December 30, 2022 as outlined in Announcement C-22-06.
“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 Sunny Days Child Development Center had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 7 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 Aug 14, 2026 (caregiver conduct): “Staff person #2 observed staff person #1 in the 3's classroom pull child #1 out of the classroom by their feet and later witnessed staff person #1 pulling child #1 out of the classroom by their hands.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Sunny Days Child Development Center?
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 Sunny Days Child Development Center’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 3, effective May 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 Sunny Days Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Harrisburg?
It is tied for #14 of 75 centers in Harrisburg by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 66% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Sunny Days Child Development Center last inspected?
Aug 12, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Sunny Days Child Development Center?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Sunny Days LLC.
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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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