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Sunrise Ost at Edwin M Stanton Elementary

1620 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA 19146 · Philadelphia County
1 core-safety citation in last 12 months Keystone STAR 1

Sunrise Ost at Edwin M Stanton Elementary is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 3 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #196 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 82% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 82% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
Tied for #196 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia
2 Core-safety citations
1 Other citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
3 citations from 3 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 25, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 25, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Nov 6, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Aug 28, 2024 · Inspection · no citation
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1
Staff ratios 1
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Core safety Nov 25, 2025 Inspection Background checks
Comply with CPSL/CPSL information 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)
During a renewal inspection conducted on 11/25/25, the Certification Representative reviewed Staff's #1 content of records. Staff's #2 records did not include an NSOR result clearance.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Dec 5, 2025): “The Director suspended staff #1 until the NSOR results are received. Director replaced Staff #1 with another staff with all the required paperwork to maintain ratio.”
Core safety Nov 6, 2024 Inspection Staff ratios
Similar Age Level 55 Pa. Code §3270.51
During a renewal inspection conducted on 11/06/24, the Certification Representative conducted a ratio count and Group 1 had 25 children with two teachers with a 5-year-old being the youngest of the group. Corrected on Site
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 6, 2024): “The director immediately sends a child to another same group to remain in ratio. (Corrected on Site)”
Citation Nov 6, 2024 Inspection Health & medication
12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test 55 Pa. Code §3270.151(a)/3270.192(3)
During a renewal inspection conducted on 11/6/24, the Certification Representative reviewed Staff's #2 content of records, and discovered that Staff's #2 health assessment has expire.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 25, 2024): “The director will make sure Staff #2 makes a doctor's appointment to meet with DHS regulations.”

“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.

About this center

Capacity —
Certificate status Regular
Certificate valid through Feb 28, 2027
Keystone STARS STAR 1
since Mar 4, 2025 · what STARS means
Operator Sunrise Of Philadelphia INC
Phone (215) 952-2730
State certificate # CER-00249442
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Not checked by Daycare Record

Common questions

Has Sunrise Ost at Edwin M Stanton Elementary 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 Nov 25, 2025 (background checks): “During a renewal inspection conducted on 11/25/25, the Certification Representative reviewed Staff's #1 content of records. Staff's #2 records did not include an NSOR result clearance.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Sunrise Ost at Edwin M Stanton Elementary?

Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Sunrise Ost at Edwin M Stanton Elementary since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

What is Sunrise Ost at Edwin M Stanton Elementary’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 1, effective Mar 4, 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 Sunrise Ost at Edwin M Stanton Elementary compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?

It is tied for #196 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 82% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Sunrise Ost at Edwin M Stanton Elementary last inspected?

Nov 25, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

Who runs Sunrise Ost at Edwin M Stanton Elementary?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Sunrise Of Philadelphia INC.

Certified centers nearby

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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