Supplee Church Nursery School is a certified child care center in Ambler, PA, with capacity for 106 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 4 times. The state cited 9 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 9). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 15 centers in Ambler and has fewer citations per inspection than 73% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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At the time of inspection, facility children's lunches with potentially hazardous food was not placed in the refrigerator.
At time of inspection, staff person # 2 did not have required state police and NSOR certification documented in their file. Staff person #4 did not have required FBI clearance documented in her record and staff person # 5 did not have state police clearance printed out and documented in their record.
At time of inspection, there was a missing outlet over in the hallway opposite and accessible to children in child care facility.
During time of inspection, the spray bottles used for cleaning in room #17 were not label with contents as required.
During the inspection, the wooden toy chest in room # 16 was chipped on the corners which could possibly cause splinters or injury to a child.
At time of inspection, staff person # 3 and #5 did not have proof of negative TB screening documented in their files.
At time of inspection, staff person # 2 did not have proof of education and/or experience to help qualify her for the position of Aide at facility.
At time of inspection, staff person #2 did not have proof of education level completed to help qualify them for their position.
At time of inspection, staff person # 1 and #2 did not have two non-family references documented in their records.
“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 Supplee Church Nursery School 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 3, 2022 (background checks): “At time of inspection, staff person # 2 did not have required state police and NSOR certification documented in their file. Staff person #4 did not have required FBI clearance documented in her record and staff person #…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Supplee Church Nursery School?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Supplee Church 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 Supplee Church Nursery School’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Sep 11, 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 Supplee Church Nursery School compare with other daycares in Ambler?
It is tied for #9 of 15 centers in Ambler 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 Supplee Church Nursery School last inspected?
Oct 27, 2025 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Supplee Church Nursery School?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Supplee Memorial United Presbyterian 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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