Tender Years INC · Carlisle
Tender Years INC is a certified child care center in Carlisle, PA, with capacity for 146 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 3 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). All 3 came in the last 12 months, including 2 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 20 centers in Carlisle and has fewer citations per inspection than 90% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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it was observed on 8/13/2026 in the Dragonflies classroom a plastic bag containing soiled clothing was being stored in a cubby that is accessible to children two years of age and are still placing objects in their mouths. (CORRECTED ON SITE)
Facility person #1 has mistreated or abused clients being cared for in the facility or receiving service from the agency.
Upon review of video footage from 4/8/2026 and interviewing staff present in the classroom at the time the incident occurred it was verified that child #1 (DOB see LIS code sheet) was climbing on nap time cots in the corner of the Monkey's classroom. At 11:49:06 staff person #1 (DOH see LIS code sheet) is observed to walk across the classroom to the cots, grab child #1 by the arm and pull the child down off of the cots. Staff person #1 was observed to be bent over close to the child #1 face. Other staff confirmed that staff person #1 was yelling in child #1's face. At 11:49:13 child #1 swung their arm and hit staff person #1 on the leg. At 11:49:15 staff person #1 grabbed child #1 by the forearms and used physical force to move child #1, with their feet dragging on the floor, to the other corner of the classroom and tossed the child backwards onto a cushioned chair. Staff person #1 was observed to be bent over close to child #1's face. At 11:49:22 child #1 attempted to get up and staff person #1 pushed child #1 back down onto the chair and staff person #1 walked away. At 11:49:47 child #1 was observed in the book corner of the classroom pushing over a cushioned chair. At 11:50:52…
“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.
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Has Tender Years INC 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 May 12, 2026 (child protection): “Facility person #1 has mistreated or abused clients being cared for in the facility or receiving service from the agency.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Tender Years 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 Tender Years INC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 2, effective Oct 28, 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 Tender Years INC compare with other daycares in Carlisle?
It is #6 of 20 centers in Carlisle by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 90% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Tender Years INC last inspected?
Aug 13, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Tender Years INC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Tender Years 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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