The Child Development Center of Bethlehem

A complaint inspection was conducted on 6/4/25. At that time, the young toddler room was observed to have torn paper and torn pieces of tinsel garland scattered about the floor. Staff said that the trash had been there the previous day.

Continued Non-Compliance: A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the bathrooms next to the kitchen, in the older toddler 2 room, and in the school age room were not equipped with lidded trash cans. The facility's acceptable plan of correction indicated the correction would be implemented by 4/30/2025. On 6/4/2025 an unannounced inspection was conducted. At that time, the bathrooms next to the kitchen, in the older toddler 2 room, and in the school age room were not equipped with lidded trash cans.

Continued Non-Compliance: A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, plastic from the kitchen play set in the young toddler 1 room was flaking off when touched. The facility's acceptable plan of correction indicated the correction would be implemented by 4/30/2025. On 6/4/2025 an unannounced inspection was conducted. At that time, the kitchen play set was still in the young toddler 1 room and the plastic from the kitchen play set in the young toddler 1 room was flaking off when touched.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the NSOR for Staff Person #1 had not been updated within 60 months. This was evidenced by the NSOR on file dated 1/22/20.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the emergency plan was reviewed. The emergency plan did not include a continuity plan for operations in times of an emergency.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, Johnson's shampoo was found in a backpack in a floor level cubby where it was accessible to the young toddlers in care. The shampoo was labeled "keep out of reach of children."

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the debris and paint chips were observed on the floors of the facility. The toilet and sink in the older toddler 2 bathroom were visibly dirty. Dirt and dust was observed to be accumulated around the ceiling vents in the classrooms. A water stained ceiling tile was observed near the bathroom in the school age room.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, peeling paint was observed flaking off the walls in the young toddler 1 room, and in the preschool room.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the bathrooms next to the kitchen, in the older toddler 2 room, and in the school age room were not equipped with lidded trash cans.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, plastic from the kitchen play set in the young toddler 1 room was flaking off when touched.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the thermometer in the kitchen refrigerator was 55° F.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the older toddler 2 bathroom was not equipped with paper towels for handwashing.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the health assessment on file for Staff Person #2 did not include whether the staff was free from communicable diseases.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the health assessment on file for Staff Person #2 did not include whether the staff was suitable to provide child care.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the file for Staff Person #2, an assistant group supervisor, did not include verification of education or experience qualifying them for their position.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. None of the child files were reviewed included the child's date of admission.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. None of the child files included the business name, address, and phone number of the parents.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the facility used Bright Wheel to access children's emergency contact information in the classrooms. Bright Wheel does not include the name, address, and phone number of the child's physician, the health insurance information for the child, the emergency contact of the child, or the release person of the child.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the emergency transportation plan was not posted in each child care space or located in the emergency backpacks that accompany children when leaving the facility.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact information and fee agreement of Child #2 had not been reviewed by the parent since 5/12/24.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the file for Staff Person #2, an assistant group supervisor, did not include any letters of reference.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. At that time, the child care center had not provided electronic access to the child care regulations to the parents.

A complaint inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, the preschool and school age group with Staff Person #1 was observed in the Grass Room with the older toddler and preschool group with Staff Person #2. The children were observed hitting each other with large plastic toys, throwing large pieces of soft climbing equipment, attempting to ride scooters on the large climbing equipment. Many children were fighting and two girls were observed trying to pick a lock to the mechanical room with a bobby pin. Children were observed running from the room three different times. Staff Person #1 stated that sometimes they will use bubbles in the grass room, but it is mostly for free play.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, Staff Person #3 was observed working with a group of five older toddlers and one young toddler. There should be no more than five children in the group of Staff Person #3 due to the young toddler in the room.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, a child was observed leaving the Grass Room, walking through the preschool room, through the school age room, to use the bathroom in the school age room, while Staff Person #1 stood in the doorway of the Grass Room. The child was no longer visible after entering the school age room. At another point during the inspection, the eight preschool and school age children were leaving the Grass Room to have snack in the Preschool Room. Four of the children went to the school age room unsupervised to get their snacks.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, Staff Person #4 was observed working with a group of ten preschool and school age children in the first room to the right upon entering the building, which has a measured capacity of 7 children. There was no posted schedule indicating that the room capacity would be exceeded.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, Staff Person #1 was observed supervising a group of eight preschool and school age children and Staff Person #2 was observed supervising a group of 4 older toddlers and preschool children in the Grass Room. The Grass Room is the indoor play space, which has a measured capacity of 9 children.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, two uncovered outlets were observed in the Preschool Room, where they were accessible to the older toddlers and preschool children who were in the room throughout the inspection.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, all purpose cleaner and Wizard double action odor eliminator were observed in the School Age Room on a shelf approximately 3 feet high, where they were accessible to the school age children in the room. Both were labeled "keep out of reach of children."

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, a large carpet was observed bunched in many places posing tripping hazards in the Preschool Room.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, there was no sink or source of running water in the infant 2 room or the older toddler 2 room, where staff stated that they changed the children's diapers at the changing tables.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, plastic bags and plastic gloves were observed hanging in cubbies and on the low shelf (approximately 12 inches) in the older toddler 2 room, where they were accessible to the toddlers in the room.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, Hyland's natural diaper rash cream was observed on a shelf of the diaper changing table in the Infant 2 Room, approximately 12 inches high, where it was accessible to the toddlers in the room.

An unannounced inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, staff stated that they would take the children from the classroom, through the preschool room, through the school age room, into the bathroom for handwashing after changing their diapers. The school age and preschool children were observed exiting the Grass Room, gathering their snack from their cubbies, and sitting down at the tables to eat their snack without washing their hands.

A complaint inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, the preschool and school age group in the first room to the right was engaged in free play. Staff Person #4 stated that the children have free days on Fridays, with the school age group having more of a free schedule, with themed weeks. The preschool and school age group in the Grass Room with Staff Person #1 was having a free day without any planned activities. Staff Person #2 stated that the older toddlers and preschool have "chill days" on Fridays without any planned activities.

A complaint inspection was conducted on 8/2/24. At that time, there was no posted schedule in the Preschool Room, School Age Room, Grass Room, or the first room to the right upon entering the building where a group of school age children were observed during the inspection.

Facility staff # 2 & # 3 do not have a state police clearance on file nor do they have proof they applied for the PA state police clearance at time of hire.

There is Vaseline for a child on a shelf of the changing table accessible to the children in the toddler classroom. The children all can reach the shelf in the room. There is Purell and Baby organics hand sanitizer on a shelf in the preschool classroom accessible to the children. There is a plug in Air Wick air freshener in the preschool classroom wall accessible to the children.

The first aid kit in the school aged classroom is missing soap.

There are 5 stained ceiling tiles in the school aged classroom. There is 1 stained ceiling tile in the first bathroom of the school aged classroom to the right of the school aged right wall. The tile is closest to the vent.

There is peeling chipped paint on the walls in the preschool classroom.

There is a broken leg on a wooden chair in the school aged classroom along with a broken Ronbe infant swing and a broken bouncer chair with a bear on the covering. There is a missing leg on a Fisher Price young toddler standing table toy in the young toddler classroom.

There are plastic streamers and a bag of balloons not blown up in a small plastic bag that is ripped open on the infant bucket seat table in the young toddler classroom.

There is a brown and white toddler chair in the young toddler classroom missing the t straps that should be attached A bucket seat table in the young toddler classroom is missing 1 of 4 seats and none of the seats have the t straps that should be on them.

There is expired moldy turkey in the young toddler classroom refrigerator. The turkey expired in January 2024. There is expired Lactaid Milk in the young toddler classroom refrigerator that expired October 29, 2023.

There has not been an emergency drill conducted in over 12 months since 2/1/23.

Facility did not test the fire alarm system in over 30 days from 1/15/24 to 2/19/24. There is no documentation from the building manager also showing they actually tested the alarm.

Facility staff # 1 & # 4 do not have proof of annual fire safety training.

Facility staff # 3 has been hired and working at facility over 90 days and does not have Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Facility staff # 4 has not had a staff evaluation completed in over 12 months by the facility director.

Child # 3 has a fee agreement not signed by the operator and the original agreement is on file at the facility not given to the parent as required.

Child # 4 does not have the fee amount to be charged listed on the fee agreement.

Child # 3 does not have a child service report completed and has attended the facility over 6 months. Child # 5 has an Ages and Stages child assessment on file that is not accepted or approved by OCDEL to be used as a child service report.

Child # 1 & # 5 do not have health insurance policy names or numbers on file. Child # 3 does not have their health insurance policy number on file.

The following children have not had their emergency contact forms or fee agreements updated in over 6 months since August of 2023: Child # 1,2,3 & 4.

Child # 1 does not have signed consent for emergency medical care or minor first aid.

Child # 1 does not have signed consent for transportation, walks, swimming or wading.

Facility staff # 1, 2 4 & 6 do not have proof of education or experience on file.

Facility staff # 2 & 3 do not have references on file.

The facility director was not onsite for the inspection to provide a valid photo identification.

Staff person # 1 & # 4 do not have 12 hours of annual childcare training.

During a complaint investigation, the facility menu was only posted in the facility kitchen that families do not have access to, and the menu was more than a week old.

During a complaint investigation, the facility operator and staff report children at facility are not taken outdoors daily.

During a complaint investigation conducted on 8/11/23, cert rep observed onsite at facility numerous ABC throw rugs throughout the facility classrooms stained, not clean and not in good repair. Rep also observed a cable wire sticking out of the corner left bottom wall of the toddler classroom under a television on the wall.

There is 409 cleaner on a shelf in the school aged classroom accessible to the children. There is Purell hand sanitizer, Lysol bathroom cleaner and Lysol air purifier on a shelf in the toddler room across from the kitchen on a shelf accessible to the children.

The first aid kit is on a shelf accessible to the children in the school aged classroom.

There are no paper towels or hand soap in the school aged class bathroom used by the children.

The facility director has not conducted a staff evaluation for facility staff # 1,2, & 3 in over 12 months.

Child # 1,2,3 & 4 did not have an approved child service report completed in the past 6 months.

A complaint investigation was conducted 9/27/22, during the investigation it was verified through staff interviews that child # 1 was alone with the child's therapist, in the lobby, for therapy on 9/1/2022. Child # 1was not supervised by any staff person at the facility while receiving therapy.

Staff person # 2 was observed on 9/27/22 to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person # 2 has not completed the following pre-service training required to caring for children unsupervised: 10 Hour Health and Safety Training.

During an unannounced inspection on 9/27/22, facility staff # 1 has a state police clearance and child abuse clearance both from 8/27/17 that are expired.

The wall behind the bathroom door in the front facility bathroom, next to the kitchen has a hole in it.

During an unannounced inspection on 9/27/22, fire drill logs and testing log were out of compliance. Fire drill was last conducted in over 60 days on 5/18/22 and last testing date was over 30 days tested on 6/8/22.

Child # 1, who was enrolled and attended the facility for over 60 days, does not have a health assessment or immunization status on file.

During an unannounced inspection on 9/27/22 rep was informed by facility operator that they did not create a policy on prevention of shaken baby syndrome, child maltreatment and abusive head trauma that was due by 4/29/22.

Child # 1 does not have emergency contact release names on the emergency contact form.

Child # 1 does not have signed parental consent for emergency medical care or first aid.

Child # 1 enrolled and attending the facility until 9/23/22 did not have a fee agreement completed since being enrolled and attending.

There is toxic hand sanitizer on a shelves accessible to the children in both the preschool classroom and the toddler classroom.

The toddler classroom in the back of the facility has 2 spots on the back wall that are peeling, chipped and cracked. The toddler 2 classroom that is in the front of the facility next to the directors office has peeling chipped paint on the wall the window is located on. The toddler 3 classroom that faces the front of the building to the left of the facility exit door has a hole in the wall that is to the top left area of the wall facing inside the classroom door. The school age classroom has a total of 4 ceiling tiles that are not in good repair: 2 ceiling tiles are cracked and have holes in them and 2 ceiling tiles are stained in the classroom.

The restroom in the front entrance area of the facility used by the children has no paper towels. The 2 school aged classroom bathrooms in the school aged classroom have no soap or paper towels.

The diapering can in the toddler 2 classroom facing the front of the facility to the left of the directors office has a diapering can that is broken and not hands free.

Facility person # 1 hired and working at facility since 2/28/22 does not have a health assessment on file.

Facility emergency plan last updated 11/10/21 does not have accommodations listed for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities and children with chronic medical conditions. Plan also has a different relocation address to go to incase of emergency then what is listed on the enrollment paperwork provided to parents. There is no documentation that an emergency drill was conducted annually at facility.

Facility has not tested alarm system within 30 days from 1/13/22 to 2/14/22.

Facility emergency plan has no documentation that plan was not sent annually as required to the local emergency management office or local municipality. Emergency plan was reviewed last 11/10/21.

Facility staff # 3 did not complete a annual staff evaluation for facility staff #2. Facility staff person # 2 has been employed at the facility for more than 12 months since 9/8/20.

Fee agreements for child 1,2,3,4 & 5 all enrolled and attending the facility are not signed by the facility operator.