The Devine School · Allentown

Emergency contact in the emergency binder for child # 1 has not been updated in more than 6 months since 5/4/22.

Child # 2 has not had their emergency contact form and fee agreement updated in over 6 months. Emergency contact form updated 8/3/23 to 12/4/24 and fee agreement updated 8/3/23 to 7/31/24.

Facility self-reported that 2 facility staff miscounted and left a child outside hiding on the facility toddler playground. Another staff member supervising another group of children, saw what happened and brought the child inside to the child's classroom.

During a complaint investigation on 7/2/24, facility staff # 1 admitted to certification rep that child # 1 was left alone and unsupervised on 6/24/24 on the outdoor playground by facility staff # 1.

Facility did not test the facility alarm system in over 30 days from 4/9/24 to 5/15/24.

Facility did not conduct fire drills in over 60 days from 4/9/24 to 6/11/24.

Child # 1 does not have a child service report on file that is current in the last 6 months. CSR last on file is dated 11/29/22.

Child # 1 has not had their fee agreement or emergency contact forms reviewed and updated with a parent signature in over 6 months since 4/28/21 for the emergency contact form and 8/29/22 for the fee agreement.

At the time of the inspection, staff and the Director admitted that the school-age, infant, young toddler and older toddler classrooms have dropped below 65° F on a daily occurrence. They admitted that the heat has been broken in this part of the building for at least a week.

At the time of the inspection, portable space heaters were observed in the infant, young toddler and older toddler rooms. The Director admitted that the space heaters have been used in those classrooms because the heat has been broken in the rooms and the temperature would drop below 65 degrees. Staff had also admitted to using the space heaters earlier in the mornings and periodically throughout the day to heat up their classrooms.

At the time of the inspection, the stall walls located between Pre-K and Kindergarten Prep bathroom contained rust along the bottom edge of the wall. This poses a hazard to children.

At the time of the inspection, there was no parental signed consent or medication log for the EPI Pen at the facility for child #1.

At the time of the inspection, the initial health assessment on file for staff person #18 was dated 11/20/24, therefore this is not a valid health assessment.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #1's health assessment stated "yes" to if the staff person had communicable diseases but there was no additional required follow up.

At the time of the inspection, the Director could not locate documentation of the annual emergency drill.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #21 and staff person #22 took fire safety training on 5/11/23 and 9/27/23, respectively. The previous dates of the fire safety training is 3/8/22 and 4/24/22, respectively. This reflects more than a 12 month time of updating fire safety training.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #19 has acceptable pediatric first aid/CPR training in an approved curriculum; however, the trainer has not provided documentation that they are PQAS-certified in that training topic.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #20 did not have a high school diploma on file and could not qualify as an assistant group supervisor.

At the time of the inspection, child #1 through child #10 did not have a date of admission on their agreement.

At the time of the inspection, a subsequent health assessment for staff person #8 dated 1/20/23 was observed. The initial health assessment was not in the file for staff person #8.

During the renewal inspection, staff person #4 did not have submission documentation for the FBI clearance on file at the time of hire (see LIS sheet for date of hire).

During the renewal inspection, in the Kindergarten Prep classroom, 15 children were present. Staff #6 and staff #7 were not each assigned to specific children in the classroom. When asked by the certification representative the names of the children they were responsible for, they both stated, "I don't know."

During the renewal, in all classrooms except the infant room, the container used for handwashing did not contain a label or specify the contents.

During the renewal inspection, on the toddler playground, the floor of the play structure was cracked. In the Pre-K/Kindergarten Prep classrooms, the bathroom stalls were rusted along the bottom posing a hazard to children.

During the renewal inspection, in the Preschool room by the dramatic play kitchen, there was peeling paint on the wall.

During the renewal inspection, the glass on the toddler room door did not contain a visual strip or other visual identification.

During the renewal inspection, the albuterol medication on file for child #11 stated to discard after 9/8/22.

During the renewal inspection, staff #1 completed an older edition of the health and safety training, "Health & Safety Basics: Requirements for Certification," on 11/21/18, but this training was no longer acceptable after 6/30/2018.

During the renewal inspection, one the emergency contact form for child #6, the health insurance policy number was missing.

During the renewal inspection, on the emergency contact form for child #6 and child #9, the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released was missing.

During the renewal inspection, staff person #1, staff #3 and staff #5 did not have 12 clock hours of childcare training on file from the previous training year.

At the time of the inspection, staff #6 does not have completed Mandated Child Abuse Reporting training on file. Staff # 8 did not have a completed FBI clearance through Identogo on file. Staff #8, who resides in New jersey, also did not have a completed NJ criminal history clearance on file. Staff # 13 had a completed Mandated Abuse reporting training on file that was not from a DHS approved training organization. Staff #15 (date of hire 6-19-21) had a PA State Police clearance that stated "Under Review" and therefore is not a completed clearance. Staff #15 also did not obtain a Child Abuse clearance until 10-13-21, approximately 4 months after being employed and working with children. Staff #15 did not have a complete Rap Sheet to accompany the FBI clearance on file. Staff #16 did not obtain an updated PA State Police clearance until 10-28-20, the one prior to this was dated 6-30-15 and expired on 6-30-20. An updated Child Abuse clearance was not obtained until 10-11-21 with the previous one on file being dated 2-9-16 and expiring 2-9-21. An updated FBI clearance was not obtained until 10-11-21 with the previous one on file being dated 2-11-16 and expiring 2-11-21. Staff #16…

At the time of the inspection, staff #16 did not have annual emergency plan training on file. The last training on file was dated 7-15-2020.

At the time of the inspection, there was a bottle dish soap under the sink which was unlocked in the Toddler room.

At the time of the inspection, there was no visual strip of identification on the glass doors and windows which was in eye-level with children throughout the entire facility.

At the time of the inspection, the outdoor blue and yellow water table was broken and had sharp plastic pieces exposed.

At the time of the inspection, on the immunization record for child #6 and 10, there was no influenza immunization and no exemption from the influenza vaccine from the parent on file.

At the time of the inspection, staff #15 did not have a completed tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment.

At the time of the inspection, the health assessment on file for staff # 11 stated "yes" to the person having communicable diseases, but there was no explanation to that statement.

At the time of the inspection, there was no verification of written notification of safe routes and pick up and drop off points posted anywhere in the facility.

At the time of the inspection, there was no verification that the provider was conducting emergency drills annually.

At the time of the inspection, there was no verification that the operator notifies local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility.

At the time of the inspection, staff #2 and 16 did not have annual fire safety training on file.

At the time of the inspection, staff #4 had a Bachelor of Art degree on file and was classified as a Group Supervisor. The Bachelor of Art degree did not state what the degree major is in and therefore, it is not able to be determined this person is a Group Supervisor without transcripts stating the degree.

At the time of the inspection, staff #15 who was listed as an Assistant Group Supervisor did not have a high school diploma with 2 years (2,500 hours) of child care experience on file.

At the time of the inspection, on the emergency contact form for child #1 and 3, the physician's name, address and phone number was missing.

At the time of the inspection, on the emergency contact form for child #1 and 3, the health insurance coverage and/or policy number was missing.

At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact form for child #5 and 9 did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

At the time of the inspection, there was no written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency posted anywhere in the facility.

At the time of the inspection, staff #15 had only one written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.

At the time of the inspection, there was no verification of the operator providing the parent of each child enrolled with information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office.