The Joshua Tree Learning Academy
The Joshua Tree Learning Academy is a certified child care center in Darby, PA, with capacity for 63 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 4 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 14 centers in Darby and has fewer citations per inspection than 90% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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During a complaint investigation conducted on 08/11/26, the Certification Representative conducted a walkthrough of the facility and discovered the school age program was out of ratio with 1 staff and 15 school agers ranged from 8 -11 years of age. (Corrected on Site)
During a renewal inspection conducted on 3/08/2024, the Certification Representative conducted a walkthrough of the facility, and notice two unsteady shelving units were not durable safe.
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION CERTIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED MICE DROPPINGS IN THE INFANT ROOM.
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, PROVIDER DID NOT HAVE A POLICY AND PROCEDURE TO IDENTIFY THE PREVENTION OF SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME, ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA, AND CHILD MALTREATMENT.
“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.
About this center
Common questions
Has The Joshua Tree Learning Academy 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 Aug 11, 2026 (staff ratios): “During a complaint investigation conducted on 08/11/26, the Certification Representative conducted a walkthrough of the facility and discovered the school age program was out of ratio with 1 staff and 15 school agers…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Joshua Tree Learning Academy?
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 The Joshua Tree Learning Academy’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4, effective Aug 25, 2026. 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 The Joshua Tree Learning Academy compare with other daycares in Darby?
It is #4 of 14 centers in Darby 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 The Joshua Tree Learning Academy last inspected?
May 12, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs The Joshua Tree Learning Academy?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is The Joshua Tree Learning Academy.
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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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