The Lightbridge Academy of Fort Washington PA
The Lightbridge Academy of Fort Washington PA is a certified child care center in Fort Washington, PA, with capacity for 159 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 1 violation, and it was core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #4 of 10 centers in Fort Washington and has fewer citations per inspection than 92% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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At the time of the unannounced inspection on 2/5/26, it was determined that on 1/20/26, children were transitioning to another classroom staff #1left a child alone in the classroom for approximately five minutes.
“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 Lightbridge Academy of Fort Washington PA 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 Feb 5, 2026 (supervision): “At the time of the unannounced inspection on 2/5/26, it was determined that on 1/20/26, children were transitioning to another classroom staff #1left a child alone in the classroom for approximately five minutes.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Lightbridge Academy of Fort Washington PA?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at The Lightbridge Academy of Fort Washington PA since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is The Lightbridge Academy of Fort Washington PA’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Feb 18, 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 The Lightbridge Academy of Fort Washington PA compare with other daycares in Fort Washington?
It is tied for #4 of 10 centers in Fort Washington by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 92% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Lightbridge Academy of Fort Washington PA last inspected?
Feb 5, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs The Lightbridge Academy of Fort Washington PA?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Summitt 3 Group LLC.
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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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