Time to Shine Learning Center is a certified child care center in Renfrew, PA, with capacity for 53 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 33 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (15 of 33). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 46 centers in Butler County and has more citations per inspection than 76% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The first aid kit in the young toddler classroom contained only one nonporous glove.
The carpet with roads in the toddler classroom and the USA map carpet in preschool both had curling edges which could create a tripping hazard for active children in care.
In the preschool classroom, a dollhouse baby on the play kitchen was broken into two pieces.
Four approximately 6-foot-tall plastic storage closets, one in the infant classroom, one in the two-year-old classroom and 2 in the preschool classroom, are not anchored and could tip over if pulled on by a child.
The emergency contact information for Child #1 did not include the telephone number of the child's physician.
Handwashing signs were not posted at the changing table in the toddler classroom or the sink in the 2-year-old classroom.
A storage cabinet approximately 5 feet tall was not anchored to the wall and was unsteady, wobbling when touched.
The immunization record of child #1 contained 2 of 3 Hepatitis B immunizations and the record of child #2 contained 3 of 4 DTaP vaccinations each lacking documentation of 1 dose according to the recommendations of the ACIP or an acceptable exemption.
The health assessment of staff #1 contained information an examination was conducted but did not include the full results of that examination.
The individual bottles observed in the infant room refrigerator were not labeled with the names of the children for whom they are intended.
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The file for staff person #1 lacked current emergency plan training dated within the last year.
In the infant room, there was a child observed sleeping in a crib that lacked 2 feet of space on three sides.
The file for child #3, a 20 month old child enrolled more than 60 days at the facility, lacked documentation of the 3rd Hepatitis B vaccination and the 1st MMR vaccination being administered in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP and lacked exemption documentation.
In the 1 year old room, staff person #2 changed a child's diaper on the changing table and left the soiled diaper on the changing table to wash the child's hands. After washing the child's hands, staff person #2 discarded the diaper into the hands-free covered can.
In the infant room, child #1, an infant, lacked a written statement obtained from the parent giving the formula and feeding schedule.
According to the log, the operator did not manually test the interconnected fire detection system in the facility at least once every 30 days on multiple occasions within the last year.
The files for child #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 had an agreement that lacked the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.
The file for staff person #1 had the out of state Child Abuse & Neglect registry check dated 6-2-23 that was after the staff person's start date.
The operator's letter provided to the parent of each enrolled child explaining the emergency procedures lacked the accommodations for infants and toddlers.
In the 1 year old room located on the ground floor, there were 3 windows that were observed open that lacked a screen.
On the outdoor preschool play space, the frame around the door to enter the building had peeling paint in multiple areas.
In the 1 year old room, there was a staff person observed with 4 young toddlers on the floor doing an activity that included small pieces of paper and pom poms that had a diameter of less than 1 inch and were located in 2 plastic bins on the floor accessible to the children who are still placing objects in their mouths.
The file for child #1 had an emergency contact form that lacked the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.
The emergency transportation plan was not posted in the infant, 1 year old, 2 year old, and preschool rooms.
The file for staff person #1 and #2 had a disclosure statement that lacked the date the form was signed.
The emergency plan lacked requirements for volunteer emergency preparedness training and continuity of operations according to federal requirements at 45 CFR § 98.41(a)(1)(vii).
The back steps and landing area through the back exit of the preschool room had peeling red paint in multiple areas on the railing and doorframe and peeling white paint in multiple areas along the wall of the building. The bottom step and railing on the landing area through the back exits of the infant and 1 year old rooms had peeling red paint in multiple areas.
Handwashing signs were not posted at the 2 toilets in the bathroom in the preschool room and the 2 toilets in the bathroom in the 2 year old room.
The facility's preschool outdoor play space had embedded equipment that was mounted over unitary playground protective surface covering (turf) and lacked documentation that the covering meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
In the 1 year old room, there were connected fabric blocks that had multiple tears with small pieces coming apart with a diameter of less than 1 inch and were accessible to children who are still placing objects in their mouths.
Evacuation routes were not posted in the basement of the facility.
The operator lacked documentation of proof of purchase for the interconnected fire detection system.
The facility's emergency plan lacked a plan that provides for accommodations for evacuation of children to a location away from the facility premises.
“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.
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Has Time to Shine Learning Center 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 Jun 13, 2023 (background checks): “The file for staff person #1 had the out of state Child Abuse & Neglect registry check dated 6-2-23 that was after the staff person's start date.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Time to Shine Learning Center?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Time to Shine Learning Center since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Time to Shine Learning Center’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jul 14, 2023. 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 Time to Shine Learning Center compare with other daycares in Butler County?
It is tied for #19 of 46 centers in Butler County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Time to Shine Learning Center last inspected?
Mar 18, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Time to Shine Learning Center?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Time To Shine Learning Center LLC.
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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