Tiny Tot Child Development Center
Tiny Tot Child Development Center is a certified child care center in Rochester, PA, with capacity for 169 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 8 times and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 24 violations, 8 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (5 of 24). 7 citations came in the last 12 months, including 6 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 39 centers in Beaver County and has fewer citations per inspection than 57% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The facility self-reported that on 5-19-26, Staff #1 left a group of children in the gym area to be supervised by Facility person #2 who is not qualified as a staff person. Child #1 was then left in the gym area unsupervised as Facility person #2 returned the group to their classroom.
The facility self-reported that on 5-19-26, Staff #1 left a group of children in the gym area to be supervised by Facility person #2 who is not qualified as a staff person. Child #1 was then left in the gym area unsupervised as Facility person #2 returned the group to their classroom.
The facility self-reported that on 5-19-26, Staff #3 was left alone to supervise a mixed age group of 9 young toddlers and preschoolers.
Staff person #2, who was supervising children alone, does not have 2 years of verified experience with children to qualify as an assistant group supervisor.
The facility self-reported that child #1 (see LIS code sheet) left the class as they waited outside the bathroom on a hallway bench. Staff #1 was responsible for the supervision of the child at this time. The child left the building and was found outside by staff #2 and was unsupervised for 3-4 minutes. During the time Staff #2 went to look for the child, staff #1 was out of ratio with 11 preschoolers.
The facility self-reported that child #1 (see LIS code sheet), left the class as they waited outside the bathroom on a hallway bench. Staff #1 was responsible for the supervision of the child at this time. The child left the building and was found outside by staff #2 and was unsupervised for 3-4 minutes.
The facility self-reported that child #1 (see LIS code sheet) left the class as they waited outside the bathroom on a hallway bench. Staff #1 was responsible for the supervision of the child at this time. The child left the building and was found outside by staff #2 and was unsupervised for 3-4 minutes.
The NSOR clearance for staff person #1 is dated 6/26/25, which is after the staff person's date of hire (see LIS code sheet).
The refrigerator in the Redwood Room lacked a thermometer.
The current health assessment for child #4, a preschool child, is dated 6/5/24, which is more than 12 months ago.
The written verification of immunization for child #3 is dated 6/11/25, which is more than 60 days after the date of enrollment (see LIS code sheet).
The initial health assessment for child #3 is dated 6/11/25, which is more than 60 days after the date of enrollment (see LIS code sheet).
The emergency contact information for child #1 and child #2 was not updated in writing once in a 6-month period. The signature dates for child #1's emergency contact update were 10/30/24 and 5/20/25. The signature dates for child #2's emergency contact update were 5/29/24 and 1/10/25.
Based on conversations with staff and review of documents, the following was confirmed: On April 16, 2025, between 9:30 and 10:00 AM, Child #1 was in the care of Staff Person #1 and #2. During this time, Child #1 was pushed by another child, which resulted in an injury above the child's eye. Staff Person #2 put a Band-Aid and a cold pack on the wound. The injury was a gash, which resulted in the child needing emergency care and required three stitches. The injury was not reported to the parent until 4:00 PM when Staff Person #3, who was now supervising the child, removed the Band-Aid and determined that the injury was more significant than recorded in the incident report and required emergency medical care.
A two-year old child (child #1), and another two-year old were pulling on a piece of furniture that sits low to the ground. The piece of furniture fell over, hitting child #1 in the lip. His lip immediately began bleeding.
Based on conversations with staff, it was determined that Staff Person #1 swatted Child #1 in the mouth after the child stuck his tongue out at her.
The file for Facility Person #1 did not include documentation of emergency plan training at the time of initial employment.
In the Willow, Pin Oak, Redwood, and Dogwood rooms bleach spray and sanitizing solution were stored on top of the refrigerator. They were not in a bin or other protective container, potentially contaminating food and/or food preparation areas and constituting a hazard to children.
In the Pin Oak room (OT), child locks on drawers in the counter did not function properly, making the drawers accessible to children. Plastic bags were stored in the left-side drawer and batteries were stored in the right-side drawer.
The emergency contact information and financial agreement for Child #1 were not signed once in a 6-month period. The dates they were signed were 11/1/23 and 6/27/24.
The file for Facility Person #1 did not include two written, non-family references from individual attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.
The child file for Child #1 was observed to contain an updated financial agreement form that lacked the child's admssion date.
Two windows in both the Pin Oak Room and Willow Room, as well as three windows in the Boxwood Room, all of which are above the ground floor and open directly to the outdoors, were observed to lack a modification to limit the opening to 6 inches or fewer.
In the Pin Oak Room a toddlers storage shelving unit with an acrylic mirror on the back was observed to have a broken piece of acrylic towards the bottom of the unit causing it not to be in good repair.
“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.
Enforcement actions
Negative sanctions Pennsylvania lists for this center, such as a downgrade to a provisional certificate, refusing to renew or revoking its certificate of compliance, with the status COMPASS shows. “Operation permitted” means the center may keep operating while it appeals; “operation not permitted” means it may not.
About this center
Common questions
Has Tiny Tot Child Development Center had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 8 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 May 28, 2026 (supervision): “The facility self-reported that on 5-19-26, Staff #1 left a group of children in the gym area to be supervised by Facility person #2 who is not qualified as a staff person. Child #1 was then left in the gym area…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Tiny Tot Child Development Center?
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 Tiny Tot Child Development Center’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 4, effective Nov 25, 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 Tiny Tot Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Beaver County?
It is #4 of 39 centers in Beaver County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 57% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Tiny Tot Child Development Center last inspected?
May 28, 2026 (unannounced monitoring). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Tiny Tot Child Development Center?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Hap Enterprises INC.
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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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