Todays Child Darby Township
Todays Child Darby Township is a certified child care center in Glenolden, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 6 violations, 3 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for background checks (2 of 6). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #141 of 254 centers in Delaware County and has fewer citations per inspection than 53% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
On 1-5-2026 during a Renewal inspection, the files of staff persons #1, #2, #3 and #4 did not contain the updated disclosure statements.
On 1-5-2026 during a Renewal inspection, staff person #1 left 7 children unsupervised in the room while answering the door.
On 8-22-2025 during an initial inspection, the file of staff person #2 did not include a Child Abuse and FBI clearance.
On 8-22-2025 during an initial inspection, the facility did not have a written agreement between the school and the childcare program's legal entity documenting the school's process for the disposal of hazardous materials and biological contaminants.
On 8-22-2025 during an initial inspection, the health assessment of staff person #2 indicated that the staff person was not suitable to provide childcare based on the physician's assessment.
On 8-22-2025 during an initial inspection, the file of staff person #1 contained two questionable reference letters.
“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.
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 Todays Child Darby Township had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 3 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 Jan 5, 2026 (background checks): “On 1-5-2026 during a Renewal inspection, the files of staff persons #1, #2, #3 and #4 did not contain the updated disclosure statements.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Todays Child Darby Township?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Todays Child Darby Township since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Todays Child Darby Township’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Apr 3, 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 Todays Child Darby Township compare with other daycares in Delaware County?
It is tied for #141 of 254 centers in Delaware County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 53% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Todays Child Darby Township last inspected?
Jan 5, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Todays Child Darby Township?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Todays Child Learning Center 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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