Trinity Buckingham Academy is a certified child care center in Buckingham, PA, with capacity for 49 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 13 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (5 of 13). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #126 of 251 centers in Bucks County and has fewer citations per inspection than 66% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The first aid bag was accessible to the children in room. Zyrtec chewable and the Epi were inside the first aid bag.
Original container for the Zyrtec chewable and the prescription box for the Epi-Pen were missing in room 12. Original prescription box for the albuterol was missing in room in room 15
Child 1 was missing medication log.
Emergency plan was missing continuity of operations. Facility did not have a policy on shaken baby syndrome/ abusive head trauma.
File records for Staff #1, Staff #2, Staff #3, Staff #4, Staff #5, Staff #6,Staff #7 and Staff #8 did not include an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training.
On April 25, 2023, certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The teachers in classroom #3 were not assigned responsibility for supervision of specific children.
On April 25, 2023, certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. There was a basket on the bathroom counter with toxic cleaning supplies in reach of children. (Corrected on site).
On April 25, 2023, certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The hot water temperature in the children's bathroom was 124.7° F.
On April 25, 2023, certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The first aid kit located in classroom #1 and classroom #3 was missing soap.
On April 25, 2023, certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. Classrooms #2 and #4 did not have an individual first-aid kit to accompany children and facility persons on excursions from the facility. In addition, the travel first aid kits in classrooms #1 and #3 did not contain a bottle of water. (Corrected on site).
On April 25, 2023, certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The record for child #1 and #2 did not have an updated health assessment on file.
On April 25, 2023, certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The health assessment on file for staff persons #1 did not include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method.
On April 25, 2023, certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The facility did not have a completed emergency drill log available.
“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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Common questions
Has Trinity Buckingham 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 Apr 25, 2023 (supervision): “On April 25, 2023, certification representative conducted a renewal inspection. The teachers in classroom #3 were not assigned responsibility for supervision of specific children.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Trinity Buckingham Academy?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Trinity Buckingham Academy since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Trinity Buckingham Academy’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Nov 20, 2020. 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 Trinity Buckingham Academy compare with other daycares in Bucks County?
It is tied for #126 of 251 centers in Bucks County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 66% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Trinity Buckingham Academy last inspected?
Mar 3, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Trinity Buckingham Academy?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Trinity Episcopal Church.
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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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