Trinity Lutheran School
Trinity Lutheran School is a certified child care center in Wellsboro, PA, with capacity for 133 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 20 violations, 3 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (6 of 20). 9 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #10 of 15 centers in Tioga County and has fewer citations per inspection than 59% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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During the renewal inspection, the following had not been updated within 60 months as required under the CPSL: NSOR certificate dated 9/22/25 for Staff #1; State Police Clearance dated 7/18/25 and Child Abuse Clearance dated 7/23/25 for Staff #3; Mandated Reporter training dated 8/26/25 for Staff #2.
During the renewal inspection, the outdoor anchored play equipment was mounted over an insufficient amount of loose-fill protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Based on the equipment fall height, the pea gravel which measured 5" will need to be increased to 9".
During the renewal inspection, the health assessment for Staff #4 was not conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in the childcare setting.
During the renewal inspection, release persons who were listed on the emergency contact were not listed on the agreement for Child #5.
During the renewal inspection, the file for Child #3 did not include the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care.
During the renewal inspection, the emergency contact information for Child #5 did not include the health insurance coverage and policy number for the child.
During the renewal inspection, the emergency contact information for Child #2, Child #3 and Child #5 did not include addresses of the individuals designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. A release person listed on the agreement was not included on the emergency contact form for Child #3.
During the renewal inspection, the emergency contact was not updated at least once in a 6-month period for Child #1 and Child #4.
During the renewal inspection, the file for Child #2 and Child #3 did not contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.
During the renewal inspection, the initial TB test, dated 5/20/21, for Staff #1 was not conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in the childcare setting.
During the renewal inspection, Staff #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7 had acceptable pediatric first aid/CPR in an approved curriculum; however, the trainer was not PQAS-certified in that training topic.
During the renewal inspection, the file for Staff #1 contained a volunteer state police clearance and a volunteer child abuse clearance. Staff #1 was hired as an aide.
During the renewal inspection, the first aid kit for Trinity Kids did not contain soap. The first aid kit for Public School Kids did not contain scissors, tweezers or soap.
During the renewal inspection, peeling paint was observed throughout the overall surface of the outside Jungle gym.
During the renewal inspection, the file for Staff #1 did not contain a tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method prior to providing initial service in the childcare setting.
During the renewal inspection, the Child Abuse Clearance, State Police Clearance and FBI clearance for Staff #2 and Staff #3 had not been updated within 60 months as required under the CPSL. The Child Abuse Clearance for Staff #5 had not been updated within 60 months as required under the CPSL
During the renewal inspection, the file for Staff #3, hired 8/24/19, contained initial emergency plan training dated 8/24/19 with no annual training thereafter. The file for Staff #4, hired 8/31/20, contained initial emergency plan training dated 8/31/20 with no annual training thereafter.
During the renewal inspection, hand sanitizer was accessible to children on a small desk against the wall.
During the renewal inspection, the water temperature was 124°F at the first sink in the boys bathroom.
During the renewal inspection, the file for Staff #1, who began working in the child care setting on 3/29/21, contained an initial health assessment dated 8/16/21 which was not prior to the first day working in child care.
“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 Lutheran School 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 Oct 27, 2025 (background checks): “During the renewal inspection, the following had not been updated within 60 months as required under the CPSL: NSOR certificate dated 9/22/25 for Staff #1; State Police Clearance dated 7/18/25 and Child Abuse Clearance…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Trinity Lutheran School?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Trinity Lutheran School since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Trinity Lutheran School’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jul 30, 2019. 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 Lutheran School compare with other daycares in Tioga County?
It is tied for #10 of 15 centers in Tioga County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 59% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Trinity Lutheran School last inspected?
Oct 27, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Trinity Lutheran School?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Trinity Lutheran 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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