Versatile Learning Center
Versatile Learning Center is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA, with capacity for 27 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 3 times. The state cited 6 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 6). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #283 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 76% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Children did not their hands before they began eating lunch.
There was a play food set accessible to children in the lower-level classroom that had items with a diameter of less than 1 inch while a 12 month old was receiving care in that space.
Emergency contact information was not in the lower level classroom while children were receiving care in that space.
There was an uncovered outlet in the basement classroom space on the right wall.
The first aid kit in the first floor classroom space did not contain soap.
Facility's emergency plan did not include accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.
“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 Versatile Learning Center had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 6 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Versatile Learning Center?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Versatile 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 Versatile Learning Center’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 Versatile Learning Center compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #283 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 76% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Versatile Learning Center last inspected?
May 21, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Versatile Learning Center?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Versatile Learning Center LLC.
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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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