Wee Wons Daycare & Preschool

The certification representative arrived at the facility at 8:00am and observed staff person #2, the Director, sitting in the office while staff person #1, an aide, was working unsupervised with five children in the Preschool classroom. Staff person #1 only qualifies as an aide. Aides are not qualified to be working unsupervised.

Staff person #1, #3, #4, #5 and #6 were observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person #1, #3, #4, #5 and #6 have not completed the following pre- service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric First Aid/CPR training.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #4 was not hired appropriately under the CPSL and did not have a completed NSOR certificate. They also did not have proof of a submission receipt for being fingerprinted for the FBI clearance or a completed FBI clearance on file. Staff person #4 has routine interaction and direct contact working with children (see LIS code sheet for date of hire).

During the inspection on 9/15/25, at 8:19am, staff persons #3, #4, #5 and #6 had 12 mixed-age children in the preschool room. When the certification asked each staff person which children they were responsible for, all staff acknowledged that they do not take accountability for specific children until they go to their classrooms at 9am and then will identify their primary care groups, but it is not done prior as children are being dropped off in the morning in the preschool room. At 9am, there were 26 mixed-age children present in the preschool room and not one staff person was able to identify which specific children they were responsible for. At 9:38am, the certification representative observed members of an outside agency removing child #1 from the Preschool classroom. When the certification representative questioned the Director, who was present in the Preschool room, where the child was going, she was unaware of the outside agency removing the child. The Director questioned the certification representative saying, "they left with the child?" The director then walked to the hallway where child #1 and the outside agency was. The outside agency claimed the child was…

On 9/15/25 at 9:00am, there were 26 children observed in the preschool classroom with staff person #1, #3, #4, #5 and #6. As per staff person #3 and #4, there were 10 young toddlers, 3 older toddlers and 13 preschool children present in this space. This number and age of children requires there to be 6 staff present at all times.

On 9/15/25 at 9:00am, there were 26 children present in the Preschool classroom. This classroom has a capacity of no more than 25 children.

At the time of the inspection, in the waddler room, there was peeling paint on the walls.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #7 did not have a health assessment on file and was observed in both the infant and preschool classrooms.

At the time of the inspection on 9/15/25, the last documented manual testing of the fire detection system was conducted on 7/29/25 and not every 30 days, as required.

At the time of the inspection, in the preschool classroom, there were no directed activities that were being provided to the children. The children were running around the room and the room lacked structure. Numerous children were crying, and the staff were observed sitting down watching the children, not engaging in activities with the children.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #6 only had one written reference attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person on file.

CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE: During the inspection on 6/20/25, Staff person #1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person #1 has not completed the following pre- service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric First Aid/CPR. The director acknowledged that staff person #5 worked unsupervised in the toddler classroom and did not complete the PA Required Health and Safety for Centers-Group Child Care Part 1 and Part 2. During another inspection on 7/16/25, Staff person #6 was observed unsupervised in the young toddler room while changing the diaper of child #3. Staff person #6 has not completed the following pre- service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric First Aid/CPR, health and safety training and mandated reporter training. An acceptable plan of correction was received stating the correction would be implemented by 7/28/25. An inspection occurred on 8/5/25. Staff person #6 was observed unsupervised in the young toddler room while changing the diaper of child #9 and #10. Staff person #6 has not completed the following pre- service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised…

CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE: At the time of the inspection on 7/16/25, staff person #6, an aide, was observed working unsupervised while they were changing the diaper of child #3 in the young toddler room. An acceptable plan of correction was received stating the correction would be implemented by 7/28/25. An inspection occurred on 8/5/25. Staff person #6, an aide, was observed working unsupervised while they were changing the diaper of child #9 and #10 in the young toddler room.

At the time of the inspection, the trash cans in the bathrooms did not contain lids.

At the time of the inspection, the health report on file dated 6/27/24 for child #8 did not include a statement that the child is able to participate in childcare and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.

At the time of the inspection, in the preschool room, there were chicken nuggets in the lunchbox of child #10 that was hanging in a cubby.

At the time of the inspection, there was no written statement from the parents giving the formula and feeding schedule for the infants present in the infant room.

At the time of the inspection, there was no documentation on file that the local traffic safety authorities were notified annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility.

At the time of the inspection, there was no date of admission, or the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released on the agreement for child #6.

At the time of the inspection on 7/16/25, daily reports for child #2 were observed from 7/2/25. On this date, child #2's diaper was changed at 9:10am and then not again until 12:20pm. The child went down for rest from 12:28-2:47, woke up, had snack and was not changed again until 3:12pm. The daily report from 7/3 showed that child #1 was checked into the facility at 7:08am and the diaper was not checked/changed until 10:01am. The diaper was not checked/changed again until 12:34pm. The child went down for rest during 12:59-3:06, woke up and had snack and was not changed again until 3:42pm.

During the inspection on 6/20/25, Staff person #1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person #1 has not completed the following pre- service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric First Aid/CPR. The director acknowledged that staff person #5 worked unsupervised in the toddler classroom and did not complete the PA Required Health and Safety for Centers-Group Child Care Part 1 and Part 2. During another inspection on 7/16/25, Staff person #6 was observed unsupervised in the young toddler room while changing the diaper of child #3. Staff person #6 has not completed the following pre- service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric First Aid/CPR, health and safety training and mandated reporter training.

At the time of the inspection on 7/16/25, staff person #6 had a FBI submission receipt dated 10/7/24 for PDE purposes. There was no submission receipt or completed DHS FBI clearance on file. Staff person #8 had a FBI clearance of PDE status on file and no submission receipt or completed DHS FBI clearance on file. PDE FBI clearances are not approved for working in childcare. Staff person #6 and #8 were not hired appropriately under CPSL and with Chapter 3490 and were observed having direct contact and routine interaction with children (see LIS code sheet for date of hire). There was no witness signature on the disclosure statement for staff person # 6 and #9.

At the time of the inspection on 7/16/25, staff person #6, an aide, was observed working unsupervised while they were changing the diaper of child #3 in the young toddler room.

At the time of the inspection on 7/16/25, staff #7 was observed with and identified the 8 children in the preschool classroom (7 preschoolers and 1 older toddler). This number and age of children in the classroom requires there to be 2 staff present at all times.

At the time of certification representative's arrival on 6/20/25, staff person #1 opened the facility door, which is located in the foyer of the facility, and was observed to be holding child #1. Upon arriving back in the infant room, a second infant was observed in a bounce chair. This infant was left unsupervised during the timeframe of staff person #1 leaving the room to open the door to returning, approximately 1 and 1/2 minutes. During another inspection on 7/16/25, staff #7 was observed with and identified the 8 children in the preschool classroom (7 preschoolers and 1 older toddler). Staff #8 then arrived with 6 preschool-aged children. This staff was asked to identify the children assigned to this staff, but only identified 4 of the children as assigned in the group. Two children were not assigned to the responsibility of any staff person present in the classroom.

At the time of the inspection on 7/16/25, when the certification representative was walking down the hall, she heard staff person #7 raising her voice towards children as a disciplinary measure in the preschool room. When the certification representative opened the door to the preschool room, staff person #7 was still observed raising her voice towards the children who were in a corner of the room. Staff person #7's voice was heard numerous times while the certification representative was in other classrooms with the director. The director acknowledged that staff person #7 needed to lower the level of her tone towards children.

At the time of the inspection on 6/20/25, staff person #2 had acknowledge that she placed child #1, an infant, on his stomach to sleep. This is not in the sleeping position recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and there was no medical reason for the infant sleeping in this position.

During the inspection on 6/20/25, it was determined that on 6/12/25, an incident report was not provided to the parent regarding marks that were present on child #11. The incident report was later located in the classroom.

At the time of the inspection on 7/16/25, staff person #9 did not have a high school diploma to accompany the college credits on file and therefore could not qualify for the position they were performing.

At the time of the inspections on 6/20 and 7/16/25, staff person #4 did not have two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person on file.