Wilkes-Barre Child Development Center

Facility Person #2 (see code sheet for first day with children), who was observed in a volunteer capacity on 8/28/25, had a disclosure statement on file dated 7/16/25. This was required to be completed prior to Facility Person #2 volunteering with children. Also, an incomplete FBI clearance was present in the file, but not a fully completed clearance, and that there was no NSOR on file.

A snake plant was observed on a windowsill in the Preschool Room.

Staff #1 was observed to be supervising four preschoolers in the outdoor patio area immediately adjacent to the Preschool Room. Staff #1 acknowledged that they did not have a first aid kit with them, nor did they have emergency contact information for the children under their supervision.

A jagged, rusted piece of metal was observed, about ankle height, near the doorway of the Toddler Room Restroom. Also, chipping paint was observed on the wall near the window in the Preschool Room.

Facility Person #2 had a health assessment on file dated 10/8/2024; however, the assessment did not indicate whether the individual was free from communicable diseases or address their suitability to provide child care.

Child #5 (see code sheet for admission date) had an initial health report that was dated 4/22/25. This was required to be completed and on file within 60-days of the child being admitted.

A written plan of daily activities and routines, including a time for free play was not observed in the Preschool Room.

The emergency contact information on file for Child #1 and #2 was observed to be missing a parent's work phone number.

The file for Facility Person #2 did not include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.

The Preschool Room and restroom next to the Infant/Young Toddler Room had one dusty air vent. The Older Toddler Room and Infant/Young Toddler Room had two dusty air vents. Two red and blue mats in the Infant/Young Toddler Room had torn plastic.

Desitin diaper cream, labeled "keep out of reach of children," was observed in a child's bookbag, that was about hip height, on a wooden shelf in the Infant/Young Toddler Room. The diaper cream was accessible to the older toddlers who were in that room.

The Preschool Room's playhouse was observed to have a roof with cracked, sharp wooden shingles.

There was no proof that the emergency drills were conducted annually. The only emergency drill on file was dated 7/10/2024.

The fire detection system was not tested at least once every 30 days as evidenced by the following fire detection system logs that were on file: 5/3/2024 and 6/3/2024.

The agreement on file for Child #2 and Child #5 did not include persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

Child #4 did not have documentation on file which included the phone number of their physician or medical care provider. Child #1 did not have emergency contact information on file which included a release person's phone number.

The emergency contact information on file for Child #1 did not include the enrolling parent's work phone number. The emergency contact information on file for Child #4 did not include the enrolling parent's home phone number.

The emergency contact information on file for Child #5 was dated 5/5/23 and 3/14/24. More than 6 months had lapsed between parental reviews, updates, and signatures.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/22/23. The first aid kit in the preschool room did not contain scissors.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/22/23. Peeling paint was observed in the toddler/preschool porch play space outside on the railing and in the lower-level porch outdoor plays space on the white walls.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/22/23. In the lower-level preschool room, a nail was exposed on the shingle of the playhouse inside the room. The nail is accessible to children.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/22/23. In the infant/toddler room, during lunch, a young toddler was observed eating in a highchair without the safety straps on.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/22/23. The parent handbook did not contain a supervision policy. The Director acknowledged that this not given to the parents in writing.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/22/23. Child files #1,2,3, and 5 did not have a department approved child service report on file in the last six months.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/22/23. Child #2's fee agreement did not list a release person. Children #1,2, 3 and 5 have fee agreements that have not been updated in the last six months.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/22/23. Child #2 and #4 files did not list the parents work address on the emergency contact form. Child #4 did not list the release persons address on the emergency contact form.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/22/23. Children #2 and #4's emergency contact form did not list health insurance coverage and policy number. Child #5's emergency contact form did not list the health insurance policy number.

The first aid kit was on a shelf within the reach of children in the pre-k room.

The refrigerator in the kitchen had some spills on one of the shelves that needed to be cleaned.

There was a bottle of Benadryl and an Epi pen stored in a first-aid kit that was within reach of the children in the pre-k room.

There was a bottle of Benadryl that expired 5/2022 and an epi pen that expired 11/21 in the pre-k first-aid kit.

Per the facility's fire drill and detection log, the fire detection system was tested 12/2/2021 and then not again until 1/24/2022, a period of 53 days.