Winding Creek Elementary Sacc
Winding Creek Elementary Sacc is a certified child care center in Mechanicsburg, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 10 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 10). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 29 centers in Mechanicsburg and has fewer citations per inspection than 83% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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Cert Rep observed a bottle Oxivir Five 16 concentrate and a bottle of Oxivir Tb Disinfectant cleaner, on top of a cart, in the childcare space. Both bottles were labeled, "keep away from children" and both bottles were accessible to children.
At the time of the renewal inspection follow up visit to verify corrections, the plan of corrections for the violation citing 3270.102c on SIN-00231443 had not been fully implemented. On 11/13/23, the depth of the wood carpet mulch (on the side of the playground with the taller equipment) did not meet the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. In multiple spots measured near the equipment, the mulch measured at 8 inches.
The depth of the mulch did not meet the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The mulch measured between 5 and 8 inches.
Staff person 1 has been employed for more than 90 days. The staff person has not completed a pediatric first aid and CPR training. A first aid training was on file from February of 2022, but it was not "pediatric".
Mulch underneath the embedded spinning climber measured at approximately 4 inches.
The health assessment on file for staff person 2 (dated 6/9/22) did not include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination, nor the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care. A complete health assessment was obtained on 10/24/22. The health assessment on file for staff person 3 (dated 6/4/21) did not include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination, nor the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care.
Staff person 1 is serving as an assistant group supervisor for the facility. The staff record did not include documentation of 2 years (2,500 hours) of childcare experience.
The agreement and emergency contact on file for child 1 were signed by parents on 2/24/22 and subsequently more than 6 months later on 9/30/22. At the time of inspection on 10/24/22, the updated emergency contact form was not on site in the childcare space.
At the time of inspections, child records were observed in an unlocked filing bin.
Staff person 2 did not have pediatric first aid and CPR on file until 10/24/22. Staff person 2 has been employed for more than 90 days.
“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.
About this center
Common questions
Has Winding Creek Elementary Sacc had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 10 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Winding Creek Elementary Sacc?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Winding Creek Elementary Sacc since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Winding Creek Elementary Sacc’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 2, effective Jun 17, 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 Winding Creek Elementary Sacc compare with other daycares in Mechanicsburg?
It is tied for #12 of 29 centers in Mechanicsburg by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 83% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Winding Creek Elementary Sacc last inspected?
Oct 14, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Winding Creek Elementary Sacc?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Harrisburg Area YMCA.
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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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