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Winding Creek Elementary Sacc

33 Bali Hai Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 · Cumberland County
Keystone STAR 2

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.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 83% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
Tied for #12 of 29 centers in Mechanicsburg
0 Core-safety citations
10 Other citations
6 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
10 citations from 6 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 14, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 14, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Oct 29, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Nov 13, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Oct 13, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Oct 24, 2022 · Inspection · citation found Oct 19, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 4
Training & qualifications 3
Records & paperwork 2
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Citation Oct 14, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
General Health and Safety 55 Pa. Code §3270.21
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.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Oct 22, 2025): “Cleaning supplies and hazardous materials will be placed in an inaccessible location for children during program hours.”
Citation Nov 13, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing 55 Pa. Code §3270.102(c)
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.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Dec 4, 2023): “Continued discussion with the school district about the mulch. At this time we will not be utilizing the equipment on the playground.”
Citation Oct 13, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing 55 Pa. Code §3270.102(c)
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.
Center’s plan of correction (not implemented, Nov 14, 2023): “Mulch was moved from non-essential areas of the playgroup to cover the fall zone areas.”
Inspection status on COMPASS: Non Compliant – Finalized
Citation Oct 13, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR 55 Pa. Code §3270.31(f)(10)
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".
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Oct 27, 2023): “staff person #1 was provided a 1st aid/CPR/AED training for both adults and pediatric.”
Inspection status on COMPASS: Non Compliant – Finalized
Citation Oct 24, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing 55 Pa. Code §3270.102(c)
Mulch underneath the embedded spinning climber measured at approximately 4 inches.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 8, 2022): “Upon discussion with the DHS inspection, it was agreed that we would contact the school district for the use of a rake to move the carpet fiber mulch into the fall zones and under the equipment from the outer areas of the playground.”
Citation Oct 24, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Exam communicable disease/Physician/CRNP assessment 55 Pa. Code §3270.151(c)(3)/3270.151(c)(5)
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.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 8, 2022): “Staff persons 2 and 3 had health assessment results on file, but they were not completed on the DHS form and did not include the required answers. Staff members 2 and 3 were contacted and asked to have their health care provider complete the health assessment on the DHS form. Staff person 2 and 3…”
Citation Oct 24, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility 55 Pa. Code §3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(ii)
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.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 8, 2022): “Received additional reference and verified experiences for staff person 1.”
Citation Oct 24, 2022 Inspection Records & paperwork
Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos/Emergency master file updated 55 Pa. Code §3270.181(c)/3270.181(e)
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.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 16, 2022): “Child #1 was registered for our care on February 24, 2022 for the 22/23 school year that began on August 31, 2022. Her EC and FA was not updated until 9/30/22. With the registration of our Kindergarten program beginning in January at the request of the school district, we try to update all EC and…”
Citation Oct 24, 2022 Inspection Records & paperwork
Locked cabinet 55 Pa. Code §3270.183(a)
At the time of inspections, child records were observed in an unlocked filing bin.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 8, 2022): “At the time of inspection, the bin which contains copies of our child's EC, FA, and HA, was out on a table and not in the lockable cabinet. When this was reported by the inspector, a lock was placed on the bin to ensure at all times the bin is able to be locked.”
Citation Oct 24, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR 55 Pa. Code §3270.31(f)(10)
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.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Nov 8, 2022): “Staff person 2 was a certified lifeguard through the American Red Cross, which includes pediatric first aid and CPR, and AED, but it is not listed on the certificate for her lifeguard class. As a way to make sure this oversight does not happen again, all staff, including lifeguards, will be…”

“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

Capacity —
Certificate status Regular (COMPASS: awaiting renewal)
Certificate valid through Jan 24, 2027
Keystone STARS STAR 2
since Jun 17, 2026 · what STARS means
Operator Harrisburg Area YMCA
Phone —
State certificate # CER-00246354
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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.

Certified centers nearby

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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