Wissahickon Charter School Awbury Campus
Wissahickon Charter School Awbury Campus is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 17 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (9 of 17). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #361 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 70% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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At time of inspection, child # 1 did not have a completed emergency contact form completed and documented in their record. In addition, child # 4 did not have address of physician documented in their record.
At time of inspection, children #1 and #5 did not have the health insurance provider and coverage number documented on the emergency contact form. In addition, children #1,3-5 did not have address of release persons documented on their emergency contact form.
At time of inspection, child #5 did not have signed parental consent for emergency medical care and administration of minor first-aid procedure documented on their child's emergency contact forms.
Staff person #1 did not have required health and safety training completed and documented in their record.
At time of inspection, the parents of child #4 did not have the address of physician documented on their child's emergency contact form.
At time of inspection, the parents of child #4 did not provide the health care provider and policy number on their child's emergency contact form. In addition, the parents of child # 1-4 did not document the address of release person on their children's emergency contact form.
The parents of child #1 did not have updated/reviewed emergency contact form and agreement documented in their record within the last 6 months as required per regulations.
At time of inspection, staff person #1-3 did not have all required health and safety training completed as required per regulations.
At time of inspection, staff person # 7 did not have a state police clearance documented in their record.
At time of inspection, staff person # 1-6 did not have annual written evaluations documented in their records.
At time of inspection, the emergency contact forms for the children in care were not documented in the space where the children were receiving care as required.
In review of health and safety documents, facility's policy addressing shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma and child maltreatment, failed to address child maltreatment. In review of the facility's emergency plan failed to include statement regarding continuity of operations.
In review of staff files, staff person 1, a provisional new hire, file failed to contain completed NSOR certificate.
In review of staff files, staff persons 3 and 4 file failed to contain updated health assessment. Health assessment contained in staff 3 file was last completed on 02/26/20 and health assessment contain in staff 4 file was last completed on 02/26/20.
In review of children files, child 1, enrolled more than 60 days, file failed to contain an initial health assessment. File only contain immunization records.
In review of staff files, staff person 2 file failed to contain verification of 2 years of experience working with children.
In children files, emergency contact information and fee agreement failed to be updated within a 6 month period.
“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.
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Common questions
Has Wissahickon Charter School Awbury Campus had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 2 violations since 2021 on the topics Daycare Record treats as core safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). The most recent, on Feb 15, 2024 (background checks): “At time of inspection, staff person # 7 did not have a state police clearance documented in their record.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Wissahickon Charter School Awbury Campus?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Wissahickon Charter School Awbury Campus since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Wissahickon Charter School Awbury Campus’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective May 17, 2019. 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 Wissahickon Charter School Awbury Campus compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #361 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 70% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Wissahickon Charter School Awbury Campus last inspected?
Jan 22, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Wissahickon Charter School Awbury Campus?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Wissahickon Charter School Awbury Campus.
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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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