YMCA of Greater PGH/Ohara Elementary

The file for Staff Person #1 lacked 12 hours of child care training in their assessed training year of October 2023 and October 2024.

An EpiPen was observed in an unlocked backpack on the ground in the outdoor play space where the children were playing. The backpack was accessible to children receiving care in the space.

Lunchboxes containing potentially hazardous food were observed in many of the lunch boxes being maintained in the individual hallway lockers. These potentially hazardous foods included several Lunchables, meats and cheeses, yogurt cups and tubes, and left over meals from home to include pasta and pizza.

The disclosure statement in the file for person #2 was from previous employment in the legal entity's unlicensed summer camp.

The most recent emergency drill documented at the facility was dated 11/1/23. Documentation of the previous emergency drill could not be located, so timeliness could not be assessed.

The file for staff person #3, who had worked with children more than 90 days, did not include first-aid/CPR training.

The file for staff person #1 included a foreign degree that had not been translated by an acceptable agency, so the level of education could not be determined.

There were two excursion bags observed lying near the fence in the grassy area of the pool, making them accessible to children. The bags contained several medications, including inhalers and epi-pens.

At approximately 1:30 pm, staff person #5 was observed in the pool 6 children. At approximately 2 pm, staff person #5, was observed walking from the pool to the grassy area with 4 children. It was determined that 2 of the children had run off and staff person #5 did not know where they were, for approximately 2-3 minutes. Staff person #5 was heard telling the two children that they scared them because the staff person did not know where they were. Based on conversation with staff, staff person #6 spotted the 2 children near the mushroom fountain, which is at the other end of the grassy area, and sent them back over to join staff person #5.

At approximately 1:30 pm, staff person #5 was observed in the pool 6 children. At approximately 2 pm, staff person #5, was observed walking from the pool to the grassy area with 4 children. It was determined that 2 of the children had run off and staff person #5 did not know where they were, for approximately 2-3 minutes. Staff person #5 was heard telling the two children that they scared them because the staff person did not know where they were. Based on conversation with staff, staff person #6 spotted the 2 children near the mushroom fountain, which is at the other end of the grassy area, and sent them back over to join staff person #5.

At approximately 1:30 pm, upon entering Highland Park swimming pool, staff person #1 was observed standing near the edge of the pool, speaking to staff person #2, the lifeguard. At the same time, staff persons #3 and #4 were observed with 29 school-age children in the grassy area near the fence on the parking lot side of the pool, a combination of 20 young school-agers and 9 older school-agers. After a brief conversation with staff person #2, staff person #1 joined the staff and children in the grassy area. All three staff were wearing supervision ID tags with the children's names. When asked to identify their groups, staff person #1 identified 6 children, staff person #3 identified 10 children and staff person #4 identified 12 children, leaving one child not identified by anyone. As each staff person was asked to identify their groups, the names of the children they identified were read back to them to confirm the names and number of children in their group. Staff were then told that there was a child who hadn't been identified by anyone. The names of children in each staff person's group were reviewed with them a second time, again, to confirm names and number of children in…

At approximately 1:30 p m, upon entering Highland Park swimming pool, it was observed that there were 2 staff in the pool with 12 children and 3 staff in the grassy area with 29 children, for a total of 41 children, a combination of 32 young schoolagers and 9 schoolagers.Because the children and staff were all within the boundaries of the pool area, they could not maintain swim ratios. They would need at least 7 staff to maintain proper swim ratios.

Staff person #2, the lifeguard who was on duty for this facility, was also the acting lifeguard for a separate facility at the pool, under the same legal entity.

There were two excursion bags observed lying near the fence in the grassy area of the pool, making them accessible to children. The bags contained hand sanitizer, which included instructions to keep out of the reach of children.

There was an unlabeled epi-pen in one of the excursion bags at the pool. Based on conversation with staff, it belonged to child #1.

There were two excursion bags observed lying near the fence in the grassy area of the pool, making them accessible to children. The bags contained several medications, including inhalers and epi-pens.

The epi-pen for child #1 expired in June 2023

On 7/5/23, the following medications were observed in the excursion bags at the pool: There was a medication log on site for the epi-pen for child #1, but it was not signed and dated by a parent. There was no medication log/parental consent on site for the inhaler for child #2 and #3. There was a med log and a care plan on site for the epi-pen for child #4, but neither documents were signed and dated by a parent. On 7/6/23, when photos of the medication logs were texted to this certification representative, the logs were signed by a parent, but the dates appeared altered. The original date on the log for child #1 appeared to be 7/6/23, but the number "3" was written over top of the number "6," making the date 7/3/23. The original date on the log for child #2 appeared to be 7/6/23, but the number "5" was written over the top of the number "6," changing the date to 7/5/23. The original date on the log for child #3 appeared to be 7/6/23, but the entire date was scratched out and "6/26/23" was written above it. The log and care plan texted to this rep for child #4 still did not include a parent signature.

The 2nd box on the health report for child #1 was not checked and there was no information from the physician regarding the child's current medications and the reasons for the medications.

The title of the individual who signed the health report in the file for child #1 was listed as "chiropractor."

The health report in the file for child #2 did not include an assessment of an acute or chronic health problem or special need and recommendations for treatment or services, including information regarding abnormal results of screening tests for vision, hearing or lead poisoning.

The last two fire safety trainings in the file for staff person #1, #3, #4 and #5 were dated more than 12 months apart.

The only acceptable FA/CPR training in the file for staff person # 2. employed before 4/29/22 and beyond their first 90 days working with children was dated 11/7/22. The file for staff person #3. #4 and #5, all hired before 4/29/22 and beyond their first 90 days working with children, was dated 6/9/22.

The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 did not include the child's date of birth.

The emergnecy contact information in the file for child #1 did not include addresses for 5 of the 6 release persons.

At approximately 4:40 PM on 11/16/21, Facility Person #1 left the classroom where she and Facility Person #2 were supervising 16 young schoolagers and one older schoolager to walk down the hall and answer the door, leaving Facility Person #2 the only staff person in classroom supervising the 17 schoolagers.

The emergency contact form on file for child #1 did not include all release persons listed on the agreement or the addresses of the three release persons listed.