YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh/Ramsey Elementary

Based on conversation with staff, on Thursday, 2/13/2025, 2 staff were present with 29-30 children between the ages of 5 years and 12 years of age, stating the staff were out of ratio due to not having a third staff.

The file for staff person #1 had documentation of completing the Health and Safety training on 11/23/23 but was not within 90 days of hire.

The last two documented reviews of the facility's emergency plan were 8/22/22 and 9/9/23.

There was no written consent on file for OTC children's allergy relief medication for child #1.

There was no evidence that the updates to the facility's emergency plan were sent to the local municipality.

The agreement in the file for child #2, whose first day was 8/24/23, was signed by a parent on 8/27/23.

Based on conversation with the director, when children are injured, parents sign a report but do not receive the report at all. A single copy is placed in an accident file and at the end of the school year, they are discarded.

The file for staff person #1 included 7 hours of child care training in their last full anniversary year, 8/26/22 to 8/31/23.

The file for staff person #1, who lived in Florida in the 5 years prior to their start date, included the Florida sex offender registry clearance, but did not include a child abuse clearance from the Florida Department of Children and Families. Florida is an NFF state, therefore, a state police clearance was not needed.

In the cafeteria between 4pm and 5pm, staff person #2 stepped out of the cafeteria briefly to answer the back door of the building approximately 4 times, leaving staff person #1 out of ratio with between 13 and 21 young and older school-age children. The door is in the hall outside the cafeteria. At approximately 4:30 pm, staff person #1 left the cafeteria and went into the kitchen across the hall to grab snack when staff person #2 stepped out of the cafeteria to answer the back door, leaving 21 school-age children unsupervised for approximately 5-10 seconds in the cafeteria. At approximately 5:10 pm, staff person #2 took a child to the bathroom outside of the cafeteria, leaving staff person #1 out of ratio with 13 young and older school-age children.

At approximately 4:30 pm, staff person #1 left the cafeteria and went into the kitchen across the hall to grab snack when staff person #2 stepped out of the cafeteria to answer the back door, leaving 21 school-age children unsupervised for approximately 5-10 seconds in the cafeteria.

At approximately 4:30 pm, staff person #1 left the cafeteria and went into the kitchen across the hall to grab snack when staff person #2 stepped out of the cafeteria to answer the back door, leaving 21 school-age children unsupervised for approximately 5-10 seconds in the cafeteria.

The file for facility person #3 did not include training in the facility's emergency plan. Based on conversation with the operator, the individual is employed by the YMCA and is occasionally on site to facilitate additional physical health and wellness programming.

At snack time, staff and children used hand sanitizer, but did not wash their hands with soap and water before serving/eating snack.

The file for facility person #3 did not include a TB screening. Based on conversation with the operator, the individual is employed by the YMCA and is occasionally on site to facilitate additional physical health and wellness programming.

The file for facility person #3 did not include a health assessment. Based on conversation with the operator, the individual is employed by the YMCA and is occasionally on site to facilitate additional physical health and wellness programming.

The current and acceptable first-aid/CPR training in the file for staff person #1, working with children more than 90 days, was dated 5/28/22. The previous FA/CPR training, dated 11/13/21, included a basic life support curriculum with a non-PQAS instructor. The current and acceptable first-aid/CPR training in the file for staff person #2, working with children more than 90 days, was dated 5/16/22. The previous FA/CPR training, dated 8/27/20, included a basic first-aid curriculum with a non-PQAS instructor.