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Young Achievers Learning Center-Creighten Elem SCH

5401 Tabor Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19120 · Philadelphia County
Keystone STAR 2

Young Achievers Learning Center-Creighten Elem SCH is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA. It holds a Keystone STAR 2 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 2 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #69 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 93% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 93% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
Tied for #69 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia
1 Core-safety citations
1 Other citations
5 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
2 citations from 5 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 23, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 23, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jan 23, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Feb 13, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jan 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Feb 7, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Core safety Jan 23, 2025 Inspection Background checks
Comply with CPSL/CPSL information 55 Pa. Code §3270.32(a)/3270.192(4)
In review of staff files, staff person 1 file failed to include updated PA criminal clearance. PA state clerance contained in file was last completed on 05/21/19.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 4, 2025): “Staff person 1 has provided updated PA state criminal clearance on 03/03/24.”
Citation Jan 23, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility 55 Pa. Code §3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(ii)
In review of staff files, staff persons 2 and 3, file failed to have verification of 2 years (2500 hours) of experience working with children prior to employment at the facility.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 4, 2025): “Staff persons 2 and 3 child care experience will be verified.”

“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.

Daily rates

Age group Full time, per day Part time, per day
Young School-Age (K-3rd gr.) $43.00 $36.00
Older School-Age (4th gr.-15 yrs.) $43.00 $36.00

The daily price the center lists in Pennsylvania’s COMPASS search for families paying privately. The state notes that rates are subject to change and programs don’t have to share them, so confirm with the center. See what daycare costs in Pennsylvania.

About this center

Capacity —
Certificate status Regular
Certificate valid through Apr 6, 2027
Keystone STARS STAR 2
since Apr 20, 2026 · what STARS means
Operator Young Achievers Learning Center INC
Hours Monday–Friday 7:15 AM–8:30 AM How Pennsylvania centers’ hours compare
Phone (267) 679-1213
State certificate # CER-00252987
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Common questions

Has Young Achievers Learning Center-Creighten Elem SCH had any serious violations?

Pennsylvania cited 1 violation 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 Jan 23, 2025 (background checks): “In review of staff files, staff person 1 file failed to include updated PA criminal clearance. PA state clerance contained in file was last completed on 05/21/19.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Young Achievers Learning Center-Creighten Elem SCH?

Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Young Achievers Learning Center-Creighten Elem SCH since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

What is Young Achievers Learning Center-Creighten Elem SCH’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 2, effective Apr 20, 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 Young Achievers Learning Center-Creighten Elem SCH compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?

It is tied for #69 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 93% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Young Achievers Learning Center-Creighten Elem SCH last inspected?

Jan 23, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.

How much does Young Achievers Learning Center-Creighten Elem SCH cost?

It reported full-time daily rates of $43.00 for young school-age, $43.00 for older school-age in Pennsylvania’s COMPASS search. Rates can change; confirm with the center.

Who runs Young Achievers Learning Center-Creighten Elem SCH?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Young Achievers Learning Center INC.

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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