Berks County Family Development Center
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About the Provider
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2026-01-23 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.106(a) Description: Clean, age appropriate Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted 1/23/26. At that time, the nap mats in Room 1B were not labeled for use by a specific child. Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) On the day of inspection, the shape symbol that corresponded to each individual child was adhered to each child's cot, designating the cots use for each specific child. |
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| 2026-01-23 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(6) - Admission date | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.123(a)(6) Description: Admission date Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted 1/23/26. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The financial agreements did not include the date of admission for each child. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Each child's date of admission was added to the Fee Agreement and Emergency Contact Form in each child's file. |
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| 2026-01-23 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(3) - Parent home/work address, phone | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(b)(3) Description: Parent home/work address, phone Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted 1/23/26. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact forms that were reviewed did not include the parents' work address and phone numbers. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Work addresses and telephone numbers that were missing from emergency contact forms were added to each form. |
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| 2026-01-23 | Renewal | 3270.124(c) - Each child care space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(c) Description: Each child care space Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted 1/23/26. At that time, the emergency contact information that was kept in each classroom did not include the business name, address, and phone number of the parents nor the health insurance policy numbers for the children. Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A copy of each child's health insurance card and their Fee Agreement and Emergency Contact Form, which includes the address and phone numbers of the parents, was copied and added to the classroom binder and first aid bags. |
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| 2026-01-23 | Renewal | 3270.37(b)(1) - HS/GED | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.37(b)(1) Description: HS/GED Noncompliance Area: A renewal inspection was conducted 1/23/26. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #1, an aide, contained education from another country, that had not been evaluated for equivalency in the United States by a service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). The file for Staff Person #2, an aide, contained education from another country, that had not been evaluated for equivalency in the United States by a service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). Correction Required: An aide shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The education certificates for both staff person #1 and staff person #2 will be sent to be translated for US equivalency through the PA Key translation program. Staff Person #1 and Staff Person #2 are currently not working. Staff person #1 and staff person #2 will not return to the facility until they have their education equivalency on file qualifying them for their position. |
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| 2025-01-09 | Renewal | 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.151(a) Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection conducted 1/9/2025, health assessments on file for staff person #3 are dated 2/9/2022 and 8/16/2024, which is past 24 months. Health assessments on file for staff person #4 are dated 8/30/2022 and 9/6/2024, which is past 24 months. Correction Required: A facility person providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation shall have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter. A health assessment is valid for 24 months following the date of signature, if the person does not contract a communicable disease or develop a medical problem. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #3 and $4 have up to date Health Screenings. A copy of the renewal was placed in employee's file. |
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| 2025-01-09 | Renewal | 3270.181(c) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.181(c) Description: Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection, emergency contact form and fee agreement for child #1 were last updated on 6/4/2024, which is past 6 months ago. Correction Required: A parent is required to review and update the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child #1 emergency contact form and fee agreement was completed by 2/11/2025 and placed in child file. |
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| 2025-01-09 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(i) - Age and Training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(i) Description: Age and Training Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection conducted on 1/9/2025, previous certificate for pediatric first-aid/CPR on file for staff person #3 expired on 8/31/2024 and was not renewed until 11/14/2024. Correction Required: Competence is the completion of training by a professional in the field of first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). All staff persons shall renew their certification in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on or before the expiration of the most current certification. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #3 has completed renewal for pediatric CPR and First aid as of 11/14/2024 as reviewed. A copy of the renewal was placed in employee file. |
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| 2025-01-09 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) - Fire safety - 1 yr. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) Description: Fire safety - 1 yr. Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection conducted 1/9/2025, certificates for fire safety training on file for staff person #1 are dated 8/29/2023 and 10/4/2024, which is past one year. Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 has completed renewal for annual Fire Safety was completed on 10/4/2024 as reviewed. A copy of the renewal was placed in employee file. |
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| 2025-01-09 | Renewal | 3270.37(c) - Aides supervised all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.37(c) Description: Aides supervised all times Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection conducted 1/9/2025, staff person #1 and staff person #2, who are both listed as Aides on staff data sheets provided to certification representative, were observed to be unsupervised with 15 preschool-aged children. Correction Required: An aide or a combination of aides shall be supervised at all times by a staff person qualified at minimum as an assistant group supervisor. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 & #2 are assigned to work under direct supervision of a qualified Assistant group supervisor higher qualified staff. All staff have been reminded that aides must be supervised at all times and cannot be left alone with children. Campus Director will review PathStone Supervision Policy with staff at campus wide meeting, before 2/13/2025. Updates to the Campus staffing patterns reflect required changes, updates will be a reviewed and approved by Campus Director and the Deputy, Early Childhood Education and then implemented in classrooms. |
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| 2024-07-23 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.151(a) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.151(a) Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring conducted 7/23/2024-8/20/2024, health assessments on file for staff person #2 are dated 7/29/2022 and 8/10/2024, which is past 24 months. Correction Required: A facility person providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation shall have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter. A health assessment is valid for 24 months following the date of signature, if the person does not contract a communicable disease or develop a medical problem. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #2 has a current health assessment on file. |
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| 2024-07-23 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) - Fire safety - 1 yr. | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(ii) Description: Fire safety - 1 yr. Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring conducted 7/23/2024-8/20/2024, fire safety trainings on file for staff person #3 are dated 1/18/2023 and 8/12/2024, which is past one year. Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #3 completed fire safety training on 8/12/2024. |
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| 2024-07-23 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Noncompliance Area: During unannounced monitoring conducted 7/23/2024-8/20/2024, staff person #1 had PSP clearance request on file dated 8/20/2024 and staff person #2 had PSP clearance request on file dated 11/30/2022, which are not acceptable clearances. Additionally, staff person #2 had child abuse clearances on file dated 1/5/2018 and 2/24/2023, which is past 60 months. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL. Facility Person #--- may not work in a child care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Actual clearance results were printed and added to the files of staff #1 and staff #2. |
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| 2024-01-09 | Renewal | 3270.103 - Small Toys and Objects | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.103 Description: Small Toys and Objects Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 1/9/24, there were plastic bags in Room 1A with young and older toddlers under the changing table that was unlocked and accessible to children. Correction Required: Toys and objects with a diameter of less than 1 inch, objects with removable parts that have a diameter of less than 1 inch, plastic bags and styrofoam objects may not be accessible to children who are still placing objects in their mouths. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The provider reviewed with staff all cabinets and drawers need to be closed and locked immediately after use. |
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| 2024-01-09 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.106(a) Description: Clean, age appropriate Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 1/9/24, the mats were numbered but there was no corresponding list of children assigned to the numbers in Room 8. Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The provider updated the corresponding numbers/cot/child list which has been hung in the classroom. |
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