Catherine Hershey School For Early Learning Hershe
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| 2026-01-21 | Self-Reported Non Compliance | 3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) - Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) Description: Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children Noncompliance Area: Based on a report from the program, a child was left outside in the courtyard, unsupervised. Video review confirmed that the child was left unsupervised by staff #1 and #2 for a period of approximately 1 minute and 36 seconds. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. TIERED LIS: 1. Children must be supervised at all times. 2. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to participate in a coaching session regarding supervision of children facilitated by the ELRC. A minimum of 3 additional follow-up coaching sessions will be arranged between the ELRC and the facility after the initial session. 3. The legal entity must develop and implement a face-to-name system to prevent children from being left unsupervised, the plan should include specific strategies for managing transitions throughout the day, such as when children arrive, leave, or move from one location to another within the center. The system must include a process that includes a final sweep of the playground, classroom, gross motor space, etc. prior to transitioning children from one space to another. The plan shall include checkpoints where staff will complete additional face-to-name checks (example: doors, stairs, hallways, etc.). 4. The legal entity will be required to complete random daily monitoring to observe the use of face to name checks during classroom transitions. These random monitoring visits will be conducted daily and will include at least two visits to each classroom each week. The operator will develop a transition observation checklist that includes feedback for staff. This checklist is to be approved by the Central Region Office of Child Development and Early Learning prior to use. Completed checklists will be maintained on file by the facility director and be made available electronically to the Department Representative when requested. This will be done for a period of 3 months from the date this Plan of Correction is accepted by the Central Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) 1. Children will be supervised at all times in accordance with DHS regulations. VERIFIED CORRECTED 6/17/26 2. CHS Hershey Center Director will coordinate a coaching session regarding supervision of children for all staff with the ELRC representative. Center Director will ensure that at least three follow-up coaching sessions will be facilitated by the ELRC representative for all center staff. Verified as implemented 4/28/26 by ELRC staff. 3 .A refined face-to-name system will be implemented and will include the following : o Staff assign roles prior to transitions: teacher A serves as the lead, positioned at the front of the group, and responsible for guiding children to the next space. Teacher B serves as the caboose/sweeper, positioned at the end of the group and always remaining physically with the children. o Teacher A completes a face-to-name count of all children and verbally confirms the total with Teacher B. Teacher A then engages children in a planned transition activity while Teacher B completes a full environmental visual sweep of the common area. Sweeper does not step away from children and completes the sweep while remaining the last adult out of space. o Both teachers complete an additional face-to-name count prior to leaving the space; repeat counts at designated supervision checkpoints during the transition, and upon arrival in the new location. o Teacher A immediately completes a final face-to-name count and signs children into the new space in Kindertales. 4.CHS Hershey center leadership and coaches will continue to conduct random daily monitoring of face-to-name checks during classroom transitions, ensuring all twelve classrooms are visited at least twice a week for the next three months. Auditors will provide immediate feedback to staff when necessary. · Transition audits will be performed using a DHS approved transition checklist and completed checklists will be maintained on file at the center. CHS welcomes unannounced visits or requests for completed checklists. · Audits will be completed starting on 2/17/2026 and continue for a period of three months. VERIFIED CORRECTED 6/17/26 |
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| 2025-11-17 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.102(a) Description: Clean and good repair Noncompliance Area: Plastic baskets used to hold toys were observed to have unraveled strands in the following classrooms: Caterpillar, Sprouts, and Sunflowers. Corrected on site by removing the broken baskets or removing the unraveled strands. Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Toy baskets identified as unsafe were immediately removed from the classroom to ensure a safe environment for children. |
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| 2025-11-17 | Renewal | 3270.151(c)(5)/3270.192(3) - Physician/CRNP assessment/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.151(c)(5)/3270.192(3) Description: Physician/CRNP assessment/Health assessment, TB test Noncompliance Area: The health assessment form for facility person #1 stated that the individual was not suitable to provide child care services. Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care. A facility person's record shall include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A clerical error on the Child Care Staff Health Assessment for Facility Person #1 (DTSD Intern) has been corrected, and the updated form has been received. |
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| 2025-10-17 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) - Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) Description: Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children Noncompliance Area: For this self-reported non-compliance, the results of the investigation determined that children were able to engage in inappropriate behaviors due to inadequate supervision in one area of the playground. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. TIERED LIS: 1.Children must be supervised at all times. 2.The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training. 3.A playground supervision plan must be implemented to ensure adequate supervision on the playground. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Children will be supervised at all times. Verified 12/10/25 by Cert Rep/ All teaching staff completed a DHS-approved, 1.5 hour, Active Supervision refresher on November 10, 2025, covering core practices such as "see, hear, direct, and assess," the use of primary care cards which would include assigned responsibility of staff for specific children at all time, name-to-face checks, and scenario-based exercises. Staff involved in the incident received additional Active Supervision training (1 hour) with the Assistant Director before returning to their classrooms. Verified 11/20/25 by Cert rep Playground supervision has been refined, with staff input, to strengthen consistency and accountability to include: · Zones: Established and staffed by one Safety Officer and one Operations team member at all times that the playground is in use, enabling staff to remain in direct proximity to their primary care groups · Barriers: When appropriate, barriers are used to limit widespread playground use · Reduced Evening Use: During evening hours, when transitions during parent pick-up are ongoing, and classrooms have combined and reached defined thresholds, children will transition indoors into consolidated areas (vs. the large playground) to ensure appropriate supervision. Verified 12/10/25 by Cert Rep |
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| 2025-07-15 | 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: Facility person #1 was observed to be working in a classroom with children. Upon file review, it was discovered that the results of the NSOR clearance was not available for facility person #1. 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 #1 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.) Staff did not work in a child care role starting 7/15/25. The NSOR clearance was obtained and placed in the staff file on 7/17/25. |
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| 2025-02-28 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b) - Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.95(a)/3270.95(b) Description: Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance Noncompliance Area: A fire system testing check was conducted during a complaint investigation. The documentation on file showed that a test of the fire system had been conducted on 1/17/25 and again on 2/26/25, exceeding the requirement that fire system testing occur every 30 days. Correction Required: Fire detection devices or systems must be in compliance with standards established under section 1016(c) of the act (62 P.S. § 1016(c)). The Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall ensure the requirements under subsection (a) are met. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Next system test is scheduled for 3/19/25. Once complete, documentation will be submitted to CR. |
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| 2024-11-08 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.107 Description: Refrigerator Noncompliance Area: The top shelf of the refrigerator in the Ladybug Room was dirty (corrected on-site). Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45° F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Corrected day of inspection by wiping the top shelf clean. |
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| 2024-11-08 | Renewal | 3270.133(7)(vi) - Time of administration | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.133(7)(vi) Description: Time of administration Noncompliance Area: The medication log for Child #1 did not include the times that the medication should be administered (example: as needed every 4 hours for wheezing). Correction Required: A medication log shall include the time of administration. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Center Health staff updated child's Medication Administration Packet to include the times the medication should be administered. Corrected version of document included with submission of this plan. |
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| 2024-11-08 | 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: The file for Staff Person #1 did not include an updated health assessment within 24 months of the last one dated 10/26/22. 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 #1 obtained an updated health assessment the same day as the site inspection. Documentation of updated health assessment included with submission of this plan. |
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| 2024-11-08 | Renewal | 3270.171(a) - Pick-up and drop-off points | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.171(a) Description: Pick-up and drop-off points Noncompliance Area: There was no documentation of the required, annual written notification to the local police department of the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the childcare facility. Correction Required: An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Existing document, used for correspondence with local police department, was revised and delivered to the local police dept. to notify them of the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the facility. |
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| 2024-11-08 | Renewal | 3270.21/3270.76 - General Health and Safety/Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.21/3270.76 Description: General Health and Safety/Building Surfaces Noncompliance Area: The blind chains in the Innovation Room were dangling in such a way that posed an entrapment issue. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Blind chains were shortened, tightened, and secured at a higher point so there is no longer a risk of entrapment for children. Pictures of correction included with submission of this plan |
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| 2024-11-08 | Renewal | 3270.32(a) - Comply with CPSL | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.32(a) Description: Comply with CPSL Noncompliance Area: The file for Staff Person #2 did not include a Disclosure Statement that had a witness signature. The file for Volunteer Person #3 did not include results of the FBI clearance within the 45-day provisional hire period. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Staff Person #2 may not work in a childcare position at the facility until the signed, dated and witnessed disclosure statement is on file at the facility. Volunteer Person #3 may not volunteer or work in a childcare position until the results of the FBI clearance are on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Disclosure Statement for Staff Person #2 was re-signed with a witness who's signature and date are included on document. Volunteer Person #3 was not permitted to volunteer at CHS from 12/2/24 through 12/16/24, until FBI clearance was received (12/10/24) and mandated Reporter training was completed (12/5/24). |
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| 2024-09-09 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(c) - No ridicule or threaten harm | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(c) Description: No ridicule or threaten harm Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 spoke in a degrading manner to the children in care. Correction Required: A facility person may not single out the child for ridicule, threaten harm to the child or the child's family and may not specifically aim to degrade the child or the child's family. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 was terminated on 8/6/24. |
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| 2023-12-13 | Renewal | 3270.133(2) - Written instructions | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.133(2) Description: Written instructions Noncompliance Area: Written instructions and parental permission on the medication log for Child #1's Benadryl did not match physician's written instructions. Reason for administration was listed as "no reason" and times to be given stated "consult mom". Correction Required: A staff person shall administer a prescription medication only if written instructions are provided from the individual who prescribed the medicine. Instructions for administration contained on a prescription label are acceptable. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child¿s doctor removed Benadryl from the child¿s allergy action plan. |
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| 2023-12-13 | Renewal | 3270.133(6) - Written consent | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.133(6) Description: Written consent Noncompliance Area: The medication observed in the classrooms for Child #2, #3, #4, #5 did not have a medication log with written parent permission at the facility. Correction Required: A parent shall provide written consent for administration of medication or a special diet. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Medication logs and action plans for emergency medications for Child #2, #3, #4, #5 were added to emergency medication kits in the classroom. |
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