Circleville Day Care Center

Regulation: 3270.106(f)

Description: 2 feet apart

Noncompliance Area: At approximately 2:22pm in the Two's Classroom, a child was observed to be resting on equipment that had been placed between a shelving unit and a table. Two feet of space was only present on one side of the rest equipment.

Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use.

Regulation: 3270.113(a)

Description: Supervised at all times

Noncompliance Area: SECOND CITATION. At approximately 2:22pm Staff Person #1 was observed to be supervising 4 children identified as 1 preschool age and 3 older toddlers in the Two's Classroom. A child was observed to be placed between a shelving unit and a table. Staff Person #1 was unable to see the child from their position at a table in the classroom. There was also a lack of appropriate lighting to allow Staff Person #1 to properly see and assess the children on the far side of the classroom from their position at the table. This did not allow for appropriate supervision. FACILITY PREVIOUSLY CITED ON 6.15.26.

Correction Required: 1. 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. This part of the plan will have an immediate correction date. 2. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to complete the following supervision trainings through Penn State Better Kid Care: "Supervision: Positioning -- Where Do I Stand?" and "Supervision: What's Required?" Operator will provide a correction date as to when these trainings will be completed.

Regulation: 3270.78

Description: Lighting

Noncompliance Area: SECOND CITATION At approximately 2:22pm, Staff Person #1 was observed to be supervising 4 children, identified as 1 preschool age and 3 older toddler age children in the Two's Classroom. There was a source of natural light present from the door, but it was not sufficient to properly see and assess the children on the far side of the room from the Staff Person's position at the table. FACILITY PREVIOUSLY CITED ON 6.15.26.

Correction Required: 1. Rooms, hallways, stairways, outside steps, porches and ramps shall be lighted by artificial or natural light. This part of the plan will have an immediate correction date. 2. Operator will identify an appropriate and sufficient source(es) of lighting that will be present during naptime in all classrooms. These appropriate light sources will allow staff to see and assess the children they are responsible for. A sign will be posted in a conspicuous space in all classrooms where napping occurs that identifies the appropriate light source that will be in use during naptime. Operator will provide a correction date as to when this will be completed. 3. Operator will review the identified appropriate light source to be in use during naptime with all staff. A sign off sheet confirming review of this expectation with all staff will be completed. Operator will provide a correction date as to when this will be completed.

Regulation: 3270.102(a)

Description: Clean and good repair

Noncompliance Area: One cracked lid with a potential pinch point was observed in the Afterschool Classroom. The coating on a soccer ball in the outdoor preschool/school age play space was observed to be peeling.

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.

Regulation: 3270.102(c)

Description: Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing

Noncompliance Area: Two areas were measured around the wooden sliding board structure in the preschool/school age play space. These areas indicated a measurement of 1.5 inches of rubber mulch. The area around the swings and the green climb through tube were measured at 2 inches. The requirement is 6 inches of rubber mulch.

Correction Required: Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair.

Regulation: 3270.113(a)

Description: Supervised at all times

Noncompliance Area: At approximately 9:18am Child #1, a preschooler, was observed to be receiving an evaluation in the Two's Classroom by an outside agency. A staff person was not present in the Two's Classroom to provide Supervision to the child. The parent did not provide permission for the child to be released or to be unsupervised by facility staff. At approximately 1:28pm Staff Person #1 and #2 were observed on the eating side in the One's Classroom. One preschooler, 3 older toddlers and 1 young toddler were observed to be sleeping on the opposite end of the classroom. There was insufficient natural or artificial lighting to allow for Staff Person #1, who identified being responsible for the children, to supervise appropriately as they could not see them.

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. Children must be supervised at all times.

Regulation: 3270.113(a)(1)

Description: Staff assigned to specific children

Noncompliance Area: At approximately 9:18am Child #1, a preschooler, was observed to be receiving an evaluation in the Two's Classroom by an outside agency. Staff Person #3, who was providing care in the Preschool Classroom next to the Two's Classroom reported being responsible for Child #1 but was not physically present in the same child care space as Child #1. The parent did not provide permission for the child to be released or to be unsupervised by facility staff.

Correction Required: 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.

Regulation: 3270.131(b)(1)

Description: Infant: updated health report every 6 months

Noncompliance Area: The updates to the health reports on file for Child #2, who recently became an older toddler, exceeded 6 months between examinations dated 11.9.25 and 6.11.26. The child was due for a health report in May 2026.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler.

Regulation: 3270.131(d)(5)/3270.131(e)(3)

Description: Immunization record/Dismissal policy

Noncompliance Area: The file for Child #3 lacked a current immunization record indicating that the child had received the age recommended Hep B, Rotavirus, DTAP, HIB, Pneumococcal and Polio vaccinations. The immunization records only included the child's birth and 8-week vaccinations.

Correction Required: A health report shall include a review of the child's immunized status according to recommendations of the ACIP. The facility shall implement dismissal policies in accordance with the Department of Health regulation in 28 Pa. Code § 27.77 (relating to immunization requirements for children in child care group settings).

Regulation: 3270.151(c)(3)

Description: Exam communicable disease

Noncompliance Area: The current health report on file for Staff Person #2 lacked information regarding an examination for communicable diseases.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination.

Regulation: 3270.166(4)

Description: Bottles labeled

Noncompliance Area: Four unlabeled bottles were observed in the Infant Classroom refrigerator.

Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name.

Regulation: 3270.21

Description: General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: One pair of adult scissors was observed on a lower shelf accessible to children in an uplocked closet in the Afterschool Classroom. Three pairs of adult scissors, a sharp pair of vinyl cutting scissors, and a vinyl weeder with a sharp point were observed in a cup on a shelfing unit accessible to children in the Preschool Classroom.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Regulation: 3270.27(b)

Description: Plan reviewed/updated annually

Noncompliance Area: The facility lacked verification that the emergency plan had been updated within the last 12 months. The most recent documented review occurred on 8.25.24.

Correction Required: The operator shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The operator shall document in writing each review and update of the emergency plan and kept on file at the facility.

Regulation: 3270.27(e)

Description: Letter to parents

Noncompliance Area: The parent letter lacked information as the to the method that the facility will use to contact the parents to inform them that an emergency has arisen, and then ended, and how they may be reunited with their children. The parent letter also lacked information related to accommodations for infants, toddler, children with disabilities and children with chronic medical conditions.

Correction Required: The operator shall provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining the emergency procedures. The operator shall also provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining any subsequent update to the plan.

Regulation: 3270.32(a)

Description: Comply with CPSL

Noncompliance Area: The files for Staff Person #4 and #6 lacked a current FBI Clearance. The most recent FBI Clearance on file for Staff Person #4 was dated 9.6.20 and the most recent FBI Clearance on file for Staff Person #6 was dated 9.12.20. The updates to the FBI Clearances on file for Staff Persons #1 exceeded 60 months between clearances dated 9.7.20 and 6.10.26. The updates to the NSOR certificates on file for Staff Person's #1, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #9 exceeded 60 months between updates. This is evidenced by NSOR Certificates being dated 8.11.20 and 8.22.25 for Staff Persons #3, #4, #5 and #6, 8.11.20 and 6.3.26 for Staff Person #1, 8.27.20 and 6.8.26 for Staff Person #9 and 8.11.20 and 8.25.25 for Staff Person #11. The files for Staff Persons #2, #7 and #8 lacked completed NSOR Certificates prior to starting in a child care taking position. The NSOR Certificate on file for Staff Person #2 was dated 6 days after starting. The NSOR Certificate on file for Staff Person #7 was dated 7 days after starting. The NSOR Certificate on file for Staff Person #8 was dated 4 days after starting. The updates to the mandated reporter trainings on file for Staff Persons #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #9 and #11 exceeded 60 months. The mandated reporter trainings on file were dated 9.6.20 and 9.13.25 for Staff #1, 9.7.20 and 9.16.25 for Staff Person #3, 9.8.20 and 5.30.26 for Staff Person #4, 9.5.20 and 9.26.25 for Staff Person #5, 9.6.20 and 9.21.25 for Staff Person #6, 9.7.20 and 5.30.26 for Staff Person #9, 9.7.20 and 9.25.25 for Staff Person #10 and 9.8.20 and 9.21.25 for Staff Person #11.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). Facility Person #4 and #6 may not work in a child care position at the facility.