Downtown Child Development Center
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About the Provider
Play, Learn & Grow With Us!
We are a private, non-profit organization that provides child care and early childhood education to children in a safe, happy and healthy learning environment.
At Child Development Centers, Inc. our mission is "Educating Children To Succeed," and we're passionate about what we do! We're committed to nurturing and teaching your child in a safe, healthy, creative setting that you can trust, and that equips your child to make a successful transition to kindergarten, elementary school and beyond.
Child Development Centers, Inc. currently operates 15 centers in three counties (Erie, Crawford, and Venango County.) Please visit https://www.cdcenters.org/locations to find a location near you!
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2026-07-01 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(b) - No physical punishment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(b) Description: No physical punishment Noncompliance Area: Staff Person #1 admitted to facility staff that they had "tapped" a child on the "butt." Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person 1 was immediately let go from Child Development Centers. |
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| 2026-03-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.108(c) - No styrofoam | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.108(c) Description: No styrofoam Noncompliance Area: There were styrofoam bowls in a cabinet in Room 133 which staff state are used to serve food to children. Correction Required: Styrofoam cups and plates may not be used. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The Styrofoam cups and plates were immediately removed. |
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| 2026-03-18 | 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: The criminal history clearance on file for Facility Person #1 was incomplete. The disclosure statement on file for #2 was not signed by a witness. 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 |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A new disclosure statement was signed with the interim director [Facility Person #3] as the witness for Staff person #2 (3/18/026). A new State Police clearance was applied for, for staff person #1 (4/24/26). |
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| 2026-03-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.66(a) Description: Locked or inaccessible Noncompliance Area: There was a bottle of sanitizing spray on a low shelf in an unlocked cabinet in Room 124. Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The bottle of sanitizing spray was moved to a locked cabinet in the room, making the toxic materials inaccessible to children. |
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| 2026-03-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.77(a) Description: No peeling paint or plaster Noncompliance Area: There was small area of damaged plaster on the wall in Room 113 near the bottom corner of a window near the sink area. There was a small area of damaged plaster/peeling paint on the wall in Room 119 to the right of the entrance. Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The plaster in rooms 113 and 119 are being sainded and repainted by maintenance. This is to be completed by Friday May 1st. |
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| 2026-03-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.82(i) - Lidded waste receptacles | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.82(i) Description: Lidded waste receptacles Noncompliance Area: There was no lidded trash can at the restroom sink in Room 124. Correction Required: A toilet area, training chair area, diapering area and sink area shall be equipped with a clean, lidded waste receptacle. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) A lidded garbage can was added to room 124 next to the restroom sink. |
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| 2026-03-18 | Allocated 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: Smoke detector testing was conducted more than 30 days apart on the following dates, according to the log on file: 9/11/25 and then on 10/30/25 and again on12/22/25 and then 2/4/26. 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.) The fire alarm system testing is now current. |
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| 2025-09-09 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.106(a) Description: Clean, age appropriate Noncompliance Area: There was a cot not labeled with the name of the child using it in Room 127. 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 cot in room 127 is now labeled with the child's name. |
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| 2025-09-09 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(3) - Services proceeded | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.123(a)(3) Description: Services proceeded Noncompliance Area: There were no child service reports completed within the last 6 months on file for children #1, #2 and #4. Correction Required: The services to be provided to the family and the child, including the Department's approved form to provide information to the family about the child's growth and development in the context of the services being provided. The operator shall complete and update the form and provide a copy to the family in accordance with the updates regarding emergency contact information in § 3270.124(f) (relating to emergency contact information). |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The files for children #1, #2, and #4 now contain a current child service report. |
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| 2025-09-09 | 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: There were no emergency contact forms in Room 136 for the children receiving care in that room. 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.) Complete emergency contact information was taken to room 136 for all children receiving care in that room. |
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| 2025-09-09 | Renewal | 3270.131(a) - Health information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.131(a) Description: Health information Noncompliance Area: There was no health assessment on file for child #3, who has been attending the facility for more than 60 days. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child, including a child, a foster child and a relative of an operator or a facility person, to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child #3 no longer attends the center. |
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| 2025-09-09 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(1) - Infant: updated health report every 6 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.131(b)(1) Description: Infant: updated health report every 6 months Noncompliance Area: The most recent health assessment on file for child #1, a young toddler, was completed more than 6 months prior. The current health assessments on file for children #2 and #4 were completed more than 6 months after the prior health assessments. Children #2 and #4 were young toddlers when the health assessment were due. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The child file for Children #1, #2, and #4, will be current for health reports as of 10/17/2025 |
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| 2025-09-09 | Renewal | 3270.131(d)(5)/3270.131(e)(3) - Immunization record/Dismissal policy | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.131(d)(5)/3270.131(e)(3) Description: Immunization record/Dismissal policy Noncompliance Area: The most recent immunization record on file for child #1 indicated the child did not have sufficient doses of the pneumococcal, MMR and varicella vaccines according the ACIP recommendations for the age of the child. 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). Child #1must be dismissed from care by close of business 9/9/25 and may only return to care when the immunization record is updated or when a parent provides a written, signed exemption letter. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child #1 now has up to date immunizations with sufficient doses of the pneumococcal, MMR, and varicella vaccines according to the ACIP recommendations for the age of the child |
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| 2025-09-09 | Renewal | 3270.135(a)(3) - Disposable diapers | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.135(a)(3) Description: Disposable diapers Noncompliance Area: The trash cans used for diaper disposal in the toilet areas of Rooms 127 and 130 were not hands-free. Correction Required: If disposable diapers are provided by a parent or by a facility, a soiled diaper shall be discarded by immediately placing the diaper into a plastic-lined, hands-free covered can. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Rooms 127 and 130 now contain trash cans with hands-free foot pedals used for diaper disposal. |
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| 2025-09-09 | Renewal | 3270.135(c) - Diapering area not used for food prep | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.135(c) Description: Diapering area not used for food prep Noncompliance Area: A tray of food in serving bowls brought from the kitchen and served to the children for lunch, was set on top of the mat used for diapering on the counter in Room 130. Correction Required: The diapering area may not be used for food preparation or food service. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Trays of food are no longer placed on top of the changing mat. |
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