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Kindercare Learning Center

West Chester, PA · Chester County
102 Paddock Ln, West Chester, PA 19382
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Quick Facts

Capacity
189 children
Subsidized Program
Participates
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
4

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Contact Information

📞 (610) 399-4341
102 Paddock Ln
West Chester, PA 19382
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CER-00246348
License Issued
Nov 12, 2025
Active Through
Nov 12, 2026
Issued By
Pennsylvania Department of Education and Public Welfare
District Office
Early Learning Resource Center for Region 19

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About the Provider

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This center adheres to the highest safety, cleanliness and maintenance standards. This center is accessible via single-entry security with keypad access, with daily sign-in and strict parent/guardian identification procedures

Hours of Operation

  • Monday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Thursday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Friday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2025-08-21 Renewal 3270.134(a) - Child's hands washed Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.134(a)

Description: Child's hands washed

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative conducted a facility walk through and observed diapering. There were two staff in the room. During diapering a staff member completed a diaper change however when completed appeared as if they were done and was about to place the child on the floor without cleaning the child hands. The certification representative asked the staff infants were going to be clean before being put back down. The staff asked the other staff cleaning the infant's hands after diapering was something they do.

Correction Required: A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will notify staff in the infant room and require them to be retrained on proper diapering/handwashing.
2025-08-21 Renewal 3270.192(2)(iv) - Transcript, diploma and letters Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.192(2)(iv)

Description: Transcript, diploma and letters

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative viewed the staff files staff #6 was missing employment verification in the file.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include acceptable verification of experience, education or training is a transcript or a diploma or a letter signed by a representative of the experiential, educational or training entity.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will notify staff and request for them to complete an employment verification form and include it in the file.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.106(a)

Description: Clean, age appropriate

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative conducted a facility walk through and observed resting equipment that listed numbers on the mat but did not have the chart posted to identify what mat belong to each 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will post mat chart to identify the numbers that was listed on the chart or label each mat with the children's names
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.111(a) - Written plan Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.111(a)

Description: Written plan

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative conducted a walk-through of the facility and observed the daily schedule missing from the preschool room.

Correction Required: A written plan of daily activities and routines, including a time for free play shall be established for each group. The plan shall be flexible to accommodate the needs of individual children and the dynamics of the group.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider posted the daily schedule in the room correcting the violation on site.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.123(a)(3) - Services proceeded Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.123(a)(3)

Description: Services proceeded

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative viewed the children's files, child #3 was missing a CSR in the file.

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).

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will request for the staff who cares for the child on a daily basis to complete a child service report and include it in the child's file as well as provide a copy to the parent.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.124(b)(7)

Description: Name/address/phone release person

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative viewed the children's file child #2 was missing the release person's address on the emergency contact form.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will notify the parent of the children and request for them to complete the emergency contact form.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.124(e)

Description: Written emergency plan posted

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative conducted a facility walk through and discovered the emergency transportation plan was not posted.

Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider posted the emergency plan, and the citation was corrected onsite.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.124(e)

Description: Written emergency plan posted

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative viewed the travel bags, and they did not include the emergency transportation plan in the bag while the children were outside.

Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will include the emergency transportation plan to all travel bags that are used when the children are outside or when they leave the premises.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.124(f)/3270.181(c) - Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.124(f)/3270.181(c)

Description: Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative viewed the children's files, child #2's emergency contact form needs to be updated. The child's financial agreement also requires a updated signature.

Correction Required: The parent shall update in writing emergency contact information once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information. 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.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will notify the parent and request for them to provide an updated signature and date.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.166(4) - Bottles labeled Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.166(4)

Description: Bottles labeled

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative conducted a facility walk through and observed the pre k room having a drinking cup that it was being used by a child with no label on it to identify who it belongs to. There were also 4 cups in the 2-year-old room that were not labeled.

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

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will submit picture of all cups with labels on them.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.27(a)(6) - Emergency plan Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.27(a)(6)

Description: Emergency plan

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative requested to view the emergency drill and was unable to do so at the time of the inspection.

Correction Required: Emergency drills shall be conducted annually. Annual emergency drills shall be documented and on file at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will submit a copy of the emergency drill to the certification representative.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.34(a)(6) - Staff evaluations Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.34(a)(6)

Description: Staff evaluations

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative viewed the staff files, staff # 5 and # were both missing staff evaluations in the file.

Correction Required: A director is responsible for written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will complete the evaluation and go over the evaluation with the staff and include a copy in the staff file.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.61 - Measurement and use of indoor child care space Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.61

Description: Measurement and use of indoor child care space

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative conducted a facility walk through and observed the two measured childcare space rooms being used a storage due to the lack of enrollment. The school age room and a standard childcare room

Correction Required: Measurement and use of inodoor child care space.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will have to contact upper management to make decision to remove the rooms off the measured space which will result in decreasing the capacity and being put into a negative sanction. keep the rooms as measured space on the capacity and set the rooms back up for operable childcare space.
2024-10-02 Renewal 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.77(a)

Description: No peeling paint or plaster

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection the certification representative conducted a facility walk through and observed a hole in the wall in the toddler room library wall.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider will contact maintenance and request for a work order to fix the hole in the wall.
2024-06-20 Complaints- Legal Location 3270.21/3270.66(a) - General Health and Safety/Locked or inaccessible Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.21/3270.66(a)

Description: General Health and Safety/Locked or inaccessible

Noncompliance Area: During the complaint investigation the certification representative spoke to the director, and it was confirmed that staff # 1 did bring a bag into the facility that contain an empty bottle of liquor that a child was able to gain access to the bag and open the bag and pulled out the empty bottle.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The provider met staff #1 the evening that the incident occurred. It was established that the bottle was empty before the staff entered the center. The provider discussed the dangers of a glass around children. The provider also discussed KinderCare's policy on a drug and alcohol-free campus. staff #1 was asked not to bring a backpack in the center, if the staff needed to bring one in, staff #1 understands that the provider can check it at any time.

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