Schenley Heights Community Development At Grace
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Inspection/Report History
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| 2026-04-30 | Renewal | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(e) Description: Written emergency plan posted Noncompliance Area: The medical emergency transportation plan was not posted in the play space. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The medical emergency transportation plan had fallen to the ground behind some bags that were placed in front of its location. We secured the posting with a stronger adhesive, and it is back in place. See attachment. |
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| 2026-04-30 | 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 health assessment/TB test results on file for Facility Person #1 was completed after their start date. The current health assessment on file for Facility Person #2 was completed more than 60 months after their previous health assessment on file. 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.) Facility Person #1 has a valid health assessment/TB test results on file. Facility Person #1 initially started as an extra math tutor brought onboard for only a limited time to help students reach a level of proficiency for standardized testing. Facility person #1 was later employed to meet the needs of the students and be in the facility on a regular basis. |
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| 2026-04-30 | Renewal | 3270.31(e) - Age and Training | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e) Description: Age and Training Noncompliance Area: There was documentation of 11 of the 12 required annual child care training hours completed and on file for Facility Person #2 during the most recent completed review period (10/2024-10/2025) Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility person #1 has been made aware of the miscalculation of hours on the minimum requirement of 12 hours. One hour is needed to meet the required training. Facility person #1 is working on obtaining this over the next two weeks. We understand that every staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training . |
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| 2026-04-30 | 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: The current first aid training documented and on file for Facility Person #2 was completed more than 24 months after the previous first aid training completed. 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.) Due to the SHCDP budget and the new costs associated with obtaining first aid/CPR training, the organization was only able to offer first Aid/CPR training twice a year. Facility person #2 completed the training on January 14, 2026. See attachment. We understand that first aid/CPR training conducted by a professional is required. All staff must renew their certification in pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR on or before the expiration of the most current certification. |
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| 2026-04-30 | Renewal | 3270.31(f)(10) - Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(f)(10) Description: Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR Noncompliance Area: The only pediatric first aid/CPR training documented on file for Facility Person #1 was completed more than 90 days after their start date. Correction Required: Staff persons shall complete professional development in the topic of pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 days of hire. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility persons #1 completed this requirement on January 14, 2026. Due to the SHCDP budget and the new costs associated with obtaining first aid/CPR training, the organization was only able to offer first Aid/CPR training twice a year. Facility Person #1 initially started as an extra math tutor brought onboard for a few weeks to help students reach a level of proficiency for standardized testing. Facility person #1 was later employed to meet the needs of the students and be in the facility on a regular basis. As a result of this decision to bring her in more regularly, she missed the first pediatric first aid/CPR training and attended the next one. |
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| 2026-04-30 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Comply with CPSL/Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(2)(iii) Description: Comply with CPSL/Exp, educ., training at facility Noncompliance Area: The initial mandated reporter training on file for Facility Person #1 is not an accepted mandated reporter training. The current mandated reporter training on file for Facility Person #3 was completed more than 60 months after the previous mandated reporter training on file. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Person #1 will complete the mandated reporter training by June 4, 2026. Facility Person #3 completed the required training shortly after the expiration date. Facility Person #3's violation was addressed in the previous inspection. |
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| 2026-04-30 | Renewal | 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 FBI clearance on file at hire for Facility Person #1 was not completed through DHS. There was an FBI clearance completed through DHS and an NSOR clearance for Facility Person #1, both completed after their start date. 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.) Facility Person #1 has obtained the FBI clearance through DHS. Facility Person #1 initially started as an extra math tutor brought onboard for only a limited time to help students reach a level of proficiency for standardized testing. Facility person #1 was later employed to meet the needs of the students and be in the facility on a regular basis. |
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| 2026-04-30 | Renewal | 3270.62(c) - Space safe for large muscle activity | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.62(c) Description: Space safe for large muscle activity Noncompliance Area: There was a large table and chairs, bookshelves and filing cabinets in the room designated as the facility's play space. There was insufficient equipment or space for large muscle activity. Correction Required: Outdoor or indoor play space shall be safe for large muscle activity. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The table and chairs have been removed. See picture attached. This is a shared space, and the table and chairs were placed in that room after we conducted our daily facility check and let church members know that we would not be using the space that day. |
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| 2025-04-28 | Renewal | 3270.14/3270.21 - Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21 Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety Noncompliance Area: There were items labeled "keep out of reach of children" including lotions and hand sanitizer on a window ledge in the upper portion of Garnett Hall, in reach of children. Correction Required: A facility shall be operated in conformity with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.State agencies whose regulations may relate to the operation of a facility include the Department of Environmental Resources, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation. Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.Cleaning 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 lotion and a bottle of hand sanitizer located behind the table on the far back window ledge of the Hall have been removed and placed out of the reach of children. The items are now in an area where they will not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. Because this is a shared space with the church, all staff has been reminded to look for items that may have been put out of place by others and maintain compliance. Certification of completion has been observed and confirmed. |
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| 2025-04-28 | Renewal | 3270.165 - Menus | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.165 Description: Menus Noncompliance Area: The menu posted at the facility on 4/28/25 only ran through 4/30/25. The menu was not posted or shared with each family at least a week in advance. Correction Required: An operator shall conspicuously post the menu at least 1 week in advance or provide a menu to each family. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) As customary over the years, our food service provider (Greater Pgh Community Food Bank) always emails menus on or around the first of each month. We have not received these menus at least one week in advance due to the menus are based on several factors to include supplies/donations. We plan to notify the Food Bank and get SHCDP in compliance, we will inform the Food Bank Supervisor of our need to comply moving forward. (See attachment). |
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| 2025-04-28 | Renewal | 3270.181(c)/3270.181(d) - Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos/Dated signature affixed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.181(c)/3270.181(d) Description: Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos/Dated signature affixed Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact forms and agreements on file for children #1-#4 had not been reviewed and updated by a parent, with the review attested to with a parent's dated signature, within the previous 6 months. 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. Following review, a parent shall attest to the accuracy of information in the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at each review by affixing a dated signature to the record. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) SHCDP will continue to conduct regular reviews of child files and remain in communication with parents to update the information on emergency forms. Currently, when changes are made, they are dated and documented on the actual emergency forms. To better comply we will eliminate the verbal confirmation and have created a form for the parents of children #1-#4 to sign and return. (see attachment) These forms were sent to parents 5/1/2025. The signed forms will be obtained and added to the children's records. |
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| 2025-04-28 | Renewal | 3270.27(d) - Plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.27(d) Description: Plan posted Noncompliance Area: The program's emergency plan was not posted in a conspicuous location. Correction Required: The operator shall post the emergency plan in the facility at a conspicuous location. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) At the time of the inspection, work was being done at the church and the emergency plan was removed from the wall. It has since been replaced. We have also spoken with church workers about replacing items that need to be moved for painting or repair purposes. The plans are posted in every area but were missing from the lower hall and the entrance. |
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| 2025-04-28 | 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: The first aid training completed and documented on file for Facility Persons #2, #4, and #6 were expired. 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.Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff persons #2, #4, and #6 must be supervised, when interacting with children at a minimum by, an AGS who has completed all preservice trainings and has all qualifications to care for children unsupervised. If there are no staff person(s) available to supervise staff person #2, #4, and #6, the staff 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.) Facility persons #2, #4, and #6 have obtained their first aid /CPR training. We understand that when training has not been completed, staff with an expired certification must be supervised by a staff person who has completed all preservice trainings and has certifications to care for children unsupervised. At no time were the stated persons unsupervised. |
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| 2025-04-28 | 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: The current fire safety trainings documented and on file for Facility Persons # 1 and # 5 were each completed more than 12 months after the prior fire safety trainings on file. 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.) SHCDP received certificates of completion from both staff persons when they returned from medical leave. Facility person #1 (hired 7/2021) completed the training when she was cleared to return to work as documented by her physician 4/2025. She was out for the month of March. Facility person #5 (hired 6/30/2015) was cleared by her physician but experienced difficulties delaying a full recovery. She completed her Fire Safety training upon returning on 4/24/2025. The previous year, she completed it 3/10/2024. |
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| 2025-04-28 | Renewal | 3270.31(e)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Age and Training/Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(e)/3270.192(2)(iii) Description: Age and Training/Exp, educ., training at facility Noncompliance Area: There was documentation of a total of 6.5 hours of child care training completed during the annual period of 7/2023-7/2024 on file for Facility Person #1. Additional hours of child care training completed and documented on file during this time period were counted to correct noncompliance with this regulation for the annual period of 7/2022-7/2023 at the renewal inspection conducted on 9/26/23. Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility person #1 has completed well over 12 hours between 7/2024 and 7/2025, so we can count 5.5 of those hours towards the previous year. This still leaves Facility Person #1 with more than 12 hours to count for the current year. This facility person has repeatedly gone over the mandated hours due to CPR trainings, etc. (Please see the attached records of course completions). Moving forward, July 2025, Facility Person #1 will be accurate in completing 12 hours for year. |
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