Small World Day Care Center
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Hours of Operation
- Monday6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2026-07-31 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2025-07-10 | Renewal | 3270.133(6)/3270.133(7) - Written consent/Medication log | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.133(6)/3270.133(7) Description: Written consent/Medication log Noncompliance Area: On 7/11/2025 the provider was not able to locate the medication log, which includes written parental consent for the administration of an Albuterol Inhaler that is on-site for Child #1. Correction Required: A parent shall provide written consent for administration of medication or a special diet. An operator is responsible to establish and maintain a medication log if prescription or nonprescription medication is administered. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff will check and double check through the shred pile to be sure nothing important is shredded. Staff has replaced documentation and assisted parent in filling out a medication log, which includes written parental consent for the inhaler for child #1. |
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| 2025-02-28 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(c)/3270.113(e) - No ridicule or threaten harm/Restraints prohibited | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(c)/3270.113(e) Description: No ridicule or threaten harm/Restraints prohibited Noncompliance Area: During interviews conducted on 2/28/2025 staff person # 1 (DOH see LIS code sheet) and staff person #2 (DOH see LIS code sheet) admitted to carrying child #1 (DOB see LIS code sheet) from the Pre-K room, through the school-age room and into the hallway. Staff person #1 stated on 2/17/2025 Child #1 became upset in the Pre-K room and threw a chair, a desk and various toys, all landing near other children. Staff person #1 called the office for assistance and staff person #2 responded. Staff person #2 stated they tried to get child #1 to come with them to the office but child #1 kicked and screamed and refused to walk along with staff person #2. Staff person #2 stated that they attempted to pick up child #1 to carry the child out of the room away from the other children but child #1 continued to kick and scream. Staff person #1 stated that they wanted to help staff person #2 so they picked up child #1's feet while staff person #2 had child #1's arms and they carried the child out of the room, through the school age classroom and into the hallway where they put child #1 down on the floor. Staff person #1 was heard saying " It's sad the school age children have to see you like this" as staff person #1 and staff person #2 were carrying child #1 through the school age room. Staff person #3 assumed responsibility for child #1 once the child was in the hallway and spoke with child #1 to calm them down. 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. A facility person may not restrain a child by using bonds, ties or straps to restrict a child's movement or by enclosing the child in a confined space, closet or locked room. The prohibition against restraining a child does not apply to the use of adaptive equipment prescribed for a child with special needs. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff involved were each given three days off to think about proper interactions with children who are angry and reacting unsafely. We have reviewed a plan of action for children who are having difficulty in the classroom and need special arrangements made to calm down. Staff are instructed to call on the walkie talkie for help when a child is angry and/or reacting unsafely in the classroom putting themselves and/or others in danger. Staff should remove other children away from the child that is reacting unsafely to ensure their safety, trying to keep everyone away until help arrives. When help arrives children can be removed from the room if necessary to further ensure their safety. A staff person will work individually with the angry/upset child until they have calmed down enough to leave the classroom willingly to take a break or have calmed down enough to rejoin the group. |
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| 2025-02-03 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-07-17 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-02-08 | 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: During staff interviews conducted on 2/8 and 2/9/2024 a couple of staff members stated they witnessed Staff Person #1 grab Child #1 (DOB see LIS code sheet) by the shirt and whip the child around causing the child to fall on the floor. Staff members who were interviewed stated Staff Person #1 did this because he/she was frustrated the child had a bowel movement in their pull-up. Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. The legal entity must arrange for Staff Person #1 to participate in technical assistance provided on site by ELRC staff regarding positive interactions with children and developmentally appropriate practice. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person will not be left alone with children for a period no shorter than 6 months, until she has demonstrated the ability to have positive interactions and use appropriate discipline with children. No form of physical punishment will be tolerated at Small World. The staff member will have a suspension of one week without pay during which she will be required to complete trainings for positive interaction and use of appropriate discipline with children. Staff person will be required to participate with an ELRC technical trainer regarding positive interactions with children and developmentally appropriate practice. Director will use the one way mirror to conduct frequent secret observations of the staff. Director will question staff in the classroom daily to monitor staff persons interaction with the children and conduct a weekly meeting with the staff member to review the weeks findings. |
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| 2024-02-08 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(b)/3270.113(c) - No physical punishment /No ridicule or threaten harm | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(b)/3270.113(c) Description: No physical punishment /No ridicule or threaten harm Noncompliance Area: During staff interviews conducted on 2/8 and 2/9/2024 several staff members stated they have witnessed Staff Person #1 pick up rest cots with their hands and/or a foot approximately twelve inches / one foot off the ground and drop it to the floor in order to wake up multiple children at the end of naptime. Staff members interviewed stated this is typically done to Child #1 (DOB see LIS code sheet) as this particular child usually falls asleep 10 minutes prior to nap time being over and this frustrates Staff Person #1. Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. 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 will practice appropriate ways to wake children. We turn off the sound machine, remove and fold blankets, turn on the lights and call children to a common area to put shoes on. We begin to stack empty beds. If children are still sleeping, call their names and kindly rub their backs arousing them from sleep. The staff person will not be left alone with children, for a period no shorter than six months, until she has demonstrated the ability to have positive interactions with children. The staff member will have a suspension of one week without pay during which she be required to complete trainings for positive interaction and use of appropriate discipline with children. Staff person will be required to participate with an ELRC technical trainer. Director will use a one-way mirror to conduct frequent secret observations of the staff. Director will question staff in the classroom daily to monitor staff persons interactions with the children and conduct a weekly meeting with the staff member to review the weeks findings. |
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| 2024-02-08 | 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: During staff interviews conducted on 2/8 and 2/9/2024 several staff members stated out of seven boys in the preschool classroom Staff Person #1 will make Child #1 (DOB see LIS code sheet) wait until last to get changed during "potty time" even knowing that the child's pull-up is soiled. Staff members stated Staff Person #1 has been heard yelling at the child "Why can't you just go in the potty? This is frustrating!" 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.) Physical punishment will not be tolerated at Small World. No staff may touch a child in an inappropriate or forceful way. Staff will not be permitted to single out or ridicule a child at Small World . Diaper wearing children will be checked every two hours and changed as needed. Soiled diapers will be changed as soon as they are discovered. A child with a soiled diaper will not be put at the end of the line to wait until other children are finished in the bathroom. They will be changed as soon as the soiled diaper is found. Staff will positively encourage diaper wearing children to use the potty and take them more frequently as needed to encourage bathroom use. Staff person will not be left alone with children for an extended period no shorter than six months until she has demonstrated the ability to have positive interactions, and use appropriate discipline with children. No form of physical punishment will be tolerated at Small World no form of ridicule may be used when talking with children. Staff person will have a suspension of one week without pay during which she will be required to complete trainings for positive interactions with children and use of appropriate discipline. She will be required to participate with ELRC technical trainer. Director will use one way mirror to conduct frequent secret observations of staff and her positive interactions with children. Director will question staff in the classroom daily to monitor staff person interaction with children and conduct a weekly meeting with staff person to review the weeks findings. |
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| 2024-02-08 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(c)/3270.113(d) - No ridicule or threaten harm/No harsh language | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(c)/3270.113(d) Description: No ridicule or threaten harm/No harsh language Noncompliance Area: During staff interviews conducted on 2/8 and 2/9/2024 several staff members stated they have heard Staff Person #1 say that if he/she could discipline like in the past that he/she would, while making a spanking motion with their hands. This statement was made to other staff members in a loud voice while in the presence of children. Staff Person #1 admitted to saying this to other staff members. During staff interviews conducted on 2/8 and2/9/2024 several staff members stated they have heard Staff Person #1 call children "dumb" and "stupid" to other staff members in a loud voice while in the presence of children. Two staff members stated they have heard Staff Person #1 call Child #2 "fat" and "fat ass" to other staff members in a loud voice while in the presence of children. 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. A facility person may not use harsh, demeaning or abusive language in the presence of children. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff responsible for the supervision of children to participate in a minimum of 2 hours of in person training provided by ELRC staff regarding developmentally appropriate practice and positive interactions with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person will not be left alone with children for a period no shorter than 6 months, until she has demonstrated the ability to have positive interactions and use appropriate discipline with children. No form of physical punishment will be tolerated at Small World. Staff person will practice appropriate communication in the presence of children, no staff can single out, threaten, or degrade a child at Small World. The staff member will have a suspension of one week without pay during which she will be required to complete trainings for positive interaction and use of appropriate discipline with children. Staff person will be required to participate with an ELRC technical trainer. Director will use the one-way mirror to conduct frequent secret observations of the staff. Director will question staff in the classroom daily to monitor staff persons interaction with the children and conduct a weekly meeting with the staff member to review the weeks findings. All staff will be present for an in-person training by ELRC staff regarding developmentally appropriate practice and positive interactions with children. |
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| 2024-02-08 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.135(e) - 2 hour diaper check | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.135(e) Description: 2 hour diaper check Noncompliance Area: During staff interviews conducted on 2/8 and 2/9/2024 a couple of staff members stated that Child #1, who is not yet toilet trained (DOB see LIS code sheet) will go from 10:50 am until around 2:30pm without being changed. Child #1 is reported to sit in a soiled diaper/pull-up due to Staff Person #1 not changing the child's diaper/pull-up. Correction Required: A staff person shall check a child's diaper at least every 2 hours and whenever the child indicates discomfort or exhibits behavior that suggests a soiled diaper. A staff person shall change a child's diaper when the diaper is soiled. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Diaper wearing children will be checked every two hours and changed as needed. Soiled diapers will be changed as soon as they are discovered. A child with a soiled diaper will not be put at the end of the line to wait until other children are finished in the bathroom. They will be changed as soon as the soiled diaper is found. Staff will positively encourage diaper wearing children to use the potty and take them more frequently as needed to encourage bathroom use. Staff person will not be left alone with children for an extended period no shorter than six months until she has demonstrated the ability to have positive interactions, and use appropriate discipline with children. No form of physical punishment will be tolerated at Small World no form of ridicule may be used when talking with children. Staff person will have a suspension of one week without pay during which she will be required to complete trainings for positive interactions with children and use of appropriate discipline. She will be required to participate with ELRC technical trainer. Director will use one way mirror to conduct frequent secret observations of staff and her positive interactions with children. Director will question staff in the classroom daily to monitor staff person interaction with children and conduct a weekly meeting with staff person to review the weeks findings. |
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| 2023-07-26 | 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: Facility Person #1 (DOH see LIS code sheet) has not completed the required one- hour Pennsylvania Health and Safety Update 2022 by December 30, 2022. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Have the staff take the class (update) to bring her up to date on the requirement. |
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| 2023-07-26 | Renewal | 3270.66(b) - Original container | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.66(b) Description: Original container Noncompliance Area: It was observed in the Level 4 classroom a Magic Eraser was not stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. (CORRECTED ON SITE) Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) During the inspection the Magic Eraser was placed in a container that specifies the content. |
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| 2022-07-20 | 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: It was observed on 7/20/2022 emergency contact information for Child #1 was not present in the school-age classroom where the child was receiving care. (CORRECTED ON SITE) 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.) During the inspection a copy was made of the emergency contact information for Child #1 and it was placed in the binder in the school-age classroom. |
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| 2022-07-20 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.66(a) Description: Locked or inaccessible Noncompliance Area: It was observed on 7/20/2022 in the Pre-K bathroom, an air freshener was hanging from the water turn off knob of the toilet and was accessible to children. (CORRECTED ON SITE) 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.) During the inspection the air freshener was removed from the knob on the toilet and placed in an area that inaccessible to children. |
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