![]() In the future, a first-aid kit will be present along with a water bottle when transporting children. We no longer transport children but are aware we must have a bottle of water and first aid kit present. Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Each first aid kit taken on an excursion must contain a bottle of water in addition to the items specified at 3270.75(c).A first-aid kit, including the contents as specified in 3270.75 (relating to first-aid kit) shall be in the vehicle when children are being transported. Noncompliance Area: On 3-10-20 at approximately 8 a.m., staff person #1 was observed transporting children to another facility without a first-aid kit or bottle of water in the vehicle.Ĭorrection Required: One first-aid kit per child care group must accompany children and facility persons on excursions from the facility. Unannounced Monitoring 3270.75(d)/3270.178 - On excursions/Transportation First Aid Kit Compliant - Finalized For future purposes, we will ensure all requires signatures are obtained. Parent signatures were obtained for both children for transportation. Noncompliance Area: Child #1 and child #2, who were observed on 3-10-20 being transported between the facility and another facility, lacked signed parental consent for transportation.Ĭorrection Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading. Unannounced Monitoring 3270.182(6) - Signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading Compliant - Finalized In the future, a child 7 years of age or younger will be transported in accordance with the requirements for parents and guardians as stated in 75 Pa.C.S. The facility is no longer transporting children. According to staff statements, the same process was repeated in the late afternoon/evening to return the children to each facility to be picked up by their parent, and transportation has been ongoing for approximately the last 3 months.Ĭorrection Required: A child 7 years of age or younger shall be transported in accordance with the requirements for parents and guardians as stated in 75 Pa.C.S. and transported child #1, a 2 year old child, back to the facility on the return trip without the children using car seats or booster seats as required for their age group. Noncompliance Area: According to observations and staff statements, on 3-10-20, staff person #1 transported five children ages 3 to 7 years old, including three 3-year olds, child #2, child #3, and child #4, and two young school-age children, child #5 and child #6, from the facility to a second facility in the morning at approximately 8 a.m. Complaints- Legal Location 3270.175(a) - Age appropriate restraints Compliant - Finalized In the future, another staff person will be present to maintain ratio when transporting preschool aged children and younger. But, we were informed driver is not considered a staff for supervision and another staff must be present. According to staff statements, children have been transported between the two facilities daily for approximately the last 3 months.Ĭorrection Required: The driver may not be considered part of the staff-child ratio when infant, young or older toddler or preschool children are transported. Noncompliance Area: According to observations and staff statements, on 3-10-20, staff person #1, the driver, transported three 3-year olds, child #2, child #3, and child #4 and an older toddler, child #1 between two facilities in the morning and in the afternoon/evening without having a second staff person in the vehicle. Unannounced Monitoring 3270.173(b) - Driver not counted in ratio - I, T, PS Compliant - Finalized In the future, when transporting children, emergency contact forms will be present for each child being transported. We no longer transport but are aware emergency contacts must be present in vehicle. Noncompliance Area: On 3-10-20 at approximately 8 a.m., staff person #1 was observed transporting 6 children total between the facility and another facility without the emergency contact forms present in the vehicle.Ĭorrection Required: When children leave the facility on walking and riding excursions, emergency contact information specific to each child on the excursion shall accompany a staff person on the excursion. Inspection Date Reason Description Status Unannounced Monitoring 3270.124(d) - Excursions Compliant - Finalized
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