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Best Friends Day Care Center

1500 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 171024.4· 51 reviews

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About Best Friends Day Care Center

Best Friends Day Care Center is a child care center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is certified by the state.

It is open Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM. It describes its programs: infant care.

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 30 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsSchool-ageAccepts child care subsidy

Ages served: school-age children

From the state license. Ages it lists: 6 weeks to 5 years old
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Type
Child care center
Ages
School-age children
Hours today
6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Capacity
Not listed

Hours

Hours

MondayToday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayNot listed
Hours it lists: “Monday - Friday 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Weekends: Closed”

Programs

Programs and care

AgesSchool-age childrenFrom the state license. It lists: 6 weeks to 5 years old
ProgramsInfant care
Child care subsidyAccepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license
Assistance it acceptsELRC Subsidy Program
MoreFounded 2015
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Cost

Tuition and costs

Best Friends Day Care Center has not listed its tuition.

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State record

Inspection reports for Best Friends Day Care Center

License

Status
Certified by the state and operating
License type
Certificate of Compliance
Ages
School-age children
License number
#CER-00251049
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Dec 4, 2025: 12 rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 30 rules in all · 25 corrected

  • Records and paperwork 15
  • Health, medication and illness 5
  • Safety and hazards 3
  • Supervision and ratios 3
  • Staff training and qualifications 2
  • Transportation 1
  • Background checks 1

For comparison: 93% of Pennsylvania daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 14.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Dec 4, 2025Inspection12 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(a) Each child emergency contact person

      “The emergency contact information for child #5 did not include who shall be contacted in an emergency. The first page of the emergency contact form containing this information was missing from the child's file.”
    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(b)/3270.182(8) Parent receives original/Copy of initial and subsequent agreements. Parent receives original.

      “The original copy of the agreement form for child #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 was in the child's file in lieu to being provided to the parent. The parent is not provided with the original agreement, and a copy of the agreement is not being maintained in the child's file.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 12, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      3270.27(b) Plan reviewed/updated annually

      “The operator did not review the emergency plan within 12 months of the previous update; the current review documented in writing was dated 12/07/2025 with the previous review dated 11/25/2024.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 9, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(b)(3) Parent home/work address, phone

      “The emergency contact information for child #1 did not include the work address of the enrolling parent. The emergency contact information for child #5 did not include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent. The first page of the emergency contact form containing this information was missing from the child's file.”
    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(b)(1) Child's name, birth date

      “The emergency contact information for child #5 was missing the child's name and birthdate. The first page of the emergency contact form containing this information was missing from the child's file.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 9, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      3270.27(a)(6) Emergency plan

      “An annual emergency drill dated 03/02/2024 was documented and on file with no subsequent drill conducted within 12 months.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 16, 2025

    • Staff training and qualifications

      3270.31(e) Age and Training

      “The file for staff person #1 did not include an annual minimum of 12 clock hours of child care training; file included documentation of 4.5 hours of annual training between 12/2023 - 12/2024.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Transportation

      3270.171(a) Pick-up and drop-off points

      “The operator did not notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility within 12 months of the previous update; the current letter was dated 12/01/2025 with the previous letter dated 11/25/2024.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 9, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.171(c) Safe routes posted

      “Written notification of safe routes was not posted at a conspicuous location in the child care facility.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 7, 2026

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.151(a) 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter

      “On 12/15/2025, the file for staff person #1 included a health assessment dated 07/27/2023 with no subsequent health report on file.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      3270.124(e) Written emergency plan posted

      “A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency was not displayed conspicuously in the classroom.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 7, 2026

    • Supervision and ratios

      3270.124(b)(7) Name/address/phone release person

      “The emergency contact information for child #4 did not include a complete address of the individuals designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. The emergency contact information for child #5 did not include the name, address and telephone number of the individuals designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. The first page of the emergency contact form containing this information was missing from the child's file.”
  2. Dec 13, 2024Inspection15 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      3270.131(a)/3270.131(a)(4) Health information/Initial health report for school age; accordance with school attendance

      “A health report was not on file for child #2 and #3 within 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 30, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.25(a) Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations

      “The facility did not have a current copy of the certificate of compliance posted in a conspicuous location used by parents. The certificate of compliance which was located in the parent information binder was an expired certificate dated 03/08/2023 - 03/08/2024.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 13, 2024

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.182(5) Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission

      “The emergency contact information for child #1 did not include signed parental consent for the administration of minor first-aid procedures at the time of initial enrollment.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 13, 2024

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.151(a) 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter

      “The health assessment on file for staff person #1 was not updated within 24 months of the previous health assessment. The current health assessment on file was dated 12/09/2024 with the previous dated 11/11/2021. The health assessment on file for staff person #2 was not updated within 24 months of the previous health assessment. The current health assessment on file was dated 11/22/2024 with the previous dated 07/06/2022.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 13, 2024

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.131(d)(7) Free from contagious/communicable disease

      “The health report on file for child #4 did not include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease. The incomplete health report was attached to a copy of an outpatient visit summary in lieu of a health assessment completed by the child's physician, physician's assistant or a CRNP.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 17, 2024

    • Supervision and ratios

      3270.124(b)(7) Name/address/phone release person

      “The emergency contact information for child #2 did not include the complete address of the individuals designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 18, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(b)(6) Insurance coverage information

      “The emergency contact information for child #1 did not include the health insurance policy number. The emergency contact information for child #5 did not include health insurance coverage information with the policy number.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 18, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(b)(4)/3270.182(3) Written consent/Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission

      “The emergency contact information for child #1 did not include written consent by a parent for emergency medical care at the time of initial enrollment.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 13, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(b)(3) Parent home/work address, phone

      “The emergency contact information for child #1 did not include the complete home address or work phone number of the enrolling parent. The emergency contact information for child #2 did not include the work address and work phone number of the enrolling parent.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 18, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(a)(6)/3270.182(2) Admission date/Application, admission, withdrawal dates

      “The agreement for child #1, #3 and #4 did not include the date of the child's admission.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 18, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(a)(1) Amount of fee

      “The agreement for child #1 and #4 did not specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 18, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(a) Signed

      “The agreement for child #1 and #4 was not signed by the operator.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 13, 2024

    • Background checks

      3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

      “The file for staff person #3 did not include complete provisional hire documentation prior to their first day caring for children. The NSOR clearance was requested on 10/18/2024. The result of the NSOR clearance was not received within 45 days of hire. The NSOR results were not on file at the time of the inspection.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 13, 2024

    • Staff training and qualifications

      3270.31(e)(4)(i) Age and Training

      “The pediatric First Aid & CPR on file for staff person #1 was not renewed on or before the expiration of the previous certification. The current training on file was completed on 08/26/2024 with the previous training completed on 07/19/2022 which expired on 07/2024.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 13, 2024

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.131(c) Completed or signed by physician, PA, or CRNP

      “The health report on file for child #4 was not written and signed by a physician, physician's assistant or CRNP. The incomplete health report was attached to a copy of an outpatient visit summary in lieu of a health assessment completed by the child's physician, physician's assistant or a CRNP.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 17, 2025

  3. Dec 5, 2023Inspection3 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      3270.113(a) Supervised at all times

      “It was observed that a child was not supervised at all times by a staff person. Facility Person #1 removed a child from the child care space for behaviors. Facility Person #1 took the child to the building office and left the child in the care of the secretary. The secretary is not a staff person of the legal entity and the child was not supervised at all times by a staff person.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 5, 2023

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(a)(6) Admission date

      “The agreement on file for Child #1 did not specify the date of the child's admission.”
    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(b)(6) Insurance coverage information

      “The emergency contact on file for Child #1 did not include health insurance coverage and policy number for the child.”
  4. Mar 8, 2023InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Nov 18, 2022InspectionNo rules cited

Copied from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Jun 2021. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Is Best Friends Day Care Center licensed?

Yes. Best Friends Day Care Center is certified by the state and operating. This is how Pennsylvania authorizes this type of child care.

When was Best Friends Day Care Center last inspected?

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning lists the most recent visit on December 4, 2025, with 12 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Best Friends Day Care Center had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 30 rules across 3 of 3 visits in the last 3 years; 25 show a correction in the state record. For comparison: 93% of Pennsylvania daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 14. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

Does Best Friends Day Care Center accept child care subsidies?

Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.

What are Best Friends Day Care Center's hours?

Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Best Friends Day Care Center cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (717) 909-7900 to ask.

What is Best Friends Day Care Center's phone number?

(717) 909-7900.

Where is Best Friends Day Care Center?

1500 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17102. The nearest other daycare we list is Todaycare Childrens Center, 0.4 miles away.

Sources: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (license and visits).