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Happy Child Daycare
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About Happy Child Daycare
Happy Child Daycare is a group home daycare in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is certified by the state, for up to 11 children.
As a home daycare, the provider shares the address with families when you call.
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning made 5 visits in the last 3 years and cited 19 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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- Type
- Group home daycare
- Ages
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- Hours today
- Not listed
- Licensed capacity
- 11 children
Hours
Hours
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Programs
Programs and care
| Setting | Group child care homeFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
| Licensed capacity | 11 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Tuition and costs
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State record
Inspection reports for Happy Child Daycare
License
- Status
- Certified by the state and operating
- License type
- Certificate of Compliance
- Capacity
- 11 children
- License number
- #CER-00252524
Summary
5 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Feb 6, 2026: no rules cited
Rules cited on 3 of 5 visits · 19 rules in all · 18 corrected
- Building, equipment and play areas 5
- Records and paperwork 5
- Safety and hazards 4
- Staff training and qualifications 2
- Transportation 2
- Health, medication and illness 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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- Feb 6, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
Mar 3, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
3280.95(a)/3280.95(b) FIRE DETECTION/Staff responsibility
“Facility fire alarms were not tested in over 30 days from 1/16/25 to 2/16/25.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 3, 2025
- Feb 3, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
May 8, 2024Inspection2 rules cited
3280.71 Heat Source
“During the unannounced inspection, the operator was cooking on the stove which was accessible to children. There were no protective guards to prevent direct contact with the stove.”
Correction date in the state record: May 10, 2024
3280.102(a)/3280.102(c) Clean and good repair/Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing
“At the time of the inspection on 2/26/24, the pack and play in the front room had torn webbing and is a hazard to children. A trampoline was observed in the back play yard. The trampoline had torn protective surfacing where the support springs were exposed, the safety net was ripped, and the structure poles were not properly fastened and posed a hazard to children. An acceptable plan of correction was received stating the correction would be implemented by 3/15/24. A follow up inspection occurred on 5/8/24, the operator had purchased a new trampoline. The red mat covering the springs of the jump pad was able to be lifted exposing the springs. This poses a pinch and crush point hazard for children. The manufacturer's instructions states this for recreational use and not commercial. The manufacturer instructions also state to embed the trampoline with the provided wind stakes. It was not mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission for embedded equipment. The equipment was not anchored firmly.”
Correction date in the state record: May 8, 2024
Feb 26, 2024Inspection16 rules cited
3280.34(b)(5)/3280.192(2)(ii) HS/GED + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility
“At the time of the inspection, staff person #2 did not have 2 years (2,500 hours) of childcare experience on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 15, 2024
3280.192(5) Two written references
“At the time of the inspection, staff person #2 did not have two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person in the file.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 11, 2024
3280.171(a) Pick up and drop off points
“At the time of the inspection, the operator had not notified the local traffic safety authorities in writing of the location of the facility and about the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the group child care facility.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2024
3280.171(b)/3280.171(c) Safe pick-up and drop-off in writing/Safe routes posted
“At the time of the inspection, there was no pick up and drop off procedures posted in the facility.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 15, 2024
3280.124(e) Written emergency plan posted
“At the time of the inspection, the written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency was not posted in the back room and was not in the Honda Odyssey used for excursions.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 11, 2024
3280.124(d) Excursions
“At the time of the inspection, emergency contact form for the children being transported was not in the vehicle used for transporting.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 11, 2024
3280.131(d)(7) Free from contagious/communicable disease
“At the time of the inspection, the initial health assessment on file for child #2 did not contain the statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 15, 2024
3280.124(c) Each child care space
“At the time of the inspection, emergency contact forms were not in each child care space for the children present in those spaces.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 11, 2024
3280.124(b)(7) Name/address/phone release person
“At the time of the inspection, the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released was not on the emergency contact form for child #4.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 11, 2024
3280.111(a)/3280.111(b) Written plan/Posted in area used by parents
“At the time of the inspection, the daily schedule was not posted in the back room.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 11, 2024
3280.102(a) Clean and good repair
“At the time of the inspection, the pack and play in the front room had torn webbing and is a hazard to children. A trampoline was observed in the back play yard. The trampoline had torn protective surfacing where the support springs were exposed, the safety net was ripped and the structure poles were not properly fastened and posed a hazard to children.”
3280.76 Building Surfaces
“At the time of the inspection, the heat vent in the bathroom had a rusted, sharp edge and was a hazard to children.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 11, 2024
3280.74 Emergency Numbers Posted
“At the time of the inspection, emergency phone numbers including the number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center were not posted in the back room childcare space.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 11, 2024
3280.72(b)/3280.72(c) Screened/Good repair
“At the time of the inspection, the screen to the window in the kitchen was torn and was accessible to children in the play yard.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 11, 2024
3280.66(a) Locked or inaccessible - in original container
“At the time of the inspection, the door to a bedroom was open. Inside the bedroom, lotions which stated to "keep out of reach of children" were observed on a dresser. These lotions were accessible to children.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 11, 2024
3280.63 Unsafe Areas in Outdoor Space
“At the time of the inspection, the outdoor play space did not contain fencing or barriers to prevent children from running into the street. Overhead electrical wires were observed to be dangling and laying on the ground and were accessible to children.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 12, 2024
Aug 18, 2023Inspection9 rules cited
3290.131(d)(5)/3290.131(e)(3) Immunization record/Dismissal policy
“During the inspection, child #2 was missing the Hep A#2 vaccination. Child #5 was missing the influenza vaccination. These children are not immunized according to recommendations of the ACIP.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 22, 2023
3290.124(b)(7) Name/address/phone release person
“During the inspection, child #2's emergency contact form did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 31, 2023
3290.32(a)/3290.192(3) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information
“During the inspection, staff person #1 did not have a signed disclosure statement on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 28, 2023
3290.31(f) Age and training
“During the inspection, staff person #2 only had 6 hours of child care training during the 12/21-12/22 training period.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 28, 2023
3290.131(d)(7) Free from contagious/communicable disease
“During the inspection, the health report for child #5 did not include the statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 8, 2023
3290.24(c) Training regarding plan
“During the inspection, there was no emergency plan training in the file of staff person #1.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 28, 2023
3290.24(a) Emergency plan
“During the inspection, the operator stated that she had sent her emergency plan for review and did not have a copy of it on file at the childcare location.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 8, 2023
3290.18 General Health and Safety
“During the inspection, the operator did not have a written policy which includes but is not limited to recognition of potential signs and symptoms of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; strategies for coping with a crying, fussing, or distraught child; and addressing the prevention and identification of child maltreatment.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023
3290.31(g) Age and training
“Staff person #1 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/2022. Staff person #2 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/22. It was completed on 6/7/23.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 28, 2023
Aug 16, 2022Inspection14 rules cited
3290.18 General Health and Safety
“During the renewal inspection on 8/16/22, the emergency plan on file did not include requirements for volunteer emergency preparedness training, practice drills and continuity of operations.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 30, 2022
3290.32(a)/3290.192(3) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information
“During the renewal inspection on 8/16/22, staff #1 did not have a signed disclosure statement on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2022
3290.24(d) Emergency plan
“During the renewal inspection, the operator did not have verification of emergency drills being conducted annually.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 30, 2022
3290.24(b) Emergency plan
“During the renewal inspection, the operator did not have an annual reviewed/updated date on the emergency plan.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 30, 2022
3290.24(a)(1) Emergency plan
“During the renewal inspection, the operator did not have lock down procedures listed in the emergency plan.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 30, 2022
3290.123(a)(3) Services provided
“During the renewal inspection on 8/16/22, in the file of child #1, child #3 and child #4, 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 was not updated in the previous 6 months.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2022
3290.22(b) Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations
“During the renewal inspection, the operator admitted to not sending the parents the Chapter 3290 regulations and instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office electronically.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2022
3290.24(a)(5) Emergency plan
“During the renewal inspection, the operator did not have accommodations for infants, toddlers and children with special needs in the emergency plan.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 30, 2022
3290.182(3)/3290.182(5) Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission/Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission
“During the renewal inspection, the emergency contact form for child #1 and child #5 did not include both signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child and consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2022
3290.131(d)(5) Immunization record
“During the renewal inspection, child #3 and child #4 did not have an annual influenza vaccination or exemption from the influenza vaccination on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2022
3290.131(b)(1) Updated infant health report: every 6 months
“During the renewal inspection on 8/16/22, child #4 had a health assessment on file dated 1/11/22. It was not updated within the 6 month requirement (see code sheet for date of birth).”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2022
3290.123(a)(5) Designated release persons
“During the renewal inspection on 8/16/22, the agreement for child #2 did not contain the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2022
3290.124(b)(3) Parent home/work address, phone
“During a renewal inspection on 8/16/22, the emergency contact forms for child #1, child #2, child #3, child #4 and child #5 did not include the enrolling parent's home address.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2022
3290.124(b)(7) Name/address/phone release person
“During the renewal inspection on 8/16/22, the emergency contact form for child #2 did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 16, 2022
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FAQ
Questions about Happy Child Daycare
Is Happy Child Daycare licensed?
Yes. Happy Child Daycare is certified by the state and operating. This is how Pennsylvania authorizes this type of child care.
When was Happy Child Daycare last inspected?
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning lists the most recent visit on February 6, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 5 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Happy Child Daycare had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 19 rules across 3 of 5 visits in the last 3 years; 18 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.
How many children can Happy Child Daycare care for?
11, the licensed capacity on the state record.
Does Happy Child Daycare accept child care subsidies?
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
What are Happy Child Daycare's hours?
Its hours are not listed. Call (484) 719-0768 to confirm.
How much does Happy Child Daycare cost?
It has not listed its tuition. Call (484) 719-0768 to ask.
What is Happy Child Daycare's phone number?
(484) 719-0768.
Where is Happy Child Daycare?
Allentown, PA 18102. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.