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Happy Faces Child Care

1801 Union Blvd Ste 9, Allentown, PA 181095.0· 2 reviews
licensed capacity
39
open each week
7 days

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About Happy Faces Child Care

Happy Faces Child Care is a child care center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is certified by the state, for up to 39 children, serving school-age children.

It is open every day, Open 24 hours.

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning made 4 visits in the last 3 years and cited 27 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

School-ageAccepts child care subsidyOpen every day

Ages served: school-age children

From the state license
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Type
Child care center
Ages
School-age children
Hours today
Open 24 hours
Licensed capacity
39 children

Hours

Hours

MondayTodayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours

Programs

Programs and care

AgesSchool-age childrenFrom the state license
Child care subsidyAccepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license
Licensed capacity39 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Happy Faces Child Care has not listed its tuition.

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State record

Inspection reports for Happy Faces Child Care

License

Status
Certified by the state and operating
License type
Certificate of Compliance
Capacity
39 children
Ages
School-age children
License number
#CER-00249491
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Summary

4 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Nov 18, 2025: 19 rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 4 visits · 27 rules in all · 27 corrected

  • Records and paperwork 7
  • Health, medication and illness 5
  • Staff training and qualifications 4
  • Safety and hazards 3
  • Building, equipment and play areas 3
  • Safe sleep 2
  • Food and nutrition 2
  • Discipline and child guidance 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. Nov 18, 2025Inspection19 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      3270.65 Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less

      “There are three missing protective receptacle covers in the Preschool room.”

      Correction date in the state record: Nov 18, 2025

    • Safe sleep

      3270.106(a) Clean, age appropriate

      “There are two cribs that are not labeled for use by a specific child.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(a)/3270.123(a)(6) Signed /Admission date

      “The agreement for Child #1 is not signed by the parent. The agreement for Child #5 does not include the child's date of admission.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(a)(2)/3270.123(a)(4) Date fee to be paid/Arrival/departure times

      “The agreement for Child #2 does not include the date on which the fee is to be paid. The agreements for the following children do not include arrival and departure times: Child #1 and Child #4.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Discipline and child guidance

      3270.123(a)(3) Services proceeded

      “There is no approved assessment on file for the following children: Child #3 and Child #4. Both children have been enrolled at the facility for more than 6 months.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(b)(2)/3270.124(b)(6) Physician name, address, phone/Insurance coverage information

      “The name, address and telephone number of Child #1's physician is not included on the emergency contact form. There is no health insurance coverage or policy number on the emergency contact forms for the following children: Child #2 and Child #5.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(b)(3)/3270.124(b)(5) Parent home/work address, phone/Information re: special needs

      “The emergency contact forms for the following children do not include the parent's home or work address: Child #2 and Child #4. The emergency contact forms for the following children do not include information on the child's disability or special needs: Child #1, Child #4 and Child #5.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.134(a) Child's hands washed

      “Staff person #1 did not wash their hands after changing a child's diaper.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Health, medication and illness

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

      “Staff person #2 does not have a health assessment on file.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.152 Adult Hygiene

      “Staff person #1 did not wash their hands after changing a child's diaper.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Food and nutrition

      3270.165 Menus

      “There is no menu posted or provided to families.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.166(1) Written statement

      “There is no written parental statement giving the formula and feeding schedule for an infant.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Food and nutrition

      3270.166(4) Bottles labeled

      “The bottles in the Young Toddler room are not labeled.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.181(c) Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos

      “The emergency contact form and financial agreement for Child #3 have not been updated since 3-11-25.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Staff training and qualifications

      3270.192(2)(ii)/3270.192(5) Exp, educ., training prior to facility/Two written references

      “Staff person #2 does not have verification of education on file. Staff person #1 does not any written, non-family references on file.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      3270.27(a)(6) Emergency plan

      “There is no verification that an emergency drill has been conducted in the last 12 months”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.131(a) Health information

      “Child #5 has been enrolled for more than 60 days and does not have a health assessment on file.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      3270.27(b) Plan reviewed/updated annually

      “The emergency plan has not been reviewed and updated since 5/29/24.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 31, 2025

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      3270.102(a) Clean and good repair

      “The chair in the Young Toddler room is ripped, resulting in exposed foam.”

      Correction date in the state record: Nov 30, 2025

  2. Jan 6, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Dec 27, 2024Inspection5 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      3270.192(2)(iv)/3270.192(5) Transcript, diploma and letters/Two written references

      “The following staff members do not have verification of their education: staff person #1 and staff person #2. Staff person #1 does not have two written, non-family references on file.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 14, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.74 Emergency Numbers Posted

      “Emergency numbers are not posted in the facility”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 14, 2025

    • Health, medication and illness

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

      “Staff person #1 had their health assessment more than 12 months prior to starting at the facility.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2025

    • Safe sleep

      3270.106(a) Clean, age appropriate

      “The cots in the Toddler room are not labeled.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 14, 2025

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      3270.76 Building Surfaces

      “There is a water-stained ceiling tile in the Boys restroom.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 14, 2025

  4. May 15, 2024Inspection3 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      3270.14/3270.21 Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

      “The emergency plan does not address continuity of operations.”

      Correction date in the state record: Aug 19, 2024

    • Staff training and qualifications

      3270.34(b)/3270.192(2)(iv) Director qualifications/Transcript, diploma and letters

      “Staff person #1 does not have verification of education.”

      Correction date in the state record: Aug 31, 2024

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      3270.102(a) Clean and good repair

      “There are 5 exposed bolts on the fence around the outdoor play space.”

      Correction date in the state record: Aug 19, 2024

  5. Feb 13, 2023Inspection3 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      3270.31(f) Health and Safety Training

      “Staff Person #1, Staff Person #2, Staff Person #3, Staff Person #4, Staff Person #5, Staff Person #6, and Staff Person #7 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/2022.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 13, 2023

    • Background checks

      3270.32(a) Comply with CPSL

      “Staff Person #1 previous FBI clearance was dated 12/12/17 and was not updated until 1/11/2023.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 13, 2023

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      3270.76/3270.77(a) Building Surfaces/No peeling paint or plaster

      “There was a small hole in the wall behind the door in the blue bathroom.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 13, 2023

  6. Feb 3, 2022Inspection10 rules cited
    • Background checks

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

      “Staff Person #1 lived in New York, within the 5 years prior to beginning employment at the facility and did not have clearances from New York on file, nor proof that they were applied for.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 3, 2022

    • Background checks

      3270.32(a) Comply with CPSL

      “Staff person #2 began in a child care position on 9/1/2021 and did not receive her National Sex Offender Registry certification until 1/5/2022. Completed clearances are required prior to a staff person beginning in a child care position.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 3, 2022

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      3270.77(a) No peeling paint or plaster

      “There were small areas of peeling paint on one of the walls in the preschool room and one of the walls in the infant room.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2022

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      3270.102(a) Clean and good repair

      “Bolts on the fence surrounding the outdoor play area were exposed.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(a) Signed

      “Per review of child files, children # 1and #2 's agreements were not signed by the operator.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(a)(1) Amount of fee

      “Per review of children's files at the facility, children #1 and #2 were missing the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(a)(6) Admission date

      “Per review of children's files at the facility, the operator is not specifying the date of the child's admission on the agreement form.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2022

    • Safety and hazards

      3270.124(e) Written emergency plan posted

      “There was no written plan posted to identify means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2022

    • Health, medication and illness

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

      “Per file review at the facility, Staff person #2 began in a child care position on 9/1/2021 and did not have a physical completed until 10/11/2021.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 3, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.166(1) Written statement

      “There were no written statements from parents for feeding schedules for the infants in care at the facility.”

      Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2022

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 Happy Faces Child Care licensed?

Yes. Happy Faces Child Care is certified by the state and operating. This is how Pennsylvania authorizes this type of child care.

When was Happy Faces Child Care last inspected?

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning lists the most recent visit on November 18, 2025, with 19 rules cited. It lists 4 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Happy Faces Child Care had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 27 rules across 3 of 4 visits in the last 3 years; 27 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 Faces Child Care care for?

39, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve school-age children.

Does Happy Faces Child Care accept child care subsidies?

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

What are Happy Faces Child Care's hours?

Every day, Open 24 hours. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Happy Faces Child Care cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (484) 350-3220 to ask.

What is Happy Faces Child Care's phone number?

(484) 350-3220.

Where is Happy Faces Child Care?

1801 Union Blvd Ste 9, Allentown, PA 18109. The nearest other daycare we list is Magical Adventure, 0.3 miles away.

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