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Ken-Crest N E CENTER

7200 Rising Sun Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111
licensed capacity
104
open each week
5 days

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About Ken-Crest N E CENTER

Ken-Crest N E CENTER is a child care center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is certified by the state, for up to 104 children.

It is open Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning made 4 visits in the last 3 years and cited 14 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Type
Child care center
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Hours today
Closed today
Licensed capacity
104 children

Hours

Hours

Monday7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayTodayNot listed
From the state license

Programs

Programs and care

Child care subsidyAccepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license
Licensed capacity104 childrenFrom the state license
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State record

Inspection reports for Ken-Crest N E CENTER

License

Status
Certified by the state and operating
License type
Certificate of Compliance
Capacity
104 children
License number
#CER-00246190
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Summary

4 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 16, 2025: 9 rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 4 visits · 14 rules in all · 14 corrected

  • Records and paperwork 3
  • Staff training and qualifications 2
  • Supervision and ratios 2
  • Safety and hazards 2
  • Health, medication and illness 2
  • Background checks 1
  • Discipline and child guidance 1
  • Building, equipment and play areas 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. Sep 16, 2025Inspection9 rules cited
    • Background checks

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

      “At the time of inspection, the file for facility person #2, hired 9/15/25; did not contain a completed NSOR document required before being hired provisionally as a facility person with direct service to children.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2025

    • Staff training and qualifications

      3270.37(b)(3)/3270.192(2)(ii) 8th grade + 2 yrs/Exp, educ., training prior to facility

      “At the time of inspection, the file for staff member #1, hired as an aide; contained educational documentation from institution outside of the United States which was not evaluated to determine the equivalence US standards.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2025

    • Discipline and child guidance

      3270.123(a)(3) Services proceeded

      “At the time of inspection, the file for child #1 did not contain a Child Service Report or STARS 3 / 4 assessment summary completed for the child in the last 6 months and signed by the child's parent to indicate they received the information.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 28, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

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

      “At the time of inspection, the file for child #2, enrolled ion 9/3/25; did not contain a financial agreement.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 28, 2025

    • Supervision and ratios

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

      “At the time of inspection, the emergency contact forms for child #1, child #2 and child #3 were missing the addresses of the release persons.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 28, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      3270.94(a)(1) Every 60 days

      “At the time of inspection, the fire drill log observed did not reflect fire drill were being conducted every 60 days. The date of the last fire drill documented was on 5/13/25.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      3270.95(b) Director or designated staff person ensure compliance

      “At the time of inspection, the documentation verifying of the testing the fire alarm system every 30 days indicated the system was last checked on 5/13/25. Verification of the annual testing of the fire alarm system was completed by a professional on 2/3/25 but it doesn't mean the 30-day testing of the system is unnecessary, if the system is able to be tested.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 28, 2025

    • Staff training and qualifications

      3270.31(e) Age and Training

      “At the time of inspection, the file for staff member #1 contained verification of 10.65 clock hours of child care training for the year but was missing 1.35 hours of training.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2025

    • Health, medication and illness

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

      “At the time of inspection, the emergency contact form for child #3 was missing the parent's signature for consent of administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 28, 2025

  2. Jun 10, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Sep 18, 2024Inspection4 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.131(b)(2)/3270.182(1) Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months/Initial and subsequent health reports

      “At the time of inspection, the file for child #1 did not contain an updated health assessment dated in the lasty 12 months.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 29, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(f)/3270.181(c) Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos

      “At the time of inspection, the agreement form for child #1 was not signed by the parent in the last 6 months. The emergency contact and agreement forms were not signed by the parent in the last 6 months. The emergency contact form for child #3 was not signed by the parent in the last 6 months and there was not an agreement form present in the child's facility file. The file for child #4 did not contain an agreement form.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 25, 2024

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      3270.76/3270.82(g) Building Surfaces/Clean and good repair

      “At the time of inspection, dust and debris were observed on the air vents in room 2 and room 4. Rust was observed on metal fixtures in the bathroom of room 4. The bathroom tile in room 5 was cracked and disrepair.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 25, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

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

      “At the time of inspection, the emergency contact form for child #3 did not have signed parental consent for emergency medical care.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 25, 2024

  4. Apr 24, 2024Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      3270.113(a)(1) Staff assigned to specific children

      “On 4/ 15 /24, a preschool child left from their assigned classroom on the second floor unsupervised, went down the stairs and out of the facility's front door, where the child was discovered by a parent arriving to the facility. Preschool staff members #1 and #2 were unaware where the child was and did not know the child was no longer present in the classroom.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 27, 2024

  5. Sep 26, 2023Inspection10 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      3270.124(f)/3270.181(c) Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos

      “At the time of inspection, the emergency contact and/or financial agreement forms for children #1, #2, 3 and #4 had not been updated or reviewed by the parents of the children in the last 6 months. The emergency contact and financial agreement forms for child #1 were both dated 9/1/22. Child #2's emergency contact form was dated 3/12/23 and the financial agreement was undated. Child #3's emergency contact form for was dated 5/15/22 and the financial agreement form was undated. Child's #4's emergency contact and financial agreement forms were both dated 8/19/22.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2023

    • Records and paperwork

      3270.123(a)(6) Admission date

      “At the time of inspection, the agreement forms for child #2 and child #3 did not include enrollment dates.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2023

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.131(b)(2)/3270.182(1) Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months/Initial and subsequent health reports

      “At the time of inspection, the file for child #1, D.O.B. 12/27/18 & enrolled 9/6/22; included a health assessment dated 4/6/22 which hadn't been updated within the last 12 months.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 27, 2023

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.131(c)/3270.131(d)(7) Completed or signed by physician, PA, or CRNP/Free from contagious/communicable disease

      “At the time of inspection, the file for child #2, D.O.B. 6/10/19 & enrolled 9/6/22; did not include a Child Health Assessment but a Summary of Visit documentation with vaccination information. The Summary of Visit document did not include the medical providers' signature, nor did it include a statement that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease. The last health assessment observed in child #3's file was dated 9/17/21.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2023

    • Health, medication and illness

      3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test

      “At the time of inspection, the file for staff member #1 did not include an initial health nor the TB results required for an initial health assessment.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2023

    • Supervision and ratios

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

      “At the time of inspection, the emergency contact forms for child #5 was missing the addresses of the release person(s).”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2023

    • Background checks

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

      “At the time of inspection, the file for staff member #1, hired 9/5/23; did not include a receipt of request for a PA State Police Criminal Clearance nor the completed PA State Police Criminal Clearance, as required CPSL.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2023

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      3270.76 Building Surfaces

      “At the time of inspection, dirt was observed on the air vent in room 2 near the reading area. The air vent, near the sink in classroom 3 was observed dusty and/ or discolored. The trash can in the room 3 had dirt on the outside. The air vent, near the fire extinguisher; in room 4 was observed with dust on the surface. The fan on the wall in classroom 4 was observed with dust on the on the surface.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2023

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      3270.82(i) Lidded waste receptacles

      “At the time of inspection, a trash receptacle observed in the bathroom located in room #4, was not equipped with a lid..”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2023

    • Staff training and qualifications

      3270.21/3270.192(2)(iii) General Health and Safety/Exp, educ., training at facility

      “At the time of inspection, the file for staff member #2, hired 10/22/01; did not include verification of completion of the Health & Safety Training 1 Hour Update. All staff members were required to complete the training by the end of December 2022.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 20, 2023

  6. May 10, 2023Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Discipline and child guidance

      3270.113(b) No physical punishment

      “On May 10, 2023, certification representative conducted a complaint investigation. According to witnesses, staff person #1 picked a child up by the arm and moved them to another seat in a harsh manner.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 10, 2023

  7. Nov 15, 2022Inspection1 rule cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      3270.113(a)(1) Staff assigned to specific children

      “On November 15, 2022 during the renewal inspection, staff #1 did not know the name of the children in their responsibility group.”

      Correction date in the state record: Nov 17, 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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Questions about Ken-Crest N E CENTER

Is Ken-Crest N E CENTER licensed?

Yes. Ken-Crest N E CENTER is certified by the state and operating. This is how Pennsylvania authorizes this type of child care.

When was Ken-Crest N E CENTER last inspected?

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning lists the most recent visit on September 16, 2025, with 9 rules cited. It lists 4 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Ken-Crest N E CENTER had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 14 rules across 3 of 4 visits in the last 3 years; 14 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 Ken-Crest N E CENTER care for?

104, the licensed capacity on the state record.

Does Ken-Crest N E CENTER accept child care subsidies?

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

What are Ken-Crest N E CENTER's hours?

Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. These are the hours on the state record. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Ken-Crest N E CENTER cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (215) 342-9800 to ask.

What is Ken-Crest N E CENTER's phone number?

(215) 342-9800.

Where is Ken-Crest N E CENTER?

7200 Rising Sun Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111. The nearest other daycare we list is Jitb JRS Arrow at the Gate Learning Center, under 0.1 miles away.

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