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309 Dartmouth Dr, E Stroudsburg, PA
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Pocono Family YMCA at Resica is a child care center in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is certified by the state.
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 21 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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| Ages | School-age childrenFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
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Pocono Family YMCA at Resica has not listed its tuition.
State record
3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jan 15, 2026: no rules cited
Rules cited on 2 of 3 visits · 21 rules in all · 21 corrected
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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3270.31(f)(10) Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Staff person #2 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: pediatric first aid/CPR.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 16, 2025
3270.131(a)/3270.182(1) Health information/Initial and subsequent health reports
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of children's files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of enrollment. Regulation requires enrolled children to have on file within 60 days a health report and immunization record. Child #3 has been enrolled more than 60 days and the file did not contain a health report or immunization record.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 7, 2025
3270.32(a) Comply with CPSL
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation and the CPSL require staff to participate in mandated reporter training every 60 months. Staff #1 did not participate in mandated reporter training every 60 months (previous 12/2/19, current 9/20/24).”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 16, 2025
3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Staff #1 was working in child care at the time of this inspection and the file did not contain a state police clearance. Staff #2 was working in child care at the time of this inspection and the file did not contain a DHS FBI clearance. Staff #2 also did not receive the NSOR clearance until 1/31/24, which was outside the provisional hire period allowed by the CPSL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 16, 2025
3270.31(e)(4)(ii) Fire safety - 1 yr.
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to participate in annual fire safety training. The following staff did not participate in annual fire safety training: Staff #1 (previous 1/9/24, no current) and Staff #2 (previous 9/9/23, current 1/15/25).”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 7, 2025
3270.31(e)(4)(i) Age and Training
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Regulation requires staff to maintain current certification in pediatric first aid/CPR. Staff #1 did not maintain current certification in pediatric first aid/CPR as their certification expired on 9/24/24. Staff #1 was working in child care at the time of this inspection.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 16, 2025
3270.27(c) Training regarding plan
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Regulation requires staff to review the emergency plan within 90 days of their hire date. At the time of this inspection, Staff #1 has not yet reviewed the facility's emergency plan. Regulation also requires staff to review the facility's emergency plan on an annual basis. Staff #2 did not review the emergency plan on an annual basis (previous 10/8/23, no current).”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 7, 2025
3270.124(b)(6) Insurance coverage information
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of the children's files was conducted. Regulation requires children's files to contain health insurance coverage and the policy number of the child to be contained within the file. Child file #2 was missing health insurance coverage and policy number information on the child.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 7, 2025
3270.131(e) ACIP recommended immunization record
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of children's files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of enrollment. Regulation requires enrolled children to have on file within 60 days an immunization record. Child #3 has been enrolled more than 60 days and the file did not contain an immunization record.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 7, 2025
3270.34(a)(6) Staff evaluations
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. See the code sheet for the date of hire. Regulation requires annual evaluations to be conducted on all staff. Staff #1 and #2 have worked at the facility for over a year and their files did not contain a staff evaluation.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 7, 2025
3270.123(a)(1)/3270.123(a)(2) Amount of fee/Date fee to be paid
“A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of the children's files was conducted. Regulation requires children's files to contain the fee amount and the date the fee is to be paid. The file of child #2 was missing the fee amount and the date the fee is to be paid.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 7, 2025
3270.124(b)(6) Insurance coverage information
“Child #2 did not have a health insurance/ medical assistance policy number on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 2, 2024
3270.124(b)(3) Parent home/work address, phone
“Child #1, Child #2, and Child #5 did not have documentation of an enrolling parent's work address and work phone number.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 2, 2024
3270.131(a)/3270.182(1) Health information/Initial and subsequent health reports
“Child # 3 (see code sheet for date of admission) did not have an initial health assessment on file at the facility.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 2, 2024
3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information
“Staff person #1 (see code sheet for date of hire), a provisional hire, did not request the DHS FBI clearance, nor sign a disclosure statement, until after they began working with children.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 2, 2024
3270.31(f) Health and Safety Training
“Staff person #1 has not completed the following required PQAS-approved pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see code sheet for date of hire): Pediatric First Aid/ CPR training.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 2, 2024
3270.124(e) Written emergency plan posted
“The facility did not have documentation of a written plan for transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 2, 2024
3270.31(e)(4)(ii) Fire safety - 1 yr.
“Staff person #3 has not completed fire safety training with the last year, as evidenced by the last date of training on file of 6/7/22.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 2, 2024
3270.31(e) Age and Training
“Staff person #3 (see code sheet for date of hire) only had documentation that she completed one hour of childcare training for 11/29/2022 to 11/29/2023.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 4, 2024
3270.27(b) Plan reviewed/updated annually
“The emergency plan on file was last reviewed on 10/6/2022.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 2, 2024
3270.14/3270.21 Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety
“The emergency plan on file did not include a continuity of operations.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 8, 2024
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FAQ
Yes. Pocono Family YMCA at Resica is certified by the state and operating. This is how Pennsylvania authorizes this type of child care.
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning lists the most recent visit on January 15, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 21 rules across 2 of 3 visits in the last 3 years; 21 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.
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
Its hours are not listed. Call (570) 421-2525 to confirm.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (570) 421-2525 to ask.
(570) 421-2525.
1 Gravel Ridge Rd, East Stroudsburg, PA 18302. The nearest other daycare we list is The Childrens Education and Learning Cen, 1.4 miles away.