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Rivera Child Care
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About Rivera Child Care
Rivera Child Care is a home daycare in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is certified by the state, for up to 6 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 31 rules across 5 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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- Type
- Home daycare
- Ages
- Ask the daycare
- Hours today
- Not listed
- Licensed capacity
- 6 children
Hours
Hours
Hours not listed. Call (610) 483-7909 to confirm.
Programs
Programs and care
| Setting | Family child care homeFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
| Licensed capacity | 6 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
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State record
Inspection reports for Rivera Child Care
License
- Status
- Certified by the state and operating
- License type
- Certificate of Compliance
- Capacity
- 6 children
- License number
- #CER-00260229
Summary
5 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 25, 2026: 1 rule cited
Rules cited on 5 of 5 visits · 31 rules in all · 29 corrected
- Safety and hazards 10
- Records and paperwork 6
- Health, medication and illness 5
- Staff training and qualifications 4
- Discipline and child guidance 3
- Background checks 3
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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Aug 25, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
3290.31(f) Age and training
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, staff 1 and 2 did not have 12 hours of annual childcare training on file. Staff 1 needs 7.5 hours of annual training and staff 2 needs 5.5 hours of annual training. As of 8/25/2026, staff 1 did not have the additional 7.5 hours of training on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 1, 2026
Aug 3, 2026Inspection10 rules cited
3290.31(f) Age and training
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, staff 1 and 2 did not have 12 hours of annual childcare training on file. Staff 1 needs 7.5 hours of annual training and staff 2 needs 5.5 hours of annual training.”
3290.63 Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, a power strip that was in the childcare area had uncovered outlets.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 7, 2026
3290.123(a)(3) Services provided
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, child 1 did not have an updated child service report on file. The last child service report on file was dated 3/5/2025.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 7, 2026
3290.131(b)(2)/3290.182(1) Updated toddler/preschool health report: every 12 months/Initial and subsequent health assessments
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, children 1, 3 and 4 did not have initial health assessments on file. Child 2 had an outdated health assessment on file. The last health assessment was dated 7/28/2025, making it more than 1 year old.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 3, 2026
3290.121(a)/3290.121(b) Review policies and procedures/Given parents in writing
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, the facility did not have a night care policy or transportation policy on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 14, 2026
3290.24(c)/3290.24(e) Training regarding plan/Emergency plan
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, the emergency plan was not posted at the facility. Staff 2 also did not have documented training in the emergency plan.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 7, 2026
3290.182(3) Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, child 1 did not have permission for emergency medical care on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 14, 2026
3290.32(a)/3290.192(3) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, it was observed that staff 1 had a child abuse clearance that expired 7/29/2026, a state police clearance that expired 1/21/2021 and an FBI clearance that expired 7/22/2026.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 3, 2026
3290.64(a)/3290.74(a) Locked or inaccessible - in original container/Requirements
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, there was motor oil accessible to the children by the entrance of the play yard. In the play yard, there was a screw sticking out of the wooden fence.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 7, 2026
3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility
“During the renewal inspection on 8/3/2026, the facility was not able to provide an attestation form or receipt for the interconnected smoke detectors.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 7, 2026
Sep 3, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
3290.131(a) Within 60 days
“On 8/6/2025, Children 1 and 2 did not have a health assessment on file. During a verification visit on 9/3/2025, it was observed that children 1 and 2 still did not have a health assessment on file. Please see LIS for dates of admission.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 2, 2025
Aug 6, 2025Inspection9 rules cited
3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility
“The last alarm test was conducted on 4/21/2025. The facility did not have a receipt or attestation on file for the fire alarm system.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 8, 2025
3290.94(a)(1) Every 60 days
“The last fire drill conducted was on 4/23/2025 making it more than 60 days since the last fire drill.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 8, 2025
3290.192(1) Name, address, and phone
“Staff 2 did not have an updated address in his file.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 6, 2025
3290.181(c) Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos
“Children 1 and 2 did not have updated emergency forms and fee agreements. The emergency form and fee agreement were last updated for child 1 on 5/21/2024. The emergency form and fee agreement for child 2 did not have a date on them. Please see LIS for dates of admission.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 8, 2025
3290.131(a) Within 60 days
“Children 1 and 2 did not have a health assessment on file. Please see LIS for dates of admission.”
3290.123(a)(3) Services provided
“Child 3 did not have a completed child service report on file. Please see LIS for dates of admission and date of birth.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 8, 2025
3290.69 Heat Source
“The stove was in use during inspection. The stove was accessible to the children in care and did not have a stove guard.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 6, 2025
3290.32(a)/3290.192(3) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information
“Staff 1's NSOR clearance would have needed to be updated by 12/2/2024. Staff 1 did not update the NSOR clearance until 4/9/2025. Please see LIS for date of hire.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 6, 2025
3290.94(a)(5) Evacuation routes posted
“The facility did not have an evacuation route on the first floor.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 6, 2025
Aug 21, 2024Inspection10 rules cited
3290.31(g) Age and training
“Staff person #1 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of hire. (see LIS code sheet for date of hire): Get Started in Home Based Care-Revised 2022.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 28, 2024
3290.151(a)/3290.151(c)(2) Within 3 months, then 12 months/Mantoux TB
“Staff 1 did not have a health assessment and TB screening on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 21, 2024
3290.18 General Health and Safety
“There were knives accessible in the kitchen to the children. The knives were in an unlocked drawer.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 21, 2024
3290.32(a)/3290.192(3) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information
“Staff 1 did not have a state police, FBI or NSOR clearance on file. Staff 1 also did not have a signed disclosure statement on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 21, 2024
3290.31(f) Age and training
“Staff 2 and 3 did not have 12 hours of annual training on file. Staff 2 needs 6 more hours of annual training, while staff 4 needs 1 more hour of annual training.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 28, 2024
3290.22(b) Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations
“The facility did not have electronic access to the regulations available to the parents. Instructions for contacting the appropriate regional office also were not posted.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 21, 2024
3290.74(a) Requirements
“In the outdoor play space, there were wooden board in the back that were spilt and accessible to children. The children could be poked with the boards. Also, upon entering the play space, to the left, there was broken siding that had sharp edges.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 21, 2024
3290.123(a) Signed
“Child 4 did not have a fee agreement on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 21, 2024
3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility
“The facility did not have a receipt on file for the smoke detectors. There was also more than 30 days between tests. Testing occurred on 7/19/2024 and again on 8/21/2024.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 21, 2024
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
“Children 1-3 did not have consent for emergency medical care and minor first aid on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 28, 2024
Oct 23, 2023Inspection1 rule cited
3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility's fire detection testing log reflected that smoke alarms were tested past 30 days on the following occasions: 1/2/2023-2/10/2023-3/14/2023; 4/6/2023-5/20/2023. An acceptable plan of correction was received with a correction date of 8/25/2023. When certification representative returned for unannounced monitoring on 9/21/2023, facility's fire detection testing log reflected that smoke alarms were tested on 6/25/2023 and 8/1/2023, which is past 30 days. Smoke alarms were not tested since 8/1/2023. When certification representative returned for unannounced monitoring on 10/23/2023, facility's fire detection testing log indicated that smoke detectors were last tested on 9/20/2023, which is over 30 days ago.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 23, 2023
Sep 21, 2023Inspection8 rules cited
3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility's fire detection testing log reflected that smoke alarms were tested past 30 days on the following occasions: 1/2/2023-2/10/2023-3/14/2023; 4/6/2023-5/20/2023. An acceptable plan of correction was received with a correction date of 8/25/2023. When certification representative returned for unannounced monitoring on 9/21/2023, facility's fire detection testing log reflected that smoke alarms were tested on 6/25/2023 and 8/1/2023, which is past 30 days. Smoke alarms were not tested since 8/1/2023.”
3290.22(c) Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations
“During unannounced monitoring conducted 9/21/2023, operator did not post a copy of inspection summary issued by the Department on August 28, 2023.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 18, 2023
3290.22(a) Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility's expired certificate of compliance was posted. An acceptable plan of correction was received with a correction date of 8/25/2023. When certification representative returned for unannounced monitoring on 9/21/2023, facility did not have any certificate of compliance posted.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 18, 2023
3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility
“During unannounced inspection conducted 9/21/2023, facility's smoke alarms were not interconnected.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 18, 2023
3290.31(f) Age and training
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility person #1 obtained 4.5 hours and facility person #2 obtained 7.5 clock hours of child care training for training year 12/19/2021-12/19/2022. An acceptable plan of correction was received with a correction date of 8/25/2023. When certification representative returned for unannounced monitoring on 9/21/2023, facility person #2 obtained 10.5 clock hours of child care training for training year 12/19/2021-12/19/2022.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 18, 2023
3290.131(d)(5)/3290.131(e)(3) Immunization record/Dismissal policy
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, child #2 did not have proof of receiving influenza vaccine or acceptable exemption on file. An acceptable plan of correction was received with correction date of 8/25/2023. When certification representative returned for unannounced monitoring on 9/21/2023, child #2 did not have proof of receiving influenza vaccine or acceptable exemption on file.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 18, 2023
3290.18/3290.24(a)(5) General Health and Safety/Emergency plan
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility's emergency plan does not address volunteer emergency preparedness training, practice drills, or continuity of operations. Emergency plan does not provide for accommodations of infants and toddlers. An acceptable plan of correction was received with a correction date of 8/25/2023. When certification representative returned for unannounced monitoring on 9/21/2023, facility's emergency plan does not address continuity of operations.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 18, 2023
3290.31(g) Age and training
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility person #1, facility person #2, and facility person #3 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/2022. An acceptable plan of correction was received with a correction date of 8/25/2023. When certification representative returned for unannounced monitoring on 9/21/2023, facility person #2 has not completed the one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 18, 2023
Aug 1, 2023Inspection18 rules cited
3290.73(c) Has all items
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility's first-aid kit was missing tape.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023
3290.95(a)/3290.95(b) System in compliance/Operator or designated staff responsibility
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility's fire detection testing log reflected that smoke alarms were tested past 30 days on the following occasions: 1/2/2023-2/10/2023-3/14/2023; 4/6/2023-5/20/2023”
3290.22(a) Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility's expired certificate of compliance was posted.”
3290.123(a)(1)/3290.123(a)(2) Amount of fee/Date fee to be paid
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, the following was missing from children's fee agreements: Child #1: Date fee is to be paid. Child #2: Fee amount and date fee is to be paid. Child #3: Fee amount and date fee is to be paid.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023
3290.65(d) Contaminated trash in closed plastic-lined receptacle
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, trash can outside containing used tissues and napkins did not have a lid. Trash can is in the outdoor play space and is accessible to children.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023
3290.24(d) Emergency plan
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, operator reports having done an emergency drill within the past year but could not locate documentation.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 14, 2023
3290.31(f) Age and training
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility person #1 obtained 4.5 hours and facility person #2 obtained 7.5 clock hours of child care training for training year 12/19/2021-12/19/2022.”
3290.31(g) Age and training
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility person #1, facility person #2, and facility person #3 did not complete the required one-hour 2022 update to the health and safety training by 12/30/2022.”
3290.18/3290.24(a)(5) General Health and Safety/Emergency plan
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility's emergency plan does not address volunteer emergency preparedness training, practice drills, or continuity of operations. Emergency plan does not provide for accommodations of infants and toddlers.”
3290.24(c) Training regarding plan
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, operator did not have documentation that facility person #2 and facility person #3 have been trained on the emergency plan within the past year.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 28, 2023
3290.32(a)/3290.192(3) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, operator could not locate signed disclosure statements for facility person #2 and facility person #3. Facility person #1 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 4/25/2016.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 5, 2023
3290.94(a)(1) Every 60 days
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility's fire drill log reflected that fire drills were conducted past 60 days on the following occasions: 8/9/2022-10/12/2022-12/15/2022-2/15/2023-4/20/2023.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023
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 renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, the following was missing from children's emergency contact forms: Child #1: Signed parental consent for minor first-aid and signed parental consent for emergency medical care.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023
3290.131(d)(5)/3290.131(e)(3) Immunization record/Dismissal policy
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, child #2 did not have proof of receiving influenza vaccine or acceptable exemption on file.”
3290.124(b)(3)/3290.124(b)(7) Parent home/work address, phone/Name/address/phone release person
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, the following was missing from children's emergency contact forms: Child #1: Release person(s) address(es). Child #2: Mother's work address and work phone number. Child #3: Parent's work address and work phone number.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023
3290.24(e) Emergency plan
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, facility's emergency plan was not posted in the facility. Operator reports that she does have an emergency plan and that she dropped it off to EMA for review.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023
3290.124(b)(2) Physician name, address, phone
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, the following was missing from children's emergency contact forms: Child #1: Name, address, and phone number of child's physician. Child #2: Address, and phone number of child's physician. Child #3: Address, and phone number of child's physician.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023
3290.123(a)(4) Arrival/departure times
“During renewal inspection conducted 8/1/2023, the following was missing from children's fee agreements: Child #2: Arrival and departure times.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023
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FAQ
Questions about Rivera Child Care
Is Rivera Child Care licensed?
Yes. Rivera Child Care is certified by the state and operating. This is how Pennsylvania authorizes this type of child care.
When was Rivera Child Care last inspected?
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning lists the most recent visit on August 25, 2026, with 1 rule cited. It lists 5 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Rivera Child Care had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 31 rules across 5 of 5 visits in the last 3 years; 29 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 Rivera Child Care care for?
6, the licensed capacity on the state record.
Does Rivera Child Care accept child care subsidies?
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
What are Rivera Child Care's hours?
Its hours are not listed. Call (610) 483-7909 to confirm.
How much does Rivera Child Care cost?
It has not listed its tuition. Call (610) 483-7909 to ask.
What is Rivera Child Care's phone number?
(610) 483-7909.
Where is Rivera Child Care?
Allentown, PA 18102. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.