The Department of Human Services (DHS) licenses residential and day programs and services across five licensing offices — the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), the Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF), the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP), the Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL), and the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS). DHS and the Wolf Administration are committed to upholding quality of care and services in licensed care settings, working with providers to address concerns and regulatory violations in a timely manner when identified, and holding providers accountable through provisional licenses and license revocations..

DHS is committed to transparency and accountability, and in the spirit of this, DHS is consolidating information about licensing actions taken in the past quarter. More information about provisional licenses issued and licenses revoked can be found in the following provider directories:

See license reports from the following
DHS program offices:

OCDEL

OCDEL certifies and oversees child care providers in licensed centers and home-based settings across Pennsylvania. From April through June 2022, OCDEL completed 1,246 annual inspections and 502 complaint investigations. OCDEL took action against 21 illegally operating, unlicensed providers in Allegheny, Armstrong, Berks, Bucks, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Lehigh, Montour, Northampton, Schuylkill, Wayne Counties.

Provisional Licenses Issues

Name Of Facility

County

Type Of License

Licensed Capacity

G E M Learning Center

Beaver

Child Care Center

23

3b Kidz Llc

Tioga

Child Care Center

19

Kidtopia Learning Center

Lehigh

Child Care Center

178

KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER/Mccandless

Allegheny

Child Care Center

175

Nurturers By Nature Early Learning Center

Allegheny

Child Care Center

40

Ana C Gutierrez

Lehigh

Family Child Care Home

6

First Class Learning Academy

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

54

Skys The Limit Learning Center Program

Allegheny

Child Care Center

999

ITAVC At Marshall Street Elem

Montgomery

Child Care Center

999

Amy Daycare LLC

Luzerne

Group Child Care Home

7

Donna M Ellman

Erie

Family Child Care Home

6

Hand To Heart LLC

Philadelphia

Group Child Care Home

12

Live Laugh N Learn Academy

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

17

Malaika Learning Center

Allegheny

Child Care Center

39

Your Child and Mine Early Learning Center

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

117

Endless Innovation Academy LLC

Lehigh

Child Care Center

124

ITAVC At Cole Manor Elem

Montgomery

Child Care Center

999

Westfield Child Development Center

Tioga

Child Care Center

67

Haven Academy Incorporated

Delaware

Child Care Center

15

Tishas Tender Care

Allegheny

Family Child Care Home

6

Begin With Us Child Care and Preschool Bld B

Blair

Child Care Center

131

Konani Group Daycare

Lancaster

Group Child Care Home

8

Buzzy Bees Child Care Center

Lehigh

Group Child Care Home

12

The Learning Locomotion At CIT

Northampton

Child Care Center

49

Hayshire Kids Club

York

Child Care Center

999

Holy Trinity Catholic School

York

Child Care Center

999

Mary E. Smith Family Child Care Home

Allegheny

Family Child Care Home

6

Tender Care Learning Center/Lower Burrell

Westmoreland

Child Care Center

83

Maxwell Elementary School Age Child Care

Westmoreland

Child Care Center

999

Begin With Us Childcare and Preschool

Blair

Child Care Center

131

Munchkinland Learning and Daycare Center

Fayette

Child Care Center

131

Maybrook Hills Daycare LLC

Blair

Child Care Center

45

Natasha Johnson

Philadelphia

Family Child Care Home

6

Miss Daisys Little Bloomers Learning Center

Philadelphia

Family Child Care Home

6

Ms Ls Inspiring Minds Child Care and Preschool Ll

Monroe

Child Care Center

15

Sunny Day Preschool and Daycare

Monroe

Child Care Center

68

Sweet Peas Childcare

Montgomery

Child Care Center

29

Ymca Dysart Center

Blair

Child Care Center

108

Smart Choice Childcare Learning Center

Delaware

Child Care Center

23

Gockley Elementary School

Lehigh

Group Child Care Home

12

Galaxy Childcare

Philadelphia

Family Child Care Home

6

Learn N Play Academy 3

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

26

A Place to Grow

Philadelphia

Group Child Care Home

8

Nessas Small Steps Child Care II LLC

Carbon

Child Care Center

38

Mendez Valerio Family Childcare

Lehigh

Family Child Care Home

6

A Bunches of Hugs 2

Mercer

Group Child Care Home

12

Ducklings Early Learning Center Great Valley

Chester

Child Care Center

142

Massie L Grissett Family Child Care Home

Allegheny

Family Child Care Home

6

Sarahs Childcare Center Inc

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

33

B Inspired Academy

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

42

Broad Street Kids Inc

Clarion

Child Care Center

35

Montgomery's Country Kids Ii

Butler

Child Care Center

52

Kinder Kollege

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

153

4 Ever Charmy World Childcare

Allegheny

Child Care Center

21

Miss Doreen's Plamation Childcare

Montgomery

Child Care Center

69

Kids Castle

Allegheny

Child Care Center

46

Keystone Kidz LLC

Crawford

Child Care Center

93

Chatterbox Daycare Center

Allegheny

Child Care Center

55

Court Time Complex

Allegheny

Child Care Center

318

St. Joseph Creative Beginnings Child Care Center

Berks

Child Care Center

181

Westfield Child Development Center

Tioga

Child Care Center

67

Safani Academy

Dauphin

Child Care Center

107

Noahs Kids

Clarion

Group Child Care Home

12

Tanya Hinds

Lehigh

Family Child Care Home

6

Dover Bethany United Methodist Church Child Care

York

Child Care Center

141

For Your Childcare

Allegheny

Group Child Care Home

12

Alphabet Kidz Childcare LLC

Philadelphia

Group Child Care Home

12

Imagination Early Learning Center

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

33

Summit Early Learning Mifflinburg

Union

Child Care Center

109

Leaps And Bounds Learning Center

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

18

Little Cactus Academy

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

12

Natasha Johnson

Philadelphia

Family Child Care Home

6

Above All Childcare

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

37

Prestige Learning Center

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

70

Natashia Early Learning Academy

Philadelphia

Family Child Care Home

6

Wee Care Day Care

Washington

Child Care Center

84

Fsc Learning Center

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

20

P F V Y Royersford Elementary School

Montgomery

Child Care Center

999

*Providers with “999” are those providers licensed to serve school-age only children in a school setting.

Licenses Revoked

Name of Facility

County

Type of License

Licensed Capacity

Pamela Wells

Erie

Family Child Care Home

6

Alphabright Child Development Center LLC

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

21

Heavenly Hall Day Care Center

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

88

Noah's Ark Preparatory Learning Center

Allegheny

Child Care Center

69

Penn Garden Day Care Center

Allegheny

Child Care Center

145

Virginia Shepherd

Cumberland

Family Child Care Home

6

Thompson Nursery and Childcare LLC

Lancaster

Child Care Center

24

Universal Academy LLC

Allegheny

Child Care Center

41

Magic Memories Jeffersonville

Montgomery

Child Care Center

107

Little Explorers

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

41

Just About Me Early Learning Center

Philadelphia

Child Care Center

21

Magic Memories Jeffersonville

Montgomery

Child Care Center

107

Children's World of Learning

Philadelphia

Family Child Care Home

6

OCYF

OCYF oversees Pennsylvania’s state-supervised, county-administered child welfare system. In this role, OCYF licenses county child welfare offices as well as private service providers that offer residential and day treatment and care, foster and adoption services, secure care, and transitional living settings. From April through June 2022, OCYF completed 333 annual inspections and 991 complaint inspections.

Provisional Licenses Revoked

Name of Facility

County

Type of License

Licensed Capacity

Pediatric Specialty Care

Philadelphia

Chapter 3800 Child Residential

18

ODP

ODP licenses facilities that provide care and services to individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism. Facility types are community living homes, life sharing homes, prevocational and adult training facilities. From April through June 2022, ODP completed 286 annual inspections and 88 complaint investigations.

Provisional Licenses Issued

Name of Facility

County

Type of License

Licensed Capacity

Juli Community Services

Lehigh

Community Homes
(Chapter 6400)

21

Typical Life Corporation

York

Community Homes
(Chapter 6400)

86

Transitional Services Inc.

Allegheny

Community Homes
(Chapter 6400)

23

Alleghenies Unlimited Care Providers

Cambria

Community Homes
(Chapter 6400)

32

Community Options

Lehigh

Chapter 6400
(Community Homes)

62

Spectrum Community Services

Lehigh

Chapter 6400
(Community Homes)

62

New Horizons Care Services LLC

Allegheny

Chapter 6400
(Community Homes)

15

Allegheny Community Home Care

Allegheny

Chapter 6400
(Community Homes)

16

Licenses Revoked or Not Renewed

Name of Facility

County

Type of License

Licensed Capacity

Pediatric Specialty Care of Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Community Homes
(Chapter 6400)

32

Bright Light Residential Services

Allegheny

Chapter 6400
(Community Homes)

3

OLTL

OLTL licenses personal care homes and assisted living facilities. From April through June 2022, OLTL completed 271 annual inspections and 409 partial inspections, which include incidents, complaints, plan of correction monitoring, provisional interim inspections, and other monitoring visits.

Provisional Licenses Issued

Name of Facility

County

Type of Provider

Licensed Capacity

Personal Care at Blue Ridge

Cumberland

Personal Care Homes

31

Manchester Commons of Presbyterian Senior Care

Erie

Personal Care Homes

80

Bethesda Court

Philadelphia

Personal Care Homes

144

The Landing of Southampton

Bucks

Personal Care Homes

106

Woodbridge Place

Chester

Personal Care Homes

125

Ahava Memory Care Residence

Allegheny

Assisted Living Special Care

30

Reastheaven 1

Fayette

Personal Care Homes

35

Walden's View at North Huntingdon

Westmoreland

Personal Care Homes

100

Shelbourne Personal Care

Butler

Personal Care Homes

60

Divinity Manor

Philadelphia

Personal Care Homes

30

Independence Court of Erie

Erie

Personal Care Homes

144

C L Manor

Armstrong

Personal Care Homes

8

Senior Support Services Ii

Allegheny

Personal Care Homes

13

William Penn Senior Suites and Personal Care

Westmoreland

Personal Care Homes

108

Best Personal Care

Philadelphia

Personal Care Homes

12

Family Cares Personal Care Home

York

Personal Care Homes

17

The Neighborhoods at Walden's View

Westmoreland

Personal Care Homes

40

Eicher's Family Home Care

Fayette

Personal Care Homes

42

Arc Housing of Lawrence County

Lawrence

Personal Care Homes

29

Davenport Hall

Washington

Personal Care Homes

32

Vine Street Manor

Philadelphia

Personal Care Homes

84

Provisional Licenses Revoked

Name of Facility

County

Type of Provider

Licensed Capacity

Chrissy's Cozy Country Home

Somerset

Personal Care Homes

25

OMHSAS

OMHSAS licenses a variety of mental health treatment services and supports for both adults and children. Services include both residential services such as Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR) services, long term structured residences (LTSR) and residential treatment facility for adults (RTF-A) and non-residential services such as Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Partial Hospitalization, Psychiatric Rehabilitation services, among others. From April through June 2022, OMHSAS completed 402 annual inspections and 137 complaint inspections.

Provisional Licenses Issued

Name of Facility

County

Type of License

Licensed Capacity

Diakon Child, Family, & Community Ministries

Lycoming

Outpatient

N/A

Tower Behavioral Health

Berks

IP-Private Psych Unit

144

Philadelphia Mental Health Clinic

Philadelphia

IBHS

N/A

EBS Children's Institute

Chester

IBHS

N/A

Kidspeace National Centers

Montour

CRR Host Home

N/A

Attain ABA

Lancaster

IBHS

N/A

Alder Health Services

Dauphin

Outpatient

N/A

Hamidian Training Institute

Lackawanna

IBHS

N/A

Fairmount Behavioral Health

Philadelphia

Inpatient Psych Unit

172

Safe Meadow Medical Ctr

Philadelphia

Outpatient

N/A

Community Human Services

Allegheny

CRR-Adult

5

Provisional Licenses Revoked

Name of Facility

County

Type of License

Licensed Capacity

Galena Autism & Behavioral Services

Bucks

IBHS

N/A

Previous Reports

Report Abuse and Provider Concerns

Pennsylvanians can report a concern with a licensed facility or care provider at any time.

• Report Child Abuse

For suspected child abuse, anyone who suspects child abuse or mistreatment or has other child well-being concerns should make a report to ChildLine.
Call 1-800-932-0313.

• Report Elder Abuse

For suspected elder abuse or abuse of adults with disabilities, call Adult Protective Services and Older Adult Protective Services at 1-800-490-8505.

Provider Concerns

• Child Care Providers
Child care provider complaints can be submitted online.

• Providers Serving People with Intellectual Disabilities

Contact the ODP Customer Service Center at RA-odpcontactdpw@pa.gov.

• Personal Care & Assisted Living Homes
Call OLTL's Complaint Hotline at 877-401-8835.

• Behavioral Health Providers
Contact the applicable OMHSAS Regional Office.