5:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.
Doors open: early arrivals and breakfast
Early shift · Odilia Abarca · Early room
Child care for hospital staff and neighbors, McKeesport
Child care that opens when your shift does
Romper is the child care center for a hospital system's nurses, technicians, residents and the neighbors around it. We open at 5:30 a.m., stay open until 8:00 p.m. and keep a teacher at every room door at shift change.
- Open 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- 6 weeks to 5 years
- Licensed in Pennsylvania
Open early, and fall enrollment in three windows
The day, by shift
A day built around hospital shifts
Doors open at 5:30 a.m. for early starts and stay open until 8:00 p.m. for the end of a long day. The room routine in between stays the same, so a drop-off at 7:00 and a pickup at 3:00 both feel unhurried.
Every weekday
Monday
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Drop-off for 7 a.m. shifts
Day shift · Sridhar Murthy · Each room's door
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Music and movement
All shifts · Your child's room
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
All shifts · Your child's room
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Naps and quiet play
All shifts · Your child's room
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Shift change: pickups and drop-offs
Sridhar Murthy · Each room's door
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Outdoor play and snack
All shifts · Play yard
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Evening pickups and the late room
Late shift · Late room
Tuesday
5:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.
Doors open: early arrivals and breakfast
Early shift · Odilia Abarca · Early room
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Drop-off for 7 a.m. shifts
Day shift · Sridhar Murthy · Each room's door
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Garden walk and outdoor play
All shifts · Your child's room
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
All shifts · Your child's room
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Naps and quiet play
All shifts · Your child's room
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Shift change: pickups and drop-offs
Sridhar Murthy · Each room's door
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Outdoor play and snack
All shifts · Play yard
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Evening pickups and the late room
Late shift · Late room
Wednesday
5:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.
Doors open: early arrivals and breakfast
Early shift · Odilia Abarca · Early room
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Drop-off for 7 a.m. shifts
Day shift · Sridhar Murthy · Each room's door
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Stories and puppets
All shifts · Your child's room
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
All shifts · Your child's room
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Naps and quiet play
All shifts · Your child's room
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Shift change: pickups and drop-offs
Sridhar Murthy · Each room's door
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Outdoor play and snack
All shifts · Play yard
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Evening pickups and the late room
Late shift · Late room
Thursday
5:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.
Doors open: early arrivals and breakfast
Early shift · Odilia Abarca · Early room
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Drop-off for 7 a.m. shifts
Day shift · Sridhar Murthy · Each room's door
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Painting and sensory play
All shifts · Your child's room
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
All shifts · Your child's room
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Naps and quiet play
All shifts · Your child's room
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Shift change: pickups and drop-offs
Sridhar Murthy · Each room's door
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Outdoor play and snack
All shifts · Play yard
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Evening pickups and the late room
Late shift · Late room
Friday
5:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.
Doors open: early arrivals and breakfast
Early shift · Odilia Abarca · Early room
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Drop-off for 7 a.m. shifts
Day shift · Sridhar Murthy · Each room's door
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Blocks and building
All shifts · Your child's room
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
All shifts · Your child's room
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Naps and quiet play
All shifts · Your child's room
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Shift change: pickups and drop-offs
Sridhar Murthy · Each room's door
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Outdoor play and snack
All shifts · Play yard
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Evening pickups and the late room
Late shift · Late room
Sample classes.
Rooms follow their own rhythm for naps and feeding, and your child's teacher shares each day's plan at pickup.
Who may enroll
Who may enroll, and in what order
Romper is the center for a hospital system's staff and the neighbors around it. Places go in this order, and within each group in the order families joined the list.
- 01First
Step 1: Brothers and sisters
Families with a child already at Romper come first, for the same schedule and as soon as a room has a place.
- 02Second
Step 2: Hospital staff
Next come nurses, technicians, residents and everyone else who works for the hospital system, on any shift. We ask to see a staff badge at the tour.
- 03Third
Step 3: Neighbors
Families who live nearby come after staff, and join the same list. A neighbor who joins early still goes ahead of one who joins later.
- 04Last
Step 4: Sridhar confirms your place
When a room has a place, Sridhar calls to confirm the room, the shift schedule and the first day. He explains where your family stands before then, if you ask.
What you can check
Our standing with the state, and what we do each day
Romper is a licensed child care center. Here is who inspects us, how many children each teacher cares for and the routines that keep each shift steady.
License
Licensed by Pennsylvania DHS, OCDEL
Child care center certificate · PA Certificate # 000000Verify
Adults to children
1 adult to 4 children
Infants, 6 weeks to 2 years
1 adult to 5 children
Twos, 2 to 3 years
1 adult to 10 children
Threes, 3 to 4 years
1 adult to 12 children
Fours, 4 to 5 years
Capacity
120
Ages 6 weeks to 5 years
Staff checks and training
- Background checks
- CPR and first aid
- Safe sleep training
- Mandated reporter training
- Food handler training
Safety routines
A handoff at every door
A teacher meets you at the room door at every shift change. We release a child only to the people you list in writing, and we ask for ID from anyone we don't know.
When your shift runs over
Call and tell us. Your child stays with a teacher they know until you arrive, and Sridhar or a lead teacher stays until the last child has gone home at 8:00 p.m.
Cribs and sleep
Infants sleep on their backs, in their own cribs, with nothing else in the crib.
Allergies
Tell us about any allergy at the tour. Once you enroll, we ask again in private, and the room's teachers learn it before the first day.
Clean hands
Every room washes hands on arrival, before meals and after outdoor play. Staff and visitors do the same.
Drills
Each room practices fire and weather drills with the teacher who leads it, at different times of day so early and late groups practice too.
Ask us about child care assistance
Sample details.
Four rooms
Each room, and the shifts it covers
Choose the shift that matches your schedule. The board above shows how many children each teacher cares for in your child's room.
| Ages | Adults to children | Early5:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Monday to Friday | Day7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.3, 4 or 5 days a week | Late11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.Monday to Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants6 weeks to 2 yearsTheir own crib, floor play and feeding on your baby's rhythm. | 1 adult to 4 children | Offered | Offered | Waitlist |
| Twos2 to 3 yearsPlay kitchen, blocks and the first art table. | 1 adult to 5 children | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Threes3 to 4 yearsCircle time, painting and a reading corner. | 1 adult to 10 children | Offered | Waitlist | Offered |
| Fours4 to 5 yearsStories, counting games and helping jobs. | 1 adult to 12 children | Offered | Offered | Full |
Fees and what each is for
- Registration
- Opens your child's enrollment file once there is a place.
- Holding a place
- Keeps your child's place until the first day.
- Supplies
- Paper, paint and the things that wear out with use.
Open places change through the year. Ask when you call.
Sample programs.
Four rooms, one path
From the Infant room to the Fours
A child moves up when they're ready, and you hear about it before the move.
- 01
Infants
6 weeks to 2 yearsSkillsTummy time, crawling and first steps
Bottles and naps on your baby's own rhythm
Songs, rocking and board books
Moving upEloise talks with you first, and your child visits the Twos room with a teacher they know before the move.
- 02
Twos
2 to 3 yearsSkillsPlaying beside friends and starting to share
Singing, shaking and drumming
Dressing up in the play kitchen
Moving upJhoanna leads the Twos and the Threes, so the next room has a familiar face in it.
- 03
Threes
3 to 4 yearsSkillsCircle time, calendar and helping jobs
Painting, cutting and gluing
Telling a story from a picture book
Moving upThe Threes spend a morning in the Fours room near the end of the year.
- 04
Fours
4 to 5 yearsSkillsWriting a name and listening to a longer story
Counting games with blocks and beads
Choosing and finishing a project
Moving upIn spring, Odilia and the parents plan the move to school together.
Where to startBook a tour
Sample levels.
Our team
The people at your child's door
Every room has a lead teacher you will meet at the tour, and the same faces are at the door at the start and the end of the day.
Sridhar Murthy
Director
Sridhar runs Romper and stands at the door himself at shift change. He speaks English and Telugu, and he explains the enrollment order and the shift schedule at your tour.
Eloise Hampton
Infant room lead
Eloise cares for our youngest children and keeps a note for each family at pickup: feedings, naps and what your baby tried today.
Jhoanna Corpuz
Twos and Threes lead
Jhoanna moves between the Twos and Threes rooms, so children already know her face when they move up. She is at the door for the 7:00 a.m. drop-off.
Odilia Abarca
Fours room lead
Odilia opens the center at 5:30 a.m. and leads the Fours room later in the morning. She plans the move to school with each family in spring.
From families
What families tell us
Parents who work nights, early mornings and long clinic days say what the hours mean to them.
“My shift begins at six and the doors open at 5:30, so I am never the parent running in. The room is calm when I hand off, and my daughter's teacher is already waiting at the door.”
Justine M.“The pickup window at shift change is the part I did not know I needed. Nobody rushes me, and I leave with a note on how the day went.”
Rohini V.“We live two streets over and got a place after the staff families. Sridhar explained the order at the tour, and it was just how he said it would be.”
Domonique T.
Sample reviews.
Through the year
Enrollment windows, open house and closures
Fall places open in three steps. Tour any weekday, or come to the open house.
This year
April
Applications openBrothers and sisters enroll
Families with a child already at Romper choose their fall room and shift.
May
Applications openHospital staff enroll
Anyone who works for the hospital system may join the list for any room and shift.
Who may enrollJune
Applications openNeighbors enroll
Families who live nearby join the same list and hear from Sridhar as places open.
Early August
Open house
Walk through every room, meet each teacher and ask about your shifts. There is an evening window for families coming off a shift.
Book a tourLate August
First dayFall rooms begin
Children visit their room with a parent the week before.
Late December
ClosedWinter closure
Closed from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day. We post the dates in the lobby in the fall.
Sample dates.
Questions
What families ask us
Who may enroll, and in what order?
Brothers and sisters of children already here come first, then hospital staff on any shift, then neighbors. Within each group, places go in the order families joined the list, and Sridhar confirms each place by phone.
What are your hours?
We are open Monday to Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and closed on weekends. We are not open overnight.
How does a shift change work?
From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., teachers are at every room door for pickups and drop-offs, so families coming off one shift and going on to the next both get a proper handoff.
Is Romper licensed?
Yes. We are licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and the board on this site shows how many children each teacher cares for in every room.
How does tuition work?
It depends on your child's room and the shift you choose. Our how tuition works page explains what sets it, how a place is held and how families pay, and we go through it with you by phone or at a tour.
Can I tour after my shift?
Yes. Tours run any weekday, and the open house in August has an evening window for families coming off a shift.
Come and see the rooms after your shift
Tours run any weekday. Call, or book a time that fits your schedule.