Description: We strive to present every family with the very best in children's education, entertainment, and recreational programs by creating a well planned community facility where children of all ages can learn, grow and have fun in a safe and secure environment. Our goal is to provide each family with a warm and welcoming atmosphere that encourages every child to excel in all areas of development: social, emotional, intellectual, and physical. All of us at Stepping Stones Childcare believe that learning should be done through fun, exciting, hands-on experiences. This is why we provide all the tools necessary for your child to be able to use all his/her senses to experience how things work and move. We provide opportunities for every child to express their ideas and thoughts to help solve problems. By giving this opportunity to every child we encourage them to develop their critical thinking and reasoning skills. All of these opportunities provided to your child will help them achieve an awareness of their feelings and lets them express these feelings in appropriate ways. The interaction with other children in group play and learning allows your child to develop respect for others and their property.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Survey Date | Date Corrected | Rule/Statute | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-22 | article 3 | R9-5-301.D.2.a.-d. |
| Findings: When the Team Leader arrived at the facility, the front door was locked, the doorbell was not answered, and a phone call to the facility's number went to a message. After 8 minutes, the Team Leader was able to get into the lobby area when a parent exited the facility, but the door from the lobby into the facility was also locked. The Team Leader was able to get the attention of a staff member in the infant's room and the staff member came and opened the door, so the Team Leader and a parent, who was also not able to get into the facility, were let inside the facility. | |||
| 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-22 | article 4 | R9-5-404.A. |
| Findings: Per allegation and the Team Leader's observation, proper staff-to- child ratios were not maintained. The Team Leader observed 22 children, ages 1 and 2 years old, mixed on the outdoor activity area with 3 staff members. A fourth staff member went to the outdoor activity area after returning from a van run to a local school. | |||
| 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-22 | Article 5 | R9-5-511.A.1. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed an infant sleeping in a swinging bassinet in the infant's room. | |||
| 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-22 | Article 6 | R9-5-603.C.2. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that several wood boards around a tree on the outdoor activity area were loose and had become unattached. The boards are accessible to enrolled children. | |||
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-16 | article 5 | R9-5-501.A.12 |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that the light in the school age children's toilet room was not operating and the room was dark. | |||
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-16 | article 5 | R9-5-501.C.5.a-k. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that the posted lesson plan in the toddler's room was not for the current calendar week. | |||
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-16 | article 5 | R9-5-503.A.2.a-c. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that the hand washing sink was not next to the wood diaper changing surface in the 1's classroom. | |||
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-16 | Article 6 | R9-5-603.C.2. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed the following on the outdoor activity area: * A plastic sink in a piece of equipment on the south side of the outdoor activity area was broken with sharp edges. * A piece of plastic climbing equipment on the south side of the outdoor activity area had several areas of broken plastic with sharp edges. * Several wood boards around the border of a tree on the back outdoor activity area had become loose and could be moved and were accessible to children. | |||
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-16 | Article 6 | R9-5-603.E.1.2. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that fall zones around the gray climber and the fall zones at the base of the slides on the large climbing structure on the front activity area had less than 6 inches of resilient material. | |||
| 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-15 | Article 2 | R9-5-208.B.1-6. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that a section of the 2's room had been partioned off with half walls creating an activity area within the larger room. The licensee had not submitted a written request for approval of this change of space utilization at least 30 calendar days before making the change. | |||
| 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-15 | article 5 | R9-5-501.A.12 |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that the fire alarm panel indicated trouble mode. The panel stated "No battery." | |||
| 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-15 | Article 6 | R9-5-602.A.2. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that the 2's room had been modified by partioning off an area to create another enclosed activity area. The capacity of the 2 areas created by this change had not been determined based on 25 square feet of space for each child in these areas. | |||
| 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-22 | Article 5 | R9-5-501.A.1. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that there was a ceiling panel missing in the 2's room exposing isulation. The missing ceiling tile was directly above an activity area used by enrolled children. The Team Leader observed that an electrical outlet faceplate was broken, exposing electical wires, on the west wall in the 2's room and the north wall in the school age children's room. The broken faceplates were accessible to enrolled children. | |||
| 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-22 | article 5 | R9-5-501.A.19.a.b. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that the utility closet door was open and the utility closet contained numerous cleaning materials labeled as toxic and products with child warning labels. The open closet was accessible to enrolled children when walking through the front open area leading to classrooms. | |||
| 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-22 | Article 6 | R9-5-605.B.9. |
| Findings: The Team Leader observed that a portable fan was unmounted and accessible to enrolled children in the school age children's classroom. | |||
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