Description: Our Mission at First Steps Preschool is to make a positive difference in the lives of children through supportive relationships and to assist them in achieving their highest potential as they grow to become confident, competent and caring individuals.
We strive to meet standards of excellence in safety, intellectual, moral, cultural and social development. We teach and encourage effective leadership skills, communication skills and appropriate expression of feelings. We work to increase self-esteem and self-worth through positive interactions and encourage independent thinking. We have established high standards of respect for self and for others.
Dialog between children, parents, caregivers and teachers is encouraged. Your feedback and input is important to us, and helps to ensure that both you and your child are satisfied with the education and care provided by First Steps Preschool.
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.
| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-24 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Unqualified staff are not to be alone with children. Staff to child ratios for infants must be maintained at all times. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Label the rest equipment in the one-year-old classroom. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Purchase thermometers for the kitchen refrigerator and freezer. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 42U - Documenting Children's Progress | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: No evidence of documented children's progress was provided a the visit. Send developmental plans for the appropriate age groups to OCCL. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Send health appraisals and shot record to OCCL for Child #7 and Child #8. Child #10 needs a health appraisal and permission to sleep on a mat. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 71U - Meals and Snacks | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Post an updated menu | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Cover the sandbox in the play yard. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Post updated lesson plans for each classroom. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Purchase covered trash containers for the one-year-old and two year old classrooms. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff to child ratios must be maintained at all times. Ratios were not being maintained because Staff #1 and Staff #7 are not qualified to care for children alone. Both Staff members were alone in their classrooms with no supervision. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff qualifications are sent to DOE within 60 days of hire. Staff #1 and Staff #7 need verification of qualifications. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Provide OCCL with orientation, references, declaration/drug alcohol statement, service letter an adult abuse registry check and a health appraisal with TB for Staff #5. Provide OCCL with a professional development plan, orientation, a job description, references, a health appraisal with TB and a service letter for Staff #6. Send verification of receipt of a health appraisal with TB, orientation, a job description and an adult abuse check to OCCL for Staff #7. Provide OCCL with a Professional development plan, orientation, references, an adult abuse registry check, a health appraisal with TB and a service letter for Staff #10. | |||
| 2019-11-04 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: One staff member needs orientation documentation, a job description, references a health appraisal and a service letter. | |||
| 2019-11-04 | Non Compliance | 43N - Toilet facilities | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: There were seven children present in the two-year-old classroom, only six children were signed in. This was corrected at the visit. There were nine children present in the school-age classroom, only two children were signed in. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
| 2019-11-04 | Non Compliance | 72N - Night care staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Provide OCCL with an infant feeding schedule for one infant. There was no feeding schedule available, the infant was being fed table food. | |||
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