Description: Step By Step Daycare Program is a home based center, which provides a loving and comfortable setting for children. Step By Step Daycare ensures a safe environment for children of all ages. Our program is much more than just a "babysitting" service.
This website outlines program schedules, operational policies, as well as responsibilities of the parents.
Our goals for Step By Step Daycare are as follows:
To provide a secure environment for Infants and Preschool-aged children, and a relaxed setting for Before/After School children.
To provide enriched activities for children which will help them become better learners.
To offer assistance with homework as needed or requested.
Step By Step Daycare is committed to meeting your child's needs through a quality program and we are pleased to bring this program to you!
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 | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-26 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Two children enrolled did not have an arrival time recorded on the attendance sheet. | |||
| 2023-06-26 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the playground, the first two swings on the left (facing the swing set) were observed to have top hinges rusting. The spaces between the fence posts closest to the building on both the left, and right sides of the air conditioning units measured 6.5 inches (left side) and 8.5 inches (right side), respectively, creating potential entrapment hazards. One wooden fence slat was observed to be broken (missing the top portion) on the right side of the playground (facing the playground); the space between the two fence posts on either side of the broken slat measured 8.25 inches, creating a potential entrapment hazard. | |||
| 2023-06-26 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, one bulk-sized bottle of hand sanitizer labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings was observed less than five feet from the ground and in unlocked storage. | |||
| 2023-06-26 | Violation | 1812 | .0607(c) |
| The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. An Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan and Ready to Go File were not available for review. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-19 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Two staff do not have a medical form on file. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One staff person does not have a TB test on file. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Three staff did not have an emergency information form on file. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One staff had an orientation form signed by the director, however, there were blank spaces on the form of topics that were not reviewed with the staff person. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Violation | 1825 | .0607(f) |
| All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. The Emergency plan has not been reviewed with staff in over one year and there is no documentation of the review on file. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Two staff do not have child maltreatment training documentation in the file. | |||
| 2022-08-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-16 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. There is no playground check available for May 2022. Mr. Davis completed a playground check during the visit. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
If you are a provider and you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We will research your concern and make corrections accordingly.
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My child has been at Step by Step daycare for 3 months now and the experience has been amazing . Mrs.Davis is wonderful with the kids and truly treats them like her own . My daughter has already learned how to count and say her ABCs and is potty training . I am so thankful we found such a wonderful daycare to love our little one .