Description: Stepping Stones Academy is a Two Star Center License in HERTFORD NC, with a maximum capacity of 90 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-08-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A lesson plan dated for June 2025 was posted in Space 3. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. An infant was drinking from a bottle while lying on his or her back awake in a crib in Space 5. A child, one-year of age, was given a sippy cup of water and was not placed in a feeding chair or approved seating apparatus. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | 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. Alcohol Prep Pads with a “Keep Out of Reach” warning and an additional warning “To Keep Away from Fire or Flames” was stored on a shelf above five feet in Space 1. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Plastic trash bags were stored in a tissue box on the changing table. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Documentation of arrival time was not completed for one child present today and the attendance record form was not completed for all children present on August 5th and 6th. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One authorization form indicated Desitin/Diaper Cream to be applied. The name of the medication in the child’s belongings was Gentle Steps Diaper Cream. Two of the medication authorization forms had "until no longer needed" listed for the twelve month standing authorization timeframe. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. Hand sanitizer was stored below five feet in the Space 3 and at the entrance of the facility. This is a violation of Sanitation requirement .2820 Storage (c) Non-aerosol sanitizing solutions, approved disinfectants, detergent solutions, hand antiseptics, and hand lotions shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but are not required to be in locked storage. | |||
| 2025-06-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-06-12 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in Space 2. | |||
| 2025-06-12 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An open electrical outlet was observed in the bathroom of Space 2. | |||
| 2025-04-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-04 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-02-04 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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