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Stepping Stones Academy

Tahlequah, OK · Cherokee County
1400 HENSLEY DRIVE, Tahlequah, OK 74464
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Quick Facts

Capacity
45 children
Age Range
0 - 11 Months, 12 - 23 Months, 2 Years, 3 Years, 4 Years, 5 Years
Type of Care
Year Round, Daytime Hours
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3

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Contact Information

📞 (918) 931-1871
1400 HENSLEY DRIVE
Tahlequah, OK 74464
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✓ Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
K830024891
Issued By
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Licensor
Sarah Adams
District Office
Oklahoma Human Services - Child Care Services

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About the Provider

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STEPPING STONES ACADEMY is a Child Care Center in TAHLEQUAH OK, with a maximum capacity of 45 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 11 Months, 12 - 23 Months, 2 Years, 3 Years, 4 Years, 5 Years. It is open Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information: Rated 3 Stars.

Hours of Operation

  • Monday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Thursday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Friday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type/Purpose Corrections
2026-08-07 340:110-3-296(b)(2)(C)(i)
Determined During Course of Investigation Complaints
Plan: Notice to Comply will be emailed to the Program for the Plan of Correction.
Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Rest time: Infants are being placed in cribs on their stomachs.
2026-08-07 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (9 of 9 requirements met)
2026-08-07 340:110-3-296(b)(2)(B)(ii)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: Notice to Comply will be emailed to the Program for the Plan of Correction.
Description: Rest Time: Infants were sleeping in a bouncer.
2026-07-07 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met)
2026-04-23 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: Licensing observed a teacher, counted in ratios, leave a classroom to let a parent in the door, which put the classroom out of ratio.
2026-03-06 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (36 of 36 requirements met)
2025-11-17 Follow Up
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (7 of 7 requirements met)
2025-11-10 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Licensing did not receive one employees personnel information form within two weeks of employment.

Licensing observed a climbing apparatus with a fall height over four feet tall that had less than 6 inches of impact material underneath.

2025-11-10 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Licensing did not receive one employees personnel information form within two weeks of employment.
2025-11-10 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Licensing observed a climbing apparatus with a fall height over four feet tall that had less than 6 inches of impact material underneath.
2025-11-03 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (13 of 13 requirements met)
2025-07-08 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met)
2025-03-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: One trash container observed in the toddler room with soiled training pants/diapers did not have a lid on it.

CCLS observed mouse droppings in the kitchen cabinets where food and dishes are stored.

Program Director has not been present for the past 6 monitoring visits that were complete by both OK Child Care Services and Cherokee Nation Licensing. The monitoring visits where Ms. Tracy has not been present include 8/1/23, 12/15/23, 4/16/24, 7/19/24, 11/5/24, and 11/19/24.

2025-03-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: One trash container observed in the toddler room with soiled training pants/diapers did not have a lid on it.
2025-03-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: CCLS observed mouse droppings in the kitchen cabinets where food and dishes are stored.
2025-03-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Program Director has not been present for the past 6 monitoring visits that were complete by both OK Child Care Services and Cherokee Nation Licensing. The monitoring visits where Ms. Tracy has not been present include 8/1/23, 12/15/23, 4/16/24, 7/19/24, 11/5/24, and 11/19/24.
2024-11-19 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met)
2024-11-05 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: The compliance file only contained monitoring summaries from 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2019. No monitoring summaries were found for 2024.

One staff member employed since 2/13/2020 has completed the same trainings every year to obtain her 20 hours.

2024-11-05 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: The compliance file only contained monitoring summaries from 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2019. No monitoring summaries were found for 2024.
2024-11-05 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: One staff member employed since 2/13/2020 has completed the same trainings every year to obtain her 20 hours.
2024-07-19 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: CCLS observed a child crying in a chair in the toddler room without any interaction from teachers for at least 5 minutes.

Toddler room is not well-equipped and needs to have more toys added to interest areas.

Plastic sand bucket broken on the playground with sharp points.

2024-07-19 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: CCLS observed a child crying in a chair in the toddler room without any interaction from teachers for at least 5 minutes.
2024-07-19 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Toddler room is not well-equipped and needs to have more toys added to interest areas.
2024-07-19 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Plastic sand bucket broken on the playground with sharp points.
2024-04-16 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met)
2023-12-15 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met)
2023-08-16 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed
2023-08-16 340:110-3-281.4(b)(2)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: Per the Notice to Comply dated 10-04-23: The Program had been sending the Daily Reports for Infants & One Year-Olds via text message due to COVID. The Program will return to paper daily reports.
Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Records-Parents were not provided a daily report for their children (ages one year & younger).
2023-08-01 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Two staff employed over 12 months have expired OK-PDLs.

One staff employed over 90 days has not completed ELCCT.

One staff has not completed the required amount of training hours.

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