Description: STEPPING STONES CHILDREN'S CENTER is a Four Star Center License in SANFORD NC, with a maximum capacity of 48 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-06 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. While drinking from bottles, two children were placed in bouncey seats and one was placed on the floor on a boppy pillow. | |||
| 2023-11-06 | Violation | 533 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Breast milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Five bottles stored in the refrigerator in the space used by the infants were not dated. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-07-13 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-04-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-03-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-01 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. The incident report for an incident which occurred on February 27, 2023 was not completely filled out. | |||
| 2023-03-01 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| Child was handled roughly. On February 27, 2023 a staff member handled a two-year-old child in a rough manner causing an injury to the child's arm. | |||
| 2023-03-01 | Violation | 908 | .1803(b) |
| Discipline was not appropriate for the child's age and development. On February 27, 2023, a two-year-old child was placed in time out for five minutes. | |||
| 2023-03-01 | Violation | 1030 | .0302(d)(1)(A) |
| Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. One staff member's application was not fully completed. | |||
| 2023-03-01 | Violation | 1810 | GS 110-105.6(a) |
| There was a substantiation of child maltreatment. Pursuant to its investigation, the Division has confirmed sufficient information to determine child maltreatment. | |||
| 2022-12-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 542 | 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. Per the teacher report, a child whose date of birth is 2/9/2022, is eating solid foods but the form was not updated. | |||
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I have used this daycare for almost 3 years. Sadly we will not make it another year as most of staff and director have changed. The new staff as well as director are not as compassionate nor caring. The new director has walked right past parents and not spoken. She also tends to delegate tasks to her staff that she should handle herself. The new director is very rude and staff follows suit. The infant room and Mrs Samantha are wonderful. The rest leave much to be desired. I have come to pick my children up only to find them in a far corner unattended while staff sits together chatting. I also have to change my child upon pickup as the diaper is fully saturated to the point that the gel starts to come out. The list is so very extensive but I'm sure you get the point. Steer clear of this center unless you have an infant or a child that requires little to no care.