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Steps To Success Mount Sidney Rd

Lancaster, PA · Lancaster County
500 Mount Sidney Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Quick Facts

Capacity
172 children
Subsidized Program
Participates
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
4

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Contact Information

📞 (717) 808-7247
500 Mount Sidney Rd
Lancaster, PA 17602
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CER-00258181
License Issued
May 20, 2026
Active Through
Jan 3, 2027
Issued By
Pennsylvania Department of Education and Public Welfare
District Office
Early Learning Resource Center for Region 10

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About the Provider

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Steps To Success Mount Sidney Rd is a Child Care Center in Lancaster PA, with a maximum capacity of 172 children. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Hours of Operation

  • Monday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Tuesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Wednesday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Thursday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Friday6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Reason Description Status
2026-07-10 Change in Location Capacity Change in Location Capacity Compliant - Finalized
2026-05-20 Change in Location Capacity Change in Location Capacity Compliant - Finalized
2026-02-12 Incident Investigation 3270.21/3270.113(a) - General Health and Safety/Supervised at all times Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.21/3270.113(a)

Description: General Health and Safety/Supervised at all times

Noncompliance Area: During gross motor play in the Gymnasium, Staff person #1 did not properly supervise child #1, permitting child #1 to jump off of mats stacked 5-6 feet high, several times prior to this child sustaining a serious physical injury from jumping and landing on a wooden balance beam.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity must create a supervision plan for when the children are involved in gross motor activities while using the Gymnasium to ensure that children are properly supervised in order to maintain a safe play space. This supervision plan must be sent to the Central Regional Office for approval prior to implementation of the plan.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
The conditions in the facility will not pose a threat to any of the children's health and safety. All staff will be actively supervising and communicating with each other when children are present in the child care spaces. A supervision plan for when children are involved in gross motor play will be made and implemented after approval from the Central Regional Office. Children will be properly supervised at all times.
2025-10-16 Renewal 3270.133(7)(v) - Date of administration Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.133(7)(v)

Description: Date of administration

Noncompliance Area: Child #1's medication log did not include the dates of administration (top of form).

Correction Required: A medication log shall include the date of administration.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Dates of administration have been added to the medication log of child #1.
2024-12-05 Renewal 3270.123(a)(1) - Amount of fee Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.123(a)(1)

Description: Amount of fee

Noncompliance Area: Child #1's agreement did not specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the amount of the fee to be charged per day or per week.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Child number 1 has an amount in her their fee section on their agreement.
2024-12-05 Renewal 3270.124(b)(7) - Name/address/phone release person Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.124(b)(7)

Description: Name/address/phone release person

Noncompliance Area: Child #1's emergency contact information did not include the release person's address and telephone number.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Child number 1's release person's address and phone number have been updated.
2024-12-05 Renewal 3270.133(6)/3270.133(7)(v) - Written consent/Date of administration Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.133(6)/3270.133(7)(v)

Description: Written consent/Date of administration

Noncompliance Area: Child #3's medication log was not signed by the parent and did not include dates of administration.

Correction Required: A parent shall provide written consent for administration of medication or a special diet. A medication log shall include the date of administration.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Child 3's medication log has been signed by the parent and now includes dates of administration.
2024-12-05 Renewal 3270.14/3270.21 - Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21

Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: It was observed that there were 4 bottles of hand sanitizer accessible to children on a school district cart, in the Cafeteria. (corrected during inspection).

Correction Required: A facility shall be operated in conformity with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.State agencies whose regulations may relate to the operation of a facility include the Department of Environmental Resources, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation. Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Corrected on site. The bottles of hand sanitizer were made inaccessible to the children during the inspection.
2024-12-05 Renewal 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.27(c)

Description: Training regarding plan

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 has been employed for over one year and has no record of emergency plan training on file. See Code Sheet.

Correction Required: The operator shall assure that each facility person receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update. The operator shall document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training and kept on file at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff person one will get emergency plan training.
2024-08-20 Initial review 3270.151(c)(3)/3270.151(c)(5) - Exam communicable disease/Physician/CRNP assessment Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.151(c)(3)/3270.151(c)(5)

Description: Exam communicable disease/Physician/CRNP assessment

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1's health assessment did not include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination. Staff person #1's health assessment did not include an assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination. An adult health assessment must include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff person #1's health assessment now includes an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination and the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide child care.
2024-08-20 Initial review 3270.192(2)(ii) - Exp, educ., training prior to facility Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.192(2)(ii)

Description: Exp, educ., training prior to facility

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1's record did not include verification of child care experience prior to service at the facility.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Staff person #1's record now contains verification of child care experience.
2024-08-20 Initial review 3270.27(a)(2) - Emergency plan Compliant - Finalized

Regulation: 3270.27(a)(2)

Description: Emergency plan

Noncompliance Area: The facility's emergency plan did not provide for accommodations for the evacuation of children from the facility building and evacuation of children to a location away from the facility which were site specific.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for accommodations for evacuation of children from the facility building and evacuation of children to a location away from the facility premises. The evacuation routes and evacuation plans to exit the building may be the same as those required by §3270.94 (relating to fire drills).

Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Site specific evacuation plans for the evacuation of children from the facility building and to a location away from the facility premises have been added to the emergency plan.

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