Lifesteps Childrens Creative Learning Center
Lifesteps Childrens Creative Learning Center is a certified child care center in Butler, PA, with capacity for 36 children. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 16 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (9 of 16). All 16 came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 11 centers in Butler and has more citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center was not posted by the telephone in the indoor play space.
A brown stain was visible on a ceiling tile next to the door leading to the outdoor play space.
A copy of the general liability insurance policy was not on file at the facility at the time of the inspection.
The indoor play space did not have a written plan of daily activities posted.
The emergency contact form for Child #1 did not contain a telephone number of a person designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.
The preschool classroom and indoor play spaces did not have a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency posted in a conspicuously location.
The facility emergency plan lacked the updates regarding the Continuity of Operations requirements.
The operator did not post the emergency plan in the facility at a conspicuous location.
There were two uncovered electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger in the bathroom.
There were toxic plants accessible to children in the main room. There were a Philodendron and an Aloe Vera plant.
There was a hand sanitizer bottle on top of the table on the entryway label " Keep out of reach of children" accessible to children.
The first - aid kit in the main room lacked soap.
The bathroom lacked a lidded waste receptacle.
There was a wooden bench with exposed splinters in the playground.
The operator was unable to provide proof of purchase for the fire alarm system.
A copy of the facility emergency plan was not sent to the local municipality and the county emergency management agency.
“Core safety” marks citations about supervision and staff ratios, discipline and caregiver conduct, background checks, child protection and safe sleep, the topics our score weights most. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity. “Follow-up” marks a violation re-cited at a follow-up visit, counted once. How scores work.
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Has Lifesteps Childrens Creative Learning Center had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 16 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Lifesteps Childrens Creative Learning Center?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Lifesteps Childrens Creative Learning Center since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
How does Lifesteps Childrens Creative Learning Center compare with other daycares in Butler?
It is #6 of 11 centers in Butler by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lifesteps Childrens Creative Learning Center last inspected?
Aug 27, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Lifesteps Childrens Creative Learning Center?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Lifesteps INC.
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Citations are quoted from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services inspection records (Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Certification Services), including each finding and the center’s plan of correction. Rule numbers refer mostly to 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3270, the rules for child care centers; a few cite Chapter 20, which covers every certified facility. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; the “core safety” label and the score are Daycare Record’s.
To check the state’s own record, search the center’s name on COMPASS Child Care Provider Search and open its inspection history. Data refreshed Oct 16, 2026.
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