Stepping Stones Nursery School and Daycare

At the time of inspection facility did not have an annual emergency drill conducted or documented on file.

At the time of inspection facility did not have proof of purchase of interconnected system or Attestation form on file.

At the time of inspection facility did not send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency.

At the time of inspection, the facility did not have a written policy to address the following: 1. Recognition of potential signs/symptoms of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma 2. Strategies for coping with a crying, fussing, or distraught child 3. The prevention and identification of child maltreatment Also, at the time of inspection facility's emergency plan did not address continuity of operations.

At the time of inspection facility person #2 did not have verifiable education (college degree not evaluated or translated) on file.

At the time of the inspection child #1 did not have an updated emergency contact from in her classroom. Emergency contact form was dated 11/6/2024. Child #2 did not have a 6-month update of their emergency contact form on file

At the time of inspection facility persons #2 and #3 did not have verified experience on file.

At the time of inspection facility person #4 did not have Child Abuse Clearance on file.

At the time of inspection facility person did not conduct fire drills every 60 days (missing in the month of November) and 23 devices were not inspected in the annual fire detection report.

At the time of investigation staff #1 was confirmed using abusive towards children.

At the time of investigation facility was not using nor had posted daily schedules.

At the time of inspection facility person #4 did not have Child Abuse Clearance on file.

At the time of inspection facility was using licensed multipurpose room and outdoor play space for additional activities outside of childcare purpose.

During the annual inspection facility person #2 did not have Mantoux testing nor reading on file.

At the time of inspection facility person did not conduct fire drills every 60 days (missing in the month of November) and 23 devices were not inspected in the annual fire detection report.

During a compliant inspection conducted on 4/20/23 classroom# 1 had a total of 9 children. Staff person#1 was asked for the names of the children responsible for. Staff person# 1 did not identify children specifically assigned to child care group.

While conducting a renewal inspection on 4/10/23 it was observed staff person # 2 file did not include completion of emergency plan training.

While conducting a renewal inspection on 4/10/23 it was observed classroom# 1 did not have bleach spray bottle locked away or inaccessible to children.

While conducting a renewal inspection on 4/10/23 it was observed staff person# 1 did not wash 2 children's hands after diapering.

While conducting a renewal inspection on 4/10/23 it was observed child#1 bottle was not labeled.

While conducting a renewal inspection on 4/10/23 it was observed that the emergency plan did not include plans to provide accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.

While conducting a renewal inspection on 4/10/23 it was observed staff person#1 file did not included expired identification nor was there verification of address.

While conducting a renewal inspection on 4/10/23 it was observed that staff person#2 file did not include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.

While conducting a renewal inspection on 4/10/23 it was observed that staff person#2 file did not include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests.

While conducting a renewal inspection on 4/10/23 it was observed that facility did not provide a certificate of occupancy at time of inspection.

While conducting a renewal inspection on 4/10/23 it was observed staff persons #3 file did not include verification health and safety training completed. Staff person#4 file did not include required 1hr health and safety training.

At time of inspection, updated health assessment were not documented in the files of child #1-3 as required.

At time of inspection, child #3 did not have a signed agreement form documented in their record.

During the unannounced inspection on 2/23/22 and 4/14/22 interviews with staff person #1 and #2 revealed that child #1 was placed into low level highchair before nap time to "keep the child from waking the other children". The child was able to tip the high chair over onto it's side.