Stepping Stones Academy

A caregiver did not wash hands after wiping a child's nose.

There was no staff list posted at the operation.

The most recent investigation letter and 2936 were not posted at the operation.

The building had chipping paint, a damaged ceiling tile, torn changing mat and nap mats and infant equipment and rugs that were not clean.

One child did not have an immunization record on file.

A child used an inflatable in violation of the manufacturer’s label and instructions.

One infant was in a high chair without being buckled.

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.

The operation was unable to provide documentation showing fire drills were completed in May and June 2024.

The operation did not validate the employee list after 2 caregivers left and are no longer employed.

The operation did not have posted the most recent investigation letter that was provided on 2/22/24.

One caregiver who's employment ended more than 7 days ago has not been inactivated from the staff list.

Based on the information obtained during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to prove that director placed an infant in another room without a caregiver present.

Based on the information obtained during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to prove that director placed an infant in a restrictive device instead of comforting the infant who was upset.

A caregiver was present around and responsible for children prior to receiving an eligible background check.

A 6 month old infant again was present in a room with a specified age of 3, exceeding the 18 month age gap allowed.

An infant was observed asleep in a bouncer.

One infant was present in the infant room without a caregiver present. A toddler aged child was observed alone in a hallway without a caregiver present. Children were in 3 different rooms for naptime with only 2 caregivers present.

A child was placed in high chair to keep them from running around.

Both caregivers present had to participate in activities that kept them from supervising children such as opening the door and preparing lunch. They had to leave children unattended multiple times throughout the inspection.

A 6 month old infant was present in a room with a specified age of 3, exceeding the 18 month age gap allowed. This was corrected when the infant left for the day.

There is sufficient evidence to prove that a caregiver was present around children prior to receiving a notice of eligibility.

There is sufficient evidence to prove that a caregiver was providing transportation without having transportation training.

There is sufficient evidence to prove that the director has been yelling at children.

There is sufficient evidence to prove that the director used derogatory language when relating to and talking about children.

Three caregivers did not have current CPR training that included a hands- on portion as required by minimum standards.

A caregiver was out of ratio in the infant room. The caregiver had 8 children in her care with a SAG of 12 - 17 months old.

There was a mop bucket filled with water inside of the kitchen accessible to children. ** Director emptied the bucket and put it inside of the utility closet. **