Kepler Stem School

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
  Inspector's note: One caregiver did not have hands on CPR training. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-08-14.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
  Inspector's note: A child was served egg, and the child had a known egg allergy. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-08-14.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
  Inspector's note: A garbage can in the childrens restroom did not have a lid on it. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-11.
• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: Two children were observed walking unsupervised to take their dishes to the kitchen. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-05-11.
• Critical Sanitize Potty-Chairs
  Inspector's note: A potty chair was observed unclean. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-11.

• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: A child was left unsupervised in the classroom Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-05.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Director present-Minimum 75%
  Inspector's note: One of the directors has not been present for 75% or 30 hours a week for the past 6 months. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-02-11.

• Critical Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
  Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The operation did not notify the parent of the incident involving their child being placed at risk immediately as required. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-02-24.
• Non-critical Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
  Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported standards and found to be deficient. The operation did not share the incident report with the parent within 48 hours. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-02-24.
• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. A child was left outside unsupervised. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-02-24.
• Critical Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The operation did not report the child that was left unsupervised within the required 2 days. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-02-24.
• Non-critical Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
  Inspector's note: This standards was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The incident report was not completed at the time of the inspection and had to be requested. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-02-24.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver was bringing in the children from outside and failed to follow center policy, this resulted in a child being left outside unsupervised. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-31.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
  Inspector's note: This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-31.
• Critical Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  Inspector's note: This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. The operation failed to report an incident of a child injured by a caregiver with in the 2 day required timeframe to Child Care Regulation. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-31.
• Non-critical Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
  Inspector's note: This standard was found deficient in relation to the DFPS investigation. The director failed to ensure that a caregiver that was previously cited for inappropriate discipline was following safe practices and disciplining the children correctly. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-07-31.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
  Inspector's note: This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. There was sufficient evidence to support that the caregiver grabbed a child by the arm and pulled the child placing them in the chair forcefully. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-31.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
  Inspector's note: One caregiver was observed grabbing and pulling a child. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-29.
• Critical Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
  Inspector's note: One child was placed into a situation that may have caused harm, and the child's parents were not notified. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-29.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
  Inspector's note: There was sufficient evidence that a caregiver is yelling at the children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-29.
• Critical Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  Inspector's note: The operation became aware of an incident that placed a child at risk for injury or harm, but did not report the incident to CCR. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-29.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
  Inspector's note: The standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver had three 2 year olds in time out for a total of 9 minutes. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-04-24.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
  Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver was seen on video foot grabbing a child by the arm and taking the child to a time out. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-04-24.

• Critical Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  Inspector's note: Food Allergy Alert Plans were reviewed and three did not have parent signatures. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-02-17.
• Non-critical Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
  Inspector's note: Staff files were reviewed and one file was missing the notarized affidavit. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2025-02-17.

• Critical Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
  Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. There was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver was inappropriately disciplining a child with a spray bottle. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-02-13.

• Non-critical Medication No Longer Used
  Inspector's note: Three children were observed to have expired medications. This was corrected during the inspection when the director removed the medication and set it aside to return to the parent. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
  Inspector's note: During the inspection, first aid kits had supplies that were expired. This was corrected at inspection when the supplies were removed from the kits. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.