Small Steps Nurturing Center-5Th Ward

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.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
  Inspector's note: 12 children transported were missing the Emergency Medical Authorization forms in the van. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-08-28.
• Critical Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  Inspector's note: 2 children with a diagsnosed food allergy were missing medication that the health care provider says needs to be part of the plan. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-08-28.

• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
  Inspector's note: 12 children transported were missing the Emergency Medical Authorization forms in the van. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-08-28.
• Critical Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  Inspector's note: 2 children with a diagsnosed food allergy were missing medication that the health care provider says needs to be part of the plan. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-08-28.

• Non-critical Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
  Inspector's note: The policy on file that was documented on 10/16/24 had expired on 9/19/25. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director entered the updated policy in the on line provider portal account. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-05-22.

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: A self-report by the operation was made that a child was left unsupervised in the hallway for a minute. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-02.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
  Inspector's note: The operation did not complete an incident report or share the report with the parent within 48 hours of the incident. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-11-14.

• 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: One child was left unsupervised in the classroom for several minutes. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-12-01.

• Critical Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  Inspector's note: 4 out of 6 children with diagnosed food allergies did not have a complete and current food allergy emergency plan. 1 kid is missing Benadryl, 2 kids had expired epi-pens, 1 kid missing medication and authorization form. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-11-07.
• Critical Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
  Inspector's note: Two tv monitors in 2 classrooms were unfastended to the children's bookshelf, posing as a tipping hazard. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-10-29.

• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
  Inspector's note: The transportation binder is missing Emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for 3 children being transported. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-11-20.
• Critical Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
  Inspector's note: The Emergency Prepardeness Plan is missing the address of the alternate shelter away from the center. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-11-20.
• Critical Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
  Inspector's note: 8 medications did not have the date received written on the container. Note; this was corrected at inspection when the director wrote on each medication the date it was received from the parent. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.

• Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  Inspector's note: 2 student volunteers, 1 caregiver and 1 contract vendor were with children without approved background checks. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-10-16.

• 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: Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-11-08.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
  Inspector's note: The director did not have current transportation training, the last training was taken in 2021. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-12.

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: It was determined that a child was left alone for approximately five minutes. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-12-05.