Stepping Stones Dfw, LLC

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
  Inspector's note: The operation does not have liability insurance. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-02-09.

• Non-critical Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
  Inspector's note: The operation does not have liability insurance. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-02-09.

• Non-critical Report Number of Employees
  Inspector's note: Annual report has not been completed and submitted by required due date. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2026-02-11.

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 AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
  Inspector's note: A person was supervising 9 children in a classroom with a condition to not being left alone. An additional caregiver was not present in the classroom Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-01.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
  Inspector's note: A child was observed asleep in a room alone. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-01.
• Critical Designating Director
  Inspector's note: The current director of the center does not meet the required standards due to conditions on their background check that prevent them from fulfilling their job duties. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-10-01.
• Critical Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
  Inspector's note: One of the operation's vehicles the front seat was not attatched to the floor of the van. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-10-01.

• Critical Not Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance
  Inspector's note: Based on evidence gathered throughout the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver was under the influence while caring for and transporting children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-29.

• Non-critical Director Certificate Not Renewed
  Inspector's note: Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2025-09-26.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
  Inspector's note: Outside play sturcture has broken sharp edges. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-08-18.
• Critical Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
  Inspector's note: Loos fill surrounding the slide play structure is inadequate. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-08-18.

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 Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
  Inspector's note: The operation did not have a working safety alarm installed in either van they are currently using to transport children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-03-04.
• Critical Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  Inspector's note: The wood paneling to fix the broken fence must be secured. This should not be able to be moved by the wind or by children. Wooden logs with nails protruding must be removed as they pose a safety hazard. There is a hole on one section of the concrete fencing which needs to be covered. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-03-31.
• 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 walked down a hallway, across the gym and out the backdoor of the building where the director and I were on the playground. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-02-13.

• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
  Inspector's note: Caregivers did not know the birthdays of the children they were responsible for. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-01-27.
• Critical Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
  Inspector's note: The operation did not have a working safety alarm installed in van used to transport children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-01-31.
• Critical Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  Inspector's note: The operation has a broken fence area also has logs with sharp nails sticking out of the wood accessible to children. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-02-07.
• Critical Driver Has Current Driver's License
  Inspector's note: Two out of the three drivers did not have valid drivers license available for review. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-01-27.
• Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  Inspector's note: Caregiver was observed to have direct access to children without an active background check. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-01-27.
• Non-critical Required Records Storage
  Inspector's note: The operation did not have bus log records available for review for the past 3 months. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2025-01-31.

• Critical Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 4 through 7 years of age, outgrown weight or height limit of seat and less than 4 feet, 9 inches in height
  Inspector's note: The required safety seats are not being used for transporting. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-02-21.
• 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: The operation leaves children unattended in the classroom for unspecified amounts of time. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-02-21.

• Non-critical Signed Admission Form
  Inspector's note: One child's parent has not signed and dated their admission paperwork and have been enrolled over 1 year. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2024-11-01.
• Non-critical Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
  Inspector's note: Two children were missing health statements and have been enrolled over 1 year. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2024-11-01.

• Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  Inspector's note: Three out ten children records reviewed did not have completed emergency contacts on file. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-04-10.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
  Inspector's note: One out of ten children records reviewed did not have immunizations on file. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-04-10.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Health Statement
  Inspector's note: Two out of ten children records reviewed did not have health statements on file. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-04-10.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
  Inspector's note: Fruit and grain was not offered during lunchtime. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-15.
• Critical Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
  Inspector's note: A child did not wash hands after a diaper change. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-12.
• Critical Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
  Inspector's note: The infant room did not have infant daily reports accessible. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-15.
• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: The two year old class was observed to have one caregiver with twelve children. The specified age group is one caregiver to eleven children. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-12.
• Critical Caregivers Have Access to Tracking System
  Inspector's note: The infant room did not have a daily tracking sheet for children in care. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-12.
• Non-critical Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
  Inspector's note: The toddler room and the pre k room had torn mats. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-12-15.
• Critical Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
  Inspector's note: A caregiver did not wash their hands after changing a child's diaper. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-12.
• Critical Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  Inspector's note: A window on the school age playground was broken. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-26.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
  Inspector's note: The operation did not all information listed in the emergency preparedness plan. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-10-04.
• Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
  Inspector's note: One staff member who is a driver is missing transportaion training. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-10-04.
• Critical Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  Inspector's note: There was a bolt coming from the ground which could be a tripping hazard on the infant playground. The schoolers playground have two broken fences in which a child has access to an alley and a building hole that is accessible to children. There is paint accessible to children in the computer room. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-10-04.