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A Step Ahead Child Development & Learning Center

A license type: III in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

6485 Renoir Ave, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806. (225) 715-7484.

Louisiana’s own record, on louisianaschools.com

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The short answer

Record last released by Louisiana Department of Education on Oct 27, 2026.

The last 24 months 6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 46. Last cited Mar 2026. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean4
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Quality rating
Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

Louisiana lists 13 inspection visits, the latest on Sep 2, 2026 (Compliance).

Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 4 of them.

The Department’s file lists 6 deficiencies cited at 4 visits from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, each in its words below.

Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026. Released Oct 27, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request.

When those deficiencies happened

6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 46. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

6 deficiencies by month over the last 4 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026. Released Oct 27, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request.

Mar 6, 2026: follow Up To Annual1 deficiency

  • General Liability Insurance Policy

    The inspectors’ words, 98 words

    “1503.B.: Based on record review S1 failed to maintain in force at all times current commercial liability insurance for the operation of the center to ensure medical coverage for children in the event of accident or injury. The documentation of commercial liability insurance shall consist of the policy or binder that includes the name of the early learning center, physical address of the center, name of the insurance company, policy number, period of coverage and explanation. The Specialist observed an incomplete policy not showing the period of coverage, policy number or the physical address of center of coverage.”

    Rule 1503.A.-D.

Jan 21, 2026: annual Inspection2 deficiencies

  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “1723. A..B.: Based on the record review/interview, at 10:00 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 4 staff on the premises and accessible to children had current certification in Infant, Child, and Adult CPR through a trainer approved by the Department. S2’s most recent certifications expired on 12/30/2025. S2 has a class scheduled for 1/29/2026.”

    Rule 1723.A.&B.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    “1723. C: Based on the record review/interview, at 10:00 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 4 staff on the premises and accessible to children had current certification in Pediatric First Aid through a trainer approved by the Department. S2’s most recent certifications expired on 12/30/2025.”

    Rule 1723.C.

Feb 3, 2025: annual Inspection2 deficiencies

  • General Liability Insurance Policy

    “1503.A.: Based on Observation/Record Review/Interview at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to have current proof of insurance ensuring medical coverage for children in the event of an accident or injury. S1 immediately contacted the insurance company to obtain medical coverage.”

    Rule 1503.A.-D.

  • Tornado Drills

    “1921.E.: Based on record review at 11:00 p.m., S1 failed to conduct at least one tornado drill per month during March, April, May, and June. The Specialist did not observed tornado drill documentation for March, May, or June 2024.”

    Rule 1921.E.

Feb 8, 2024: annual Inspection1 deficiency

  • Medication Management Training

    “Based on record review/interview: S1 failed to have at least two staff members trained in medication administration whether the early learning center administers medication or not. Only S2 has been trained in Medication Administration. S1 stated that she will be trained by 2/24/2024.”

    Rule 1725.A.-C.

All 13 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 2, 2026ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Jul 8, 2026Partial InspectionNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Apr 7, 2026Follow Up To Follow Up To AnnualNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Mar 6, 2026Follow Up To AnnualDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jan 21, 2026Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Aug 6, 2025ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 25, 2025Follow Up To AnnualNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 3, 2025Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Nov 13, 2024ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
May 31, 2024ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Apr 5, 2024Follow Up To AnnualNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 8, 2024Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
May 9, 2023ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed. License type: III. Licensed Center. Takes the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).
  • Ages served: Infant (Under 1)-PK (ages 3-4).
Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Louisiana acted against it?

  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t show enforcement actions, such as fines or licence revocations, for individual providers.

Who does the caring?

  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.

Who owns it?

  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

  • Louisiana’s Early Childhood Performance Rating for 2024-2025: High Proficient, with a site score of 5.78.
Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Providers aren’t compared with each other here: the Department’s file doesn’t grade its deficiencies by how serious they are.
Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

1 compared
Place
A Step Ahead Child Development & Learning Center This child care providerNot given

What the record doesn’t say

  • Each deficiency here is from the file of deficiencies the Department of Education sent in answer to a public records request, covering Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, as it wrote them. The file lists only deficiencies, so a visit that found none isn’t in it; the School Finder’s visits are listed below.
  • The Department’s file doesn’t grade deficiencies by how serious they are. Its statements of deficiencies, the reports themselves, open from Louisiana’s own page for this provider.
  • Louisiana lists only recent visits. In its words: “Inspection displayed on this page are the last 15 visits or last visits done within 3 years period of time.”
  • Louisiana also says: “Inspections conducted before July 2024 that do not have deficiencies may not have an available Inspection Report.”
  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t show owners, staffing levels or enforcement actions for individual providers.
  • Louisiana wrote notes on some of these visits; they aren’t shown here, and its own page has them.

Sources

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

From the provider

The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.

Replies

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Paid listing

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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