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Stepping Stones Children’s Learning Academy

A license type: III in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815

10764 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815. (225) 960-2200.

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 5 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 46. Last cited Aug 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 2 inspection visits, the latest on Aug 24, 2026 (Compliance).

Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 1 of them.

The Department’s file lists 5 deficiencies cited at 1 visit 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

5 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 46. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

5 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.

Aug 24, 2026: compliance5 deficiencies
  • Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners

    The inspectors’ words, 92 words

    “1507.B.: Based on record review at 10:30 a.m., S1 failed to ensure the center’s staff and owner’s daily attendance record accurately reflects the persons on the child care premises at any given time. S4 was signed into the center at 8:00 a.m., on 8/24/2026, but she was not present for the day. S5 was signed into the center at 6:30 a.m., on 8/24/2026, but he was not present when the Specialist arrived at 10:00 a.m. S5 arrived to the center with S1 at 11:10 a.m. S2 and S3 were not signed in.”

    Rule 1507.B.

  • Staff Records and Personnel Files

    “1715.A.1.: Based on record review and interview at 11:35 a.m., S1 failed to have an application/staff information form which includes the name, date of birth, home address and phone number, training, work experience, educational background, hire date, and first day onsite working with children or staff for S3. The Specialist observed S3 working in the one-year-old classroom alone supervising five children, aged one-year-old.”

    Rule 1715.A.1,3.&4.

  • Orientation Training

    “1719.A.-C.: Based on record review and interview at 12 p.m., S1 failed to provide documentation that 2 of 5 staff, S3 (DOH 8/24/26) and S5 (5/04/26), received orientation within seven days of the first day present at the center and prior to having sole responsibility for any children. The Specialist observed S3 working in the classroom supervising five children, aged one-year-old.”

    Rule 1719.A.-C.

  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “1723.F.: Based on record review and interview at 12:00 p.m., S1 failed to ensure that each staff member has current certification in Pediatric First Aid and CPR prior to assuming sole responsibility for any children. The Specialist observed S3 working in the one-year-old classroom while supervising five children alone. S1 stated S3 began working at the center on today, 8/24/26, due to S4 being absent from work.”

    Rule 1723.F.

  • Tornado Drills

    “1921.E.: Based on interview at 12:45 p.m., S1 failed to provide documentation of tornado drills that were conducted at least once per month during the months of March, April, and May 2026.”

    Rule 1921.E.

All 2 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 24, 2026ComplianceDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jun 23, 2026Initial InspectionNo 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 5.27.
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
Stepping Stones Children’s Learning Academy 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.

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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