A Step Ahead Day Care
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On record in Pennsylvania.
7802 CASTOR AVENUE 1ST FLO, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152
- Licensed for
- 87 children
- Subsidies
- Accepted
Ages and programs
Reported to DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning by A Step Ahead Day Care and published in the state licence record. Availability is not the same as licensing, so confirm openings directly.
Programs on record
- Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts
The public record
- License number
- 100135908-0001
- License status
- LICENSED
- License type
- Child Care Center
- Licensed capacity
- 87 children
- Address
- 7802 CASTOR AVENUE 1ST FLO, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152
- County
- Philadelphia County
- Phone
- +12157224700
- Website
- Not listed
- License issued
- September 1, 2025
- License expires
- September 1, 2026
This page republishes the public license record maintained by the DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning. Fields marked "Not listed" are absent from the state's published data, not hidden. Verify current license status with the agency before enrolling.
Questions parents ask about A Step Ahead Day Care
Is A Step Ahead Day Care a licensed child care provider in Pennsylvania?
- Yes. A Step Ahead Day Care holds Pennsylvania certificate 100135908-0001, listed as "LICENSED" by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning in Philadelphia County. The current certificate runs to September 1, 2026. Confirm current standing at compass.dhs.pa.gov/providersearch before enrolling.
What is A Step Ahead Day Care's Keystone STARS rating?
- Pennsylvania rates A Step Ahead Day Care STAR 4, on a scale of one to four where four is highest. That tier took effect on December 8, 2025. Keystone STARS measures programme standards such as staff qualifications and learning environment, not inspection outcomes.
Does Pennsylvania record a negative sanction against A Step Ahead Day Care?
- No. The state's provider dataset records no negative sanction against A Step Ahead Day Care at the time the record was published. That is a single field in a snapshot, not a full compliance history, and it is not the same as a clean inspection record. The licensing inspection detail is at compass.dhs.pa.gov/providersearch.
Does A Step Ahead Day Care accept child care subsidy?
- Yes. A Step Ahead Day Care holds a subsidy agreement with the state. The agreement covers these age groups: Infant and toddler, Preschool. An agreement means the provider can bill the subsidy programme, not that a funded place is free today. Eligibility is decided by your Early Learning Resource Center, Early Learning Resource Center for Region 18.
Does this page show inspection results for A Step Ahead Day Care?
- No. Pennsylvania completes at least one unannounced inspection a year at every licensed provider, and publishes the results through the provider search at compass.dhs.pa.gov/providersearch. Those results are not included here, and there is no open dataset of them, so nothing on this page reflects A Step Ahead Day Care's inspection history either way. Look the provider up there and read the licensing inspection record.
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