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Community Care Facilities Licensing
FACILITY INSPECTION REPORT
HEALTH & SAFETY
CLAN-C9GTMB

FACILITY NAME
Apple Island Childcare
SERVICE TYPES
310 Multi-Age Child Care
FACILITY LICENSE #
NGIL-AGKTMS
FACILITY ADDRESS
6859 Dow Ave
FACILITY PHONE
(604) 721-7488
CITY
Burnaby
POSTAL CODE
V5J 3X1
MANAGER
Xue Li

INSPECTION DATE
December 07, 2021
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
TIME SPENT (HRS.)
1
ARRIVAL
10:15 AM
DEPARTURE
11:15 AM
ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE
ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE
INSPECTION TYPE
Routine
# OBSERVED IN CARE

Introduction

An unscheduled routine inspection was conducted to assess compliance with the Community Care and Assisted Living Act (CCALA), the Child Care Licensing Regulations (CCLR) and the relevant Director of Licensing Standards of Practice (DLSP). All care categories were inspected for compliance.

Contraventions
Previous Inspection - Not Applicable
Current Inspection - Items reviewed comply with the Act, regulations & standards of practice except for those noted on supplementary pages.

Observed Violations
LICENSING: 10050 - CCLR s.11(1) - A licensee must display in a prominent place in the community care facility both the licence, including any terms or conditions of the licence, and the name of the manager.
Observation: During the inspection the Managers' name was not posted.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure the Manager's name is posted in a prominant place
Date to be Corrected: December 21, 2021

PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 11010 - CCLR s.13(1) - A licensee must ensure that a healthy and safe environment is provided at all times while children are under the supervision of employees.
Observation: The following was observed inside the facility:
-rips in the play mat. This may make it difficult to clean and may harbour bacteria.
-a cord was not secured
The following was observed in the outdoor play are:The following was observed in the outdoor play are:
-Compost such as bones, egg shells and carrots were observed in the dirt at ground level. This could pose a potential health and safety risk to children who may eat the rotted foods. Please encourage children to play away from the compost until this is corrected.
-3 plastic bags.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure a healthy and safe environment is provided to children at all times.
Date to be Corrected: December 10, 2021

PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 11090 - CCLR s.15(1)(b) - A licensee must supply equipment, furniture and supplies that are (b) located so as not to block or hamper an exit in the case of fire or other emergency.
Observation: During the inspection Licensing opened the emergency exit door. Located directly on the other side of the door were two adult sized bikes. The exit was blocked. Licensing discussed the serious health and safety risk to children in care.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure nothing is blocking the exit in case of fire or other emergency.
Date to be Corrected: December 7, 2021

PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 11190 - CCLR s.16(4)(b) - A licensee must ensure that all indoor and outdoor play materials and equipment accessible to children are (b) safely constructed, free from hazards and in good repair.
Observation: Two tricycles were observed. One had a cracked plastic seat and one had a broken fender. In addition two gates were in need of repair. One gate had a hinge that was partially affixed while another gate had a lock that would not close properly.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure outdoor play materials are in good repair.
Date to be Corrected: December 14, 2021

PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 11200 - CCLR s.17 - A licensee must ensure that children do not have access to any object or substance that may be hazardous to the health or safety of a child.
Observation: During the inspection the following was observed:
-a trycicle had rust on it. This could cause a potential health hazard.
-the room to the laundry room was unlocked. A lock was observed but not applied. Two weed cutters were located at the children's level. Access to the laundry room door is a repeat contravention from #CLAN-B4JRPY. Please correct this by December 7, 2021
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure children do not have access to any object or substance that is hazardous to their health and safety.
Date to be Corrected: December 14, 2021

STAFFING: 12010 - CCALA s.7(1)(d) - A licensee must do all of the following: (d) appoint a manager for the community care facility.
Observation: During a previous inspection at the facility it was disclosed that the Manager was no longer working at the facility. A new Manager has not been appointed and the forms to change the Manager have not been submitted.
Corrective Action(s): Please submit the paperwork needed to appoint a new Manager
Date to be Corrected: December 20, 2021

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: 13020 - CCLR s.22(1)(b) - A licensee must: (b) have an emergency plan that sets out procedures to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from any emergency.
Observation: Licensing observed that the fire extinguiseher expired in October 16, 2020. This is a repeat contravention from inspection # CLAN-BRCMXK
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure to service the fire extinguisher and affix it with a tag as proof that it has been serviced.
Date to be Corrected: December 14, 2021

CARE AND/OR SUPERVISION: 14020 - CCLR s.34(2)(a) - Without limiting subsection (1), a licensee must ensure that (a) children attending a community care facility are divided into groups, with each group having no more children than that permitted in Schedule E.
Observation: Multi-Age CC, incl. none under 12 mo. - Maximum group size of 8 was exceeded. During the inspection a 9th child was dropped off at the facility. In discussion with the staff she stated one of the children was drop in and only was in attendance as another child's mother had communicated to the facility that she was not bringing her child that day. The parent was called and an uncle picked up the child within 10 minutes. Licensing observed the attendance records for October and November. Only 8 children were recorded on the attendance.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure the maximum group size of 8 children is not exceeded at any time.
Date to be Corrected: December 7, 2021

NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICES: 17120 - CCLR s.48(6) - A licensee must make available to parents information on the food and drink given to children.
Observation: In discussion with the facility staff she stated the children are given snack. No menu was observed. This is a repeat contravention from inspection #CLAN-B4JRPY.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure information is available to parents on the food and drink given to their children
Date to be Corrected: December 20, 2021

RECORDS AND REPORTING: 19100 - CCLR s.57(2)(d) - A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (d) name and telephone number of a parent, medical practitioner and emergency contact.
Observation: Four children's files of nine were reviewed. One child was missing an emergency contact other than a parent.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure children's records are complete
Date to be Corrected: December 21, 2021


Comments

At the inspection dated December 7, 2021 there were 9 children, and two staff were present. At this inspection the above noted contraventions were identified. Please correct the above noted contraventions by December 21, 2021 unless otherwise specified in the report. As part of this Routine Inspection a Facility Risk Assessment Tool is completed and a copy was sent to the Director.

The following education/recommendations were provided:

-The reportable incident reporting procedure and forms.
-The current COVID-19 protocols that are in place
-Information about preventing lead in water
-Please add diapers and more food to the emergency kit. Licensing recommends enough food for a period of 72 hours.

The inspection findings were partially reviewed with a staff member at the inspection as she was busy with the children. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the inspection report and the risk assessment were completed at the Burnaby FHA office. The report was written in 1 hour and this is not included in the report. A copy of these documents were sent to the Director. If you have any questions regarding this report please contact me

Action Required by Licensee/ManagerAction Required by Licensing Staff
Take corrective action to bring facility into complianceNo action required
Due Date
Dec 21, 2021

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