PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 11230 - CCLR s.47 - A licensee must ensure that any heated water accessible to children is heated to no more than 49° Celsius.
Observation: Licensing measured the water temperature in the children's washroom in the large classroom. It was found to be 52.9 deg. Celsius. The children were observed to use the washroom independently increasing the risk of scalding. Manager stated that she will correct it today.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that water accessible to children is not more than 49 deg. Celsius. Please supervise children using the water in the bathroom until it is corrected.
Date to be Corrected: 18 May 2016
STAFFING: 12050 - CCLR s.19(1)(b) - A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility unless the licensee or, in the case of a person who is not the manager, the manager has first met with the person and obtained all of the following: (b) character references in respect of the person.
Observation: Licensing reviewed 4 staff files and 1 was missing reference letters or any indication that references were checked before working with the children.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that all documentation is complete prior to working with the children.
Date to be Corrected: 31 May 2016
STAFFING: 12080 - CCLR s.19(1)(e) - A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility unless the licensee or, in the case of a person who is not the manager, the manager has first met with the person and obtained all of the following: (e) a statement signed by a medical practitioner indicating that the person is physically and psychologically capable of working with children and carrying out assigned duties in a community care facility.
Observation: Licensing reviewed 4 staff files and it was found that 1 was missing a doctors note. The manager had a system in place to indicate that the note was missing.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure all documentation is complete.
Date to be Corrected: 31 May 2016
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: 13020 - CCLR s.22(1)(b) - A licensee must have all of the following: (b) an emergency plan that sets out procedures to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from any emergency.
Observation: Licensing observed that the fire extinguisher had an expired tag and the other extinguisher was missing a service tag. The Manager stated that 1 was new and the other extinguisher was just serviced. Manager stated that she will contact the fire company to get the tag corrected.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that all equipment needed to respond to an emergency is in working condition.Please attach the tag when available
Date to be Corrected: 31 May 2016
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