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

FACILITY NAME
Metrotown Daycare
SERVICE TYPES
310 Multi-Age Child Care
FACILITY LICENSE #
JNIN-BJTNE8
FACILITY ADDRESS
7250 Dow Ave
FACILITY PHONE
(604) 728-0613
CITY
Burnaby
POSTAL CODE
V5J 3X4
MANAGER
Yu (Angela) Lang

INSPECTION DATE
February 16, 2022
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
TIME SPENT (HRS.)
1.25
ARRIVAL
10:15 AM
DEPARTURE
11:30 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 with the exception of the emergency supplies. these will be checked at the next inspection.

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
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: During the inspection two rooms were open. One room contained staff bags, a printer and cords. Another room had loose cords that were accessible. These rooms were closed during the inspection.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure a healthy and safe environment is provided at all times the children are in care.
Date to be Corrected: February 16, 2022

PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 11020 - CCLR s.13(2) - A licensee must ensure that the community care facility and the furniture, equipment and fixtures within it are clean and in good repair while children are in attendance.
Observation: Licensing observed the following:
-A hole in the wall in the nap room. Dry wall was visible
-Paint on the wall was cracking.
-Plastic tiles had puncture marks. This is difficult to clean and could potentially harbour bacteria.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure the facility and equipment are in good repair.
Date to be Corrected: March 2, 2022

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 licensing observed rust in the washroom sink, and under the tap and rust on the gate in the outdoor play area. Rust can present a potential health hazard. Please ensure active supervision is provided in these areas until this is fixed.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure children do not have access to any objects or substances that are harmful to their health and safety.
Date to be Corrected: February 21, 2022

HYGIENE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE: 15030 - CCLR s.46(1) - A licensee must establish a program to instruct children in, and to practise the rules of, health and hygiene.
Observation: Licensing observed the following during the inspection:
-A staff member wore one single glove for all of the individual diaper changes. She washed the glove while washing the children's hands but did not remove the glove and wash her hand between diaper changes.
-The diaper mat was not disinfected between changing individual children's diapers.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure to use new gloves and wash hands between each individual diaper change. Please ensure to disinfect the diaper mat between each individual diaper change to prevent the potential for cross-contamination between children.
Date to be Corrected: February 16, 2022

RECORDS AND REPORTING: 19140 - CCLR s.57(2)(h)(i) - A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (h) any special instruction respecting the child's diet, medication, participation in a program of activities, or other matter relevant to the child's care, (i) given by the child's parent to the licensee in writing.
Observation: A child requires medication in an emergency. No recorded instruction was provided by the parents.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure any instruction regarding the administration of medication in an emergency, is recorded in a child's care plan.
Date to be Corrected: February 16, 2022

RECORDS AND REPORTING: 19280 - CCLR s.58(3)(b) - The licensee must record compliance with the care plan of a child requiring extra support in respect of each of the following that are applicable to the child: (b) any medication administered to the child by the licensee, including the amount and the time at which the medication was administered.
Observation: No record that medication was administered to a child, including time and amount as agreed upon in the care plan.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that medication administered on a daily basis is recorded.
Date to be Corrected: February 16, 2022


Comments

At the inspection dated February 16, 2022 there were 7 children, and 2 staff were present. At this inspection the above noted contraventions were identified. Please correct the above noted contraventions by March 2, 2022 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 Manager.

The following education/recommendations were provided:

-The reportable incident reporting procedure.
-The current COVID-19 protocols that are in place

The following information will be sent to the Manager:
-toxic plants list
-sample care plan forms

The inspection findings were reviewed with a staff member at the inspection as the Manager was not at the facility. 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 .75 hours and this is not included in the report. A copy of these documents were sent to the Manager. 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
Mar 02, 2022

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