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: 1) The facility has been in operation for a few years and some of the interior walls are beginning to show signs of wear and tear (chips in the walls and areas where paint is worn off exposing the raw building material). These areas are now porous and are no longer cleanable.
2) The ramp leading from the building to the outdoor play area is covered with a black rubber material. This material is worn away in areas and is beginning to lift causing a tripping hazard.
Corrective Action(s): 1) Licensing requests a written plan of action by April 19, 2021 outlining when the work for the walls will be completed. The time line for completing this issue is June 30, 2021.
2) Licensing requests the repair to rubber surfacing be completed by April 19, 2021.
Date to be Corrected: 19 April 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 (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): During the inspection of the various program rooms licensing observed medication stored on a shelf above the activity sink and in drawers by the activity sink - all of which are accessible to the children in care. Licensing also noted in one program room two personal belongings of staff within reach of the children. The Manager closed the cupboard with the child safety latch and relocated another item out of children's reach. NOTE: the contravention of having personal items accessible to children was previously identified on facility inspection report #SMOY-B9AS75 and #SMOY-BL529G. The Manager indicated she reviewed this issue with the staff last week.
Corrective Action(s): The Manager removed all medications from the program rooms and stored them out of children's reach within their office and personal belongings were secured within the program room during the inspection.
Date to be Corrected: 29 March 2021
STAFFING: 12430 - CCLR s.56(1)(b) - A licensee must keep current records of each of the following: (b) for each employee, the records required under section 19 (1) [character and skill requirements].
Observation: The Manager informed licensing she has identified staff files that require updating with individuals criminal record clearance letters addressed to the Licensee. The Manager shared with the writer the various correspondence she has had with the criminal records review agency regarding this issue. The Manager is fully aware of needing to have current records on site and is actively working to address this issue. Licensing acknowledges the Manager is undergoing some administrative challenges with their account with the criminal records review agency however this doesn't preclude the facility from having current staff records on site. NOTE: the need to have current records on site for staff was previously contravened on facility inspection report #SMOY-BL529G.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure all staff have current records on site including criminal record clearance letters.
Date to be Corrected: 19 April 2021
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