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Community Care Facilities Licensing
FACILITY INSPECTION REPORT
HEALTH & SAFETY
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FACILITY NAME
DD's Playhouse
SERVICE TYPES
304 Family Child Care
FACILITY LICENSE #
GLAE-5RMQF6
FACILITY ADDRESS
440 14th St
FACILITY PHONE
(604) 526-0610
CITY
New Westminster
POSTAL CODE
V3M 4N9
MANAGER
Diane Deacon

INSPECTION DATE
April 04, 2023
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
TIME SPENT (HRS.)
1.5
ARRIVAL
10:15 AM
DEPARTURE
11:45 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 (DoLSoP). All care categories were inspected for compliance.

Contraventions
Previous Inspection -
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: 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 in the backyard area:
-2 big piles of dead leaves
-multiple pieces of loose clothing and tarps scattered around
-multiple pieces of garbage and broken items scattered around

The Licensee is aware that the outdoor area is in need of a clean-up and has scheduled maintenance workers for the weekend to address this. The child care facility has been using the nearby park for outdoor time until the backyard is fully addressed.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure all areas of the facility are in clean and good repair while children are in attendance.
Date to be Corrected: April 20, 2023

PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 11032 - CCLR s.13(3)(c) - A licensee must ensure that, on the premise of the community care facility or in any vehicle used by employees to transport children, (c) no one grows or stores cannabis, except medical cannabis.
Observation: Licensing observed multiple packages with cannabis labelling and paraphernalia in one of the children's outdoor toy houses. As per the Licensee, she was unaware that this was here and did not know who it belonged too; the child care facility has not been using this backyard and have been going to the park as clean-up and maintenance is needed for the outdoor area.

The Licensee immediately removed the items from the toy house and relocated the items to the other side of the perimeter fence off of her property.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure cannibis is neither stored or grown on the premises of the community care facility.
Date to be Corrected: Immediately.

STAFFING: 12180 - CCLR s.22(2)(a) - A licensee must ensure that each employee (a) is trained in the implementation of the fire drill system and emergency plan described in subsection (1), including the use of any equipment noted in the fire drill system and emergency plan.
Observation: The label on the fire extinguisher displays a service due date of February 2023 making it overdue for servicing.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure the fire extinguisher is serviced and that a service label is attached that clearly indicates when the next service is due.
Date to be Corrected: April 11, 2023

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: 13080 - CCALA s.19 - If a person prepays part of the cost of services provided by a class of community care facilities designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the licensee must, at the time of the prepayment, deliver to the person a written statement setting out the terms and conditions on which a refund of all or any of the prepayment will be made.
Observation: Upon reviewing policies and procedures, the facility is missing a Repayment Policy. This is a repeat contravention from inspection #ONIR-CDGT6F.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that a Repayment Policy is created and made available to parents.
Date to be Corrected: April 20, 2023


Comments

At today’s inspection, there were 3 children and 1 staff present. The Licensee arrived part-way.
Licensing did a full walk through of the home.

At this inspection, the above noted contraventions were identified and the Licensee is required to submit a compliance plan by the date below.

As part of this Routine Inspection, a Facility Risk Assessment Tool is completed and a copy was provided to the facility along with this report.
The Risk Assessment includes any non-compliance identified during the routine inspection and a 3 year ‘historical’ review of the facility’s compliance and operation and is used to determine inspection frequency.

The following was discussed:
- Reviewing and updating children’s allergy lists (ex. removing allergies that are no longer relevant)
- Valid CRCs are available, reviewed expiry dates with Licensee
- System for replenishing emergency food supply in emergency kits
- Secondary location for emergency evacuations
- Emergency contact being an individual other than the care provider and/or parents of the child
- Hand washing practices
- Diapering and toileting routine and schedule
- Sanitization practices
- Licensing Duty line: #604 587 3936 for emergencies if area Licensing Officer can’t be contacted.
- Regular review of BCCDC website for COVID-19 updates (see link below)


The following resources were provided at the time of inspection/by email:
- Repayment Bulletin

Visit the CCFL website at www.fraserhealth.ca/childcare
for additional resources, and links to the Legislation (CCALA and CCLR).

Further websites:
Criminal Records Checks at:
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/crime-prevention/criminal-record-check
Appetite to Play at: https://www.appetitetoplay.com
Healthlink BC at: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/services-and-resources/healthlinkbc-files
BCCDC for Covid-19 information: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19

The contents of this inspection report were reviewed with the Licensee prior to the inspection report being written off-site, therefore no signature attached. Licensee was made aware. A copy of the report was provided by mail.
If you have any questions, please contact your Licensing Officer.

Action Required by Licensee/ManagerAction Required by Licensing Staff
Take corrective action to bring facility into compliance, Provide a written response to LicensingNo action required
Due Date
Apr 20, 2023

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