CARE AND/OR SUPERVISION: 14030 - CCLR s.34(2)(b) - Without limiting subsection (1), a licensee must ensure that (b) the ratio of employees to children attending a community care facility is no less than that permitted in Schedule E.
Observation: On August the 22nd, Licensing identified that the staff to child ratios for the 30 months to School Age program was 1 ECE and 1 responsible adult for a group size of 13 children. Licensing informed that the staff to child ratios should have been 1 ECE and 1 ECEA at a minimum. Staff advised that the schedule was changed the morning of and that staff to child ratios are otherwise maintained.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure a ratio of 1 ECE and 1 ECEA in the 3-5 program. In the event of an absent staff member, employee qualifications can be applied as per section 37 (3) of the CCLR.
Date to be Corrected: July 22, 2017
CARE AND/OR SUPERVISION: 14180 - CCLR s.48(7) - A licensee must ensure that food and drink are not used as a form of reward or punishment for children.
Observation: Licensing reviewed the minor incident log book from the School Age program and 5 documentation logs indicated that children were not given snack for a particular time of the day. A staff member confirmed that it is practice to take children's food away following 3 attempts to stop a child from "goofing" around. Licensing informed that this is considered using food as a form of punishment as the disciplinary action is to take the food away. Licensing is requesting a written response indicating measures taken to comply with this section of the legislation.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure staff do not use food as a form of punishment.
Date to be Corrected: July 22, 2017
RECORDS AND REPORTING: 19320 - CCLR s.59(a) - In respect of a record referred to in this Division, a licensee must (a) keep in a single place at the community care facility the records referred to in sections 56 to 58.
Observation: Two staff members, from other sites, were working at this location at the time of the inspection. The documents referred to in section 19 (1) of the CCLR were kept at a different location for both staff members and Licensing was able to identify a checklist demonstrating compliance with section 19(1) for only one of the two staff members.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure evidence of compliance with the documents referred to in Division 4 of the CCLR.
Date to be Corrected: July 24, 2017
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