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: In the Group Child Care (30 months to School Age) program, an electrical outlet was found to be uncovered and a heavy wooden box of wooden blocks was observed on a shelf accessible to children that could cause injury if it were to fall on a child. In one of the Group Child Care (Under 36 months) programs, a wooden plank was observed sitting on top of a toy bin shelf accessible to children that could also cause injury to a child if it were to fall.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure a safe environment is provided at all times.
Date to be Corrected: October 22, 2019
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: Chipped paint exposing drywall and baseboards with chipped paint were observed in one of the Group Child Care (Under 36 Months) programs.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure facility is in good repair.
Date to be Corrected: October 31, 2019
STAFFING: 12040 - CCLR s.19(1)(a) - 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: (a) a criminal record check for the person.
Observation: Licensee explained that 6 staff have Criminal Record Checks from other organizations and that new Criminal Record Checks have been applied for.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure appropriate Criminal Record Checks are in place prior to staff starting to work in the facility.
Date to be Corrected: October 31, 2019
STAFFING: 12090 - CCLR s.19(1)(f) - 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: (f) evidence that the person has complied with the Province's immunization and tuberculosis control programs.
Observation: 6 staff records were reviewed and one was found to be missing immunization status.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure staff have immunization status on record.
Date to be Corrected: October 31, 2019
STAFFING: 12140 - CCLR s.19(4)(a) - A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility as (a) an educator or an assistant unless the person holds a certificate issued under Division 2 [Employee Qualifications], which must be verified by the licensee using a system established and maintained by the director of the early childhood educator registry,
Observation: Licensee stated that ECE Certificates had been verified but evidence of verification was not on record.
Corrective Action(s): Please address.
Date to be Corrected: October 31, 2019
STAFFING: 12190 - CCLR s.22(2)(b) - A licensee must ensure that each employee (b) practices implementing the fire drill system at least once each month.
Observation: Licensee explained that some fire drills have taken place but they have not been practiced monthly.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure fire drills are practiced monthly.
Date to be Corrected: October 31, 2019
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: Emergency supply kits were observed and found not to contain enough food and water for the number of children in care.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure supplies are sufficient to be able to respond to an emergency appropriately.
Date to be Corrected: October 28, 2019
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: 13050 - CCLR s.56(1)(c) - A licensee must keep current records of each of the following: (c) a record respecting compliance with section 22 (2) (b) and (c) [emergency training and equipment].
Observation: Licensee explained that not all fire drills have been recorded.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure fire drills are recorded monthly.
Date to be Corrected: October 31, 2019
RECORDS AND REPORTING: 19090 - CCLR s.57(2)(c) - A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (c) daily attendance record, indicating for each day whether the child is absent or, if the child is present, the time of arrival and departure.
Observation: Attendance records were reviewed and found to be missing some times of departure in the Group Child Care (30 Months to School Age) program.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure children's departure times are recorded.
Date to be Corrected: October 22, 2019
RECORDS AND REPORTING: 19260 - CCLR s.58(2)(b) - The licensee must (b) review the care plan at least once each year with a parent of the child requiring extra support and any person requested by the parent.
Observation: A care plan for a child had not been reviewed within the past year.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure care plans are reviewed at least once each year.
Date to be Corrected: October 31, 2019
RECORDS AND REPORTING: 19330 - CCLR s.59(b) - In respect of a record referred to in this Division, a licensee must (b) keep a record other than one referred to in paragraph (a) in a place from which it can be retrieved within a reasonable time, on request.
Observation: Licensee had developed an Active Play and Screen Use policy but was unable to find a written copy of the policies at todays inspection.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure a written copy is available for Licensing to review and for staff to reference.
Date to be Corrected: October 28, 2019
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