| Little Einstein Children's Centre - Complaint Information |
| General Details | |
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| Facility Type | Child Care - 300 |
| Investigation Completed | July 15, 2019 |
| Reason for Investigation | - Care and supervision |
| Report of Findings |
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| CCFL received a complaint on July 5, 2019 alleging concerns related to staffing, care & supervision. The following details were provided: - exceeding the maximum capacity of children - inadequate employee to child ratio - unqualified employee caring for children All areas of the complaint were fully investigated. CCFL conducted interviews & reviewed facility records. Community Care Facilities Licensing (CCFL) determined the following contraventions to the Child Care Licensing Regulation (CCLR): - CCLR section 19(1)(a) – Character & skill requirements - CCLR section 19(4)(a) – Character & skill requirements - CCLR section 39(1) – Continuous supervision required - CCLR section 56(1)(b) – Community care facility records & policies Immediate corrective action was taken to address some contraventions. A corrective action plan is required to be submitted. CCFL to conduct follow-up inspection to ensure compliance. |
| Substantiated Contraventions: Evidence for this summary report is based on a combination of the Licensing Officer’s observations, a review of facility records and information provided by the facility staff at the time of the investigation. |
| Observed Violations/Contraventions: A summary of the violations found during the complaint investigation are listed below. |
| Code | Category/Description |
|---|---|
| 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: An employee lacked a valid CRC. Corrective action: Corrective action plan required. |
| 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: An employee's ECE certificate had not been validated. Corrective action: Corrected during inspection. |
| 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: An employee lacked current records required under section 19. Corrective action: Corrective action plan required. |
| 14060 - CCLR s.39(1) | A licensee must ensure that children are supervised at all times by a person who is an educator, an assistant or a responsible adult. Observation: Licensing determined continuous supervision was not maintained for a brief time. Corrective action: Corrected during inspection. |
| Actions Required by Licensee/Operator | |
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| - Licensee has addressed some contraventions. Corrective action plan required to be submitted. |
| Action Required by Licensing Officer or Medical Health Officer | |
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| - Review and monitor corrective action plan > Follow up inspection required. |
