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: DOLSOP Safe Play Space – Spaces (i.e. holes or openings) poses a risk for potential entrapment.
The fence ( facing the neighbour's fence) is weaken, rotted and broken at the bottom, exposing large gaps and number of nails. LO discussed about ensuring that outdoor play area is safely enclosed at all times in a way that is free from hazard and in good repair.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that a healthy and safe environment is provided at all times while children are in care.
Date to be Corrected: Aug 31, 2023
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: LO observed and discussed the following with the Manager:
- There were not sufficient playground surfacing around the play equipment, i.e. slide and swings. LO discussed about ensuring that sufficient and appropriate protecting surfacing is available to reduce the risk of injury from falls.
- Indoor Blinds: there were couple of broken and damaged slats at the bottom of the blinds exposing sharp edges to the children.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that all furniture, fixture and equipment within the facility are clean and in good repair.
Date to be Corrected: Aug 31, 2023
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: LO noted that fire drill for August 2023 was not recorded accurately. The Licensee stated that fire drill was practiced with the children.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that current records of all drills ( monthly fire drills and yearly emergency drill) are kept.
Date to be Corrected: Ongoing
HYGIENE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE: 15010 - CCLR s.14(4)(a) - A licensee, other than a licensee who provides a care program described as either Preschool (30 Months to School Age) or Group Child Care (School Age), must have in a community care facility a sturdy surface for changing diapers, located outside the food preparation area, next to (a) a covered container for soiled clothing.
Observation: The garbage bin within the washroom had no lid. LO discussed about using a bin with cover to avoid children from accessing soiled diapers/pull ups.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that a covered container for soiled clothing is available.
Date to be Corrected: Aug 18, 2023
HYGIENE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE: 15030 - CCLR s.46(1) - A licensee must establish a program to instruct children in, and to practise the rules of, health and hygiene.
Observation: Children are not using single use towels to dry their hands after hand hygiene. The facility has assigned 1 cotton towel to each child to be used, i.e. 1 towel per child /per day. If cotton towels are used, ensure that sufficient single use towels are available after each hand washing.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that children use single use towels to dry their hands after each hand washing.
Date to be Corrected: Aug 18, 2023
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: LO noted missing attendance record, i.e. children's time of departure on various dates.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that accurate time of arrival and departure is recorded daily.
Date to be Corrected: Aug 16, 2023
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