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Community Care Facilities Licensing
FACILITY INSPECTION REPORT
HEALTH & SAFETY
NSAO-CVKQJR

FACILITY NAME
ABC Academy - Children's Learning Center (After School Club & Preschool)
SERVICE TYPES
303 Preschool (30 months to school age)
305 Group Child Care (School Age)
FACILITY LICENSE #
MLAO-BD9UTA
FACILITY ADDRESS
201 - 615 Eighth St
FACILITY PHONE
(604) 805-2402
CITY
New Westminster
POSTAL CODE
V3M 3S2
MANAGER
Afi Solange Segbeaya

INSPECTION DATE
September 11, 2023
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
TIME SPENT (HRS.)
1
ARRIVAL
10:30 AM
DEPARTURE
11:30 AM
ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE
ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE
INSPECTION TYPE
Routine
# OBSERVED IN CARE

Introduction

An unscheduled focused 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
RECORDS AND REPORTING: 19080 - CCLR s.57(2)(b) - A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (b) date of enrolment in the community care facility.
Observation: Upon reviewing 8 children's files, 1 was missing a start date.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure children's files are complete with all required information.
Date to be Corrected: September 25, 2023


Comments

At today’s inspection, there were 17 children, 2 volunteers, 3 staff and the Manager present.

At this inspection, the above noted contravention was 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:
-Safety measures and routine when going to play space away
-Storage of cleaning supplies and air fresheners
-Storage and transportation of emergency medication
-System for replenishing emergency supplies and food
-Use of rooms between the 2 service types
-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)


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 Manager and was written off-site [time spent writing: 0.50]. 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
Sep 25, 2023

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