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: Licensing observed the following hygiene concerns:
> Although they wear gloves, staff from one of the IT programs only use hand sanitizer to clean hands after diapering;
> In one of the IT programs, the children's water bottles were stored on top of each other. Licensing expressed concerns about the transfer of germs because the lids were touching.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure a healthy and safe environment is maintained at all times.
Date to be Corrected: May 26, 2021
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: Licensing reviewed 4 staff files and observed that although valid, 3 criminal record check clearance letters (CRC) were not referenced to the facility.The manager advised that the sharing process has been initiated.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure CRC's are appropriately referenced.
Date to be Corrected: May 26, 2021
STAFFING: 12050 - CCLR s.19(1)(b) - 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: (b) character references in respect of the person.
Observation: Licensing reviewed 4 staff files and observed the following:
> Record of 2 character references was missing for the manager;
> Record of 1 character reference was missing for one staff.
Corrective Action(s): Please obtain, from each staff prior to hiring, record of character references.
Date to be Corrected: May 31, 2021
STAFFING: 12060 - CCLR s.19(1)(c) - 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: (c) a record of the person's work history.
Observation: Licensing reviewed 4 staff files and observed that record of a resume was missing for the manager.
Corrective Action(s): Please obtain, from each staff prior to hiring, a record of their work history.
Date to be Corrected: May 31, 2021
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: Licensing reviewed 4 staff files and observed that one staff was missing evidence that they complied with the Provinces immunization and T.B control programs.
Corrective Action(s): Please obtain, from each staff prior to hiring, evidence that they complied with the Provinces immunization and T.B control programs.
Date to be Corrected: May 31, 2021
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: Licensing reviewed 4 staff files and observed that record of certificate verification was missing for one staff.
Corrective Action(s): Please verify staff certificates using the system established and maintained by the director of the ECE registry.
Date to be Corrected: May 31, 2021
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: The following has been identified in regards to staff to child ratios:
> An ECE Assistant has been working alone in one of the 30 months to school age program without an approved staffing exemption from Licensing;
> An ECE has been working alone in the infant program without an approved staffing exemption from Licensing.
Licensing discussed compliance options.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure appropriate staff to child ratios at all times.
Date to be Corrected: May 27, 2021
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