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: During inspection of the outdoor play area Licensing observed an opening measuring 4 inches under the cement floor. 2 toys were observed inside this hole. Licensing is concerned it poses as an entrapment hazard. Manager said that she is going to come up with a plan to make this opening inaccessible to children.
Licensing also observed the following items accessible to children in the outdoor play area:
-2 pieces of broken balloons
-6 broken pieces of wrapper
-1 old used band aid
-1 plastic bag
-1 old Desiccant pack - All these items were removed immediately by the manager during the inspection.
Corrective Action(s): A licensee must ensure that a healthy and safe environment is provided at all times while children are under the supervision of employees.
Date to be Corrected: 8 May 2023
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 four staff files and observed that, while one staff's CRC was valid and not expired; it was not addressed to this facility. Manager informed that the sharing process had been initiated in February 2023 and are waiting for the CRC results. This is a repeat contravention from routine inspection # SMIA-C3TM5U dated 8 June 2021.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that all staff have a current record of a criminal record check addressed to the community care facility.
Date to be Corrected: 19 May 2023
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: 13020 - CCLR s.22(1)(b) - A licensee must: (b) have an emergency plan that sets out procedures to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from any emergency.
Observation: The servicing decal on the two fire extinguishers expired on April 25, 2023. This is a repeat contravention from routine inspection # SMIA-CDNTSD dated 20 April 2022.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure the fire extinguishers are serviced annually.
Date to be Corrected: 5 May 2023
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: During inspection Licensing observed there was one Infant & toddler certified educator and 2 Staff with ECEA certification. One ECEA staff had applied for ECE license through ECE Registry but has not received ECE license yet. Licensing saw evidence of this application on the Manager's phone. Exemption process was discussed with the Manager.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that the ratio of employees to children attending a care facility is no less than that permitted in Schedule E
Date to be Corrected: 26 May 2023
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