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Community Care Facilities Licensing FACILITY INSPECTION REPORT HEALTH & SAFETY

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FACILITY NAME Coast Meridian Montessori Pre-School Ltd		SERVICE TYPES 303 Preschool (30 months to school age) 305 Group Child Care (School Age)	FACILITY LICENSE # HRUN-AEMTGG
FACILITY ADDRESS 1730 Coquitlam Ave			FACILITY PHONE (604) 649-0543
CITY Port Coquitlam	POSTAL CODE V3B 1H7		MANAGER Baljit Dhatt

INSPECTION DATE March 23, 2021	ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)		ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)		TIME SPENT (HRS.) 1.5
ARRIVAL 09:00 AM	DEPARTURE 10:30 AM	ARRIVAL	DEPARTURE	ARRIVAL	DEPARTURE
INSPECTION TYPE Routine					# OBSERVED IN CARE

Introduction

An unscheduled routine inspection was conducted to assess compliance with the Community Care & Assisted Living Act (CCALA), the Child Care Licensing Regulation (CCLR) and the relevant Director of Licensing Standards of Practice (DOLSP). All areas of the facility 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

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 (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Files for five staff were reviewed. The manager stated all staff have had their references checked although two staff files have no evidence of references being checked. Corrective Action(s): Please make sure all staff have evidence of references being verified. The manager stated she will make notes when she calls references and keep them in the staff file. Date to be Corrected:

Comments

Summary of Inspection At the inspection dated March 23, 2021 there were 15 children and two staff present. At this inspection the above noted contraventions were identified. As part of this routine inspection a facility risk assessment tool is completed and a copy is provided. A copy of this inspection and the facility risk assessment tool were emailed to the manager. The following recommendations were provided: The facility copy of the parent contract can be kept in the child's file with the enrollment form. If a family does not have a GP the name of the walk in clinic used can be kept in the child's file. Visit the CCFL website at www.fraserhealth.ca/childcare for additional resources and links to the Legislation (CCALA and CCLR).

Action Required by Licensee/Manager	Action Required by Licensing Staff
No action required	No action required

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