PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 11190 - CCLR s.16(4)(b) - A licensee must ensure that all indoor and outdoor play materials and equipment accessible to children are (b) safely constructed, free from hazards and in good repair.
Observation: Licensing observed the following in the outdoor play area;
- A tricycle with rust on its handle and the rubber ripped off the handle exposing the metal underneath. The expose metal handle is bent and sharp. Potential of a child cutting themself.
- The lid of a plastic toy storage box is cracked on the top. This is a repeat contravention.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that all indoor and outdoor play materials and equipment accessible to children are safely constructed, free from hazards and in good repair.
Date to be Corrected: August 13, 2020.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: 13020 - CCLR s.22(1)(b) - A licensee must have all of the following: (b) an emergency plan that sets out procedures to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from any emergency.
Observation: Licensing observed only four bottles of water available and that all the food items and juice boxes have expired in the on wheels emergency bag. Licensing provided education on having a system in place to maintain emergency supplies.
This is a repeat contravention.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that an emergency plan is in place that sets out procedures to prepare for, mitigate, respond and recover from any emergency.
Date to be Corrected: August 13, 2020.
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: Licensing observed that there were no attendance records available for the month of July 2020.
This is a repeat contravention.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that attendance records are kept and maintained.
Date to be Corrected: August 11, 2020.
RECORDS AND REPORTING: 19340 - CCLR s.59(c) - In respect of a record referred to in this Division, a licensee must (c) produce records, on demand, to the medical health officer.
Observation: There was a child in care whose record Licensing requested to review. The Manager looked for the child's record for more than 15 minutes and was unable to produce the child's record. The Manager informed Licensing that the child attended last year and just returned now.
Licensing provided education on the importance of having and maintaining children's records prior to the child attending the care facility.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that records are available for Licensing to review.
Date to be Corrected: August 12, 2020.
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