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 notes the following;
Outside-
-There are stacked furniture stored within reach of children (potential to be pulled down on a child).
- overgrown weeds (dandelions)
- fungus growing on gate at the bottom of the stairs
Inside:
- One crib is broken (although currently only being used to store items)
- Storage of a single metal bedframe (entrapment hazard underneath)
-Excess storage of non daycare items in the nap room (including a metal curtain rod and another unused bed).
- Portable Heater stored under the pile of unused beds
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure a safe environment including facility to be in good repair.
Date to be Corrected: September 16, 2018
PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 11160 - CCLR s.16(3)(a) - A licensee must ensure that the entire outdoor play area is (a) enclosed in a manner that is suitable for the age and development of children, and will ensure that children are free of harm.
Observation: The fence panels have a temporary wire fence placed on it, however it doesn't provide an age appropriate enclosure to ensure the safety of the children. There are other fence panels that are loose or detached.
The Licensee had emailed Licensing, regarding a compliance plan (which wasn't received by licensing). The plan included not using the backyard until September 28, 2018 and accessing a local park with walks in the area.
This is a repeat contravention.
Corrective Action(s): Please provide a compliance plan for the fixing of the fence and include a play space away plan in full details.
Date to be Corrected: Sunday September 16, 2018 - written plan.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: 13060 - CCLR s.56(1)(d) - A licensee must keep current records of each of the following: (d) written policies and procedures that are intended to guide employees in the care and supervision of children.
Observation: The active play and screen use policy that were due to be created by July 4, 2018 (as noted on the last routine inspection) have not been addressed.
This is a repeat contravention.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure these two new policies are created, implimention and provided to parents no later that September 16, 2018
Date to be Corrected: September 16, 2018
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 the attendance records and notes the following;
- There are a number of dates where children were not signed out (departure times were not noted) for example June 29 and July 5th.
There was no information documented regarding absents of children
At the routine inspection Licensing provided education around the intent of the requirement of attendance and required the Licensee to start documenting attendance records on a single daily sheet (a sample was provided). This hasn't been put in place.
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that attendance records are on one page and arrival, departure and any absents are recorded.
Date to be Corrected: September 14, 2018
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