Island Health
1952 Bay Street Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8 | Visit Official Website (opens in a new tab)

Complaint Investigation

Inspection Information

Facility Type

Child Care - 300

Received Date

05-Feb-2024

Subject

["Staffing (Includes issues such as suitability, insufficient levels, etc.)","Supervision","Health and Safety"]

Contraventions: A summary of the new contraventions found during the inspections are listed below.

Code

Category/Description

3030 - CCLR 34(2)(b) 
 

Without limiting subsection (1), a licensee must ensure that the ratio of employees to children attending a community care facility is no less than that permitted in Schedule E.

Observation: Through the investigation process, Licensing determined that by admission the Licensee had cared for more children than permitted as per Schedule E of the Child Care Licensing Regulation related to staff to child ratio.

Corrective action: Ensure that the ratio of employees to children attending a community care facility is no less than that permitted in Schedule E. Licensee to submit a corrective action plan to Licensing specific to the contravention. On March 20, 2024, Licensee submitted a corrective action plan to Licensing. The corrective action plan included that Licensee would ensure that the staff to children's ratio was maintained at all times. The corrective action plan was reviewed and accepted by Licensing. Licensing to review and monitor this corrective action plan. On April 23, 2024, Licensing conducted a Complaint Follow Up inspection to monitor the staff to children's ratio and observed compliance with Schedule E.