Description: A licensee must ensure that children do not have access to any object or substance that may be hazardous to the health or safety of a child

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that children do not have assess to any object or substance that may be hazardous to the health and safety of children.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.

To Be Corrected By: August 10, 2023

Observations: Licensing observed a jug of hand soap with a warning label that was accessible to the children in the Group Child Care (Under 36 Months) program's toilet area. At the time of the inspection staff removed the hand soap and stored it in a area that was not accessible to children.

Description: 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 criminal record check for the person

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that all staff files contain a record of a criminal record check.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.

To Be Corrected By: August 24, 2023

Observations: Licensing audited seven staff files and one staff file did not contain a criminal record check. Staff stated that the criminal record check had been sent into the Criminal Records Review Board on July 19, 2023. The file contained a criminal record check from a different organization.

Description: 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: evidence that the person has complied with the Province’s immunization and tuberculosis control programs

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure all staff files contain a record of Immunization status.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.

To Be Corrected By: August 24, 2023

Observations: Licensing audited seven staff files and one file was missing a record of Immunization status.

Description: A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility as an educator or an assistant unless the person holds a valid certificate issued under Division 2 [Employee Qualifications], which must be verified by the licensee using a system established and maintained by the director of the early childhood educator registry

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure all educators and assistants certificates are verified.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.

To Be Corrected By: August 24, 2023

Observations: Licensing audited seven staff files and one was missing a certificate verification.

Description: Without limiting subsection (1) a licensee must ensure that children attending a community care facility are divided into groups, with each group having no more children than that permitted in Schedule E, (except FCC/IHMACC/REC; child qualified if in age range or within one month (except GCC School Age)).

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that children are divded into groups, with each group having no ore children that that permitted in Schedule E.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.

To Be Corrected By: August 24, 2023

Observations: Licensing observed the Group Child Care (30 Months to School Age) program and the Group Child Care (Under 36 Months) program use the same outdoor space at the same time. Groups of children should be divided into groups.