Description: A licensee, other than a licensee who provides a care program described as School Age Care on School Grounds, must ensure that any heated water accessible to children is heated to no more than 49° Celsius.

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that any heated water accessible to children is heated to no more than 49 degrees Celsius.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: December 15, 2023

Observations: Licensing observed the hot water in the Infant Toddler room at the bathroom sink was 55 degrees Celsius. This represents an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care and must be corrected immediately. Staff stated a Health and Safety Plan that children will not use the sink without direct supervision of staff until the temperature can be turned down and Licensing can return to reassess. Full compliance will not be achieved until the plan has been implemented and completed.

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 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 criminal record check results for the person.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: December 15, 2023

Observations: Licensing reviewed four staff files. One file was missing criminal record check results.

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: (b) character references in respect of the person

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure 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 character references in respect of that person.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: December 15, 2023

Observations: Licensing reviewed four staff files. One file was missing two character references.

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 record of the person’s work history

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure 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 a record of the person's work history.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: December 15, 2023

Observations: Licensing reviewed four staff files. One file was missing a record of work history.

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:

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Ensure 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, which must be verified by the licensee using a system established and maintained by the director of the early childhood educator registry.

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

To Be Corrected By: December 15, 2023

Observations: Licensing reviewed four staff files. One file was missing verification of an Assistant.

Description: A licensee must ensure that each employee practices implementing the fire drill system at least once each month,

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that each employee practices implementing the fire drill system at least once each month.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: December 15, 2023

Observations: Licensing observed fire drills were not practiced in January, February, April, May and June 2023.

Description: A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (a)name, sex, date of birth, medical insurance plan number (MSP number does not apply to REC only) and immunization status.

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing immunization status.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: December 15, 2023

Observations: Licensing audited six of ten children's files. Two were missing record of immunization status.

Description: A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (b) date of enrolment in the community care facility

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the name and number of a medical practitioner.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: December 15, 2023

Observations: Licensing audited six of ten children's files. One file was missing record of medical practitioner name and number.