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Braefoot Childcare Program

Facility Type: Child Care - 300

Routine

January 17, 2022
Score & Grade: 0 Grade:
Contraventions:
A summary of the new or corrected contraventions found during the inspections are listed below.
Code
Category/Description
3000 - CCLR 17
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 access to any object or substance that may be hazardous to the health or safety of a child.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: February 22, 2022
Observations: Licensing observed a paper cutter accessible to children in the classroom. Licensing observed equipment stored in the classroom limiting available floor space, blocking access to coat hooks and stored overhead without being secured.
3000 - SPS DOLSOP (Entanglement)
Description: Equipment is free of entanglement hazards in areas of uncontrolled motion. (Something around the child’s neck becomes caught on equipment) Use Entanglement test device
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure equipment is free of entanglement hazards in areas of uncontrolled motion.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: February 22, 2022
Observations: Licensing used the entanglement tool to detect an entanglement on the silver slide. This represents an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care and must be corrected immediately. Staff stated that the slide would not be used until it was corrected and approved by Licensing.
3000 - SPS DOLSOP (Inspected)
Description: Thorough daily, monthly and annual inspections, as well as maintenance and repairs of the outdoor play area are performed and recorded
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure staff completes daily, weekly and monthly checks of the playground and records this information.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: February 22, 2022
Observations: Licensing observed playground checks were not performed and a log was not kept.
3010 - CCLR 22(2)(b)
Description: A licensee must ensure that each employee practices implementing the fire drill system at least once each month,
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure employees practice 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: February 22, 2022
Observations: Staff stated that fire drills were not implemented each month.
3010 - CCLR 22(2)(c)
Description: A licensee must ensure that each employee practices implementing the emergency plan at least once each year.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure employees practice implementing an emergency drill at least once each year.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: February 22, 2022
Observations: Staff stated that emergency drills had not been practiced at least once a year.
3070 - CCLR 58(2)(b)
Description: The licensee must review the care plan at least once each year with a parent of the child requiring extra support and any person requested by the parent.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure the care plans are developed in consultation with parents and reviewed at least once a year.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: February 22, 2022
Observations: Licensing observed that a child with an epi-pen did not have a care plan that was signed as reviewed by the parent within the year.
3070 - CCLR 59(a)
Description: In respect of a record referred to in this Division, a licensee must (a) keep in a single place at the community care facility the records referred to in sections 56 to 58,
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure records are kept in a single place at the community care facility.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: February 22, 2022
Observations: Licensing observed that children's registration forms and staff files were not on site and accessible to Licensing.
3080 - CCLR 11(1)
Description: A licensee must display in a prominent place in the community care facility both the licence, including any terms or conditions of the licence, and the name of the manager.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that the facility licence is displayed in a prominent place in the community care facility.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: February 22, 2022
Observations: Licensing observed the community care facility licence was not posted.