Island Health
1952 Bay Street Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8 | Visit Official Website (opens in a new tab)
1952 Bay Street Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8 | Visit Official Website (opens in a new tab)
Routine
December 2, 2021
Contraventions:
A summary of the new or corrected contraventions found during the inspections are listed below.Code
Category/Description
3000 - CCLR 47
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 children do not have access to water greater than 49 degrees Celsius.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: January 12, 2022
Observations: Licensing tested three sinks in Studio 1 and three sinks in Studio 2. The temperatures in all six sinks tested 51° Celsius. This represents an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care and must be corrected immediately. Licensee Contact turned off the hot water during the inspection and stated it would not be turned on until Licensing could return to reassess. The School District 61 has been notified for maintenance. Full compliance will not be achieved until the plan has been implemented and completed.
3010 - CCLR 19(4)(a)
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 staff certificates have been verified.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: January 12, 2022
Observations: Licensing audited 7 staff files and one file did not have a verification of certificate. This item was corrected during this visit.
3070 - CCLR 57(2)(b)
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 the date of enrollment is kept on file for the children enrolled.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: January 12, 2022
Observations: Licensing audited four children's files and four children's files were missing the date of enrollment.
3070 - CCLR 57(3)(b)
Description: A licensee must have in writing from a parent, and maintain at the community care facility, consent (b) to release a child to someone other than the parent.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure written consent is obtained to release to someone other than the child's parent.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: January 12, 2022
Observations: Licensing audited 15 children's files and two files were missing written consent to release to someone other their parent.