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:

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing used entanglement tool and did not detect an entanglement hazard.

Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.

To Be Corrected By:

Observations:

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 a criminal record check is obtained for a person employed at a community care facility.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: November 3, 2023

Observations: Licenisng audited four staff files, three files were missing criminal records check for a person employed at the community care facility.

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: Licensing audited 16 staff files, all files contained certificate validation.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.

To Be Corrected By:

Observations:

Description: 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.

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure staff to child ratio is maintained.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: January 6, 2023

Observations: Licensing observed one ECE and one ECEA with eight children in a Group Child Care (Under 36 Months) program. The ECE was covering for an ITE who had ended employment, the ECEA was covering for an ECE that was not absent and was working at the facility on this date.

Description: A licensee must keep current records for each child showing (a) the information set out in subsection (2)

Corrective Actions Required:

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing observed that a registration package had been obtained for a child in care.

Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.

To Be Corrected By:

Observations:

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: Licensing audited three children's files, all files contained a record of immunization status.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.

To Be Corrected By:

Observations:

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:

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing audited three children's files, all files contained date of enrollment.

Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.

To Be Corrected By:

Observations:

Description: A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (d) name and telephone number of a parent, medical practitioner (doctor's name and number does not apply to REC only) and emergency contact

Corrective Actions Required:

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing audited three children's files all files contained name and telephone number of medical practitioner and emergency contact.

Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.

To Be Corrected By:

Observations:

Description: Log kept of all inspections, maintenance & repairs

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure a log is kept of all inspections, maintenance and repairs.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: November 3, 2023

Observations: Licensing observed that a log of outdoor play area inspections, maintenance and repairs was not kept since August 17, 2023. ECE stated they conducted the playground checks daily but had not been recording them in the log.