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Samantha's Sea Stars Centre

Facility Type: Child Care - 300

Routine

April 16, 2026
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 16(4)(b)
Description: A licensee must ensure that all indoor and outdoor play materials and equipment accessible to children are safely constructed, free from hazards and in good repair.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure all equipment accessible to children are safely constructed/ free from hazards/ in good repair.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: May 28, 2026
Observations: Licensing observed five car seats in the vehicle, three of them were expired.
3020 - CCLR 56(1)(c)
Description: A licensee must keep current records of each of the following: (c) a record respecting compliance with section 22 (2) (b) and (c) [emergency training and equipment]
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure a record of the yearly emergency plan is kept.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: May 28, 2026
Observations: Licensing observed a record of the yearly emergency plan was not kept. Licensee stated they did the earthquake drill in February 2026.
3070 - CCLR 57(2)(a)
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 records of the sex of a child and immunization status must be kept for each child's file.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: May 28, 2026
Observations: Licensing audited five children files. One file was missing the sex of the child, and two files were missing immunization status.
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 s record is kept for each child containing the date of enrollment.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: May 28, 2026
Observations: Licensing audited five children files. Two files were missing the date of enrollment.
3070 - CCLR 57(2)(d)
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: Ensure a record is kept for each child containing the contact of parent, medical practitioner and emergency contact.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: May 28, 2026
Observations: Licensing audited five children files, One file was missing the name and telephone number of parent, two files were missing the contact of medical practitioner, and two files were missing a record of an emergency contact.
3070 - CCLR 57(2)(j)
Description: A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (j) a record of any person who is not permitted access to the child
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure a record of any person not permitted access to the child is kept in file.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: May 28, 2026
Observations: Licensing audited five children files, two files were missing a record of any person not permitted access to child.
3070 - CCLR 57(3)(a)
Description: A licensee must have in writing from a parent, and maintain at the community care facility, consent (a) to call a medical practitioner or ambulance in case of accident or illness if the parent cannot immediately be reached,
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure all children's files contained record of written consent to call an ambulance in case of accident/ illness if parent cannot immediately be reached.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: May 28, 2026
Observations: Licensing audited five children's files and observed two missing record of written consent from parent to call an ambulance in case of accident/ illness if parent cannot immediately be reached.
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 children's files contain a consent to release a child to someone other than parent.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: May 28, 2026
Observations: Licensing audited five children's files. Two files were missing a consent to release a child to someone other than parent.
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 all children's record are keep in a single place at facility records referred to in Sections 56-58.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: May 28, 2026
Observations: Licensing audited five children's files, and observed the sixth child's file was missing.