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 staff files contain character references.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: March 9, 2023

Observations: Licensing performed an audit of four staff files this date. Two files were missing 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: evidence that the person has complied with the Province’s immunization and tuberculosis control programs

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure staff files contain an immunization status.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: February 23, 2023

Observations: Licensing performed an audit of four staff files this date. One file was missing an immunization status. This item was corrected at time of inspection.

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 educator or assistants have a certificate validated through the ECE Registry.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: February 23, 2023

Observations: Licensing performed an audit of four staff files this date. Two files did not contain a certificate that was validated through the ECE Registry. This item was corrected at time of inspection.

Description: Despite this section, a licensee may employ a person as a volunteer who does not provide care to children or supervise children if the licensee or the manager has first met with the person and obtained all of the following a criminal record check for the person

Corrective Actions Required:

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Ensure volunteer files contain a CRC.

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

To Be Corrected By: March 9, 2023

Observations: Licensing performed and audit of eight volunteer files this date. Two files were missing a criminal record check (CRC).

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 children's files contain an immunization status.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: March 9, 2023

Observations: Licensing performed an audit of six children's files this date. Three files were missing an immunization status.

Description: The licensee must develop the care plan in consultation,with a parent of the child requiring extra support and any person requested by the parent.

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure all children requiring extra support have a care plan is developed in consultation with the parent of the child.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: March 9, 2023

Observations: Licensing observed that one care plan had not been developed for a child in care requiring extra support.