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 character references are obtained for staff files.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: April 12, 2024

Observations: Licensing audited four staff files. Character references were not obtained for two staff files.

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 ECE certificates are verified by the licensee using a system established and maintained by the director of the early childhood educator registry.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: April 12, 2024

Observations: Licensing audited four staff files. Two staff files did not have their ECE certificates verified by the ECE Registry.

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 consent to release a child to someone other than the parent is obtained.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: April 12, 2024

Observations: Licensing audited four children's files. One file did not have consent to release a child to someone other than the parent.