Description: A licensee must ensure that children do not have access to any object or substance that may be hazardous to the health or safety of a child

Corrective Actions Required: Licensee to ensure that children do not have access to any object or substance that may be hazardous to the health or safety of a child.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: April 1, 2022

Observations: Licensing observed large scissors, rusty metal tools, broken play equipment, large garbage bins filled with plastic bags and kitty litter, a large wooden beam balanced against an outdoor wall and a deep bucket filled with 2 feet of standing water in the outdoor play area. Exterior fence doors and trampoline did not have the locking latches used to secure them in the outdoor play area. A large metal locker cabinet had been added to the entry way of the facility and was not bolted to the wall in the indoor play area. Licensee indicated the bucket of water would be emptied today before children played in the outdoor play area.

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 the entanglement device on an outdoor composite slide that measured 3.1 feet and did not detect an entanglement.

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

To Be Corrected By:

Observations:

Description: Use of pools/trampolines/other non-typical equipment has careful and detailed consideration on a case-by-case basis (Considerations include: whether equipment meets needs of children what additional types of risk are involved what necessary steps will be needed to ensure adequate active supervision & how will staff ensure the equipment is used & maintained properly)

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure a plan is submitted to Licensing for the use of the mini trampoline.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: August 24, 2022

Observations: Licensing observed a mini trampoline in the outdoor area. Licensee stated the children use it but there has been no plan submitted to Licensing for review.

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: Licensee to ensure implementation of fire drill systems are recorded.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: April 1, 2022

Observations: Licensing observed that the fire drills implemented for the month of August, September, October, November, December 2021 and February 2022 had been preformed and had not been recorded.

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 observed date of enrollment for child's file this date.

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:(i) a photograph or digital image of the child, and other information that can be used to readily identify the child in an emergency

Corrective Actions Required: A licensee must keep current records for each child a photo or digital image.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: April 1, 2022

Observations: Licensing audited three children files, one file was missing a photo or digital image for a child in care.