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 indoor and outdoor play materials and equipment accessible to children are safely constructed, free from hazards and in good repair.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: August 29, 2022

Observations: Licensing observed a broken blue plastic handle on the climber.

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: Ensure equipment does not pose an entanglement risk.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: June 15, 2022

Observations: Licensing used the entanglement device three times on each side of the slide. Test failed each of the six times. This represents an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care and must be corrected immediately. A plan for corrective action must be submitted to Licensing by June 15th, 2022, by 9 a.m. Full compliance will not be be achieved until the plan has been implemented and completed.

Description: For prevention of entrapment, spaces (i.e., holes/openings) must be smaller than 9 cm (3.5 inches) or larger than 23 cm (9 inches). Use Head & Torso test probes

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure for prevention of entrapment, spaces (i.e., holes or openings) must be smaller than 9 cm (3.5 inches) or larger than 23cm (9 inches).

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: August 29, 2022

Observations: Licensing observed spaces between the wooden slats on railing and between stairs of climber were between 3.5 inches and 9 inches. This represents an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care and must be corrected immediately. A plan for corrective action must be submitted to Licensing by June 15th, 2022, by 9 a.m. Full compliance will not be be achieved until the plan has been implemented and completed.

Description: Height of equipment – Highest play surface as reported by Licensee or observed by LO: for toddlers (12 to 36 months) no more than .9 metres (3 feet) for preschool children (30 months to school age, no more than 1.5 metres (5 feet) for school-age children (attending school) no more than 2.3 metres (7 feet)

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure equipment for preschool children must be no more than 1.5 meters (5 feet) in height.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: August 29, 2022

Observations: Licensing observed platform at top of slide and climbing wall was 63 inches high.

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 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 a criminal record check for the person.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: August 29, 2022

Observations: Licensing reviewed seven staff files. Two files were missing CRC results.

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 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 an immunization status for the person.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

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

To Be Corrected By: August 29, 2022

Observations: Licensing reviewed seven staff files. One file was missing immunization status.