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Kids & Company Victoria

Facility Type: Child Care - 300

Follow-Up

April 28, 2023
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 15(2)(c)
Description: A licensee must ensure that each piece of furniture or equipment for sleeping is appropriate for the size, age and development of the children intended to use it.
Corrective Actions Required:
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing observed the two bouncy chairs were removed in the Group Child Care (Under 36 Months) program.
Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.
To Be Corrected By:
Observations:
3000 - CCLR 17
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:
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing observed the cupboard in the Group Child Care (Under 36 Months) was locked. Licensing observed the stereo had been removed in the Group Child Care (Under 36 Months) programs.
Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.
To Be Corrected By:
Observations:
3010 - CCLR 19(1)(a)
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:
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing audited one staff file. CRC had been obtained for staff file.
Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.
To Be Corrected By:
Observations:
3030 - CCLR 34(2)(a)
Description: Without limiting subsection (1) a licensee must ensure that children attending a community care facility are divided into groups, with each group having no more children than that permitted in Schedule E, (except FCC/IHMACC/REC; child qualified if in age range or within one month (except GCC School Age)).
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure children are divided into groups, with each group having no more children than permitted in Schedule E.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: April 28, 2023
Observations: Licensing observed there were 13 children in the Group Child Care (Under 36 Months). This exceeded the maximum group size. One child was moved to another Group Child Care (Under 36 Months) during the inspection.
3030 - CCLR 34(2)(b)
Description: Without limiting subsection (1), a licensee must ensure that the ratio of employees to children attending a community care facility is no less than that permitted in Schedule E.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure ratio of employees to children meet Schedule E.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: March 3, 2023
Observations: Group Child Care (30 Months to School Age) program had 19 children with three staff: RA, RA , ECEA when a ECE, ECEA and ECEA were required. in the Group Child Care (Under 36 Months) program there were 11 children with three staff (ECE, ECE, ECE), when a ITE, ECE and ECEA were required. This item was corrected during the inspection.
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 persons not permitted access is obtained for children's files.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: March 24, 2023
Observations: Licensing audited 13 children's files. All files did not have persons not permitted access.
3080 - CCLR 11(4)
Description: A licensee must display in a prominent place in the community care facility the certificate of any educator or assistant employed to work in the community care facility.
Corrective Actions Required:
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing observed all the staff certificates were not posted in a prominent place.
Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.
To Be Corrected By:
Observations: