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Comfort First Early Learning

Facility Type: Child Care - 300

Routine

October 2, 2025
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 13(2)
Description: A licensee must ensure that the community care facility and the furniture, equipment and fixtures within it are clean and in good repair while children are in attendance.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that furniture, equipment and fixtures are in good repair.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: November 3, 2025
Observations: Licensing observed the tap in the Infant and Toddler room stopped working after running for a short time. Hand washing is not able to be completed. Staff and manager stated that this happens and they need to wait to be able to complete hand washing.
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: Ensure children do not have access to any objects or substances that may be hazardous to the health or safety of children in care.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: November 3, 2025
Observations: Licensing observed prickles accessible to children in care growing at the bottom of a tree in the play yard.
3010 - CCLR 19(1)(b)
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 licensee must not employ a person unless they have first obtained character references in respect of the person.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: November 3, 2025
Observations: Licensing audited five staff files. One file was missing one character reference and two files were missing two character references.
3010 - CCLR 19(1)(f)
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 unless they have obtained evidence of immunization status.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: November 3, 2025
Observations: Licensing audited five staff files. Two files were missing immunization status.
3070 - CCLR 57(2)(a)
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 licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing immunization status and medical services plan number.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: November 3, 2025
Observations: Licensing audited six children's files. One file was missing immunization status and one file was missing MSP number.