Kids Club Child Care Centre Ltd. (Gladwin)

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.

Observation. Walls leading to the upper part of the facility had some paint chipping and metal and dry wall was showing.

Corrective action. Ensure facility is clean and good repair.

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.

Observation. Licensing reviewed 10 children's files and one file was missing a photo or digital photo of the child. Repeat contravention from 2024.

Corrective action. Ensure the files are completed.

A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (a) name, sex, date of birth, medical insurance plan number and immunization status.

Observation. Licensing reviewed 10 children's files and one file was missing the gender and the immunization.

Corrective action. Ensure all staff files are complete.

A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (b) date of enrolment in the community care facility.

Observation. Licensing reviewed 10 children files and three files were missing an enrollment date.

Corrective action. Ensure children's files are complete.

A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (c) daily attendance record, indicating for each day whether the child is absent or, if the child is present, the time of arrival and departure.

Observation. Licensing reviewed the attendance sheets and one child was missing from the attendance.

Corrective action. Manager added the child to the attendance sheet.

A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (a) name, sex, date of birth, medical insurance plan number and immunization status.

Observation. During inspection 13 children files were reviewed and one child's file was missing an MSP number.

Corrective action. Manager said she will follow up with the parents regarding the MSP number.

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.

Observation. During routine inspection 13 children's files were reviewed and two children's files were missing a digital photo or photo.

Corrective action. Manager will follow up with the parents of the children regarding the photo.

A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (d) name and telephone number of a parent, medical practitioner and emergency contact.

Observation. During routine inspection 13 children's files were reviewed and three children's files were missing the dr name and phone number.

Corrective action. Manager said that she will follow up the parents regarding the children's parents.

A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility as (a) an educator or an assistant unless the person holds a certificate issued under Division 2 [Employee Qualifications], which must be verified by the system maintained by the early childhood educator registry. (Educator or assistant certificate validation)

Observation. During routine inspection of the staff files licensing noticed one staff's ECE certificate was not validated.

Corrective action. Manager said she will validate the certificate.

A licensee must ensure that each employee (b) practices implementing the fire drill system at least once each month.

Observation. During routine inspection licensing noted the following: - Blue Room missed the fire drill for the month of May and June - Yellow Room missed the fire drill for the month of April - Red Room missed the fire drill for the month of June

Corrective action. Ensure that fire drill are conducted monthly.

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.

Observation. During the routine inspection the following was observed: - The carpets in the facility are heavily stained and in need of cleaning. The manager said that the carpets have been cleaned in October. In one area the carpet was covered with duct tape. The carpet is a repeat contravention from 2022 inspection. - The trim around the cupboard in the Ocean and Dinosaur room was curling - The floor in the Ocean and Dinosaur room was dirty around the edge where the trim was curling - Two planks on the climbing structure showed visible signs of wear and tear and the screws in the planks were sticking out.

Corrective action. Please ensure that the facility is clean and in good repair. A compliance plan is required by the date mentioned below.

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.

Observation. Licensing observed the following: - Areas of the wall in the school aged program rooms had paint peeling. This is a repeat contravention although Licensing acknowledges that the original concerns were addressed and these areas are more recent. Theses rooms are also used by the younger group. - The carpets in the school aged program rooms are heavily stained and in need of cleaning. The Manager said that bi-annual cleaning used to occur but that system is no longer in place.

Corrective action. Please maintain a clean environment and ensure all areas are in good repair. A compliance plan is required by the date below.

If a licensee has agreed with a parent to give a child any medication prescribed by a medical practitioner or provided by the parent, the licensee and his or her employees must ensure that the medication is (a) administered to the child in the amount and at the times specified by the child's parent or in the child's record or care plan.

Observation. Licensing observed that two medication forms reviewed did not contain full details of the amount of medication to be administered and/or under what circumstances it should be administered to the child/ren. The Manage said that she would follow up with the parents for accurate information.

Corrective action. Please ensure that any medication forms contain the relevant information required to guide staff in appropriate care and administration

A licensee must keep (a) a copy of the written statement, referred to in section 19 of the Act, that the licensee delivers to persons who prepay part of the cost of services

Observation. On review of children's files, Licensing observed that there was no record of whether parents have received information regarding prepayment. Licensing acknowledges that a prepayment statement is provided to parents during the registration process. The Manager said that receipt statements will be created and added to the children's files

Corrective action. Please ensure that families provide a statement of receipt of the prepayment information.

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.

Observation. -During inspection vinyl baseboard were coming away from the wall in 3 rooms and in the bathrooms. -Walls in the hall where the children access the bathroom, and in 2 classrooms had drywall spackle and had not yet been painted, the spackle was chipping in some of the spots.

Corrective action. Please ensure that the community care facility and the furniture, equipment and fixtures within it are in good repair while children are in attendance.

A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (a) name, sex, date of birth, medical insurance plan number and immunization status.

Observation. review of 15 children's records. 2 children's records did not contain immunization status.

Corrective action. Please ensure to keep for each child a record showing the immunization status.

A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility as (a) an educator or an assistant unless the person holds a certificate issued under Division 2 [Employee Qualifications], which must be verified by the system maintained by the early childhood educator registry. (Educator or assistant certificate validation) Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): 5 employee files were reviewed, one file contained no record of the certification verification. Manager had completed the verification however had not kept record of it. This was completed during the inspection.

Corrective action. Please keep record of the verification through the system maintained by the early childhood educator registry.

A licensee must ensure that a healthy and safe environment is provided at all times while children are under the supervision of employees.

Observation. Licensing observed: - Reusable gloves hanging in the children's bathroom. After a discussion with the manager it was noted that the gloves were being used for toileting the children and for all other cleaning and disinfecting including meal time dishes. A later correspondence with the manager (email on August-10-20) indicated that there was a misunderstanding (between licensee and management) and the gloves are to be used only for children's diapering routines. Please note that the expectation is that disposable gloves are being used when cleaning bodily fluids such as running nose, vomit, urine, stool and when diapering to maintain practices of health and hygiene during the COVID-19 pandemic, as per Worksafe, returning to safe operation guidelines. Resources have been provided. -Some chipping paint through out the facility.

Corrective action. Ensure that a healthy and safe environment is provided