Little Leaders Childcare Centre Inc.

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS

  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. Few walls in the facility had paint chipping and dry wall was exposed.

  Corrective action. Staff said that the manager was planning on painting the facility.

  11020 - CCLR s.13(2)
• POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

  A licensee must: (b) have an emergency plan that sets out procedures to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from any emergency.

  Observation. Fire Extinguisher has not been serviced annually

  Corrective action. Ensure fire extinguisher has been services annually.

  13020 - CCLR s.22(1)(b)
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  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 routine inspection 9 children's files were reviewed and one child's file was missing an MSP number.

  Corrective action. Ensure all children's files are complete.

  19070 - CCLR s.57(2)(a)
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

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

  Observation. During routine inspection 9 children's files were reviewed and one child's file was missing a date of enrollment.

  Corrective action. Ensure all children's files are complete.

  19080 - CCLR s.57(2)(b)
• STAFFING

  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) a criminal record check for the person.

  Observation. During the routine inspection 5 staff files were reviewed. A Criminal Record Check on file is not site specific for one staff.

  Corrective action. Ensure each staff has a site specific CRC.

  12040 - CCLR s.19(1)(a)
• STAFFING

  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 the routine inspection licensing reviewed 5 staff files. One staff had renewed their ECE certificate and a validation of the old certificate was present but no evidence that the new certificate was validated.

  Corrective action. Ensure ECE certificates are validated.

  12140 - CCLR s.19(4)(a)
• STAFFING

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

  Observation. During the routine inspection licensing observed that for the month of June 2024 the fire drill was not noted. Staff was unsure if the fire drill was conducted or not.

  Corrective action. Ensure fire drills are practiced and noted down monthly.

  12190 - CCLR s.22(2)(b)
• STAFFING

  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.

  Observation. During the routine inspection 5 staff files were reviewed and a minimum of two character references were not obtained for one employee.

  Corrective action. Ensure all staff files are complete.

  12050 - CCLR s.19(1)(b)

• RECORDS AND REPORTING

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

  Observation. During the routine inspection 10 children's files were reviewed and 3 children's files were missing an enrollment date.

  Corrective action. Please ensure all children's files are complete.

  19080 - CCLR s.57(2)(b)

• EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS

  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.

  Observation. Licensing observed the following hazards accessible to children during today's inspection : > Plastic bags, toasters, splenda bottles, used yogurt containers stored under in sink in both rooms. The cupboards/drawers are not secured with a safety latch. >Towel to dry hands for staff are hanging on the cupboard door under sink which is accessible to children. > Mop and Mop buckets, vacuum, broom are stored in the area accessible to children. > The furnace room in the bathroom of the Caterpillar room is unlocked.

  Corrective action. Ensure that children do not have access to any object or substance that may be hazardous to health and safety of a child.

  11200 - CCLR s.17
• EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS

  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 the following safety hazards >Metal part on the corners of the carpet in the caterpillar room was exposed which can cause injury or can be a tripping hazard. >The bedding is left on the mats,stacked on top of each other which is touching both the cots and other bedding. >Mesh material on some of the cots is unravelling and some cots are not in good repair. > Medication storage obstructs the accessibility of medication in an emergency for the child as it is stored in the other room.

  Corrective action. Ensure that a safe environment is provided at all times while children are under the supervision of employees.

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)
• STAFFING

  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. Staff holds a valid ECE Certificate however the certificate validation has expired.

  Corrective action. Ensure that system is in place to validate and verify the certificate by the system maintained by the early childhood registry.

  12140 - CCLR s.19(4)(a)
• STAFFING

  Without limiting subsection (2), if the duties of an employee include care for a child who requires extra support, a licensee must ensure that the employee has the training and experience and demonstrates the skills necessary to care for that child.

  Observation. Licensing observed that except for a valid CRC there were no other documents available for the support staff to demonstrate the required training and experience for the skills necessary to care for the child who requires extra support i.e certificate, resume,references and first aid certificate,

  Corrective action. Ensure that all the documents required in the support workers file are obtained and the file is available at the facility,

  12130 - CCLR s.19(3)

• EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS

  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.

  Observation. The cupboards underneath the sink in kitchen area of both rooms were not locked and had hazardous materials i.e Bleach bottle and Lysol bathroom cleaner.

  Corrective action. Ensure that children do not have access to any hazardous materials and the cupboards are kept locked at all times.

  11200 - CCLR s.17
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  In respect of a record referred to in this Division, a licensee must (b) keep a record other than one referred to in paragraph (a) in a place from which it can be retrieved within a reasonable time, on request.

  Observation. Staff file with all the required documents of the staff was not at the site as the staff goes back and forth between the two sites.

  Corrective action. Ensure to have the staff file at both the locations.

  19330 - CCLR s.59(b)
• STAFFING

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

  Observation. Fire Drill records were missing since May 2021

  Corrective action. Ensure that fire drills are implemented on monthly basis and the fire drill log is maintained,

  12190 - CCLR s.22(2)(b)
• STAFFING

  A licensee must ensure that each employee (c) practices implementing the emergency plan at least once each year.

  Observation. Records of yearly emergency evacuation practice was missing

  Corrective action. Ensure that the records for implemneting the emergnecy plan at least once each year is maintained.

  12200 - CCLR s.22(2)(c)

• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (h) any special instruction respecting the child's diet, medication, participation in a program of activities, or other matter relevant to the child's care, (i) given by the child's parent to the licensee in writing.

  Observation. Medication required for to be administered in response to a reaction however no details are included to instruct the staff of what to be aware of required action to be taken. It is noted that the medication is safely stored and easily accessible

  Corrective action. please ensure child's record shows information respecting medication to be administered and additional details relevant to care.

  19140 - CCLR s.57(2)(h)(i)
• STAFFING

  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) a criminal record check for the person.

  Observation. Of the 4 staff files reviewed one was found to have an expired CRC. The manager included that an application has been sent and should arrive any day. This is noted to be a repeated area of noncompliance as previously identified in 2019.

  Corrective action. please ensure staff hold the required screening when working with children including a valid CRC processed through the Criminal Records Review Program every 5 years.

  12040 - CCLR s.19(1)(a)
• STAFFING

  A licensee must ensure that children have at all times immediate access to an employee who (a) holds a valid first aid and CPR certificate, provided on completion of a course that meets the requirements of Schedule C.

  Observation. In review of 4 staff files it is noted that 1 staff no longer holds valid first aid ( expiry date Nov 2019 ) , it is noted that this staff at times works alone with children.

  Corrective action. Ensure children have immediate access to a staff who holds a valid First Aid Certificate. Licensee to provide a revised staffing plan and confirmation of first aid course registration. .

  12210 - CCLR s.23(1)(a)