Smart Steps Daycare

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS

  A licensee must ensure that each piece of furniture or equipment for sleeping (b) is clean and comfortable. Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): children's beds were stored where bedding was in contact.

  Corrective action. Licensee said she will develop a system for storing bedding to reduce transmission of communicable diseases.

  11110 - CCLR s.15(2)(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 (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Of nine children's files reviewed one file did not have start date documented.

  Corrective action. Licensee corrected during the inspection.

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

• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  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 sign in sheets from February and found on two days the time of departure had not been recorded.

  Corrective action. Licensee will check daily to ensure the time of departure is documented.

  19090 - CCLR s.57(2)(c)

• 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 (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Storage of toilet scrub brush was observed accessible to children in the bathroom next to the toilet.

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

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)

• EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS

  A licensee must ensure that any heated water accessible to children is heated to no more than 49° Celsius.

  Observation. Water temperature of the bathroom faucet where children wash hands was tested at 56 degrees Celsius.

  Corrective action. Please ensure that any heated water accessible to children is heated to no more than 49 degrees Celsius.

  11230 - CCLR s.47
• 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. One step leading to the playground was unstable, providing risk for children to lose balance and fall. Licensee stated they had observed this yesterday and had made plans to repair the step on the weekend.

  Corrective action. Please 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.

  11020 - CCLR s.13(2)
• 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 a crib was placed next to an exposed electrical plug, providing access to children during naptime.

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

  11200 - CCLR s.17
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  A licensee must have in writing from a parent, and maintain at the community care facility, consent (a) to call a medical practitioner or ambulance in case of accident or illness if the parent cannot immediately be reached.

  Observation. Of four children's records reviewed, one file did not contain record of consent to call a medical practitioner or ambulance in case of accident or illness if the parent cannot immediately be reached.

  Corrective action. Please ensure to have in writing from a parent and maintain at the community care facility consent to call a medical practitioner or ambulance in case of accident or illness if the parent cannot immediately be reached.

  19190 - CCLR s.57(3)(a)
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  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. Of four children's records reviewed, two files contained no emergency contact person, and two contained no contact for medical practitioner.

  Corrective action. Please ensure to keep for each child a record showing the name and number for medical practitioner, and emergency contact.

  19100 - CCLR s.57(2)(d)