Honey Tree Daycare

• 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. The walls and baseboards are visibly dirty throughout the facility, particularly upstairs.

  11020 - CCLR s.13(2)
• 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. One tall shelf in the nap room is not secured, which is a topple hazard. The fridge in the school-aged classroom is measuring above 4°C. The outdoor space has large pieces of black fabric embedded on the ground which is a tripping hazard and dirty rain water accumulated in some tables and toys were not emptied. Employees emptied the table during the inspection.

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)
• 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 bathroom cupboard accessible to children had safety locks that no longer works. A bleach jug and other cleaning chemicals are stored in this cupboard.

  Corrective action. Staff said that they will move these products in another cupboard that effectively locks.

  11200 - CCLR s.17
• 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. There are not enough emergency supplies. Additionally, the extra water bottles and food stored in their emergency supply bins are expired.

  Corrective action. Staff said that they will discard the expired items and replenish them with new ones.

  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. Upon review of several children's records, two were missing their medical insurance plan number.

  Corrective action. Please submit a written response addressing all the contraventions in this report by October 15, 2026

  19070 - CCLR s.57(2)(a)
• 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. Attendance records for the school-aged program do not record the time of arrival and departure for before and after-school hours.

  19090 - CCLR s.57(2)(c)
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  A licensee must keep, for each child requiring extra support, a current care plan showing the following information: (b) the courses of action recommended by health care professionals to address the needs of the child requiring extra support.

  Observation. A child requiring additional support does not have a care plan.

  19220 - CCLR s.58(1)(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. Upon review of staff records, one employee does not have site-specific criminal record check.

  12040 - CCLR s.19(1)(a)

• HYGIENE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

  A licensee must establish a program to instruct children in, and to practise the rules of, health and hygiene.

  Observation. Multiple toilet stalls did not have a toilet paper holder installed

  Corrective action. Manager will install paper towel holders in stalls that did not have one.

  15030 - CCLR s.46(1)

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• 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. In the classrooms upstairs, there are blind cords that are accessible.

  Corrective action. Please ensure that all blind cords in the whole facility are not accessible to children.

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)
• 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. 7 staff files were reviewed and one staff did not have reference checks available.

  Corrective action. Please ensure that all staff have references completed and documented. Manager explained that staff's reference checks were called but did not have any documentation.

  12050 - CCLR s.19(1)(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. 8 staff files were reviewed and one staff did not have a cleared criminal record check on file.

  Corrective action. Please ensure that all staff have a cleared criminal record check on file while working with children. Manager explained that this staff is fairly new and has had trouble applying through the BC Services app which is the process. Staff will apply in person instead.

  12040 - CCLR s.19(1)(a)

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.