Little Stars Daycare Centre

• 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. Fridge temperature is above 4 degree Celsius

  Corrective action. Manager will adjust the temperature to ensure that it is between 0 - 4 degree Celsius

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)
• HYGIENE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

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

  Observation. Licensing observed that hand washing was not instructed by educator after diaper change.

  Corrective action. Manager will ensure to instruct children to wash hands after every diaper change.

  15030 - CCLR s.46(1)
• OR SUPERVISION

  Without limiting subsection (1), a licensee must ensure that (b) the ratio of employees to children attending a community care facility is no less than that permitted in Schedule E.

  Observation. After discussion with the Manager, it appears that the Infant and Toddler licensed educator only closes the program. An ECE licensed educator opens the program

  Corrective action. Manager will ensure that there is always an Infant and Toddler licensed educator opening and closing the program

  14030 - CCLR s.34(2)(b)
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  The licensee must (b) review the care plan at least once each year with a parent of the child requiring extra support and any person requested by the parent.

  Observation. It was observed that the care plan was not reviewed annually with the parent

  Corrective action. Manager will review the care plan with the parent

  19260 - CCLR s.58(2)(b)

• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  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. Files for eight children were reviewed. Contracts were not available in seven files. This is repeat noncompliance.

  Corrective action. Please ensure evidence of families being provided a parent contract (prepayment agreement) is available in all files.

  19051 - CCLR s.56.1(2)(a)

• 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. Beds and bedding are touching and perishable food is not being stored in the fridge.

  Corrective action. To mitigate the risk of the spread of disease please ensure beds and bedding are not touching and to ensure safe storage of perishable food ensure it is stored in the fridge.

  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. Diaper cream was accessible to children in the bathroom and the door to the furnace room was not secure. Adult cough drops were accessible in a kitchen draw. The diaper cream and cough drops were removed during this inspection.

  Corrective action. Please ensure children do not have access to the furnace room.

  11200 - CCLR s.17
• MEDICATION

  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. The amount and times medication/creams are administered to children are not specified for two children and staff are not recording when the medications/creams are applies.

  Corrective action. Please ensure the amount and times medications are applies are specified by parents and that all administration on medications/crams are recorded.

  16010 - CCLR s.53(1)(a)
• POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

  A licensee must ensure that the policies and procedures referred to in subsection (1) are implemented by employees.

  Observation. Nonprescription medications/creams are being administered to children. The facility policy states only prescription medication will be administered.

  Corrective action. Please ensure the facility medication policy is followed at all times.

  13071 - CCLR s.56(2)
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  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. Files for eight children were reviewed. Contracts were not available in seven files.

  Corrective action. Please ensure a copy of the parent contract is available in all files.

  19051 - CCLR s.56.1(2)(a)

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• 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. Information for an emergency contact was not available for one child.

  Corrective action. Please ensure contact information for an emergency contact is available for all children.

  19100 - CCLR s.57(2)(d)
• 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. A medical insurance plan number was not available for one child. The LO informed the manager that if a child does not have a BC Medical Insurance Plan number information for the families private medical insurance can be kept in the file.

  Corrective action. Please ensure a medical insurance plan number is available for all children.

  19070 - CCLR s.57(2)(a)