First Steps Daycare

• 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): Upon inspection, Licensing observed 3 children's files to be missing the enrolment date

  Corrective action. The Manager added the enrolment date during inspection

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

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• 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. Upon inspection of the 72 hour emergency supplies, some food and the case of water were expired.

  Corrective action. Please ensure emergency food and water is not past due.

  13020 - CCLR s.22(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 (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Upon review of the children's files, 1 enrollment date had not been recorded.

  Corrective action. Please ensure the 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: (b) character references in respect of the person.

  Observation. Upon review of the staff files, 1 staff did not have references checked.

  Corrective action. Please ensure staff files are complete.

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

• 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. Upon inspection, licensing officer observed holes in the wall and gyprock is exposed on the frame of the closet in the nap room.

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

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

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

  Observation. Upon inspection, licensing officer observed there was not an evacuation plan that included the location and plan for how and where children and equipment will be transported. Licensing officer also observed that there was insufficient food and supplies to care for children in the case of an emergency.

  Corrective action. Please ensure there is an emergency plan created that sets out procedures to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from an emergency. Licensing officer recommends having enough food and supplies to care for children and staff for 72 hours in the case of an emergency.

  13020 - CCLR s.22(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: (b) character references in respect of the person.

  Observation. Upon inspection, manager was not aware that she needed a staff file and there was not one on site.

  Corrective action. Please ensure that all staff have character references on file.

  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: (c) a record of the person's work history.

  Observation. Upon inspection, manager was not aware that she needed a staff file and there was not one on site.

  Corrective action. Please ensure manager has a record of work history on file.

  12060 - CCLR s.19(1)(c)
• 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: (f) evidence that the person has complied with the Province's immunization and tuberculosis control programs.

  Observation. Upon inspection, manager was not aware that she needed a staff file and there was not one on site.

  Corrective action. Please ensure there is evidence that all persons have complied with the Provinces immunization status.

  12090 - CCLR s.19(1)(f)
• 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 licensee using a system established and maintained by the director of the early childhood educator registry,

  Observation. Upon inspection, manager was not aware that she needed a staff file and there was not one on site.

  Corrective action. Please ensure that certificate is verified by the early childhood educator registry and a copy is on file.

  12140 - CCLR s.19(4)(a)

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.