Westwood Montessori Childcare (Partington)

• EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS

  A licensee must ensure that the entire outdoor play area is (a) enclosed in a manner that is suitable for the age and development of children, and will ensure that children are free of harm.

  Observation. Licensing observed the following: - Space between stairs outside in Daycare playground is big enough for a child to get through. This area has exposed nails that are accesible to the children. - Entrapment hazard in the Daycare playground under the fence

  Corrective action. The manager will make sure the outdoor area is safe from hazards

  11160 - CCLR s.16(3)(a)
• 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. Cleaning supplies and lysol wipes being kept in unlocked cabinet in School Age program

  Corrective action. The manager will ensure the supplies are locked

  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. Licensing observed three fire extinguishers were not serviced. The food and water in the emergency supplies was expired

  Corrective action. The manager will follow up about servicing the fire extinguishers and replace the food and water with non-expired items.

  13020 - CCLR s.22(1)(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 observed that children are not being signed in/out of classrooms when children move classrooms in the morning

  Corrective action. The manager will ensure the attendance records are completed.

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

• 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. The care plan did not have a date or a parent signature indicating it was reviewed for the current year.

  Corrective action. Staff said that the care plan was reviewed with the parent but she did not remember a date of when it occurred and said she will obtain a date and signature.

  19260 - CCLR s.58(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. One staff did not have a valid criminal record check on file.

  Corrective action. Manager said that it had been applied for in September; however, no record was provided.

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

• 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 there were 4 playpens used for napping that had visible holes in the mesh siding and there was a large patch of exposed gyprock in the classroom that had residue that came off on fingers when touched.

  Corrective action. Please ensure the facility and equipment is 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. Upon inspection Lysol and bleach were accessible to the children.

  Corrective action. Please ensure children do not have access to any substance that may be hazardous to the 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. Upon inspection there were: - large picture frames leaning up against the wall, above the cubbies that posed a fall hazard. - a large, heavy, glass globe on a high shelf that posed a fall hazard in the event of an earthquake.

  Corrective action. Please ensure a safe environment is provided at all times.

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)
• LICENSING

  A licensee must display in a prominent place in the community care facility the certificate, or a copy of the certificate, of any educator or assistant employed to work in the community care facility.

  Observation. Upon inspection 1 staff did not have her certificate to practice posted.

  Corrective action. Please ensure staff have their certificates posted.

  10070 - CCLR s.11(4)
• 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. Upon review of the attendance forms, 3 classrooms had multiple departures times not recorded for various children.

  Corrective action. Please ensure departure times are recorded for children in care.

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

• A licensee must do all of the following

  A licensee must do all of the following: (b) operate the community care facility in a manner that will promote (i) the health, safety and dignity of persons in care.

  Observation. Upon asking staff if the children were transported in proper child booster seats, the staff said no.

  Corrective action. Please ensure children are transported in booster seats if not in the facility bus.

  50050 - CCALA s.7(1)(b)(i)

• 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. Upon inspection, there were medicated diaper creme's on site but no medication forms permitting staff to apply them to the children.

  Corrective action. Please ensure medication forms are completed by the families.

  16010 - CCLR s.53(1)(a)
• 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. Upon inspection of the staffing records, there were 2 staff with 17 children for 1 hour in the morning.

  Corrective action. Please ensure the ratio of employees to children attending the community care facility is no less than that permitted in Schedule E.

  14030 - CCLR s.34(2)(b)
• 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. Upon inspection, the children's records were unable to be produced. Staff stated that the registration's are kept in the office but nobody on site at the time of the inspection, had access to it.

  Corrective action. Please ensure all records are accessible and can be retrieved within a reasonable time.

  19330 - CCLR s.59(b)

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• LICENSING

  A licensee must display in a prominent place in the community care facility both the licence, including any terms or conditions of the licence, and the name of the manager. Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): The name of the current manager was not posted in the facility.

  Corrective action. The current managers name was posted during this inspection.

  10050 - CCLR s.11(1)
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (i) a photograph or digital image of the child, and other information that can be used to readily identify the child in an emergency.

  Observation. A review of the checklist for children's files indicates that photos are not available for two children.

  Corrective action. Please ensure that a photo is available for all children. The Licensee Contact stated that missing photos of children will be taken on the facility camera and printed.

  19160 - CCLR s.57(2)(i)
• 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. During a review of children's files it was noted that registration papers for three children were not signed.

  Corrective action. Please ensure all registration papers are signed so that written consent to obtain emergency medical care is given.

  19190 - CCLR s.57(3)(a)