Global Montessori Tsawwassen Childcare

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• HYGIENE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

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

  Observation. Staff did not encourage or instruct children to wash hands before snack time.

  Corrective action. Ensure children practice hand washing prior to eating meals

  15030 - CCLR s.46(1)
• POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

  A licensee must keep current records of each of the following: (c) a record respecting compliance with section 22 (2) (b) and (c) [emergency training and equipment].

  Observation. The Group Child Care (After School Care) has not practiced fire drills or emergency drills

  Corrective action. Ensure all groups practice fire and emergency drills

  13050 - CCLR s.56(1)(c)

• 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 system maintained by the early childhood educator registry. (Educator or assistant certificate validation) Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Three staff files reviewed and one staff was found to not have the ECE certificate verified.

  Corrective action. Corrected during inspection

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

• 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. The Manager's name was not posted in this facility

  Corrective action. Ensure the manager's name is posted in the facility

  10050 - CCLR s.11(1)
• OR SUPERVISION

  Without limiting subsection (1), a licensee must ensure that (a) children attending a community care facility are divided into groups, with each group having no more children than that permitted in Schedule E.

  Observation. The AM preschool program ends at 12:00 but children who attend the afternoon preschool session start at 11:45AM. On most days the maximum group size of 19 was exceeded.

  Corrective action. Ensure that there are no more children in care than what is permitted (preschool - 19)

  14020 - CCLR s.34(2)(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. A group of children from the preschool are still in care at 3:00pm when the school age group of children come into care at 3:00pm

  Corrective action. Ensure that the program is divided into groups as specified in schedule E and do not run concurrently.

  14030 - CCLR s.34(2)(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. Furniture was in disrepair, including 3 wooden tables. Two of the wooden tables had holes on the surface of the table. The holes would make it difficult for the surface to be sanitized. The third wooden table had trim on the side of the table that had been chipped away. All three tables presented rough surfaces that could produce slivers.

  Corrective action. Ensure furniture is in good repair while the children are in attendance

  11020 - CCLR s.13(2)
• 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. A review of 3 preschool files and 2 School Age Care files found that 1 file was missing the name and phone number of a medical practitioner.

  Corrective action. Ensure all children's files are complete

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

• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  A licensee must notify the medical health officer within 24 hours after (a) a child is involved in, or may have been involved in, a reportable incident described in Schedule H while under the care or supervision of the licensee.

  Observation. Licensing reviewed the facility Log Book and found that a child may have been involved in a reportable incident while in care.

  Corrective action. Ensure licensing is notified within 24 hours after a child is involved in, or may have been involved in, a reportable incident described in Schedule H.

  19030 - CCLR s.55(2)(a)
• 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. A review of 2 care plans found that 1 care plan had not been reviewed in the past year.

  Corrective action. Ensure all care plans are reviewed at least once each year with the parent of the child requiring the plan

  19260 - CCLR s.58(2)(b)
• 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. A review of staff files found that 1 file was missing verification of ECE certificate

  Corrective action. Ensure all certificates have been verified by the licensee by using the system established and maintained by the director of the ECE registry

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

• 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. Immunization status is still missing

  Corrective action. Please ensure records are complete

  19070 - CCLR s.57(2)(a)
• 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. Criminal record check clearance is not complete for one current staff and new staff CRC is not completed, Police check is on file for both. One person is in process of having shared CRC

  Corrective action. CRC from Victoria must be completed for all staff

  12040 - CCLR s.19(1)(a)
• 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. Resume is unavailable

  Corrective action. Please ensure staff file is complete

  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. Staff immunization status record is unavailable

  Corrective action. Please ensure staff file is complete

  12090 - CCLR s.19(1)(f)
• STAFFING

  A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility unless the licensee is satisfied, based on the information available to the licensee under subsection (1) and the licensee's or, in the case of an employee who is not the manager, the manager's own observations on meeting the person, that the person (c) has the training and experience and demonstrates the skills necessary to carry out the duties assigned to the manager or employee.

  Observation. Evidence of reference check is unavailable.

  Corrective action. Please ensure staff screening is in place

  12120 - CCLR s.19(2)(c)