Creative Moments Childcare Centre

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• 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. Review of 9 staff files noted 1 Criminal Record Check on file was not site specific and 1 Criminal Record Check was not obtained for a staff person on site. There is documentation of an application in the staff file and the Manager said the staff will not be working alone with children in care.

  Corrective action. Please ensure to obtain Criminal Record Checks prior to staff commencing work and ensure Criminal Record Checks are site specific.

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

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. During inspection Licensing observed an area of wall space in the IT Program where the gyprock is exposed at the children's level. This poses a risk to children as it appears they may have been picking at it with their fingers. The Director was on site and has put forward a plan to address this issue.

  Corrective action. Please ensure that a healthy and safe environment is provided at all times while children are under the supervision of employees.

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)

• 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. It was observed that a large amount of standing water was on the sandbox cover. A new climber was built without any resilient surfacing below.

  Corrective action. Ensure that a healthy and safe environment is provided to the children at all times. Please refer to the Director of Licensing Standard of Practice Safe Play Spaces

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  The licensee must (a) develop the care plan in consultation with a parent of the child requiring extra support and any person requested by the parent.

  Observation. Care plan was not complete with information to guide staff in what to do.

  Corrective action. Ensure that a completed care plan is developed in consultation with the parent.

  19250 - CCLR s.58(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. The following was observed: - Broken fence and gate in the 3-5 playground with sharp nails exposed. Corrected on second day of inspection. -Infant Toddler playhouse door was broken and propped against the playhouse. -Morning Glory was present on the Infant toddler and 3-5 playgrounds. The plant seeds are poisonous to children.

  Corrective action. Ensure that a healthy and safe environment is provided at all times while children are in care. - Please provide a plan of how you will ensure children are not in contact with morning glory when outside.

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

  A licensee, other than a licensee who provides a care program described as either Preschool (30 Months to School Age) or Group Child Care (School Age), must have in a community care facility a sturdy surface for changing diapers, located outside the food preparation area, next to (a) a covered container for soiled clothing.

  Observation. the garbage can next to the diaper change area that was used for soiled diapers did not have a lid.

  Corrective action. Ensure that the garbage can next to the diaper change area used for diapers is covered.

  15010 - CCLR s.14(4)(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. It was observed that staff and children did not wash their hands after diaper changing.

  Corrective action. Ensure that staff and children was hands after each diaper change.

  15030 - CCLR s.46(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. An Early childhood educator assistant certificate was not posted.

  Corrective action. Ensure that all educator and assistant certificates are posted.

  10070 - CCLR s.11(4)
• MEDICATION

  A licensee must ensure that at all times an employee is available who is competent to either (a) administer a child's medication as instructed by the child's parent or required by the child's record or care plan.

  Observation. No employees were aware of the care plans or medications required.

  Corrective action. Ensure that there is an employee who is competent to administer the child's medication as instructed by the parent or the care plan.

  16050 - CCLR s.53(3)(a)
• MEDICATION

  A licensee must ensure that a child's medication is not accessible to any child, except that a child may have access to his or her own medication if (a) the child's parent has instructed the licensee to permit this.

  Observation. Medication was accessible to children in care.

  Corrective action. Ensure that medication is not accessible to children in care

  16030 - CCLR s.53(2)(a)
• OR SUPERVISION

  A licensee must ensure that children are supervised at all times by a person who is an educator, an assistant or a responsible adult.

  Observation. The Group Child Care (30 months - School age) program was left unsupervised.

  Corrective action. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times.

  14060 - CCLR s.39(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. Employees are not scheduled to work according to Schedule E. An ECEA was working as the second employee in the Group Child Care (under 36 months) program.

  Corrective action. Ensure that employees to children ratio is no less than schedule E.

  14030 - CCLR s.34(2)(b)

• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  The licensee must (a) develop the care plan in consultation with a parent of the child requiring extra support and any person requested by the parent.

  Observation. 3 children who require a care plan did not have one created

  Corrective action. Ensure that each child who requires a care plan has one created in consultation with a parent.

  19250 - CCLR s.58(2)(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. 1 child does not have a medical insurance plan number.

  Corrective action. Ensure that each child has a medical insurance plan number.

  19070 - CCLR s.57(2)(a)
• 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. 1 child does not have a telephone number for a medical practitioner.

  Corrective action. Ensure that each child has a telephone number for a medical practitioner.

  19100 - CCLR s.57(2)(d)
• 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. 2 of 6 staff files reviewed did not have evidence of verification.

  Corrective action. Ensure that each staff has evidence of verification by the system established and maintained by the ECE registry.

  12140 - CCLR s.19(4)(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. 3 staff do not have a criminal record checks. The Licensee contact found 2 criminal record checks in her email and will print them. 2 staff have criminal record checks addressed to someone else.

  Corrective action. Ensure that each staff has a criminal record check.

  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: (f) evidence that the person has complied with the Province's immunization and tuberculosis control programs.

  Observation. 2 of 6 staff files reviewed did not have evidence of immunization status

  Corrective action. Ensure that each staff has evidence of immunization status.

  12090 - CCLR s.19(1)(f)