The Learning Ladder Children's Centre

• 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 (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Two containers containing cleaning supplies were kept in a cabinet accessible to children in the bathroom

  Corrective action. The Assistant Director removed the items and said they will be stored out of reach of children

  11200 - CCLR s.17
• 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. The following was observed: -There were multiple areas in the facility where paint was chipping, exposing drywall within reach of children in the play spaces and bathrooms -Multiple sleeping mats in the GCC 30 months to school age program were torn

  Corrective action. The Assistant Director said the owner will be contacted to schedule maintenance of the chipping paint and walls. The Assistant Director will have the torn beds repaired.

  11020 - CCLR s.13(2)
• HYGIENE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

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

  Observation. Children’s nap beds and blankets in the Infant Program are stored on top of each other, resulting in the children’s bedding touching

  Corrective action. The Assistant Director said she will ensure nap beds and bedding are stored separately for each child

  15030 - CCLR s.46(1)

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• LICENSING

  Licensees must not make any structural change to a community care facility unless the licensee first (a) submits plans for the change to a medical health officer.

  Observation. The nap room was extended in the IT room and a storage room was built in the multi-age's nap room. Licensing was not informed prior to making the changes.

  Corrective action. Submit floor plans to show the changes. Licensing will need to come out to re-measure the IT room to confirm that square footage has not been impacted.

  10020 - CCLR s.10(2)(a)

• MEDICATION

  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. Medication for a child was expired.

  Corrective action. Please ensure medications that need to be administered to children are not expired.

  16080 - CCALA s.7(1)(b)(i)
• 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. All fire extinguishers required servicing in February of this year.

  Corrective action. Please ensure fire extinguishers are serviced annually.

  13050 - CCLR s.56(1)(c)
• 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. There was no record of last years yearly emergency evacuation plan.

  Corrective action. Please keep a record of yearly emergency evacuation plans.

  13020 - CCLR s.22(1)(b)

• A licensee must ensure that a child, while under the care or supervision of the licensee, is not subjected to any of the following: (a) shoving, hitting or shaking by an employee or another child, or confinement or physical restraint by another child.

  Observation. Licensing determined through interviews that Staff 1 provided inappropriate guidance with harmful actions

  Corrective action. Corrective action plan required to be submitted

  14260 - CCLR s.52(1)(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 (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Licensing observed climbing equipment approximately 4 feet high in the 30 months to school age program and approximately 3 feet high in the toddler program. The concern is that the equipment were placed on hard surfaces, which would increase the risk of harm should a child fall. This was addressed at the time of the inspection.

  Corrective action. Please ensure a health and safety environment is maintained at all times while children are in care.

  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 (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Multiple shelving units were lined across in the 30 months to school age program to create a division of the room. One of shelving units on wheels was tippable and Licensing expressed concerns of the potential for the furniture to fall on a child. The shelf was secured during the inspection.

  Corrective action. Please ensure a healthy and safe environment at all times while children are in care.

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)