Cefa Early Learning

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• 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 (b) readily accessible to employees.

  Observation. In one of the under 36 months programs, Licensing observed 2 expired emergency medications. As per the Manager, the facility has connected with the family to obtain current medication.

  Corrective action. Please ensure current medication is on-site for children that require it.

  16020 - CCLR s.53(1)(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 system maintained by the early childhood educator registry. (Educator or assistant certificate validation)

  Observation. Upon reviewing 5 staff files, 1 staff has a validation from the ECE registry for a previous certification.

  Corrective action. Please ensure ECE validations on file correspond to the staff's current certification.

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

• 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. Licensing observed that a fire drill was not recorded for November 2022. As per staff, during that month, there was movement of staff between classrooms and that practicing a fire drill was overlooked.

  Corrective action. Please ensure a fire drill is practiced and recorded monthly.

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

• 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): During the inspection it was revealed that in one classrooms the bedding was located in a plastic containers above the cubbies. The bedding from several containers was touching allowing for cross contamination. Education was provided to staff.

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

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)
• 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. During the inspection 10 random children's files were reviewed. One child's file was missing a doctor's name and phone number.

  Corrective action. Please ensure all children's files are completed.

  19100 - CCLR s.57(2)(d)
• RECORDS AND REPORTING

  A licensee must keep, for each child requiring extra support, a current care plan showing the following information: (a) the diagnoses relevant to the child's requirement for extra support, as made by health care professionals.

  Observation. During the inspection it was revealed that two children who required extra support were in need of a care plan.

  Corrective action. Please ensure all children requiring extra support have a care plan in place to support them while at the facility.

  19210 - CCLR s.58(1)(a)
• 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. During the inspection a review of 6 random staff files revealed that current validation of ECE certificates were missing. There was proof that some staff have had their certificates validated in 2020 and 2021. Since then the staff have renewed their certificates and the renewed certificates were not validated.

  Corrective action. Please ensure all staff certificates have been validated by the early childhood educator 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. During the inspection the following was revealed: - one staff did not have a Criminal Record Check available - two staff did not have a site specific Criminal Record Check

  Corrective action. Please ensure all staff have a valid 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: (b) character references in respect of the person.

  Observation. During the inspection a review of 6 random staff files revealed that one staff did not have any references.

  Corrective action. Please ensure that all staff files are completed.

  12050 - CCLR s.19(1)(b)
• STAFFING

  A licensee must ensure that each employee (b) practices implementing the fire drill system at least once each month.

  Observation. During the inspection it was revealed that the facility did not practice monthly fire drills. The last fire drill was noted to have taken place (and was recorded) on November 16, 2021. No fire drills were noted from September, October, December 2021.

  Corrective action. Please ensure fire drills are practiced at least once a month.

  12190 - CCLR s.22(2)(b)

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.