Pi Academy Child Care

• 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 the food and water in the emergency kit was expired

  Corrective action. The manager will replace the expired food and water with non-expired items.

  13020 - CCLR s.22(1)(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. A Care plan was not developed in consultation with the parent to address a medical need.

  Corrective action. The Manager advised that a care plan will be created.

  19250 - CCLR s.58(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. Licensing reviewed 3 staff files and ones staff's Criminal Record Check (CRC) was not site specific. Also, one individuals CRC expired in Oct of this year.

  Corrective action. Please ensure CRC's are current.

  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. Upon inspection, Licensing observed three shelves that were not secured posing a fall hazard. The Manager explained she is aware and in the process of purchasing items to secure the shelving.

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

  11010 - CCLR s.13(1)

• 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, Licensing observed diaper cream accessible to children in the bathroom. Manager stated she was not aware this should be inaccessible to children.

  Corrective action. Ensure children do not have access to any objects or substance that may be hazardous to the health or safety of a child.

  11200 - CCLR s.17
• 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 daily attendance records for months of November and December 2021, it was noted that on 3 occasions, there were no records indicating absence/arrival/departure times of children. Manager stated it was not recorded on those days as those mornings were busy. Licensing provided education on having a system that records are maintained at all times.

  Corrective action. Ensure a record showing absence/arrival/departure times of children are maintained and available at all times.

  19090 - CCLR s.57(2)(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. Licensing reviewed two staff files and observed two staff certificates were not validated through the Early Childhood Educator Registry. Manager was not aware that certificates need to be validated. Licensing provided education on validating certificates.

  Corrective action. Ensure ECE certificates are verified by the system maintained by the early childhood educator registry.

  12140 - CCLR s.19(4)(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. Files for three children were reviewed. The name and contact number for an emergency contact person was missing in all three files.

  Corrective action. Please ensure the name and contact number for an emergency contact person is available in all files.

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