The Ark Playday Center
The Ark Playday Center is a licensed group daycare in Telkwa, BC.
Licensing
Health & safety record
36 findings recorded across 19 inspections since 2021. This health authority does not classify findings by severity.
April 9, 2026Routine Inspection6 items noted
- Care and Supervision
Care and 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. Children were not supervised by educator, assistant or responsible adult.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 39 (1) - Licensing
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. Certificate(s) not displayed.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 11(4) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep, for each child requiring extra support, a current care plan showing the following information: the courses of action recommended by health care professionals to address the needs of the child requiring extra support.
Observation. Care plan missing information.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 58(1)(b) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep current records of each of the following: for each employee, the records required under section 19 (1) [character and skill requirements].
Observation. Insufficient employee records.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 56(1)(b) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: 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. Insufficient records.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 57(2)(c) - Staffing
Staffing: A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility as 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. Certificate not held or verified.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 19(4)(a)
March 4, 2026Follow-up InspectionNo violations
No violations recorded at this inspection.
View official reportSeptember 26, 2025Routine Inspection5 items noted
- Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings
Physical Facility, 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. Environment is unsafe for children in care.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 13(1) - Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings
Physical Facility, 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. Children had access to hazards.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 17 - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep, for each child requiring extra support, a current care plan showing the following information: the diagnoses relevant to the child's requirement for extra support, as made by health care professionals.
Observation. Care plan missing information.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 58(1)(a) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: name and telephone number of a parent, medical practitioner and emergency contact.
Observation. Insufficient records.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 57(2)(d) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep current records of each of the following: for each employee, the records required under section 19 (1) [character and skill requirements].
Observation. Insufficient employee records.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 56(1)(b)
June 19, 2025Follow-up InspectionNo violations
No violations recorded at this inspection.
View official reportApril 17, 2025Routine Inspection4 items noted
- Licensing
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. Certificate(s) not displayed.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 11(4) - Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings
Physical Facility, 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. Environment is unsafe for children in care.
Corrective action. The licensee removed the rocking chair stool from the shelving unit.
CCLR Section 13(1) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: 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. Insufficient records.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 57(2)(c) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must notify the medical health officer within 24 hours after 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. Insufficient notification.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 55(2)(a)
October 22, 2024Follow-up InspectionNo violations
No violations recorded at this inspection.
View official reportOctober 15, 2024Follow-up InspectionNo violations
No violations recorded at this inspection.
View official reportSeptember 20, 2024Routine Inspection5 items noted
- Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings
Physical Facility, 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. Outdoor space has some broken items accessible to children. Nap mats in multiage room are up high and unsturdy. Nap mats are also torn and cannot be sanitized properly. Refrigerator in Group room is soiled.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 13(1) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must immediately notify a parent or emergency contact if, while under the care or supervision of the licensee, the child becomes ill or is injured.
Observation. Inadequate notification.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 55(1)(a) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must have in writing from a parent, and maintain at the community care facility, consent to call a medical practitioner or ambulance in case of accident or illness if the parent cannot immediately be reached.
Observation. Insufficient records.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 57(3)(a) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: The licensee must develop the care plan in consultation with a parent of the child requiring extra support and any person requested by the parent.
Observation. No consultation.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 58(2)(a) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: In respect of a record referred to in this Division, a licensee must produce records, on demand, to the medical health officer.
Observation. Records not available.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 59(c)
May 23, 2024Complaint Investigation1 item noted
- Care and Supervison
Care and Supervison: A licensee must ensure that a child, while under the care or supervision of the licensee, is not subjected to any of the following: shoving, hitting or shaking by an employee or another child, or confinement or physical restraint by another child.
Observation. Child was subjected to harmful actions.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 52(1)(a)
November 8, 2023Complaint Investigation5 items noted
- Care and Supervision
Care and 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. Children were not supervised by educator, assistant or responsible adult.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 39 (1) - Care and Supervision
Care and Supervision: Without limiting subsection (1), a licensee must ensure that the ratio of employees to children attending a community care facility is no less than that permitted in Schedule E.
Observation. Ratio of employees was less than permitted.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 34(2)(b) - Care and Supervison
Care and Supervison: A licensee must ensure that a child, while under the care or supervision of the licensee, is not subjected to any of the following: shoving, hitting or shaking by an employee or another child, or confinement or physical restraint by another child.
Observation. Child was subjected to harmful actions.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 52(1)(a) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must immediately notify a parent or emergency contact if, while under the care or supervision of the licensee, the child becomes ill or is injured.
Observation. Inadequate notification.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 55(1)(a) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must notify the medical health officer within 24 hours after 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. Insufficient notification.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 55(2)(a)
September 29, 2023Non-Visit Follow-up InspectionNo violations
No violations recorded at this inspection.
View official reportSeptember 13, 2023Routine Inspection5 items noted
- Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings
Physical Facility, 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. Environment is unsafe for children in care, two wall plugs not covered.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 13(1) - Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings
Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings: A licensee must ensure that all indoor and outdoor play materials and equipment accessible to children are safely constructed, free from hazards and in good repair.
Observation. Licensee was not maintaining records.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 16(4)(b) - Policies and Procedures
Policies and Procedures: A licensee must keep current records of each of the following: written policies and procedures that are intended to guide employees in the care and supervision of children.
Observation. Active play policy not in place.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 56(1)(d) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep, for each child requiring extra support, a current care plan showing the following information: the diagnoses relevant to the child's requirement for extra support, as made by health care professionals.
Observation. Care plan missing information.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 58(1)(a) - Staffing
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 record of the person's work history.
Observation. Record of work history not obtained.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 19(1)(c)
February 16, 2023Non-Visit Follow-up InspectionNo violations
No violations recorded at this inspection.
View official reportDecember 29, 2022Non-Visit Follow-up InspectionNo violations
No violations recorded at this inspection.
View official reportAugust 24, 2022Non-Visit Follow-up InspectionNo violations
No violations recorded at this inspection.
View official reportApril 27, 2022Routine Inspection3 items noted
- Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings
Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings: A licensee must ensure that the entire outdoor play area is enclosed in a manner that is suitable for the age and development of children, and will ensure that children are free of harm.
Observation. Outdoor play area fence enclosure is not free from harm.
Corrective action. (no corrective action)
CCLR Section 16(3)(a) - Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings
Physical Facility, 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. Two doors not in good repair, metal hydraulic door hinges broken.
Corrective action. (no corrective action)
CCLR Section 13(2) - Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep, for each child requiring extra support, a current care plan showing the following information: the diagnoses relevant to the child's requirement for extra support, as made by health care professionals.
Observation. Care plan missing information.
Corrective action. (no corrective action)
CCLR Section 58(1)(a)
March 28, 2022Non-Visit Follow-up InspectionNo violations
No violations recorded at this inspection.
View official reportAugust 31, 2021Non-Visit Follow-up InspectionNo violations
No violations recorded at this inspection.
View official reportAugust 9, 2021Routine Inspection2 items noted
- Records and Reporting
Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: name and telephone number of a parent, medical practitioner and emergency contact.
Observation. Insufficient records.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 57(2)(d) - Staffing
Staffing: A licensee must ensure that each employee practises implementing the emergency plan at least once each year.
Observation. Annual emergency plan not practised.
Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.
CCLR Section 22(2)(c)
Inspection data from Northern Health, last synced June 26, 2026.
Fees & funding
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Frequently asked questions
When was availability last updated?
The Ark Playday Center has not reported a recent vacancy update. Contact the facility directly to confirm current availability.
Are inspection reports available?
Yes. The Ark Playday Center's inspection history is published on this page, each linked to its official report from the regulating health authority. The most recent inspection on record is April 9, 2026.
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Data sourced from the BC Child Care Map, Health Authority inspection records, and Google Places. Last updated July 7, 2026.