Sunshine Children's Centre Trail

• C4.1 - Are facility records current and complete?Non-critical

  Observation. A review of children's attendance records found one day on which some of the children's departure times were not recorded. In order to accurately account for all children in an emergency, a system for ensuring that arrival times, departure times and absences are recorded is required.

• C6.1 - Are acceptable hygiene practices maintained?Non-critical

  Observation. The garbage can in the bathroom of the infant/toddler room is uncovered. A covered container for disposal of soiled diapers is required.

• C7.1 - Is the facility safe, sanitary, free from hazards, in good repair, and appropriate for the age and development of children?Non-critical

  Observation. An electrical cord for the doorbell was within reach of children, posing a potential strangulation hazard. This was corrected during the inspection. Sharp edges of metal siding on the bottom of the posts in the outdoor play area are exposed. A method of ensuring the sharp edges are not accessible to children is required. The gauge on a fire extinguisher beside the kitchen shows that recharging is required. Access to reliable equipment in an emergency is part of a complete emergency plan.

• C7.1 - Is the facility safe, sanitary, free from hazards, in good repair, and appropriate for the age and development of children?Non-critical

  Observation. A railing in the outdoor play space of the 30months to school-age program has rungs that measure 4" apart. Gaps must not be between 3.5 and 9 inches.

• C3.1 - Does the facility have sufficient employees who possess adequate training and experience to meet the care, supervision, and needs of the children?Non-critical

  Observation. Some employee criminal record check results were found to be addressed to other child care organizations, and some employee files were missing their immunization status.

• C10.2 - Are children supervised, and are employee to children ratios maintained?Critical

  Observation. A review of the staffing schedule indicated that on one day per week an Assistant is opening the 30 months to School Age program and is alone until 8.30 when the Educator arrives

• C4.1 - Are facility records current and complete?Non-critical

  Observation. Children's registration records refer to permission for emergency care and are missing consent to call a medical practitioner or ambulance in the emergency consent section. A review of attendance records indicated that children's departure times were missing. Children are merged at the end of the day. The attendance records reviewed were missing that the child was signed out of one program and in to the other program. There is a section on the attendance sheets to record play space inspections. Some days this section is left empty. There is a child who requires a care plan. The care plan was not on site at the time of the inspection.

• C7.1 - Is the facility safe, sanitary, free from hazards, in good repair, and appropriate for the age and development of children?Non-critical

  Observation. Observations: Manager has a system where the hot water is measured and recorded regularly as are the fridge temperatures. A review of the records indicate that the hot water remains below 49°C and fridge temperature below 4° C. Contraventions: The rear neighbor recently cut some trees down which damaged the back fence. The horizontal bars are bent. There are several moveable play structures that were positioned within 6' of the fences or other structures.

• C9.1 - Are there plans and actions in place to ensure medications are stored and administered properly?Non-critical

  Observation. Additional information is required that will provide clear direction on when and why medications need to be administered. A discussion occurred regarding identifying the allergy, how the allergy manifests in the child, and the steps to take to respond to the allergy.

No violations recorded at this inspection.