Benjamin Childcare

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.

No violations recorded at this inspection.

• Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings

  Physical Facility, Equipment and Furnishings: A licensee must ensure that any heated water accessible to children is heated to no more than 49° Celsius.

  Observation. Water exceeded 49° Celsius.

  Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.

  CCLR Section 47
• Program

  Program: A licensee, other than a licensee providing a care program described as Occasional Child Care, must provide each child with daily outdoor play periods unless weather conditions would make it unreasonable to do so.

  Observation. No daily outdoor play.

  Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.

  CCLR Section 44(3)
• Records and Reporting

  Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep current records for each child showing a record of any person who is not permitted access to the child.

  Observation. Insufficient records.

  Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.

  CCLR Section 57(2)(j)
• Records and Reporting

  Records and Reporting: A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: a photograph or digital image of the child, and other information that can be used to readily identify the child in an emergency.

  Observation. Insufficient records.

  Corrective action. The licensee to submit a compliance plan by indicated date.

  CCLR Section 57(2)(i)

• CARE AND/OR SUPERVISION / Group Sizes and Employee to Children RatiosNon-critical

  Staff ratios and group sizes comply with Schedule E. [CCLR Sec. 34(2)(a)]

  Observation. Licensing observed that the group size did not exceed the licenced capacity of 7 children. It was observed on the children's emergency cards that there are 6 children in the program under the age of 48 months. Based on the maximum group size outlined in schedule E of the CCLR, a Licensee may not have more than 4 children younger than 48 months old without submitting an exemption request to Licensing for review and approval. Two exemption requests are required to be submitted to Licensing for review.

• RECORDS AND REPORTING / Records Must Be AvailableNon-critical

  All records other than those referred to in CCLR sections 56 to 58 are kept in a place from which they can be retrieved within a reasonable time, on request. [CCLR Sec. 59(b)]

  Observation. Licensing was informed by a staff member that the children and staff files were kept electronically in email. The staff member did not have access to these items at the time of inspection. Later during inspection the staff member was able to find some paper documents but many required files were still not accessible. Provide the following information for one main staff working in the program including: -Character references in respect of the person; -A record of the person's work history; -Copies of any diplomas, certificates or other evidence of the person's training and skills; -Evidence that the person has complied with the Province's immunization and tuberculosis control programs. This information must be accessible at all times if kept electronically. Provide a written plan as to how records will be made available to all staff working in the program.