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Provider: VT Achievement Center Early Education & Care Program   Provider ID: 2805
Site Visit Details
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(mm/dd/yyyy)		   02/11/2022
 
Violations and Corrective Actions
Corrective Actions and Narratives
3.3.5 02/11/2022 :  Ensure all staff required to complete the Protecting Vermont's Children: Reporting Abuse & Neglect training do so. Develop a system to ensure all staff required to complete this training do so as required by this rule. 03/11/2022 03/07/2022 Final
:  Upon review of Staff BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts and on-site files, completion of Protecting Vermont's Children: Reporting Abuse & Neglect training was not found for six (6) staff.
  The licensee, staff, and auxiliary staff shall be trained in prevention, identification and mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.
 
Observations
The program met the follow regulations (were in compliance) at this visit.
Reg. No. Finding Date
5.11.4 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.11.4: Drinking water shall be readily available to children at all times.
6.1.5.2.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.1.5.2.1: Children two (2) years of age to school-age experience shall experience frequent positive interactions with a consistent staff member or team that provides each child with the following opportunities throughout the day: Face to face interaction; A combination of individual, small group, and large group experiences; Conversation with adults and peers during play, eating, and routine care; Being read to and looking at books, individually and in a group; Space and equipment to support developing gross motor skills such as catching and throwing, balancing, jumping, climbing, running, and skipping; Space and materials to support developing small motor skills such as using manipulatives, scribbling, drawing, and writing; Materials, experiences and support for developmentally appropriate pre-literacy and literacy skills; Materials, experiences, and support for developmentally appropriate mathematical and scientific concepts; Open-ended play and activities; Positive recognition of efforts, not just results; Developmentally appropriate problem solving; Materials, time, and encouragement to engage in extended and complex play alone and with peers; Experiences that promote social competence and cooperative play; Encouragement to explore, experiment and initiate activities; Developmentally appropriate independence; and Time, space, and encouragement to gain mastery through play and learning by doing.
6.1.4.1.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.1.4.1.1: Toys, materials and equipment shall be varied and available in a quantity that allows all children to benefit from their use, allows a range of choices, and reduces conflicts between children.
6.1.4.1.2 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.1.4.1.2: Toys, materials and equipment shall support developmentally appropriate and meaningful learning experiences and meet the needs and interests of each child.
6.1.4.2.3 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.1.4.2.3: Children shall be engaged in developmentally appropriate play, sensory activities, and learning experiences in each of the following areas: * Communication and Expression: Language and literacy development, and creative arts; * Learning about the world: social studies, science, and math; and * Developing of self: approaches to learning, social and emotional development, growing, moving, and being healthy.
3.4.3 02/11/2022
Regulation 3.4.3: A system for taking attendance, including documentation of the time when each child arrives and departs each day he/she attends the CBCCPP, shall be established. The licensee shall save all daily attendance records identifying the hours of children's attendance for at least twelve (12) months from the date that care is provided.
5.2.1.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.2.1.1: CBCCPP staff shall ensure that adults and children wash their hands: * Upon arrival at the CBCCPP; * Before they eat, prepare or handle food; * Before and after handling raw meat; * Before feeding children; * After toileting or diapering; * After cleaning; * After taking out the garbage; * After handling animals; and * After outdoor play.
5.2.1.3 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.2.1.3: The licensee shall ensure the hand washing procedures include the following steps in order: * Use of warm running water and liquid soap; * Moistening hands with water, applying soap, and washing hands for a minimum of twenty (20) seconds; * Rinsing hands under running water; * Drying hands with a single use towel or paper towel; and then * Disposing of the towel.
5.2.1.8 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.2.1.8: Staff shall wash the hands of children who are unable to wash their own hands and provide developmentally appropriate guidance and supervision to help children learn and practice healthy hand washing.
5.2.3.11 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.2.3.11: Each diaper changing procedure shall include: * Preparation: assemble supplies, staff member washes hands, prepares changing surface with either a disposable covering or ensure that the surface was recently cleaned and disinfected and bring the child to the diaper changing area. * Dirty Phase: remove soiled diaper, dispose of diaper, and cleanse diaper area of the child. * Clean Phase: put on clean diaper, dress child, and wash the child's hands. * Clean up: clean and disinfect the diaper changing surface, and staff member washes their own hands. * Record diaper change.
5.4.1.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.4.1.1: The licensee shall ensure that each child, except school-age children, has an individual crib, port-a-crib, cot, mat, or bed that is safe for the child's age and development, in good repair, and used by only one child each day. No child shall nap directly on the floor or on furniture not designed for sleeping. Cribs or port-a-cribs shall be used for children under twelve (12) months of age. Children shall not nap in cribs or port-a-cribs if they are physically able to climb out unassisted.
5.4.1.4 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.4.1.4: Cots, mats, and mattresses shall be nonporous or have nonporous coverings. Each child shall be provided clean, individual bed linens either by the licensee providing them directly or requiring parents to provide them. No child shall nap directly on nonporous coverings.
5.4.1.8 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.4.1.8: Bedding used by a child shall be stored in a manner that prevents contact with bedding used by other children.
5.10.3.1.2 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.10.3.1.2: The outdoor play area shall include a provision for shade.
5.10.4.2 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.10.4.2: Exits: Stairways, hallways, windows, and doors from rooms used by children shall be clear and unobstructed from stored items, non-movable barriers, toys, and other items at all times.
5.10.4.5.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.10.4.5.1: The program director shall ensure that the CBCCPP, its furnishings, and toys are kept in a clean and orderly condition.
6.2.1.2 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.2.1.2: The number of children served by the CBCCPP at any one (1) time shall not exceed the maximum capacity allowed written on the license certificate.
6.2.1.3 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.2.1.3: The program director shall ensure that the number of staff present meets requirements described in the chart below for ages of children, maximum group size, and staff/child ratios at any time of day.
6.2.5.2 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.2.5.2: Staff shall appropriately hold, touch, smile and talk to children.
6.2.5.3 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.2.5.3: Staff shall speak to children at their eye level.
6.2.5.5 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.2.5.5: At least one (1) staff member shall sit with children during meals and snacks.
6.2.6.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.2.6.1: Staff shall be able to hear all children of pre-kindergarten age and younger at all times, shall be able to see the children with a quick glance, and shall be able to physically respond immediately.
6.2.6.3 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.2.6.3: When children are eating, staff shall be positioned to allow for visual supervision of all children and shall be able to physically respond immediately to any child that may be choking.
6.3.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.3.1: The curriculum shall be adapted to provide all children opportunities to participate in all activities that are appropriate to their age and development.
6.2.7.3 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.2.7.3: Staff shall use positive methods of guidance and behavior management that encourage self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and cooperation.
5.10.3.2.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.10.3.2.1: All outdoor play equipment shall be sturdy, safe, clean and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters, and exposed bolts. To prevent entrapment, no openings in equipment shall be between 3.5 and nine (9) inches. Chains on swings shall have protective coverings and swing seats shall be made of soft materials with no sharp edges.
5.10.1.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 5.10.1.1: General Safety: The licensee shall ensure the physical facilities of the CBCCPP, grounds, equipment, and toys present no hazard to the health, safety, and well-being of the children.
6.1.3.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.1.3.1: Staff shall develop, document, and implement a consistent daily routine that includes a balance of: Opportunities for individual, small group and full group play and learning; Opportunities for child-directed as well as provider-directed activities; Active and quiet play; Rest or quiet time as appropriate; and Indoor and outdoor play.
6.1.4.1.4 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.1.4.1.4: Furniture and equipment children use for play and daily routines shall be durable and appropriate for the size, abilities, and activities of the children.
6.1.5.1.3 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.1.5.1.3: Children under twenty-four (24) months of age shall experience frequent positive interactions with a consistent staff member or team that provides each child with the following opportunities throughout the day: Face to face interaction; Being held and carried; Individual and parallel play; Cooperative play and small group activities; Being talked to during play, feeding, and routine care; Being read to and looking at books; Naming of objects and experiences in the environment; Space and equipment to support developing gross motor skills such as rolling over, sitting, scooting, crawling, standing, climbing, and walking; Space and materials to support developing small motor skills such as eating finger foods, stacking, balancing, scribbling, and drawing; Developmentally appropriate problem solving; Encouragement to explore, experiment and initiate activities; Open ended play and activities; and Time and space to gain mastery through play and learning by doing.
6.1.2.1 02/11/2022
Regulation 6.1.2.1: Except as specified in rule 6.1.2.2 of these regulations, children shall be provided opportunities for moderate to vigorous play and gross motor activity outdoors on the premises or within a safe walking distance of the CBCCPP for at least sixty (60) minutes each day. For programs that operate less than four (4) hours per day, staff shall ensure that children are provided at least thirty (30) minutes of outside physical activity each day.
 
 

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