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Provider: Parent-Child Center, Inc.   Provider ID: 3748
Site Visit Details
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(mm/dd/yyyy)
  05/25/2022
 
Violations and Corrective Actions
Corrective Actions and Narratives
7.1.3 05/25/2022 Ensure the three identified staff complete the online VT Orientation Training and Protecting VT's Child Children Abuse and Neglect Training and submit certificates to Northern Lights. Email this licensor when trainings are complete. 07/26/2022 07/13/2022 Final
A review of Staff's Quality and Credential accounts and confirmation by the director there are three staff listed on the BFIS Associated Parties list that have not completed VT Orientation Training, to include mandated reporting training as required.
  The licensee, in consultation with the program director, shall establish written program policies and procedures and provide these to staff and to auxiliary staff left alone with children and/or counted in staff/child ratio as specified in the rule 6.2.1.8 of these regulations during an orientation training session approved by the Division prior to being left alone with children. Trainees under eighteen (18) years of age and other staff not left alone with children shall complete the orientation training within at least one (1) month of their first date of working with children. Complete written information and the orientation training session shall include: Basic knowledge of child growth and development; Routine and emergency health protection of children including health related exclusions; Safety and sanitation requirements including handling and storage of hazardous materials and disposal of bio contaminants; Positive behavior management; Supervision of children; Child accident and injury procedures including building and physical premises safety; Safe sleep practices; Administration of medication requirements; Emergency and evacuation requirements; Nutrition and food safety including prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; Recordkeeping; Transportation and child passenger safety; Release of children; Respectful engagement of families; Preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect; including information about the signs and symptoms of sexual abuse, sexual violence, grooming processes, recognizing the dangers of child sexual abuse, and other predatory behaviors of sex offenders; Recognition of and response to the symptoms of common childhood illnesses; Preventing the spread of infectious disease; Providing developmentally appropriate activities and experiences for children; Inclusion of children with special needs; Guidelines for volunteers, partner staff, auxiliary staff, and business managers; Responsibility to comply with current applicable licensing regulations; Staffing requirements to include opening and closing; and Ensuring children have extra clothes and diapers available.
 
Observations
The program met the follow regulations (were in compliance) at this visit.
Reg. No. Finding Date
5.11.2.1 05/25/2022
Regulation 5.11.2.1: The program director shall ensure that children are minimally served the following meals and snacks based on the time the children are present: * Four (4) hours or less: one (1) snack; * Four (4) to six (6) hours: one (1) meal and one (1) snack; * Six (6) to eleven (11) hours: two (2) meals and one (1) snack, or one (1) meal and two (2) snacks; * More than eleven (11) hours: three (3) meals and two (2) snacks; and * School age children attending school for a full day shall be offered a snack within one (1) hour of their afternoon arrival.
5.10.2.3.1 05/25/2022
Regulation 5.10.2.3.1: The CBCCPP shall have a refrigerator to keep perishable foods at 40*F or colder and a freezer to maintain frozen food at 0*F or colder. Food stored in the refrigerator shall be stored in a manner that allows the free circulation of cool air. All refrigerated foods shall be covered.
6.1.2.1 05/25/2022
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.
6.1.2.4 05/25/2022
Regulation 6.1.2.4: Staff shall be interacting with children during outside play.
6.1.4.1.1 05/25/2022
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.
2.3.9.7 05/25/2022
Regulation 2.3.9.7: The licensee shall provide evidence of continuous insurance as defined in the rule 2.3.8.5 of these regulations.
3.4.3 05/25/2022
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.
4.3.1 05/25/2022
Regulation 4.3.1: Every parent shall be offered an opportunity to participate in formal or informal parent conferences at least two (2) times every 365 days to discuss children's learning, development, and interactions in the CBCCPP. Staff will invite parents to share information about the child in his/her home environment and to provide input to the CBCCPP environment. CBCCPP staff with primary responsibility for the child shall participate in parent conferences.
5.1.4 05/25/2022
Regulation 5.1.4: The licensee shall submit a Vermont Child Care Immunization Report at least once every 365 days to the Vermont Department of Health, Immunization Office as required by 18 V.S.A. SS 1120 - 1129.
5.2.1.1 05/25/2022
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.
5.2.3.12 05/25/2022
Regulation 5.2.3.12: The licensee shall post the diaper changing procedure at each diaper changing area.
5.4.1.1 05/25/2022
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 05/25/2022
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.
5.4.1.6 05/25/2022
Regulation 5.4.1.6: Lighting to permit appropriate supervision shall be provided in sleeping areas where children are napping or resting. This means that staff can see the child's face, view the color of the child's skin, and check on the child's breathing.
5.4.1.8 05/25/2022
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 05/25/2022
Regulation 5.10.3.1.2: The outdoor play area shall include a provision for shade.
5.10.3.1.3 05/25/2022
Regulation 5.10.3.1.3: The play area shall be fenced or otherwise protected from traffic and other hazards. Fencing or natural barriers, such as hedges or other clear land boundaries, shall prevent children from exiting and allow for safe supervision of outdoor play.
5.10.4.5.1 05/25/2022
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 05/25/2022
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 05/25/2022
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.
7.6.1 05/25/2022
Regulation 7.6.1: Prior to initial licensure, the prospective licensee shall provide written documentation that the proposed business manager has at least an associate degree in Business.
7.4.4 05/25/2022
Regulation 7.4.4: All staff shall complete fifteen (15) clock hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations. Substitutes filling a staff position for less than thirty (30) consecutive days within a 365 day period shall be exempt.
5.11.4 05/25/2022
Regulation 5.11.4: Drinking water shall be readily available to children at all times.
 
 


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