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Additional Information: Initial License Date: 09/02/2018; Sibling Discount Available; 4 Star Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider; Area Description: Fenced Yard, Smoke Free;Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Type | Create Date | Due Date | Corrected Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violation | 2024-08-12 | 2024-09-12 | 2024-08-31 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-09-18 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-09-22 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-09-18 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-09-22 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.2.2.4: When a dishwasher is not available, and single service items are not used for food service, the licensee shall ensure there shall be three (3) compartments with a drain board set-up for cleaning dishes. A four (4) step process shall include dishwashing, rinsing, sanitizing, and air drying of all dishes and utensils. * Dishes shall be washed with soap in hot clean water. * Dishes shall be rinsed in hot clean water. * Dishes shall then be immersed for at least ten (10) seconds in a sanitizing rinse. The sanitizing rinse shall be EPA registered or a diluted bleach and water mixture. If using bleach, staff shall follow the manufacturer's instructions when mixing for this purpose. * Dishes shall be air dried. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-09-18 | 2023-09-25 | 2023-09-22 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.2.1.7: If hand washing sinks are not child height, a step stool shall be available. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-09-18 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-09-22 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-09-18 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-09-22 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 2.3.9.3: The licensee shall ensure that all staff have met ongoing background check requirements by submitting at least once every five (5) years a Records Check Authorization form to the Division and as required shall submit to fingerprinting. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-09-18 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-09-22 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.2.1: The licensee shall ensure that the CBCCPP is in compliance with Vermont Division of Fire Safety rules at all times. This includes but is not limited to: * Complying with Vermont Division of Fire Safety inspection reports; * Having regular fire systems inspected with violations identified during the inspection noted as corrected; and * Having fire extinguishers tagged with valid inspection tags. | ||||
| Violation | 2022-10-12 | 2022-10-28 | 2022-10-14 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.2.6.2: All sanitizing and disinfecting solutions shall be EPA registered and used according to the manufacturers' instructions. | ||||
| Violation | 2022-10-12 | 2022-10-28 | 2022-10-14 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 3.4.6.5: Staffing Schedule: A licensee shall maintain a written record of the daily schedule for at least 365 days of all staff including exact days and hours worked and the group of children to whom they are assigned. | ||||
| Violation | 2022-10-12 | 2022-10-28 | 2022-10-25 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2022-10-12 | 2022-10-28 | 2022-10-14 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.2.3.12: The licensee shall post the diaper changing procedure at each diaper changing area. | ||||
| Violation | 2022-10-12 | 2022-10-28 | 2022-10-25 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2021-10-06 | 2021-10-21 | 2021-10-07 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 3.7.2.2: The licensee shall ensure that evacuation drills are conducted at least once a month, and children and staff are evacuated in under three (3) minutes. Licensees of a CBCCPP located within a public or independent school building may count a lock-down drill performed while the CBCCPP is in operation in place of a monthly evacuation drill with the CBCCPP children and staff and at least three (3) of the monthly drills conducted within 365 days shall be evacuation drills. | ||||
| Violation | 2021-10-06 | 2021-10-21 | 2021-10-07 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2019-10-28 | 2019-11-11 | 2019-11-11 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
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