Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider
✓ Licensed
Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center
Newport, VT
· Orleans County
208 Prospect Street,
Newport, VT 05855
Quick Facts
Capacity
100 children
Age Range
Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School Age
Type of Care
Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Part-Time
Transportation
School Bus Route
Subsidized Program
Participates
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
3
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Licensed Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider
Active License
License Number
286394
Issued By
Vermont Agency of Human Services
District Office
Vermont Child Care Consumer Line
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About the Provider
We offer a variety of activities to learn from. Our philosophy is to provide a safe, caring, and fun learning environment that supports the needs of each individual child.
Additional Information:
Initial License Date: 09/03/2017; Sibling Discount Available; Area Description: Fenced Yard, Smoke Free; 2 Star Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider; Pets: Other Non-Furry Animal; Program Meals: Allergy Awareness, Special Diets;
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday - Friday
- Open Hours06:30:00 to 17:00:00
Inspection/Report History
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| Type | Create Date | Due Date | Corrected Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violation | 2025-06-23 | 2025-07-10 | 2025-08-09 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 7.1.2.2: Staff who are counted in the staff/child ratios and 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 shall obtain training in pediatric first aid and in infant and child CPR within three (3) months of beginning work in the CBCCPP and remain currently certified. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-06-23 | 2025-07-10 | 2025-07-18 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-07-10 | 2024-08-29 | 2024-08-29 | 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 | 2024-05-02 | 2024-05-20 | 2024-05-20 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 3.6.1: Staff shall release a child only to persons authorized by the parents as specified in the rules 3.4.4.1 and 5.10.6.6.1.2 of these regulations. When a person authorized to pick up a child is unknown to staff, his/her identity must be verified prior to releasing the child. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-01-31 | 2024-03-16 | 2024-03-19 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.5.2: Staff shall appropriately hold, touch, smile and talk to children. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-01-29 | 2024-03-16 | 2024-03-19 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.7.2: Staff's expectations of children's behavior and responses to children's behavior shall be appropriate to each child's level of development and understanding. Guidance shall be designed to meet the individual needs of each child. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-07-24 | 2023-08-25 | Appeal Period | |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.5.10: Staff's voices shall not dominate the overall sound of the group. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-07-24 | 2023-08-25 | Appeal Period | |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.1.4.4.5: Screen time shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes daily per child or group of children except for school age children using technology to complete homework assignments and a once per month two (2) hour movie. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-07-24 | 2023-08-25 | Appeal Period | |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.6.5: Children shall be protected from the harmful acts of other children. | ||||
| Violation | 2022-08-18 | 2022-09-07 | 2022-09-21 | 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 | 2022-08-18 | 2022-09-07 | 2022-09-21 | 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 | 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-08-26 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.6.4: When children are outside playing, staff shall be outside visually supervising the children. | ||||
| Violation | 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-08-26 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.7.2: Staff's expectations of children's behavior and responses to children's behavior shall be appropriate to each child's level of development and understanding. Guidance shall be designed to meet the individual needs of each child. | ||||
| Violation | 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-08-26 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.5.10: Staff's voices shall not dominate the overall sound of the group. | ||||
| Violation | 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-08-26 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.1.2.4: Staff shall be interacting with children during outside play. | ||||
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