Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider
✓ Licensed
Care Bear Day Care Center
Hardwick, VT
· Caledonia County
132 Main Street,
Hardwick, VT 05836
Quick Facts
Capacity
10 children
Age Range
Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School Age
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Emergency Care, Full-Time, Part-Time
Transportation
School Bus Route, From School, To School
Languages
English, American Sign Language
Subsidized Program
Participates
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Licensed Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider
Active License
License Number
2689
Licensed Since
2005
Issued By
Vermont Agency of Human Services
District Office
Vermont Child Care Consumer Line
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About the Provider
I have operated my licensed Early Child Care facility for 28 years. I am the Director, sole owner, and Head Teacher. I am the mother to five children. My Center is Licensed for 12 children, I offer full, and part-time enrollment.
Additional Information:
Initial License Date: 12/01/2005; Area Description: Fenced Yard, Smoke Free; Pets: Cat; Special Schedule: In-Service Days; Program Meals: Allergy Awareness, Special Diets; 1 Star Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider;
Hours of Operation
- Monday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Tuesday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Wednesday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Thursday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Friday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Type | Create Date | Due Date | Corrected Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violation | 2026-02-09 | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-01 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 7.3.2.6: Substitute A substitute is at least eighteen (18) years of age, is able to comprehend basic written format, and is a high school graduate or has completed a GED. | ||||
| Violation | 2026-02-09 | 2026-03-20 | 2026-03-10 | 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 | 2026-02-09 | 2026-03-20 | 2026-02-24 | 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 | 2026-02-09 | 2026-03-20 | 2026-03-20 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.3.4: The licensee shall ensure that any outlets used for drinking, cooking purposes, and brushing teeth is potable by meeting Vermont's legally enforceable drinking water standards at all times. Bottled water for drinking, cooking purposes, and brushing teeth shall be provided until such time as at least one (1) outlet meets Vermont's legally enforceable drinking water standards and is in compliance with CBCCPP rule 5.10.2.1.2. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-07-23 | 2025-08-08 | 2025-10-17 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 7.2.2: The licensee shall ensure that all new staff and auxiliary staff, prior to working with children in the CBCCPP; and any new individual designated as the representative of the licensee shall submit a Records Check Authorization form to the Division and shall submit to fingerprinting at a location designated by the Division after having received the Fingerprinting Authorization Certificate by the Division. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-07-23 | 2025-08-08 | 2025-07-30 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.1.6.1: A developmentally appropriate system for observing, assessing, and documenting each child's learning and growth shall be implemented. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-15 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-19 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.1.1: The licensee shall ensure that the CBCCPP environment and practices support children's health and safety. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-19 | 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 | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-09-15 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.1.1: The program director shall manage the programming of educational and developmental activities to ensure curriculum is developmentally appropriate as required in the rules in section 6.1 of these regulations. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-19 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 2.3.1.5: The licensee shall not interfere with, impede, deter, provide false information or cause another to do any of the aforementioned, or in any manner hinder the Department or its agent(s) in an investigation or inspection. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-19 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.4.4: The program director shall ensure that a staff member who is at least qualified as a teacher assistant is present while children are present at the CBCCPP. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-19 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.11.1: The licensee and the program director shall ensure that the use of tobacco and tobacco substitutes (including e-cigarettes), alcohol and illegal drugs is prohibited at the CBCCPP (both indoor and outdoor environments used by children) and also in any vehicle used to transport children. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-19 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.3.1: When children twenty-four (24) months of age and older are napping, at least one (1) staff member shall supervise each group of sleeping children. When children are sleeping, staff shall be positioned to allow for visual supervision of the children. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-19 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.11.1.3: The program director shall ensure that menus are planned in advance, dated, and posted so that they are clearly visible to parents. Any changes to the posted menu shall be noted. Menus of meals and snacks for the preceding six (6) weeks shall be kept on file. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-01 | 2025-04-24 | 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 | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-10-01 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.1.6.1: A developmentally appropriate system for observing, assessing, and documenting each child's learning and growth shall be implemented. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-04 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 3.7.1.2: The licensee shall ensure that all staff are trained on the Emergency Response Plan and are aware of where to find the written plan in the CBCCPP. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-19 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 3.3.5: The licensee, staff, and auxiliary staff shall be trained in prevention, identification and mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-04-14 | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-19 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 7.1.3: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-07-29 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-10-28 | 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 | 2024-07-29 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-10-26 | 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 | 2024-07-29 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-10-28 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 7.2.2: The licensee shall ensure that all new staff and auxiliary staff, prior to working with children in the CBCCPP; and any new individual designated as the representative of the licensee shall submit a Records Check Authorization form to the Division and shall submit to fingerprinting at a location designated by the Division after having received the Fingerprinting Authorization Certificate by the Division. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-08-21 | 2023-09-06 | Appeal Period | |
| Regulation/Restriction: 7.1.3: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-08-21 | 2023-09-06 | Appeal Period | |
| Regulation/Restriction: 3.3.5: The licensee, staff, and auxiliary staff shall be trained in prevention, identification and mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect. | ||||
| Violation | 2021-11-17 | 2021-12-08 | 2021-11-23 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 3.3.5: The licensee, staff, and auxiliary staff shall be trained in prevention, identification and mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect. | ||||
| Violation | 2021-11-17 | 2021-12-08 | 2021-11-23 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 3.4.7.3: Within six (6) months of the initial date of employment; staff 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, and the program director shall maintain an up-to-date BFIS Quality and Credential Account. Documentation, verification of qualifications, and all annual professional development activities as specified in the rules in sections 7.3 and 7.4 of these regulations shall be submitted to Northern Lights at CCV to be verified and maintained in BFIS. | ||||
| Violation | 2021-11-17 | 2021-12-15 | 2021-12-07 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 7.1.3: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2019-11-18 | 2019-12-18 | 2019-12-18 | Appeal Period |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.1.2: General Health Examinations: Within forty-five (45) days of enrollment, the licensee shall obtain documentation of the child's age appropriate well care exam from the parent. Documentation shall include information regarding any health conditions and medications that may impact the care of the child. | ||||
| Violation | 2019-11-18 | 2019-12-18 | 2019-11-22 | Appeal Period |
| 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. | ||||
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