Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider
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Central Vermont Children's Academy
Berlin, VT
· Washington County
652 Granger Road Suite 5,
Berlin, VT 05641
Quick Facts
Capacity
56 children
Age Range
Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School Age
Type of Care
Full-Time
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
453946
Licensed Since
2022
Issued By
Vermont Agency of Human Services
District Office
Vermont Child Care Consumer Line
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Additional Information:
Initial License Date: 08/28/2022; Sibling Discount Available; Area Description: Fenced Yard, Smoke Free; 1 Star Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider;
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wednesday7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thursday7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Friday7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Type | Create Date | Due Date | Corrected Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violation | 2025-10-06 | 2025-10-20 | 2025-10-30 | Appeal Period |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.4.2.5: Soft objects, toys or loose bedding shall not be used in infants' sleep areas. Soft or loose bedding includes: bumper pads, pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, blankets, flat sheets, cloth diapers, and bibs. Infants shall not be swaddled for sleep. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-10-06 | 2025-10-20 | 2025-10-31 | 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 | 2025-10-06 | 2025-10-20 | 2025-10-30 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.4.2.8: Infants shall not be placed in cribs or port-a-cribs with bottles. Pacifiers are permitted in cribs and port-a-cribs with parental permission. Pacifiers may not have cords or clips that may pose a strangulation risk. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-15 | 2024-11-09 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.3.1.5: Fencing installed after the effective date of these regulations shall: * Be a minimum of four (4) feet in height with openings no larger than 3.5 inches; * Equipped with gates with self-closing and self-latching mechanisms; and * Include at least two (2) exits with one (1) that does not lead into the CBCCPP. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-15 | 2024-11-15 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 7.2.4: The licensee shall ensure that no person shall be left alone with children without approval from the Division which shall be based on the results of the background check to include fingerprinting. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-15 | 2024-11-14 | 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 | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-15 | 2024-10-09 | 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 | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-15 | 2024-11-15 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-15 | 2024-11-15 | 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 | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-15 | 2024-11-14 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-15 | 2025-06-26 | 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 | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-15 | 2024-11-15 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.4.3: The program director shall ensure that each group of children is led by a staff member who is at least qualified as a teacher associate for at least 75% of the hours of operation. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-10-08 | 2024-10-14 | 2024-10-09 | 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 | 2024-10-08 | 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-14 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-10-08 | 2024-10-14 | 2024-10-25 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.3.1.6: The outdoor play area shall be free of dumpsters, uncovered trash cans, highly flammable materials, standing pools of water and other hazards. Staff shall inspect the outdoor play area before children begin to play to make sure there are no hazards present such as, but not limited to, animal feces, litter, adult tools, or other items that might injure a child. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-24 | 2024-04-10 | 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 | 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-24 | 2024-04-10 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.2.4.1: Children shall be accommodated in a timely manner when they need to use the toilet. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-09 | 2024-03-20 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.6.6: The program director shall ensure that no person be left alone with children without approval from the Division based on the results of a background check that includes fingerprinting; with the exception of a parent may be left alone with his/her own child(ren). | ||||
| Violation | 2024-01-31 | 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-20 | 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 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-13 | 2024-03-20 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.4.2.8: Infants shall not be placed in cribs or port-a-cribs with bottles. Pacifiers are permitted in cribs and port-a-cribs with parental permission. Pacifiers may not have cords or clips that may pose a strangulation risk. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-13 | 2024-03-20 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 6.1.4.2.1: The amount of awake time children under twenty-four (24) months of age spend in any confining equipment, such as a crib, playpen, port-a-crib, swing, or seat shall be limited to less than thirty (30) minutes in any two (2) hour period. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-01-31 | 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-20 | Final |
| 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 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-20 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.1.3: Immunizations: The licensee shall maintain documentation in the child's file of each child's current immunization status. * Immunization records shall include the immunization administered and the date of each immunization. The immunization record should be updated after each additional immunization has been received. * If an enrolled child is in the process of complying with immunization requirements in accordance with the Vermont recommended immunization schedule, documentation in the child's file shall include the required Vermont Department of Health form. * If a child has not had a required immunization due to a Vermont allowed exemption, documentation in the child's file shall include the required Vermont Department of Health form. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-13 | 2024-03-20 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-09 | 2024-03-20 | 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 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-09 | 2024-03-20 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 2.3.8.2.1: The prospective licensee shall submit a Records Check Authorization form for the licensee, every staff person and auxiliary staff person to the Division with the initial application and shall submit to fingerprinting at a location designated by the Division after having received the Fingerprint Authorization Certificate by the Division. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-02-15 | 2023-03-17 | 2023-03-28 | 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 | 2023-02-15 | 2023-03-17 | 2023-03-28 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 7.2.4: The licensee shall ensure that no person shall be left alone with children without approval from the Division which shall be based on the results of the background check to include fingerprinting. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-02-15 | 2023-03-17 | 2023-03-28 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-02-15 | 2024-02-24 | 2023-02-24 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 7.2.1: The licensee shall ensure that any new individuals regularly present at the CBCCPP submit a Records Check Authorization form to the Division prior to working with children in the CBCCPP. | ||||
| Violation | 2023-02-15 | 2023-03-17 | 2023-03-28 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.1.3: Immunizations: The licensee shall maintain documentation in the child's file of each child's current immunization status. * Immunization records shall include the immunization administered and the date of each immunization. The immunization record should be updated after each additional immunization has been received. * If an enrolled child is in the process of complying with immunization requirements in accordance with the Vermont recommended immunization schedule, documentation in the child's file shall include the required Vermont Department of Health form. * If a child has not had a required immunization due to a Vermont allowed exemption, documentation in the child's file shall include the required Vermont Department of Health form. | ||||
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