Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider
✓ Licensed
Mary Elizabeth Farm School
Cambridge, VT
· Lamoille County
1727 Lower Pleasant Valley Road,
Cambridge, VT 05444
Quick Facts
Capacity
10 children
Age Range
Preschool
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Full-Time, Kindergarten
Transportation
School Bus Route
Subsidized Program
Participates
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (802) 557-1847
Licensed Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider
Active License
License Number
460689
Issued By
Vermont Agency of Human Services
District Office
Vermont Child Care Consumer Line
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About the Provider
We believe children learn best through play and we provider opportunities for children to explore their natural environment frequently throughout their daily schedule. Mary Elizabeth teachers skillfully balance helping students learn to follow directions, while simultaneously fostering independence choices.
Additional Information:
Initial License Date: 09/10/2023; Sibling Discount Available; Area Description: Fenced Yard, Smoke Free; Pets: Dog, Other Furry Animal; 1 Star Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider;
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday - Friday
- Open Hours07:30:00 to 17:30:00
Inspection/Report History
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| Type | Create Date | Due Date | Corrected Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violation | 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-03 | 2026-04-02 | 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-06 | 2026-04-02 | 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 | 2026-03-06 | 2026-03-30 | 2026-05-04 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 2.3.12: Changes that Impact a License The licensee shall notify the Division prior to any of the following changes in the operation of the CBCCPP. The Division shall determine whether it will be possible to modify a current license, approve a time limited variance or if the licensee must submit an application for a new license: * A reduction, addition or substantial change in the indoor or outdoor spaces utilized for the care of children in the CBCCPP; * A change in the name of the CBCCPP; * A change in the CBCCPP's Taxpayer Identification Number; * A change in the authorized license type of regulated service as defined in these rules; * A change in the number of children the CBCCPP serves at any one (1) time; * A change in the ages of children the CBCCPP serves; * A personnel change designating a new/different program director; or * A change naming a new designated representative for the licensee. | ||||
| Violation | 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-06 | 2026-04-02 | 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 | 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-06 | 2026-04-02 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 2.3.11.5: The licensee shall be responsible for compliance with all applicable state and federal laws even when they are more stringent than the rules in this set of CBCCPP regulations. | ||||
| Violation | 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-06 | 2026-03-27 | 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 | 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-03 | 2026-04-02 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 3.4.6.1: The licensee shall maintain a record of the date of each evacuation drill as required in the rules in section 3.7.2 of these regulations that includes the number of children and staff evacuated, time taken to evacuate, and notation of the drill conducted while children were sleeping or resting. Evacuation records shall be kept for two (2) years. When the CBCCPP counts lock-down drills as allowed in the rules in section 3.7.2 of these regulations, the licensee shall maintain a record of the date of each lock-down drill, the number of CBCCPP children and staff who participated, and note that the drill performed was a lock-down drill. | ||||
| Violation | 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-06 | 2026-04-02 | 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 | 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-06 | 2026-04-02 | 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 | 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-03 | 2026-04-02 | 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 | 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-06 | 2026-05-04 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 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. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-03-07 | 2025-05-30 | 2025-06-23 | Final |
| Regulation/Restriction: 5.11.8.4: As long as appropriate documentation is provided, staff shall consistently accommodate special nutritional requests and restrictions from parents. Staff shall know and accommodate children's food allergies. | ||||
| Violation | 2025-03-07 | 2025-05-30 | 2025-06-23 | 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 | 2025-03-07 | 2025-05-30 | 2025-06-23 | 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. | ||||
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