Description: The Collaborative Extended Day Program and Summer camp provides care in a safe supported atmosphere for children ages 5-13 on which parents can rely. Collaborative staff teaches cooperation through playing, working, and planning with others. It helps build self confidence through acquring new skills, accomplishments and insights. The Collaborative promotes the development of a healthy, involved community supporting substance free youth in a caring community. Our curriculum includes arts and craft activities, daily outside play and dramatic play.
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Type | Create Date | Due Date | Corrected Date | Status |
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Violation | 2023-03-27 | 2023-04-20 | 2023-04-19 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 5.31: Orientation training shall be conducted for every employee before they are left alone with children. This training shall be documented and shall cover material included in the Staff handbook and licensing regulations. 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 and child guidance; * Curriculum development policies and responsibilities; * Supervision of children; * Policies and procedures for reporting a missing child; * Child accident and injury procedures including building and physical premises safety; * Safe sleep practices; * Requirements for administration and storage of medication; * Emergency Response Plan and emergency procedures, including: staffing emergencies, school closings, evacuation plans such as site evacuations in case of national or environmental emergency, lock-down procedures, responding to a sick or injured child and medical emergencies; * Use of fire extinguishers; * Nutrition and food safety including prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; * Recordkeeping, including daily attendance procedures; * Transportation and child passenger safety; * Off-site activities (field trips) * Release of children; * Respectful engagement of families, including daily communication with parents about their child's activities; * 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; * Responsibility to comply with current applicable licensing regulations; * Staffing plans and definitions of related duties to include opening and closing procedures; * Afterschool Child Care Program licensing regulations; * Employee complaint and grievance procedures; and * Assuring children have extra clothes and diapers available. | ||||
Violation | 2023-03-27 | 2023-04-05 | 2023-04-03 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 18.79: The Licensee shall maintain a current list of the Licensee or Designee, Staff, and Volunteers, as applicable in BFIS. Any changes shall be reported through BFIS within five working days of the change. | ||||
Violation | 2023-03-27 | 2023-03-27 | 2023-03-27 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 12.14: Cushioning material which is absorbent shall be in place under climbers, slides, swings, or other structures which allow children to achieve a height of more than thirty inches. The depth of surfacing materials shall be appropriate to the height and use of the equipment as outlined by the Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Playground Safety Standards (see Appendix B). Surfacing material shall be maintained in good condition. Grass, bare ground, asphalt and concrete are prohibited under these structures. If weather conditions make the use of equipment unsafe, Staff shall keep children off of the equipment. | ||||
Violation | 2023-03-27 | 2023-05-15 | Final | |
Regulation/Restriction: 5.4: Afterschool Child Care Program Staff that work in the Afterschool Child Care Program are required to have at least one of the following within the first year of employment: * Vermont Afterschool Foundations Certificate or * Vermont Afterschool Essentials Certificate or * Vermont On-the-Job Training Certificate or * Vermont Afterschool Professional Credential or * Vermont Program Director Credential or * Vermont Teacher Licensure or * BA/BS or Associates degree | ||||
Violation | 2022-04-27 | 2022-04-27 | 2022-06-22 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 7.2: Children may be out of direct supervision within the confines of the licensed space for brief periods of time as outlined below, with Staff knowledge and permission. The chart below outlines the parameters and conditions for when a child may be out of direct supervision by Staff for short periods of time: * Grades and Age Group: Buddy Requirement; Time Limit. * Grades K, 1, and 2: With a buddy in the same age group; For not more than 10 minutes. * Grades 3, 4, and 5: With a buddy in the same age group; For not more than 10 minutes. * Grades 6 and over: No buddy required; For not more than 10 minutes. | ||||
Violation | 2022-04-27 | 2022-05-15 | 2022-06-22 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 5.12: The licensee shall ensure that all new staff prior to working with children in the Afterschool Child Care Program; 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 | 2022-04-27 | 2022-05-15 | 2022-06-22 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 18.77: Within six months of the initial date of employment, Staff working with children and the Site Director and/or Program Administrator 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 Section 5 of these regulations shall be submitted to NLCDC to be verified and maintained in BFIS. | ||||
Violation | 2022-04-27 | 2022-05-05 | 2022-06-22 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 18.79: The Licensee shall maintain a current list of the Licensee or Designee, Staff, and Volunteers, as applicable in BFIS. Any changes shall be reported through BFIS within five working days of the change. | ||||
Violation | 2022-04-27 | 2022-05-05 | 2022-06-22 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 10.9: Emergency evacuations shall be practiced with the children each month. A record of practice drills for the previous and current year shall be maintained and available onsite. Practice drills may be pre-announced. There shall be: * a system in place to assure that all children are accounted for at a predetermined safe place; * a safety plan that may include additional lock down practices and procedures. | ||||
Violation | 2020-03-04 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-09-29 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 11.8: The following shall be maintained in good condition: * roofs * chimneys * interior and exterior walls * doors * skylights * windows * floors * ceilings * stairways * ramps * porches * gates | ||||
Violation | 2020-03-04 | 2020-09-20 | 2020-09-15 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 5.12: The licensee shall ensure that all new staff prior to working with children in the Afterschool Child Care Program; 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 | 2020-03-04 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-09-29 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 3.1: The Licensee shall be responsible for compliance with all state and federal laws pertaining to the safety and well-being of children in licensed care. | ||||
Violation | 2020-03-04 | 2020-09-30 | 0202-09-29 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 4.14: The Licensee shall ensure that they and all Staff receive training and demonstrate understanding of their legal responsibilities regarding preventing and reporting suspected child abuse and neglect. | ||||
Violation | 2020-03-04 | 2020-09-20 | 2020-09-29 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 5.31: Orientation training shall be conducted for every employee before they are left alone with children. This training shall be documented and shall cover material included in the Staff handbook and licensing regulations. 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 and child guidance; * Curriculum development policies and responsibilities; * Supervision of children; * Policies and procedures for reporting a missing child; * Child accident and injury procedures including building and physical premises safety; * Safe sleep practices; * Requirements for administration and storage of medication; * Emergency Response Plan and emergency procedures, including: staffing emergencies, school closings, evacuation plans such as site evacuations in case of national or environmental emergency, lock-down procedures, responding to a sick or injured child and medical emergencies; * Use of fire extinguishers; * Nutrition and food safety including prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; * Recordkeeping, including daily attendance procedures; * Transportation and child passenger safety; * Off-site activities (field trips) * Release of children; * Respectful engagement of families, including daily communication with parents about their child's activities; * 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; * Responsibility to comply with current applicable licensing regulations; * Staffing plans and definitions of related duties to include opening and closing procedures; * Afterschool Child Care Program licensing regulations; * Employee complaint and grievance procedures; and * Assuring children have extra clothes and diapers available. | ||||
Violation | 2020-03-04 | 2020-10-04 | 2020-09-15 | Final |
Regulation/Restriction: 5.4: Afterschool Child Care Program Staff that work in the Afterschool Child Care Program are required to have at least one of the following within the first year of employment: * Vermont Afterschool Foundations Certificate or * Vermont Afterschool Essentials Certificate or * Vermont On-the-Job Training Certificate or * Vermont Afterschool Professional Credential or * Vermont Program Director Credential or * Vermont Teacher Licensure or * BA/BS or Associates degree |
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