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193 Main Street, Brattleboro VT 05301 · License #1719 · Center · Cbccpp
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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.
Upon review of staff BFIS Quality and Credential accounts and on-site staff files it was identified that five (5) staff did not complete fifteen (15) hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations. It was also found that four (3) substitutes did not complete four (4) hours of annual professional development activities as required in the 2024 memorandum to the Licensing Regulations.
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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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Five (5) staff members, do not have documentation of completing the Vermont Orientation Training in BFIS, it was not presented on site, and it was not sent to licensing during the week following the site visit. This is a repeat violation cited in 3/26/24 and 3/31/23.
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5.6.5 · All prescription medication administered by staff shall be in its original container, properly labeled for the child, and administered prior to the expiration date on the container.
A preschool child's epipen medication was expired as of January 2026.
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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.
Staff member B's 5-year renewal date for their background clearance was 2/23/2026. The required record check authorization form to initiate the process was not submitted prior to the expiration. Upon request at the visit, the record check authorization form was submitted and processed within the Child Development Division on 03/08/2026. Staff member C's 5-year renewal date for their background clearance was 02/22/2026. The required record check authorization form to initiate the process was not submitted prior to the expiration. Upon request at the visit, the record check authorization form was submitted and processed within the Child Development Division on 03/10/2026. The Director's 5-year renewal date for their background clearance was 02/17/2026. The required record check authorization form to initiate the process was not submitted prior to the expiration. Upon request at the site visit, the record check authorization form was submitted and processed within the Child Development Division on 03/08/2026.
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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.
Evacuation drill records were reviewed and the last drill documented during sleep/rest was in February of 2024.
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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.
Upon review of staff BFIS Quality and Credential accounts and on-site staff files, it was identified that seven (7) Staff members did not have pediatric first aid and infant and child CPR certification. This is a repeat violation cited on 03/26/24.
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3.4.7.5 · The licensee shall maintain a current list of the licensee or designee, staff, auxiliary staff, and volunteers as in the rules in section 7.7.5 of these regulations, as applicable in BFIS. Any changes shall be reported through BFIS within five (5) working days of the change.
It was confirmed on site that two (2) staff members on the BFIS Associated Parties list have not been employed for the past five (5) weeks.
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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.
Staff person A employed since April 2023 and Staff person B employed since September 2023 have not completed CPR/1st aid training.
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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.
Staff person A employed since April 2023 and Staff person B employed since September 2023 have not completed orientation.
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3.3.5 · The licensee, staff, and auxiliary staff shall be trained in prevention, identification and mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.
Staff person A employed since April 2023 and Staff person B employed since September 2023 have not completed Protecting Vermont's Children from Abuse and Neglect on-line mandatory reporter training.
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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.
It is confirmed that staff persons A & B have been alone with children and have not completed the required orientation training.
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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.
Staff persons A & B who both have been employed more than six months, counted in staff to child ratio and do not have CPR/1st aid certification.
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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.
One staff member had not completed a fingerprint supported background check renewal as required.
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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.
Documents are available that have not been sent to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS Quality and Credential accounts. These include educational documents and professional development/training completion documents.
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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.
In a review of seven (7) child files, only three (3) contained well visit documentation.
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3.7.1.1 · The licensee shall develop and maintain a written Emergency Response Plan to respond to a full range of emergencies both natural and man-made. A complete plan shall include how the licensee will address and manage the following situations and responsibilities: Evacuations or other emergencies such as leaving the premise and lockdown situations; Specific concerns related to the location of the program, such as proximity to a nuclear reactor, an area prone to flooding or power loss; Notifying the local authorities of the emergency; A system for notifying the parents of the emergency; Notifying the local emergency planning committee regarding the location of the CBCCPP and using the committee as a resource in emergency planning for the program; A system of identifying the children and staff present at the time of the emergency and maintaining knowledge of their whereabouts; A system for handling infants, toddlers, and children with special needs; An established evacuation meeting location within walking distance of the CBCCPP; A system to account for all children and staff at the evacuation meeting place; A process for relocation if necessary, including safe transportation; A system for shelter in place if the staff and children present need to remain in the CBCCPP for an extended period; and Staff chain of command and individual staff roles and responsibilities, (if applicable) during emergencies.
The program does not have an Emergency Response Plan addressing the required situations.
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3.7.3 · Emergency Preparedness Training: Within 365 days of opening a CBCCPP, the licensee shall attend emergency preparedness training which shall include content specifically related to sheltering in place in the event of an emergency in which the licensee and children present need to remain in the CBCCPP for an extended period.
Confirmation of an emergency preparedness training meeting this requirement was not available within the Program Director's BFIS Quality and Credential Account nor was documentation available of completed session on site at the program. It was confirmed by the Program Director that it would be the Program Director who would represent the licensee for this training requirement.
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3.4.7.5 · The licensee shall maintain a current list of the licensee or designee, staff, auxiliary staff, and volunteers as in the rules in section 7.7.5 of these regulations, as applicable in BFIS. Any changes shall be reported through BFIS within five (5) working days of the change.
Two persons are listed as substitutes within the BFIS system and these individuals have not been a part of the program since May 2020 and August 2020 respectively.
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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.
Staff person A and Staff person B who both serve as Teaching Assistants do not have documentation confirming high school diplomas or equivalent in their Quality and Credential Accounts. Staff person A is missing the required 15 hours of annual professional development hours within the account for her employment for 2019. Staff person B is missing 4 of the required 15 annual hours in her account for her employment for 2019. Four persons noted as substitutes for the program are missing the high school diploma or equivalent in their Quality and Credential Accounts. It was confirmed that each substitute has been employed by the program for more than 6 months.
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6.2.5.2 · Staff shall appropriately hold, touch, smile and talk to children.
Staff person acknowledged picking a child up by placing his/her hand around the child's lower arm and pulling the child from a standing position to the child's feet off the ground. Per the staff person's statements, the child was moved approximately two feet while held by one arm. The staff person stated the child had thrown a tantrum at the time. The same staff person acknowledged speaking within earshot of the children while making derogatory statements about children's behaviors. This staff person's language and tone has been described as rough and harsh by persons who have been in the room with this staff person when the staff person spoke to children.
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