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27 River Road, Essex VT 05452 · License #81654 · Center · Cbccpp
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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.
Three (3) of the six (6) classrooms do not have a staff member who is at least qualified as a teacher associate or higher leading the classroom at least 75% of the time. A plan for compliance was received in August 2025, however, there have been more staffing changes since that plan was received and an updated plan was not sent to this licensor.
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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.
Several children in the preschool classroom have been able to walk into the adjacent infant room classroom and visit with the infant room staff for up to 10 minutes at a time without preschool staff knowledge. When asked where the children were, Staff X looked around, said they didn't know where the children were, shrugged and went back to what they were doing.
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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 from January 2025-August 2025 could not be found. The director said that they have been completing drills but had not been recording them as required.
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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).
Staff A took a child to the bathroom leaving Staff B alone with the remaining children in the classroom. Staff B does not have approval from the results of the fingerprinting background record check and may not be left alone with children.
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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.
A review of BFIS and staff files reflect that Staff C has not completed 15 hours of annual professional development as required for the year 3/2024-3/2025.
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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.
Four (4) of the six (6) classrooms do not have a staff member who is at least qualified as a teacher associate or higher leading the classroom at least 75% of the time.
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5.4.2.3 · Staff shall ensure that infants sleep in cribs or port-a-cribs. Infants shall not be placed to sleep on soft surfaces, such as a couch or sofa, pillow, quilts, sheepskins or blankets. Infants shall not be placed in car seats, swings, high chairs, jumping chairs or similar equipment for sleep. A child that falls asleep in this type of equipment shall be gently transferred to a crib or port-a-crib as soon as feasible.
An infant fell asleep in a swing and was allowed to still be asleep in the swing for approximately an hour without being transferred to a crib as required.
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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.
A staff member was sent a fingerprint renewal letter on 4/3/2024 and has not gone to be fingerprinted again as required.
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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.
A child under age three was able to access and possibly ingest a sensory object that is only intended for children ages three and up.
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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.
A review of BFIS accounts and on site documentation shows that three (3) staff do not have current pediatric first aid and infant/child CPR.
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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.
The fence surrounding the preschool outdoor play area has a section of fencing that only meets approximately 24 inches in height due to the way the playground is built upon a small hill. Fencing is required to be at least four (4) feet in height.
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6.2.1.3 · The program director shall ensure that the number of staff present meets requirements described in the chart below for ages of children, maximum group size, and staff/child ratios at any time of day.
An audit of staff and children's attendance between 5/22/2023 and 6/16/2023 shows that the program was out of staff/child ratio prior to 8:00 AM on eleven (11) days. This is a serious violation.
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5.10.1.1.3 · Furniture and equipment shall be sturdy. Furniture and equipment that present a tipping or falling hazard shall be secured.
In the preschool classroom a purple shelf, black iron shelf, and two brown shelves are not secure and are tipping hazards. In the one year old classroom, a wooden shelf on the carpeted side of the room is not secure and presents a tipping hazard.
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5.2.3.4 · The licensee shall ensure that there is a sturdy diaper changing area with a clean, washable and non-absorbent surface. The diaper changing area shall not be located in the kitchen or any area where food is stored, prepared or served.
The diaper changing area for the toddler room is in the same space where food is stored, prepared, and served for the toddlers.
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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.
Upon review of staff BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts and conversation with the program director, it was found that three (3) staff have not completed the mandated reporting training.
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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.
It was identified that two (2) staff who have been employed for more than six (6) months have incomplete BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts.
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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.
Three staff stated children in the one-year old classroom were not taken outdoors daily as required when weather permitted. The three staff stated children in the one-year old classroom went outside one to two times per week.
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