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.

Cushioing material beneath the swings at the program was observed to measure less than one half inch in depth.

12.14 · Not corrected

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

A review of staff BFIS accounts and staff files reflect that Staff A and Staff B have been with the program longer than twelve (12) months and have not yet met the requirements of this rule.

5.4 · Not corrected

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.

An Afterschool Aide that works in an Afterschool Child Care Program shall be sixteen years or older and be in eyesight or ear shot of an Afterschool Child Care Program Staff when the Aide is sixteen or seventeen years of age. There shall be one adult Staff member over the age of eighteen assigned to supervise no more than two Afterschool Aides, age sixteen or older.

A staff member , under the age of 18, with the designation of Aide, brought a child to the bathroom and assisted them. This staff person and child were not within eyesight or earshot of the staff assigned to supervise them. This is a violation because the staff is required to be within eyesight or earshot at all times.

5.5 · Not corrected