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Home › VT › Waterbury › James, Sherrie
236 Spruce Haven Road, Waterbury VT 05677 · License #V04-137 · Center · Registered Fcch
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2.3.8.3 · The FCCP shall ensure that the FCCP; all individuals residing in the home; staff; and any individuals who are left alone with children 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.
Upon review of BFIS it was observed that two household members had not completed their fingerprints and had been sent a fingerprint letter on 2/14/2025. When discussed with the provider she stated that she had been reminding them to schedule an appointment but they never did it. She said she would schedule appointments in Montpelier as soon as possible.
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Upon arrival at approximately 1:30 PM, there were four children present at the program. A review of the attendance records reflected that no children had been signed into the program for the day.
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7.4.4 · All staff, with the exception of substitutes, shall complete fifteen (15) clock hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations.
A review of the provider's staff file and BFIS quality and credential account reflected that the provider had not completed 15 hours of professional development for the year 06/15/2020 through 06/14/2021. The provider stated that she had not completed any professional development hours during that time frame. The provider stated that she prefers in person trainings and while in person trainings have been more available, she has not attended as the timing of the trainings has conflcted with attending other family and social events. This is a repeat violation.
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7.4.4 · All staff, with the exception of substitutes, shall complete fifteen (15) clock hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations.
A review of the provider's BFIS quality and credential account and staff file reflected that the provider had not completed any professional development hours between 03/01/2020 and 02/28/2021. The provider confirmed that she had not completed any professional development hours over the last year.
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3.3.6.1 · The FCCP shall maintain a record of the date of each evacuation drill as required in the rules in section 3.6.2 of these regulations that includes the number of children, 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.
The evacuation logs for the years 2020 and 2021, reflected that no evacuation drills had been conducted since May 2020. The provider stated that she had not conducted any evacuation drills since May of 2020. This is a repeat violation. This violation was cited in a site visit report dated 11/01/2017.
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5.10.3.3 · Safe Use Zones For all play equipment that is thirty (30) inches or higher from the ground, including climbing equipment, slides, swings and other similar equipment, the FCCP shall ensure that the surface under and around the equipment, included recommended use zones, is of approved resilient material that protects children if they fall. * Materials in the use zone shall consist of wood chips, pea stone, mulch, engineered wood fibers, sand, safety-tested shredded or rubber like material or rubber mats designed for protective cushioning; * Materials used in the use zone shall follow the recommendations listed in the most recent publication of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Public Playground Safety Handbook regarding critical depth of tested materials determined by the height of the highest climbing surface of the equipment; * Materials used in the use zone shall be installed and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions; * If the loose material such as sand, mulch, or shredded rubber is used in use zones, the FCCP shall ensure that the material is raked regularly and replenished to maintain depth and resilience; and * If the resilient material in use zones freezes, the FCCP shall ensure that the children will not play on the equipment until the resilient material has thawed and is once again resilient.
There was no cushioning material under the swings. Sherrie stated that the swings are used by the children in her care.
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5.4.1.1 · The FCCP shall ensure that each child, except school age children, has an individual crib, port-a-crib, cot, mat, or bed that is safe for the child's age and development, in good repair, and used by only one child each day. No child shall nap directly on the floor or on furniture not designed for sleeping. Cribs or port-a-cribs shall be used for children under the age of twelve (12) months. Children shall not nap in cribs or port-a-cribs if they are physically able to climb out unassisted.
Sherrie stated that children who no longer use a port-a crib, sleep on blankets on the floor without mats, cots or beds.
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5.4.1.8 · Bedding used by a child shall be stored in a manner that prevents contact with bedding used by other children.
The linens that the children use for sleeping were all placed together in a plastic bin.
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5.3.2 · Daily Health Check Upon arrival into the FCCH staff shall observe each child for symptoms of communicable disease and signs of injuries. Any obvious injuries shall be documented along with any comments from the parent pertaining to the child's condition. This documentation shall be maintained in the child's file for a minimum of 365 days.
Sherrie stated that she does not have a system in place to do daily health checks.
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6.2.1 · Maximum Capacity and Staffing in a registered FCCH The registered FCCP shall ensure that the registered FCCH shall not exceed the limits described in this section, including the charts below.
There were 5 children in care, including one 5 month old, one 14 month old, one 23 month old, one 3 year old, and one 4 year old.
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3.6.2.2 · The FCCP shall ensure that evacuation drills are conducted at least once a month, and children and staff are evacuated in less than three (3) minutes.
The provider reports emergency evacuation drills have not been conducted with the children in July, August, September or October of this year as she has forgotten to practice them with the children.
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