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7303 Route 131, Weathersfield VT 05151 · License #72556 · Center · Cbccpp
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3.7.2.2 · The licensee shall ensure that evacuation drills are conducted at least once a month, and children and staff are evacuated in under three (3) minutes. Licensees of a CBCCPP located within a public or independent school building may count a lock-down drill performed while the CBCCPP is in operation in place of a monthly evacuation drill with the CBCCPP children and staff and at least three (3) of the monthly drills conducted within 365 days shall be evacuation drills.
It was confirmed during this visit that the twice monthly evacuation drills required for the months of November and December 2025 were not completed. This was required corrective action cited during a compliance visit on 10/02/2025. This is a repeat violation
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6.2.4.1 · The licensee shall ensure that the CBCCPP has at least one (1) staff member who meets the qualification for the position of program director and that the program director is present at the CBCCPP at least 60% of the hours of operation.
Documentation of staff hours for 11/01/2025-03/31/2026 and staff statements about Kim Litchfield's involvement in the program indicate that she is not present on site for the required 40% of the time. This is a repeat violation of this rule. Failing to have a qualified director on site for the minimum amount of time was cited as a violation during a compliance visit on 10/02/2025.
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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.
A copy of an Emergency Response Plan was not available on site. The electronic copy of an Emergency Response Plan that was submitted following the site visit does not meet the requirements of this rule. The plan submitted on 05/12/2026 is missing the same items as identified during a site visit conducted on 10/02/2025. This is a repeat violation. The plan is missing: a process for reunifying children with their families in the event of an emergency. The reunification plan needs to include where the designated location is, how parents will be contacted to know when to pick up children at the location, how provider will be in communication with parents during the emergency, and what (if any) additional resources are to be monitored such as local radio stations, police scanner etc.,
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3.7.2.2 · The licensee shall ensure that evacuation drills are conducted at least once a month, and children and staff are evacuated in under three (3) minutes. Licensees of a CBCCPP located within a public or independent school building may count a lock-down drill performed while the CBCCPP is in operation in place of a monthly evacuation drill with the CBCCPP children and staff and at least three (3) of the monthly drills conducted within 365 days shall be evacuation drills.
The evacuation drill documentation shows dates of drills for six (6) of the nine (9) months of 2025. Drill dates are not recorded for July, August, or September. Staff present confirmed that drills have not been conducted each month. The program was confirmed to be open for those months.
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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 Emergency Response Plan dated 01/10/2020, addresses an active shooter emergency only. The plan contains only a procedure for shelter in place and an established meeting location within walking distance of the center. Seven (7) of the eight (8) staff persons listed as responsible for actions during an emergency are no longer employed at the program. The plan is missing the other nine (9) required items in this rule.
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6.2.4.1 · The licensee shall ensure that the CBCCPP has at least one (1) staff member who meets the qualification for the position of program director and that the program director is present at the CBCCPP at least 60% of the hours of operation.
The statements of program staff and the Program Director confirm that the Program Director is not on site the required forty (40) percent of the time. The staff person identified by other staff as directly responsible for the daily operations and services to children and families and on site supervision of staff not meet the educational requirements for Teaching Associate which is a requirement to be Program Director.
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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.
The program currently has one (1) staff person meeting Teaching Associate qualifications. The staff person(s)reportedly serving as lead for the combined infant and toddler group meet assistant qualifications.
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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.
On 7/1/2025 a one (1) year old child in care exited the playground area without staff knowledge. When staff noticed the child was no longer present they began shouting the child's name at the same time other staff inside the building noticed the child almost to the front of the building; those staff retrieved the child. One (1) of the staff counting in ratio and responsible for the care and supervision of children was reportedly on their cell phone during this occurring. This is a serious violation.
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2.3.1.2 · The prospective licensee, the licensee, or CBCCPP staff shall permit visits, inspections and examination of the CBCCPP, its records, equipment and materials relevant to determining compliance with applicable provisions of these rules at reasonable hours by representatives of the Division. Any records or reports required in these regulations must be surrendered to a Division representative on request. The Division representative shall make a reasonable effort to announce their presence and shall identify themselves upon entering the CBCCPP. The prospective licensee, the licensee, or CBCCPP staff may request the representative produce valid identification.
Electronic copies of documentation confirming the staff qualifications for their positions (rule 6.2.1.4), most recent Emergency Response Plan (rule 3.7.1.1), current Parent Handbook (rule 4.7), and confirmation that the Division of Fire Safety was contacted regarding the interior renovations to the space was requested during the site visit on 12/16, via email on 12/18, via email on 12/23, and with a voicemail message on the program phone line on 01/02. The required information was not received and the last two emails and voicemail message received no response from the Licensee/Program Director.
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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.
For January 2024-December 2024, there is documentation of evacuation drills for January, February, June, and September only. It was confirmed that the program operated in the other eight (8) months of the year.
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5.2.3.11 · Each diaper changing procedure shall include: * Preparation: assemble supplies, staff member washes hands, prepares changing surface with either a disposable covering or ensure that the surface was recently cleaned and disinfected and bring the child to the diaper changing area. * Dirty Phase: remove soiled diaper, dispose of diaper, and cleanse diaper area of the child. * Clean Phase: put on clean diaper, dress child, and wash the child's hands. * Clean up: clean and disinfect the diaper changing surface, and staff member washes their own hands. * Record diaper change.
Two diaper changes were observed. In each instance, staff persons did not wash the child's hands as part of the process. Staff persons carried the child out of the bathroom, open the program gate, and returned the child to the play group without washing their hands. Staff then returned to the diaper changing area to complete the cleaning up process.
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5.10.1.2.1 · The licensee shall ensure that the CBCCPP is in compliance with Vermont Division of Fire Safety rules at all times. This includes but is not limited to: * Complying with Vermont Division of Fire Safety inspection reports; * Having regular fire systems inspected with violations identified during the inspection noted as corrected; and * Having fire extinguishers tagged with valid inspection tags.
Structural changes to the placement of walls within the licensed space was completed without consultation and permit issuance from the Division of Fire Safety as required. The Division of Fire Safety has been notified by Licensing Field Specialist Crawford of the installation of the wall. The fire system panel box has an inspection tag dated February 5, 2024 and it notes violation(s)s was found. There is no indication the violation(s) was corrected. The fire extinguisher mounted on the post by the entry door and kitchen area has a last inspection date of 10/2023. The inspection tag notes the inspection is valid for one (1) year only.
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5.2.3.11 · Each diaper changing procedure shall include: * Preparation: assemble supplies, staff member washes hands, prepares changing surface with either a disposable covering or ensure that the surface was recently cleaned and disinfected and bring the child to the diaper changing area. * Dirty Phase: remove soiled diaper, dispose of diaper, and cleanse diaper area of the child. * Clean Phase: put on clean diaper, dress child, and wash the child's hands. * Clean up: clean and disinfect the diaper changing surface, and staff member washes their own hands. * Record diaper change.
Staff A was observed changing four (4) diapers. During this observation Staff A did not wash the children's hands after being changed, did not clean and disinfect the changing surface between changes or after the last change, nor did they wash their own hands after each change.
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5.10.1.2.1 · The licensee shall ensure that the CBCCPP is in compliance with Vermont Division of Fire Safety rules at all times. This includes but is not limited to: * Complying with Vermont Division of Fire Safety inspection reports; * Having regular fire systems inspected with violations identified during the inspection noted as corrected; and * Having fire extinguishers tagged with valid inspection tags.
Inspection of the Fire System box located in the downstairs bathroom to the right of the main entry to the building showed that the inspection sticker is dated for 2021. Follow up with program Director confirmed an inspection of the system had not been completed in 2022.
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5.10.4.5.2 · All interior and exterior walls, roofs, chimneys, floors, doors, ceilings, windows, skylights, stairways, ramps, and porches shall be maintained in good repair.
Observations of interior walls within the program were found with dime to quarter size holes, exposed and peeling sheetrock, rusted raditor in the downstairs bathroom, and broken tiles within the preschool bathroom.
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5.10.4.5.5 · Hard surfaces accessible to children shall be smooth, non-porous, and easy to clean. See the rules in section 5.2.6 of these regulations for a schedule for cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing of specific surfaces and items.
Bookshelves and cubby units were found with worn areas exposing raw wood. Toy cardboard box bricks found in the infant room were observed with tears. The tumbling mat in the infant room had fraying on the seams exposing the material beneath.
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5.2.3.12 · The licensee shall post the diaper changing procedure at each diaper changing area.
Upon review of the diaper changing station, the stated procedure was not posted as required by this rule.
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7.3.2.6 · Substitute A substitute is at least eighteen (18) years of age, is able to comprehend basic written format, and is a high school graduate or has completed a GED.
Upon review of the BFIS Quality and Credential account, and on-site file, and upon confirmation received from the Director, it was determined that Staff B did not have a high school diploma or GED, therefore does not qualify as a substitute. The Director confirmed that Staff B worked the week prior.
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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.
A review of children's files showed a lack of general health exam forms for all ten files reviewed.
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7.2.2 · The licensee shall ensure that all new staff and auxiliary staff, prior to working with children in the CBCCPP; 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.
A review of staff BFIS quality and credentialing accounts showed that 2 staff members had not yet submitted to fingerprinting. Director, Nikita Lenahan, placed a call to the police department where Staff A reported having her fingerprinting completed. The police department was not able to confirm that Staff A had submitted to fingerprinting. Staff B stated that she had missed her appointment for fingerprinting.
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5.10.1.2.1 · The licensee shall ensure that the CBCCPP is in compliance with Vermont Division of Fire Safety rules at all times. This includes but is not limited to: * Complying with Vermont Division of Fire Safety inspection reports; * Having regular fire systems inspected with violations identified during the inspection noted as corrected; and * Having fire extinguishers tagged with valid inspection tags.
The fire panel box and the two fire extinguishers have not been inspected annually as required by the Division of Fire Safety. The fire panel box has a last inspected date listed as August 2016. The extinguisher on the first floor has a last inspected date noted as October 2016. The upstairs fire extinguisher has a last inspected date listed as June 2011. The Division of Fire Safety was notified of the program's non-compliance following this site visit.
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5.10.3.1.4 · If fencing is used, it shall be sturdy, safe and reinforced to give support, constructed to discourage climbing, and shall not prevent visual supervision of children by staff.
The wooden fencing surrounding the outside play area has many broken wooden posts with sections with sharp broken pieces, splintering pieces of wood, and exposed nails. Other sections of fencing are missing wooden posts and have sections that are not secured in the ground.
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