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60 Normand Street, Winooski VT 05404 · License #51301 · Center · Afterschool Child Care Program
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8.14 · Staff shall not use electronic devices including cellphones for personal use when in ratio with children unless there is an emergency or to take photos.
Staff statements acknowledge that staff have been on cell phones for personal use while they were supposed to be working with children.
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9.2.a. · No Staff, employee, volunteer or parent shall use corporal punishment or other forms of inappropriate discipline, such as, but not limited to: hitting, shaking, biting, pinching
Staff A used inappropriate discipline when they slapped a child on the face. Staff who observed the incident shared that Staff A and the child had been engaged in rough play and that similar incidents had occured previously. After this incident, Staff A was reported to supervisors and terminated from the program. This is a serious violation.
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7.7 · Children shall be protected at all times from the harmful acts of other children.
Staff stated that the program has been working with children who have been bullying other children over the summer. A child was kicked by another child when they were wrestling together and the staff did not protect the child from being harmed by other children.
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18.77 · 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 audit of staff BFIS Quailty and Crediential Accounts found that they are not up to date with required documentation of qualifications, certifications and trainings.
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10.9 · Emergency evacuations shall be practiced with the children each month. A record of practice drills for the previous and current year shall be maintained and available onsite. Practice drills may be pre-announced. There shall be: * a system in place to assure that all children are accounted for at a predetermined safe place; * a safety plan that may include additional lock down practices and procedures.
It was shared that while the progam has been completing monthly evacuation drills, documentation of practiced drills has not been maintained.
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5.31 · Orientation training shall be conducted for every employee before they are left alone with children. This training shall be documented and shall cover material included in the Staff handbook and licensing regulations. 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 and child guidance; * Curriculum development policies and responsibilities; * Supervision of children; * Policies and procedures for reporting a missing child; * Child accident and injury procedures including building and physical premises safety; * Safe sleep practices; * Requirements for administration and storage of medication; * Emergency Response Plan and emergency procedures, including: staffing emergencies, school closings, evacuation plans such as site evacuations in case of national or environmental emergency, lock-down procedures, responding to a sick or injured child and medical emergencies; * Use of fire extinguishers; * Nutrition and food safety including prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; * Recordkeeping, including daily attendance procedures; * Transportation and child passenger safety; * Off-site activities (field trips) * Release of children; * Respectful engagement of families, including daily communication with parents about their child's activities; * 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; * Responsibility to comply with current applicable licensing regulations; * Staffing plans and definitions of related duties to include opening and closing procedures; * Afterschool Child Care Program licensing regulations; * Employee complaint and grievance procedures; and * Assuring children have extra clothes and diapers available.
Upon review of the orientation training created by the program, it was determined that it did not meet all the bullets listed in this rule as required. It was also discovered that not all staff had completed the mandated reporter training as required.
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5.39 · Within six months of hire, all paid Staff counted in the staff/child ratios shall have obtained CDD-approved training in infant/child CPR and basic first aid for children, injury prevention and emergency readiness. All Staff shall receive retraining in first aid prior to the expiration date on each Staff person's first aid card.
An audit of BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts and confirmation from the program director shows that twelve staff who have been employed for more than three (3) months, have not obtained infant/child CPR and first aid and/or maintained current first aid certification prior to expiration.
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10.9 · Emergency evacuations shall be practiced with the children each month. A record of practice drills for the previous and current year shall be maintained and available onsite. Practice drills may be pre-announced. There shall be: * a system in place to assure that all children are accounted for at a predetermined safe place; * a safety plan that may include additional lock down practices and procedures.
The evacuation drill log reflected that the only drills practiced over the past year were in 3/2021 and 3/2020. The Program Adminstrator confirmed that emergency evacuation drills had not been practiced monthly as required with the exception of the ones documented.
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18.77 · 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.
A review of BFIS Quality and Credential accounts and confirmation with the Program Administrator show that not all staff have submitted documentation, verification of qualifications and professional developement activities as required.
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