Among Friends Daycare - Pals
105 - 11 Cairns Drive, Markham, ON L3P 7M8 · Food Before and After School Program, IPAC Before and After School Program
Inspection summary
Among Friends Daycare - Pals has been inspected 3 times by York Region Public Health since June 10, 2025. The most recent inspection, on March 30, 2026, found no infractions.
1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for the people in care. Higher-risk findings are the ones that could directly make someone sick, and they matter more here because young children, older adults and people who are unwell are more vulnerable to infection.
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 27, 2026. For example:
Manual dishwashing: wash, rinse, sanitize and water temperature
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on March 27, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination (food covered, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards, during display, during transport)
Permits, records and postingLower risk
Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.
Recorded once on March 27, 2026. For example:
Emergency response, illness, outbreak, cleaning and disinfection policies and procedures are developed and implemented
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 27, 2026. For example:
Approved disinfectants are maintained, stored properly, and applied for appropriate contact time
About this data
These results come from York Region Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
3 inspections
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance Inspection
4 infractions
- Food protected from potential contamination (food covered, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards, during display, during transport)
- Fail to use chemicals/pesticides in a manner to prevent contamination of food/food contact surfaces
- Manual dishwashing: wash, rinse, sanitize and water temperature
- Fail to sanitize utensils using a chemical solution approved for intended purpose
- Fail to provide equipment for cleaning and sanitizing utensils as required
- Approved disinfectants are maintained, stored properly, and applied for appropriate contact time
- Fail to follow proper cleaning and disinfection procedures
- Emergency response, illness, outbreak, cleaning and disinfection policies and procedures are developed and implemented
- Fail to provide and/or implement a policy and procedure for management of resident and visiting animals in child care setting
- Food protected from potential contamination (food covered, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards, during display, during transport)
- Compliance Inspection
2 infractions
- Manual dishwashing: wash, rinse, sanitize and water temperature
- Fail to sanitize utensils using a chemical solution approved for intended purpose
- Approved disinfectants are maintained, stored properly, and applied for appropriate contact time
- Fail to follow proper cleaning and disinfection procedures
- Manual dishwashing: wash, rinse, sanitize and water temperature
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