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Blaisdale Montessori School - Bowmanville

80 Rhonda Blvd, Bowmanville ON L1C 3Y9 · Child Care Inspections

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Inspection summary

Blaisdale Montessori School - Bowmanville has been inspected 4 times by Durham Region Health Department since May 28, 2025. The most recent inspection, on March 24, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

None of the 4 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 9 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Food source, labelling and allergens and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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.

  • 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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on March 3, 2026. For example: Sleeping equipment cleaned and disinfected as required, stored in sanitary manner, and designated for each child

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food and other products must come from approved sources, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when spoiled, expired or damaged. Labelling also matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 3, 2026. For example: Appropriate disinfectant and cleaning solutions prepared, labelled, and maintained as per manufacturer’s directions

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hand hygiene is the most important way to stop germs spreading between children, residents and staff. Inspectors check that sinks are stocked and easy to reach, that staff wash their hands when required (for example after diapering or before handling food), and that sick staff stay away from work.

    Recorded once on May 28, 2025. For example: Toilets, potty seats/chairs, and handwashing sinks cleaned and disinfected daily and more often as required

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, disinfectants and pesticides must be labelled and stored safely, away from food and from surfaces people touch. Inspectors flag chemicals that could contaminate food or harm people, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded once on May 28, 2025. For example: Medications, chemicals, and cleaning agents are inaccessible to children

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be clean and in good repair, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate health risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on March 24, 2026. For example: Diaper change procedures/toileting routine practiced as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations

About this data

These results come from Durham Region Health Department, 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.

4 inspections

  1. Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • Diaper change procedures/toileting routine practiced as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
      • Fail to follow proper diaper change/toileting procedures as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
      • Operator must follow proper diaper change/toileting procedures as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
  2. Routine

    8 infractions

    • Sleeping equipment cleaned and disinfected as required, stored in sanitary manner, and designated for each child
      • Fail to ensure sleeping equipment stored in sanitary manner (e.g. not overlapping/touching)
      • Operator must ensure sleeping equipment stored in sanitary manner (e.g. not overlapping/touching)
    • Toys, teaching materials, surfaces, equipment, and/or furniture maintained clean and in good repair
      • Operator fail to maintain toys, teaching equipment, materials, surfaces, and/or furniture clean and/or in good repair
      • Operator must maintain toys, teaching equipment, materials, surfaces, and/or furniture clean and in good repair
    • Floors, walls, ceilings, and other building fixtures maintained clean and in good repair
      • Operator fail to maintain floors, walls, ceilings, or other building fixtures clean and in good repair
      • Operator must repair/replace damaged floors, walls, and/or ceilings
    • Appropriate disinfectant and cleaning solutions prepared, labelled, and maintained as per manufacturer’s directions
      • Fail to maintain disinfectant solutions at proper concentrations
      • Operator must ensure disinfectant solutions are maintained at proper concentrations
    • Creams/ointments/wipes/diapers stored and dispensed to avoid contamination (not shared)
      • Fail to label and/or store creams/ointments/wipes/diapers in a designated personal storage area
      • Operator must label and/or store creams/ointments/wipes/diapers in a designated personal storage area
    • Diaper change table/mat/safety straps properly designed and in good repair
      • Fail to provide a non-absorbent, smooth, and easily cleanable change pad/mat/safety straps
      • Operator must provide non-absorbent, smooth, and easily cleanable change pad/mat/safety straps
    • Ensure all policies and procedures are up to date and available on site
      • Fail to conduct daily routine illness surveillance for staff and children in each room and record on routine illness surveillance form
      • Operator to conduct daily routine illness surveillance for staff and children in each room and record on routine illness surveillance form
    • No condemnation/seizure required
      • Under the authority of the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.7, sec. 19(1) to (4), which states: A Public Health Inspector who is of the opinion, upon reasonable and probable grounds, that a condition of any substance, thing, plant, animal other than man is a health hazard, may seize or cause the seizure of the substance, thing, plant or animal. Where equipment is seized under this section and the Public Health Inspector is of the opinion, upon reasonable and probable grounds, that the condition of the equipment is a health hazard, he or she may destroy or dispose of the equipment or cause it to be destroyed or disposed of without further examination or investigation.
  3. Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • Sleeping equipment cleaned and disinfected as required, stored in sanitary manner, and designated for each child
      • Fail to ensure sleeping equipment stored in sanitary manner (e.g. not overlapping/touching)
      • Operator must ensure sleeping equipment stored in sanitary manner (e.g. not overlapping/touching)
  4. Routine

    5 infractions

    • Appropriate disinfectant and cleaning solutions prepared, labelled, and maintained as per manufacturer’s directions
      • Fail to prepare bleach solution daily
      • Operator must prepare bleach solution daily
    • Toilets, potty seats/chairs, and handwashing sinks cleaned and disinfected daily and more often as required
      • Fail to clean and disinfect potty seats/chairs after each use
      • Fail to store potty seats/chairs in a clean and sanitary manner
      • Operator must clean and disinfect potty seats/chairs after each use
      • Operator to store potty seats/chairs in clean and sanitary manner
    • Diaper change procedures/toileting routine practiced as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
      • Fail to follow proper diaper change/toileting procedures as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
      • Operator must follow proper diaper change/toileting procedures as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
    • Creams/ointments/wipes/diapers stored and dispensed to avoid contamination (not shared)
      • Fail to ensure that creams/ointments/wipes/diapers are inaccessible to children
      • Operator to ensure that creams/ointments/wipes/diapers are inaccessible to children
    • Medications, chemicals, and cleaning agents are inaccessible to children

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