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Discovery Place Child Care Centre Pickering Ltd.

12 1848 Liverpool Rd, Pickering ON L1V 1W3 · Child Care Inspections

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Inspection summary

Discovery Place Child Care Centre Pickering Ltd. has been inspected 3 times by Durham Region Health Department since November 26, 2024. The most recent inspection, on November 27, 2025, recorded 7 infractions.

None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Pests 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.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded once on November 27, 2025. For example: Test strips/reagents available, used to verify concentration of disinfectant solutions prepared on site

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food, supplies and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on November 27, 2025. For example: Adequate pest control measures present (e.g. licensed pest control company), as required

  • 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 November 27, 2025. For example: Creams/ointments/wipes/diapers stored and dispensed to avoid contamination (not shared)

  • 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 once on November 27, 2025. For example: Natural items are cleaned and disinfected or discarded weekly as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations

  • 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 once on November 26, 2024. For example: Precautions in place to prevent scalding (less than 49°C/120°F hot water temperature)

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.

3 inspections

  1. Routine

    7 infractions

    • 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
    • Test strips/reagents available, used to verify concentration of disinfectant solutions prepared on site
      • Fail to provide test strips/reagents to verify concentration of disinfectant solutions prepared on site
      • Operator must provide test strips/reagents to verify concentration of disinfectant solutions prepared on site
    • Appropriate cleaning and disinfectant solutions easily accessible in each program room
      • Fail to provide appropriate cleaning and disinfectant solutions in an easily accessible area in each program room
      • Operator must provide appropriate cleaning and disinfectant solutions in an easily accessible area in each program room
    • Adequate pest control measures present (e.g. licensed pest control company), as required
      • Fail to provide adequate pest control measures
      • Operator must provide adequate pest control measures (e.g. licensed pest control company)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Natural items are cleaned and disinfected or discarded weekly as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
      • Fail to discard natural items weekly (items that cannot be properly cleaned/disinfected)
      • Operator must discard natural items weekly (items that cannot be properly cleaned/disinfected)
  2. Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 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
  3. Routine

    3 infractions

    • 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 maintain floors, walls, ceilings and/or other building fixtures clean and in good repair
      • Operator must repair/replace damaged floors, walls, and/or ceilings
    • 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
    • Precautions in place to prevent scalding (less than 49°C/120°F hot water temperature)
      • Fail to ensure hot water temperature does not exceed 49°C/120°F
      • Operator must ensure hot water temperature does not exceed 49°C/120°F

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