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Home Away From Home Child Care Program- Barrington Location

42 HIGHWAY 330, BARRINGTON PASSAGE · Food Establishment

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Inspection summary

Home Away From Home Child Care Program- Barrington Location has been inspected 3 times by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program) since December 9, 2024. The most recent inspection, on November 13, 2025, recorded 1 infraction.

1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on December 9, 2024. For example: 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded once on December 9, 2024. For example: 33(1) An operator must ensure that the temperature of food is controlled so that the food does not deteriorate or become inedible or unsafe.

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded once on November 13, 2025. For example: 28(2) If an operator is absent from a food establishment, the operator must ensure that a member of the personnel who has successfully completed a food hygiene training program is present.

About this data

These results come from Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program), 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. Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 28(2) If an operator is absent from a food establishment, the operator must ensure that a member of the personnel who has successfully completed a food hygiene training program is present.
      • Ensure that your head cook holds a valid certificate in safe food handling.
  2. Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
      • In accordance with Section 2.2 of the Food Retail and Food Services Code, sites for food premises must be chosen that are free from conditions that might interfere with their sanitary operation, and should be set reasonably apart from waste disposal facilities, incompatible processing facilities, and any offensive trades. Waste sorting and storage operations are considered incompatible with food establishments, as they create conditions favorable for the harbourage of insects, rodents, and other pests. Furthermore, storing waste directly against a building encourages pests to find or create entry points to the facility. The observed small-scale recyclable waste sorting and storage operation should therefore be conducted at least 7.5 meters (~25 feet) from the daycare facility and building. A greater distance may be required if the scale and/or sanitary conditions of the operation change.
    • 33(1) An operator must ensure that the temperature of food is controlled so that the food does not deteriorate or become inedible or unsafe.
      • In accordance with Section 3.3.6 of the Nova Scotia Food Services and Food Retail Code, you must cool foods from 60 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius within 2 hours, and then from 20 degrees Celsius to 4 degrees Celsius or below within 4 hours. Improperly cooled, temperature abused potentially hazardous foods discarded during inspection.

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