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Muppets Children's Centre

986 Dunbarton Rd, Pickering ON L1V 1G8 · Child Care Inspections

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Inspection summary

Muppets Children's Centre has been inspected 3 times by Durham Region Health Department since May 6, 2025. The most recent inspection, on March 10, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests, Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.

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.

  • 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 March 10, 2026. 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 May 6, 2025. For example: Creams/ointments/wipes/diapers stored and dispensed to avoid contamination (not shared)

  • 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 May 6, 2025. For example: Precautions in place to prevent scalding (less than 49°C/120°F hot water temperature)

  • 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 6, 2025. For example: Medications, chemicals, and cleaning agents are inaccessible to children

  • 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 May 6, 2025. For example: No condemnation/seizure required

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

    2 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
    • 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)
  2. Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Routine

    8 infractions

    • Toys/materials and shelving cleaned and disinfected, and activity recorded in accordance with Durham Region Health Department Child Care Cleaning and Disinfection Schedule (Excluding infant and toddler areas)
      • Fail to properly clean and disinfect toys/materials and shelving as required
      • Operator to ensure cleaning/disinfection activity is recorded in a timely manner (same day)
    • 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
    • Carpets/area rugs and fabric upholstered furniture maintained in a sanitary condition
      • Fail to steam clean/shampoo carpets and fabric upholstered furniture minimum 2x/yr or as often as needed
      • Fail to steam clean/shampoo infant/toddler room carpets/area rugs minimum monthly or more frequently as required to maintain them in a sanitary condition
      • Operator must steam clean/shampoo carpets and fabric upholstered furniture minimum 2x/yr or as often as needed
      • Operator must steam clean/shampoo infant/toddler room carpets/area rugs minimum monthly or more frequently as required to maintain them in a sanitary condition
    • 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
    • Ensure all policies and procedures are up to date and available on site
      • Fail to provide policy and procedures for emergency situations (e.g. notification to Durham Region Health Department during power outage, flooding, sewage back-up, loss of hot/cold water supply)
      • Operator must provide policy and procedures for emergency situations (e.g. notification to Durham Region Health Department during power outage, flooding, sewage back-up, loss of hot/cold water supply)
      • Operator must implement and follow required policies and procedures
    • 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
    • Medications, chemicals, and cleaning agents are inaccessible to children
      • Fail to ensure medications, chemicals, and cleaning agents are inaccessible to children
      • Operator must ensure medications, chemicals, and cleaning agents are inaccessible to children
    • 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.

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