Quality Foundations Childcare
221 Dundas St E, Waterdown ON L0R 2H6 · Full Time
Inspection summary
Quality Foundations Childcare has been inspected 10 times by City of Hamilton Public Health Services since March 24, 2022. The most recent inspection, on April 2, 2026, found no infractions.
6 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
The last 3 inspections in a row found no infractions. The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. 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 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 15, 2023. For example:
Food protected from contamination or adulteration
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 March 3, 2025. For example:
Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Many jurisdictions require a trained or certified person on site, such as a certified food handler. These findings mean the training record or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean anything was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on April 12, 2024. For example:
Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
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 once on November 15, 2023. For example:
Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
About this data
These results come from City of Hamilton Public Health Services, 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.
10 inspections
- Routine Inspection - Food Safety and Infection Control
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection - Food Safety and Infection Control
0 infractions
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection - Food Safety and Infection Control
1 infraction
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- Routine Inspection - Food Safety and Infection Control
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection - Food Safety and Infection Control
1 infraction
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Ensure hand washing basin is unobstructed and accessible for hand washing
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Routine Inspection - Food Safety and Infection Control
2 infractions
- Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
- Keep cloths clean, in good repair, and restricted to a single task
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
- Routine Inspection - Food Safety and Infection Control
1 infraction
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Routine Inspection - Food Safety and Infection Control
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection - Food Safety and Infection Control
0 infractions
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