Read-A-Long Day Care Centre
102 Thickson Rd N, Whitby ON L1N 3R1 · Child Care Inspections
4 inspections
- Routine
3 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)
- Diaper change procedures/toileting routine practiced as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
- Fail to ensure staff practice proper handwashing when required
- Operator must follow proper diaper change/toileting procedures as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
- Operator must ensure staff practice proper handwashing when required
- Precautions in place to prevent scalding (less than 43°C/109.4°F hot water temperature)
- Fail to ensure hot water temperature does not exceed 43°C/109.4°F
- Operator must ensure hot water temperature does not exceed 43°C/109.4°F
- Sleeping equipment cleaned and disinfected as required, stored in sanitary manner, and designated for each child
- Routine
3 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 record cleaning/disinfection activity in a timely manner (same day)
- Operator to ensure cleaning/disinfection activity is recorded in a timely manner (same day)
- Contaminated items are not shared and are immediately removed to be cleaned and disinfected/laundered/discarded (e.g., mouthed, drooled on, sneezed/coughed on)
- Fail to provide a clearly labeled mouthed toy bin/box
- Operator must provide a clearly labeled mouth toy bin/box
- Outdoor playspace has no health and safety hazards (excluding play structure)
- Fail to adequately cover sandbox when not in use
- Operator must adequately cover sandbox when not in use
- 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)
- Re-Inspection
1 infraction
- Diaper change table/mat/safety straps properly designed and in good repair
- Fail to follow Durham Region Health Department recommendations for diaper change table/mat/safety strap design
- Operator must follow Durham Region Health Department recommendations for diaper change table/mat/safety strap design
- Diaper change table/mat/safety straps properly designed and in good repair
- Routine
14 infractions
- For infant and toddler areas, all toys/materials and shelving cleaned and disinfected/laundered/discarded in accordance with Durham Region Health Department Child Care Cleaning and Disinfection Schedule
- Fail to record cleaning/disinfection activity in a timely manner (same day)
- Operator to disinfect/launder/discard all toys/materials and shelving in accordance with Durham Region Health Department Child Care Cleaning and Disinfecting Schedule
- Operator to ensure cleaning/disinfection activity is recorded in a timely manner (same day)
- 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)
- Absorbent materials laundered/cleaned and disinfected/discarded weekly (e.g. slip covers, dress-up clothes, plush toys, puzzles, cardboard)
- Fail to ensure absorbent materials laundered/cleaned and disinfected/discarded weekly
- Operator must ensure absorbent materials laundered/cleaned and disinfected/discarded weekly
- 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 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 infant/toddler room carpets/area rugs minimum monthly or more frequently as required to maintain them in a sanitary condition
- Appropriate disinfectant and cleaning solutions prepared, labelled, and maintained as per manufacturer’s directions
- Fail to discard expired products
- Operator must ensure expired products are discarded
- 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 surface(s) cleaned and disinfected as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
- Fail to clean and disinfect diaper change surface(s) after each use and table surfaces, including the underside of the mat/pad daily
- Operator must clean and disinfect diaper change surface(s) after each use and table surfaces, including the underside of the mat/pad daily
- 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 implemented, 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)
- Sensory play is practiced as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
- Fail to clean and disinfect/discard sensory play table contents as required
- Operator must clean and disinfect/discard sensory play table contents as required
- Premises in compliance with the current MOHLTC Guidance Document for the Management of Animals in Child Care Centres
- Fail to implement an animal care plan for resident animal(s) as per Box 17
- Operator must provide an animal care plan for resident animal(s) as per Box 17
- 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.
- For infant and toddler areas, all toys/materials and shelving cleaned and disinfected/laundered/discarded in accordance with Durham Region Health Department Child Care Cleaning and Disinfection Schedule