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Schoolhouse Playcare - Highbush

605 Strouds Lane, Pickering ON L1V 5M5 · Child Care Inspections

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Inspection summary

Schoolhouse Playcare - Highbush has been inspected 2 times by Durham Region Health Department since June 24, 2025. The most recent inspection, on April 27, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.

None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food source, labelling and allergens.

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.

  • 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 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 27, 2026. For example: Natural items are cleaned and disinfected or discarded weekly as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be made of cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked surface or worn part. They are generally lower risk but show how well the place is maintained.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 27, 2026. For example: Toys, teaching materials, surfaces, equipment, and/or furniture maintained clean and in good repair

  • 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 2 times on June 24, 2025. For example: Floors, walls, ceilings, and other building fixtures maintained clean and in good repair

  • Other findingsLower risk

    Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 27, 2026. For example: Appropriate cleaning and disinfectant solutions present at diapering table/mat

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.

2 inspections

  1. Routine

    3 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
    • Appropriate cleaning and disinfectant solutions present at diapering table/mat
      • Fail to provide required cleaning and disinfectant solutions at diaper change tables
      • Operator must provide required cleaning and disinfectant solutions at diaper change tables
    • 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. Routine

    7 infractions

    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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)
    • 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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