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The Elephant Room

205 901 Harwood Ave North, Ajax ON L1Z 0T4 · Child Care Inspections

5 inspections

  1. Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • Outdoor playspace has no health and safety hazards (excluding play structure)
      • Fail to ensure no more than two bolt threads are exposed on fence/gate enclosure
      • Fail to ensure outdoor playspace is free from hazards
      • Fail to adequately cover sandbox when not in use
      • Operator must ensure no more than two bolt threads are exposed on fence/gate enclosure
      • Operator must ensure outdoor playspace is free from hazards
      • Operator must adequately cover sandbox when not in use
  3. Routine

    5 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
    • Diaper change procedures/toileting routine practiced as per Durham Region Health Department recommendations
      • Fail to follow proper diaper change/toileting procedures 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
    • 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)
    • Outdoor playspace has no health and safety hazards (excluding play structure)
      • Fail to ensure no more than two bolt threads are exposed on fence/gate enclosure
      • Fail to ensure outdoor playspace is free from hazards
      • Operator must ensure no more than two bolt threads are exposed on fence/gate enclosure
      • Operator must ensure outdoor playspace is free from hazards
    • “No Smoking” signs posted at all entrances
      • Fail to post “No Smoking” signs at all entrances
      • Operator must post “No Smoking” signs at all entrances
  4. 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
    • Outdoor playspace has no health and safety hazards (excluding play structure)
      • Fail to ensure no more than two bolt threads are exposed on fence/gate enclosure
      • Fail to ensure outdoor playspace is free from hazards
      • Operator must ensure no more than two bolt threads are exposed on fence/gate enclosure
      • Operator must ensure outdoor playspace is free from hazards
    • 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.
  5. Routine

    3 infractions

    • 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
      • Fail to ensure that creams/ointments/wipes/diapers are inaccessible to children
      • Operator must label and/or store creams/ointments/wipes/diapers in a designated personal storage area
      • Operator to ensure that creams/ointments/wipes/diapers are inaccessible to children
    • 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
    • Outdoor playspace has no health and safety hazards (excluding play structure)
      • Fail to ensure no more than two bolt threads are exposed on fence/gate enclosure
      • Fail to ensure outdoor playspace is free from hazards
      • Operator must ensure no more than two bolt threads are exposed on fence/gate enclosure
      • Operator must ensure outdoor playspace is free from hazards