Viola Jean's Garden Daycare
1130 8th St E, Owen Sound ON · Child Care
Inspection summary
Viola Jean's Garden Daycare has been inspected 11 times by Grey Bruce Health Unit (Grey Bruce Public Health) since August 11, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 18, 2026, found no infractions.
6 of 11 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Cleaning and sanitizing.
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 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.
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 April 7, 2026. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hand hygiene is the most important way to stop germs spreading between children, residents and staff. Inspectors check that sinks are stocked and easy to reach, that staff wash their hands when required (for example after diapering or before handling food), and that sick staff stay away from work.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on December 9, 2025. For example:
Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 15, 2024. For example:
Manual dishwashing method for cleaning and sanitizing utensils is appropriate
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 April 7, 2026. For example:
Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
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 15, 2024. For example:
Food handlers refrain from any conduct that could result in contamination of food or food areas
About this data
These results come from Grey Bruce Health Unit (Grey Bruce Public Health), 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.
11 inspections
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
2 infractions
- Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Routine
1 infraction
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
1 infraction
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Complaint
2 infractions
- Manual dishwashing method for cleaning and sanitizing utensils is appropriate
- Sanitized utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 p.p.m. of available chlorine
- Food handlers refrain from any conduct that could result in contamination of food or food areas
- Failed to ensure food handler in food premise protects against contamination by hair
- Manual dishwashing method for cleaning and sanitizing utensils is appropriate
- Routine
2 infractions
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Used handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees
- Manual dishwashing method for cleaning and sanitizing utensils is appropriate
- Sanitized utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 p.p.m. of available chlorine
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
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