BFA Elementary School Preschool Program

Regulation 7.4.4: All staff shall complete fifteen (15) clock hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations. Substitutes filling a staff position for less than thirty (30) consecutive days within a 365 day period shall be exempt.

“A review of the staff's BFIS Quality and Credential account, and a review of the staff files, and verbal confirmation it was determined that one (1) staff members was missing eleven (11) hours of their required fifteen (15) hours of professional development between 8/21/2024 to 8/21/2025. Corrective Action: By 12/20/2025, have the staff members complete their missing required professional development hours and submit all certificates to Northern Lights. These hours of professional development will not count towards their next year's professional development from 8/21/2025 to 8/21/2026. Submit confirmation of completion to this Licensor. Status: Appeal Period.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 1, 2025

Regulation 3.3.5: The licensee, staff, and auxiliary staff shall be trained in prevention, identification and mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.

“A review of staff's BFIS Quality and Credential account and verbal confirmation that two (2) staff members working in the program have not completed the required Protecting Vermont's Children Mandated Reporter training. Corrective Action: By 12/08/2025, have the two (2) staff complete the Protecting Vermont's Children Mandated Reporter Training and submit the certificate to Northern Lights. Status: Appeal Period.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 1, 2025

Regulation 3.3.5: The licensee, staff, and auxiliary staff shall be trained in prevention, identification and mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.

“A review of staff's BFIS Quality and Credential accounts and the verbal confirmation, three (3) auxiliary staff who currently work in the program have not completed the required Protecting Vermont's Children Mandated Reporter training. Corrective Action: By 4/4/2022 ensure all staff have completed the Protecting Vermont's Children Reporting Abuse & Neglect training.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 27, 2022

Regulation 3.4.3: A system for taking attendance, including documentation of the time when each child arrives and departs each day he/she attends the CBCCPP, shall be established. The licensee shall save all daily attendance records identifying the hours of children's attendance for at least twelve (12) months from the date that care is provided.

“The attendance did not reflect the correct number of children in one of the classrooms. There were seven (7) children signed in and nine (9) children in care. The teacher stated the parents are responsible for signing the children in on the attendance. Corrective Action: Create a system for staff to review the attendance at the time children arrive to maintain accuracy.”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 16, 2022

Regulation 3.4.7.3: Within six (6) months of the initial date of employment; staff and auxiliary staff left alone with children and/or counted in staff/child ratio as specified in the rule 6.2.1.8 of these regulations, and the program director shall maintain an up-to-date BFIS Quality and Credential Account. Documentation, verification of qualifications, and all annual professional development activities as specified in the rules in sections 7.3 and 7.4 of these regulations shall be submitted to Northern Lights at CCV to be verified and maintained in BFIS.

“After a review of BFIS Quality and Credential accounts, it was determined that several staff employed longer than six (6) months did not have up to date BFIS Quality and Credential accounts as required and were missing qualification information and required training's. Corrective Action: By 2/26/2021, review all staff s BFIS Quality and Credential accounts, submit all missing documentation for professional development, required training's and qualifications such as transcripts or high school diplomas to Northern Lights at CCV with the required cover sheet. Submit confirmation to this Licensor that all required information has been sent to Northern Lights at CCV.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 19, 2021