Bristol Family Center

Regulation 7.1.2.2: Staff who are counted in the staff/child ratios 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 shall obtain training in pediatric first aid and in infant and child CPR within three (3) months of beginning work in the CBCCPP and remain currently certified.

“An audit of staff BFIS accounts and director statements confirmed that ten staff had pediatric first aid/CPR certifications that had just expired. A new class to be recertified had not yet been planned. Corrective Action: The director said they would schedule an in-person training for staff as soon as possible. Email confirmation of date of training and submit new certificates to Northern Lights at CCV.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 27, 2026

Regulation 5.6.5: All prescription medication administered by staff shall be in its original container, properly labeled for the child, and administered prior to the expiration date on the container.

“A review of children's medications found two expired inhalers in a preschool classroom and an expired epi pen in the toddler room. Corrective Action: Create a system to identify when medication expires and ensure that the medication is returned to the family and the family provides new medication.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 27, 2026

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.

“Multiple staff members who have been with the program for more than six months were missing required training and credential documents in their BFIS Quality and Credential accounts. Missing documents included FA/CPR, Mandated Reporter Training, Vermont Orientation, high school diplomas and college transcripts. Corrective Action: The program has submitted many of the missing documents to Northern Lights@ CCV since the day of the visit. Please continue to send the remaining documents and continue to include this licensor on the email. Please create a system for tracking that documents are sent to Northern Lights at CCV and that staff BFIS Quality and Credential accounts are monitored to ensure they are complete and up to date.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 23, 2024

Regulation 6.2.1.3: The program director shall ensure that the number of staff present meets requirements described in the chart below for ages of children, maximum group size, and staff/child ratios at any time of day.

“During the visit eleven children were in the toddler classroom and the daily attendance indicated on some days there are 12 children present. There were three children under the age of thirty two months old in the group. Group size may not exceed ten children when there is a child present that is under thirty two months old. Non compliance with this regulation is usually cited as a serious violation.However, a review of the attendance sheet from the week of the program's last compliance visit in April of 2023, reflected that there were more than ten children in the toddler group and there were children present under the age of thirty two months old.during the last regulatory compliance visit in April of 2023 the program had more that ten children in a group and a violation was not cited. This was licensing oversight during that visit and therefore a serious violation will not be cited. The program should have consulted the group size chart prior to moving children from the infant room into toddler room. Corrective Action: The program immediately reduced the group size to ten the day of the visit. The program has identified that they have an empty classroom and a staff person and will operate a smaller second group with the children that have not yet turned thirty two months old. The program will communicate with this licensor how they will support the children during this unexpected transition and how they will support the staff person who will lead the group but does not meet Teacher Associate qualifications.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 18, 2024