Champlain Valley Head Start- Riverside ELC

Regulation 2.3.9.3: The licensee shall ensure that all staff have met ongoing background check requirements by submitting at least once every five (5) years a Records Check Authorization form to the Division and as required shall submit to fingerprinting.

“One (1) staff member was due for five-year fingerprint renewal and had not completed the process as of the fingerprinting due date. Corrective Action: Submit a new record check authorization form to the Division and follow through with fingerprinting. Email Licensor [name] by 11/27/2024 to confirm the fingerprinting date. If fingerprinting has already occurred, email the receipt to Licensor [name] by 11/27/2024.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 13, 2024

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.

“Out of twenty (20) staff who have been employed for six (6) months or more, eleven (11) do not have up-to-date BFIS quality and credential accounts. Corrective Action: By 12/4/2024, ensure that all qualifications documents and training documents are sent to Northern Lights at CCV for the identified employees. Copy Licensor [name] on the submissions. If you are unable to copy Licensor [name] on the submissions, forward the submissions that were sent to Northern Lights at CCV. Moving forward, ensure that all staff have up-to-date BFIS quality and credential accounts within six (6) months of their start date and that accounts are maintained thereafter.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 3, 2024

Regulation 7.2.2: The licensee shall ensure that all new staff and auxiliary staff, prior to working with children in the CBCCPP; and any new individual designated as the representative of the licensee shall submit a Records Check Authorization form to the Division and shall submit to fingerprinting at a location designated by the Division after having received the Fingerprinting Authorization Certificate by the Division.

“One (1) staff who has been employed for over sixty (60) days has not followed through on their fingerprint supported background clearance. Corrective Action: Ensure that the identified staff follows up as necessary to complete fingerprinting by 11/27/2024. Email the fingerprinting receipt to Licensor [name]. Until the Division notifies the program that this individual has been approved to be left alone with children, ensure they are always working with someone who has already been cleared by the Division.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 3, 2024