Dover Elementary School

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.

“Documents including Education documents, First Aid/CPR certificates, Vermont Orientation certificates, and Protecting Vermont's Children certificates were available for review on site but had not submitted for entry into BFIS accounts. This rule was identified as a talking point and specific documents were referenced in the report for the previous site visit on 4/7/2025. Corrective Action: Develop a plan to ensure that all required documents are sent to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS in a way that ensures up to date BFIS accounts. Submit this plan to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov for review. Status: Appeal Period.”

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 staff member was serving as a substitute at the time of the licensing visit and no record check authorizaton had been submitted. Through conversation other staff were identified as being in the program regularly but had not been added to the associated parties list. Corrective Action: Immediately submit record check authorization forms for any individuals regularly present or working in the preschool classroom. Develop a plan to ensure that prior to individuals working in or being regularly present in the preschool classroom, a record check authorization form is submitted and the individual is added to the program's associated parties list. Once complete, please notify this licensor at sarah.crosier@vermont.gov. Status: Appeal Period.”

Regulation 7.1.3: The licensee, in consultation with the program director, shall establish written program policies and procedures and provide these to staff and to 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 during an orientation training session approved by the Division prior to being left alone with children. Trainees under eighteen (18) years of age and other staff not left alone with children shall complete the orientation training within at least one (1) month of their first date of working with children. Complete written information and the orientation training session shall include: Basic knowledge of child growth and development; Routine and emergency health protection of children including health related exclusions; Safety and sanitation requirements including handling and storage of hazardous materials and disposal of bio contaminants; Positive behavior management; Supervision of children; Child accident and injury procedures including building and physical premises safety; Safe sleep practices; Administration of medication requirements; Emergency and evacuation requirements; Nutrition and food safety including prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; Recordkeeping; Transportation and child passenger safety; Release of children; Respectful engagement of families; Preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect; including information about the signs and symptoms of sexual abuse, sexual violence, grooming processes, recognizing the dangers of child sexual abuse, and other predatory behaviors of sex offenders; Recognition of and response to the symptoms of common childhood illnesses; Preventing the spread of infectious disease; Providing developmentally appropriate activities and experiences for children; Inclusion of children with special needs; Guidelines for volunteers, partner staff, auxiliary staff, and business managers; Responsibility to comply with current applicable licensing regulations; Staffing requirements to include opening and closing; and Ensuring children have extra clothes and diapers available.

“The Program Director has not completed a training meeting the requirements of this rule. Corrective Action: Have the Program Director complete a Division approved orientation training. This needs to include completing the Protecting Vermont's Children from Abuse & Neglect on-line training from the Vermont Family Services Division. Send certificates of completion verifying completion of the trainings to Northern Lights @ Community College of Vermont (NL@CCV) and CC Licensing Field Specialist Crawford on that email submission.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 15, 2024