Dummerston School Pre-K

Regulation 5.10.1.2.1: The licensee shall ensure that the CBCCPP is in compliance with Vermont Division of Fire Safety rules at all times. This includes but is not limited to: * Complying with Vermont Division of Fire Safety inspection reports; * Having regular fire systems inspected with violations identified during the inspection noted as corrected; and * Having fire extinguishers tagged with valid inspection tags.

“The three (3) fir extingsuishers reviewed in and around the licensed program space had inspection tags noting the inspection was valid for 2023-2024. The last inspection date is identified as February 2024. An inspection and updating of the tag was due by the end of February 2025. Corrective Action: Develop a system to ensure on time yearly inspections of the fire extinguishers. Confirmation of the inspections for the 2025-2026 year was sent to Licensing Field Specialist Crawford on 11/12/2025”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 12, 2025

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.

“Staff person A who has been employed since 2019 and is regularly working with children does not have current CPR certification. Corrective Action: Follow the reported plan to have this staff person completed CPR certification by 11/20/2024 Send the certificate to NL@CCV and cc Licensing Field Specialist Crawford.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 4, 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.

“The program was notified on 11/10/2022 that a person who substitutes in the program needed to complete the fingerprint clearance process. As of the date of this visit, 11/27/2023, this person has not had their fingerprints processed for the Child Development Divison background clearance process as required by this rule. This person was present on the date of this visit counted in staff to child ratio and at times left alone with children. Corrective Action: Have this individual complete the fingerprint process. Send confirmation of this to this licensing field specialist by the due date. Ensure this person is not left alone with children until the program has received notification that this person has cleared the full background clearance process (including fingerprinting results) from the Child Development Division.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 13, 2023

Regulation 5.6.11: Prescription rescue medication, such as rescue inhalers, epinephrine (epi) pen, and seizure medication must be kept immediately accessible for use in cases of emergency.

“The emergency medications for three children in care were in the classroom while the group went on a trail walk and played on the outdoor playground. The group was outside without the medications readily accessible from approximately 10:22 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. The bag containing the medications was brought outside by a staff person after the request by Licensing Field Specialist Crawford to see the medications. Corrective Action: As required during the visit, all emergency medications are to be kept immediately accessible to children. Send in writing the plan for correction discussed by telephone on 12/01/2023 with the program director by the noted due date.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 1, 2023

Regulation 3.4.7.5: The licensee shall maintain a current list of the licensee or designee, staff, auxiliary staff, and volunteers as in the rules in section 7.7.5 of these regulations, as applicable in BFIS. Any changes shall be reported through BFIS within five (5) working days of the change.

“There are eight (8) persons listed on the associated parties list in positions of auxiliary staff, aide, substitute, and/or teacher who have been employed more than six (6) months and the required documentation is not within the individuals' BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts as required by this rule. Corrective Action: Develop and submit for approval a program improvement plan by 01/15/2022.This program improvement plan is to include what steps will be taken to confirm that each person's position title is correct or will be changed to the appropriate title, how the program will confirmed that each person meets the qualification and training requirements for the individual's role or what actions will be needed and planned for the individual to meet the qualification/training requirements for their role, and who within the program will be responsible for ensuring the ongoing accuracy of BFIS accounts and compliance to this rule. Include in this plan the timelines needed to achieve the requirements of the plan.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 14, 2022

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.

“An emergency medication is stored without the prescription label and/or instructions for use. The child's name is not noted on the medication. Corrective Action: It was confimed in a telephone call on 12/15/2021 that the presciption label for the medication has been added to the storage of this medication. Maintain the medication appropriately labeled with all required information. Review with staff persons what packaging and information is needed for all medications kept at the program.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 1, 2022