Grace Christian School Corporation

Regulation 3.7.2.2: The licensee shall ensure that evacuation drills are conducted at least once a month, and children and staff are evacuated in under three (3) minutes. Licensees of a CBCCPP located within a public or independent school building may count a lock-down drill performed while the CBCCPP is in operation in place of a monthly evacuation drill with the CBCCPP children and staff and at least three (3) of the monthly drills conducted within 365 days shall be evacuation drills.

“A review of the evacuation drill logs found that no drill was noted for November 2025 and February, June, July, and August 2026. Discussion with staff found that it was unclear whether or not these drills had been conducted. Corrective Action: Create a plan to ensure that evacuation drills are completed each month that the program is in operation, including summer. Send the plan to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov for approval. Status: Appeal Period.”

Correction date in the state record: Oct 14, 2026

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.

“Toddler room had 9 children, youngest was 19 months and two adults. Ratio is determined by the youngest child present. Ratio should have been 1:4. Licensor inquired what the typical staffing and child ratios looks like Monday through Friday. Staff confirmed that typically they have two staff and 10 children present. Corrective Action: The child who is 19 months was moved to the infant room for the day to correct ratio. The program shall create a plan to ensure compliance with staff to child ratio at all times. Please email the plan to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov for review.This is a serious violation which requires that a Parental Notification Letter be sent to all families of children enrolled in your program. Please also send to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov names and contact information for parents who will be sent the Parental Notification Letter. Status: Appeal Period.”

Correction date in the state record: Oct 14, 2026

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.

“Six staff members do not have the required number of professional development hours - 15 for staff, 4 for substitutes - in their BFIS accounts, no additional documentation was provided on site, and none was sent to licensing during the week following the site visit. Corrective Action: Develop a plan to ensure that each staff member and substitute completes the required number of professional development hours annually and submits them to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS. Send the plan to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov for approval. Additionally, each staff member missing hours should complete training to meet the required number of hours by 11/22/2025 and send documentation to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov and Northern Lights.”

Correction date in the state record: May 7, 2026

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.

“Six staff members who have been employed for more than 30 days do not have documentation of completing the Vermont Orientation Training in BFIS, it was not presented on site, and it was not sent to licensing during the week following the site visit. Two of these individuals were present and in ratio during the licensing visit. Corrective Action: Ensure that all staff complete the Vermont Orientation Training or an approved on site orientation training prior to being left alone with children or counting in ratio. Send completion certificates to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov and upload them to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 24, 2026

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

“Five staff members employed longer than 30 days do not have documentation of completing Protecting Vermont's Children mandated reporter training in their BFIS accounts. Documentation was not provided on site, nor was any sent to licensing in the week following the site visit. Two of the staff were in ratio during the licensing visit. Corrective Action: Ensure that all staff complete this required training prior to working with children. Send copies of the completion certificates for current staff and develop a plan to ensure that all new staff complete this training prior to working with children and submit completion certificates to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 24, 2024

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.

“Eight staff did not have documentation of current First Aid and CPR in their BFIS accounts. Documentation was not provided on site, nor was it sent to licensing within the week following the licensing visit. This includes both ongoing staff who have not renewed their certification prior to the expiration date of their previous certification and new employees who have not completed the training within 3 months of their start date. Corrective Action: Immediately ensure that all current staff complete this training and submit completion documentation to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov and to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS accounts. Develop a plan to ensure that new employees complete this within 3 months of their start date, and that ongoing employees become recertified prior to their certification expiring.”

Correction date in the state record: May 14, 2026

Regulation 5.1.3: Immunizations: The licensee shall maintain documentation in the child's file of each child's current immunization status. * Immunization records shall include the immunization administered and the date of each immunization. The immunization record should be updated after each additional immunization has been received. * If an enrolled child is in the process of complying with immunization requirements in accordance with the Vermont recommended immunization schedule, documentation in the child's file shall include the required Vermont Department of Health form. * If a child has not had a required immunization due to a Vermont allowed exemption, documentation in the child's file shall include the required Vermont Department of Health form.

“A review of 4 children's files found that one child had immunization records on file. One additional record was provided by email on the day of the licensing visit, and a third was obtained and emailed the day following the visit. A request for these records had been made in initial enrollment paperwork. A follow up email was sent to families the day of the licensing visit in conjunction with the visit and the need to complete the immunization survey. Corrective Action: Ensure that immunization records or approved exemption forms are on file (electronic or paper) for all enrolled children. Create a plan to collect these documents and have them on file within the first week of children's enrollment as required by regulation. Email sarah.crosier@vermont.gov when these items are complete.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 8, 2024

Regulation 5.1.2: General Health Examinations: Within forty-five (45) days of enrollment, the licensee shall obtain documentation of the child's age appropriate well care exam from the parent. Documentation shall include information regarding any health conditions and medications that may impact the care of the child.

“A review of 4 children's files found that 0 children had well visit documentation in either the paper or electronic file. One child's information was provided by email on the day of the visit, and one child's was obtained the day after the visit and sent by email. An initial request for this document was sent to all families, but no additional follow up request was sent prior to the licensing visit. Corrective Action: Ensure that all enrolled children have documentation of a recent well visit in their file (electronic or paper) by 12/30/2023. Create a plan to ensure that this document is collected within 45 days of enrollment as required by regulations. Email sarah.crosier@vermont.gov when these items are completed.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 5, 2024

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.

“Staff A did not complete fingerprinting as required. A fingerprint authorization certificate was issued in January 2022 and most recent fingerprints expired in June 2022. Corrective Action: Staff A should immediately submit for fingerprinting. Notify sarah.crosier@vermont.gov once the staff member has completed the fingerprinting.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 18, 2023

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 are available, including professional development, Protecting Vermont's Children, and Vermont Orientation Training, that have not been submitted to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS Quality and Credential accounts. Corrective Action: Immediately send all documents to professional.development@ccv.edu and copy sarah.crosier@vermont.gov on those emails.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 10, 2022

Regulation 7.1.2.1: The licensee shall ensure that at least one (1) staff who has successfully completed and is currently certified in pediatric first aid and in infant and child CPR is on the premises at all times children are present.

“No staff member has current first aid and CPR certification. The program director stated that an in-person training session for all staff has been scheduled for March 25, 2022. Corrective Action: Ensure that all staff become certified during the March 25th training, or obtain in person or online training prior to that date. Once the training is complete, send a list of all program participants to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov. When cards become available, immediately send them to professional.development@ccv.edu and copy sarah.crosier@vermont.gov on the email(s).”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 28, 2022