Jennifer Bassett

Regulation 4.7: The FCCP shall establish written policies and procedures. Written information provided to parents of all children enrolled in the FCCH shall include, at minimum: * Assurance that parents have access to the FCCH and their child(ren) without prior notice and have access to their children's records as required in the rule 3.3.4.6 of these regulations; * A description of information needed from parents for child's enrollment file as required in rules in section 3.3.4.1 of these regulations; * A typical daily schedule of activities; * Information about fees and payment policies; * Information about hours of operation and closings; * Procedures for signing children in and out; * Procedures for emergencies as required in the rules in section 3.6 of these regulations; * Information about the nutrition, meals and meal preparation at the FCCH; * Safe sleep policies, as applicable; * No smoking policy; * Information about results from the test for lead in the drinking water and any plan for remediation; * FCCH policies on field trips, other off-site activity and transportation; * FCCH health policies including illness exclusions, administration of medication, and immunizations; * FCCH policies and practice regarding positive guidance and behavior management; * Assurance that confidentiality of child and family information is maintained; * Information about the requirement to report suspected child abuse and/or neglect as required in the rules in section 3.2 of these regulations; * Assurance that non-discrimination and respect for each child's family and culture is maintained; * FCCH approach to ensure wholesome growth and positive developmental experiences for children enrolled; * FCCH policies related to the inclusion of children with special needs and disabilities; * A description of religious activities, if any; * Information on how to access these FCCH regulations and other information about child development online; * Information concerning complaint procedures; * Information about the Child Care Consumer Line, including the telephone number (1-800-649-2642); and * FCCH policies and procedures related to the expulsion of children.

“A review of the parent handbook and supplemental documents reflected that the document lacks the following: * Assurance that parents have access to the FCCH and their child(ren) without prior notice and have access to their children's records, * Procedures for signing children in and out; * Procdures for emergencies as required in the rules in section 3.6 of these regulations; * Safe sleep policies, as applicable; * No smoking policy, * Information about results from the test for lead in the drinking water and any plan for remediation; * Assurance that confidentiality of child and family information is maintained; * Assurance that non-discrimination and respect for each child's family and culture is maintained; * FCCH approach to ensure wholesome growth and positive developmental experiences for children enrolled; * FCCH policies related to the inclusion of children with special needs and disabilities; * A description of religious activities, if any; * Information on how to access these FCCH regulations and other information about child development online; * Information about the Child Care Consumer Line, including the telephone number (1-800-649-2642); and * FCCH policies and procedures related to the expulsion of children which align with regulatory requirements in section 6.2.6.. Corrective Action: Immediately plan to revise the parent handbook and supplemental documents to include all of the infomration required by this rule. This means that once completed, one document will contain adequate information or point to a supplemental document where adequate information can be found about each bulletted requirement. Plan to complete the required revisions and submit the revised copy to Licensor [name] for review and approval by 08/09/2023, correspond with Licensor [name] and continue to make revisions as requested until such a time when Licensor [name] states that the parent handbook is considered to be in compliance, make the revised and approved handbooks available to all currently enrolled families in a timely manner and sign a statement confirming their receipt no later than 08/23/23, develop a system which ensures the handbook is reviewed and revised as applicable at least once every 365 days, and finally ensure all newly enrolled families receive the most recent copy of the parent handbook moving forward.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 11, 2023

Regulation 2.3.10.5: The FCCP shall be responsible for compliance with all applicable state and federal laws even when they are more stringent than the rules in this set of FCCH regulations.

“A household member who is over the age of eighteen (18) has not submitted to a fingerprint supported background clearance. The original Fingerprint Authorization Certificate was issued 4/15/2020. Corrective Action: The identified household member must submit to fingerprinting.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 27, 2022

Regulation 3.3.6.1: The FCCP shall maintain a record of the date of each evacuation drill as required in the rules in section 3.6.2 of these regulations that includes the number of children, staff evacuated, time taken to evacuate, and notation of the drill conducted while children were sleeping or resting. Evacuation records shall be kept for two (2) years.

“During the visit, Jennifer was unable to provide documentation of monthly evacuation drills for the year 2021. Documentation reflects that the last evacuation drill was conducted in Decmeber of 2020. Corrective Action: Immediately plan to conduct and record 2 evacuation drills for the months of July, August, September, October, November and December of 2021. Develop and provide details of a system which will prompt you to conduct and record monthly evacuation drills for each month that the program is in operation moving forward.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 9, 2021

Regulation 3.3.6.1: The FCCP shall maintain a record of the date of each evacuation drill as required in the rules in section 3.6.2 of these regulations that includes the number of children, staff evacuated, time taken to evacuate, and notation of the drill conducted while children were sleeping or resting. Evacuation records shall be kept for two (2) years.

“Jennifer reports that evacuation drills may have been practiced in December 2017 and January 2018. If they were completed, they were not documented as required by this rule. Corrective Action: For March and April conduct two emergency evacuation drills each month with the children and record each drill as described by regulation. Beginning in May, conduct and record at least one evacuation drill every month. By March 9, 2018 submit the dates of the proposed drills and a statement indicating your understanding of this rule to vicki.burgess@vermont.gov.”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 13, 2018