Jody Blanchard

Regulation 6.2.4.4: When children are outside playing, the FCCP and/or staff shall be outside supervising the children. If due to the mixed ages of the children and the need to step away to meet basic care needs of children, the FCCP and/or staff may supervise the school age children from inside the home provided that the children can be seen from inside and the outside play area is fenced to prevent the children from leaving the play area. Children younger than school age shall not play outside without the FCCP and/or staff person present at any time.

“Upon arrival at the program at approximately 11:15 AM, there were four children, including one preschool aged child, on the playground without an adult. This licensor walked through the playground and to the side door of the house which leads to the playground. The door was closed. This licensor knocked on the door and waited several minutes. This licensor knocked again at the door and the provider came to the door and opened it. At approximately 11:23 AM, one school age child was called inside to wash hands. At approximately 11:25 AM, the preschool age child was called in from the playground to wash hands. At approximately 11:27 AM and 11:29 AM, the other two school age children were called inside to wash hands. The preschool age child was outside without an adult for at least 10 minutes. Corrective Action: Immediately plan to ensure that children younger than school age are accompanied by an approved staff at all times. Develop a system which will ensure that all children are supervised while playing outside unless attending to a child's basic care needs. When attending to a child's basic care needs requires you to go inside, develop a system which will ensure that all children under the age of school age are in direct supervision of an approved staff.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2022

Regulation 3.3.3: The FCCP shall establish a system for taking attendance, including documentation of the time when each child arrives and departs each day he/she attends the FCCH. The FCCP shall save all daily attendance records identifying the hours of children s attendance for at least twelve (12) months from the date that care is provided.

“Upon arrival at the program, there were 6 children in care and no children were signed in on the attendance sheet. A review of past attendance records, reflected that four children were signed in on 06/14/2022 and none of them were signed out. This is a repeat violation. Corrective Action: Immediately plan to document the time when each child arrives and departs each day. Develop a system which will prompt you to sign children into and out of the program in a timely manner, meaning that children are signed in and out within a few minutes of when they arrive and depart each day. Include details of where you will store your attendance records and how you will prompt yourself to record attendance in a timely manner, as this is a repeat violation.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2022

Regulation 3.3.3: The FCCP shall establish a system for taking attendance, including documentation of the time when each child arrives and departs each day he/she attends the FCCH. The FCCP shall save all daily attendance records identifying the hours of children's attendance for at least twelve (12) months from the date that care is provided.

“At 9:00 am there were 6 children in care and none of those children were documented as present on the attendance sheet. Corrective Action: Effective immediately, daily attendance for all children in care shall be recorded accurately. Submit email confirmation to this licensor explaining how daily attendance records will be maintained.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 16, 2019

Regulation 3.3.7.3: Within six (6) months of initial date of employment, the FCCP and all staff 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 sections 7.3 and 7.4 of these regulations shall be submitted to NLCDC to be verified and maintained in BFIS.

“Not all staff have documentation of qualifications within their BFIS Quality and Credentialing Accounts. Corrective Action: Submit to Northern Lights at CCV verification of qualifications. Once sent to Northern Lights, send confirmation to this licensor. The Verification Cover Sheet can be found at: https://northernlightsccv.org/resource/verification-cover-sheet/.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 16, 2019

Regulation 2.3.8.3: The FCCP shall ensure that the FCCP; all individuals residing in the home; staff; and any individuals who are left alone with children 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.

“The fingerprinting process has not been completed by a staff person as required. Corrective Action: The staff person will submit to fingerprinting by 8/16/2019.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 19, 2019

Regulation 5.1.3: Immunizations: The FCCP 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 child who has been enrolled since October 24, 2016 did not have immunization records in their enrollment file. Corrective Action: Effective immediately maintain compliance by maintain documentation of children's immunization records upon enrollment. By 7/17/2017, have the missing immunization record in the child's file.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 18, 2017

Regulation 3.3.3: The FCCP shall establish a system for taking attendance, including documentation of the time when each child arrives and departs each day he/she attends the FCCH. The FCCP shall save all daily attendance records identifying the hours of children's attendance for at least twelve (12) months from the date that care is provided.

“The last date the attendance was documented was 6/3/2017. Jody stated the attendance was left in the rain and she threw them away. She did not replace them or document attendance for the week of this licensing visit. Corrective Action: Effective immediately maintain daily attendance as required in this rule. Submit a confirmation of completion and understanding to this Licensor.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 18, 2017