Lamoille South Early Childhood Program @ Stowe

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.

“Staff A was required to submit to fingerprinting through the Child Development Division in October of 2025, they completed fingerprinting in June of 2026, after this licensing vist was conducted. This is a repeat violation and was cited on 09/03/2025. Corrective Action: Please create a program improvement plan that 1) identifies who will ensure staff are complete fingerprints when the Division sends the Fingerprint Authorization Form 2) How the program will ensure this plan is implemented and new staff are completing fingerprinting 3) how the program will track monitor BFIS to ensure results are received and staff who do not have valid fingerprints are left alone with children.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 24, 2026

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.

“Upon review of BFIS it was observed that Staff Member A had not submitted fingerprints. A fingerprint letter had been sent on 2/13/2025. Corrective Action: Immediately submit fingerprints for Staff Member A and send a copy of the fingerprint receipt to the licensor by 9/19/2025. Develop a plan to ensure all staff complete fingerprinting prior to working with children and send the plan to the licensor by 9/19/2025”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 11, 2025

Regulation 5.10.1.1.2: Children shall be protected from choking hazards presented by cords on window coverings, electric or electronic appliances or equipment and telephones.

“During the visit, it was noted that each of the prechool classrooms had one cord that was accessible to children that may present a choking or strangulation hazard. In one preschool classroom, there was a blue cord accessible to the children's play space by the teacher's desk that was not secured. In the other classroom, there was a long white cord to a ceiling-hung, moon lamp that was accessible in the children's main playspace and was not secured. Corrective Action: Immediately plan to secure all cords that are accessible to children and may present a choking or strangulation hazard. Develop a system which ensures that all preschool classrooms and areas where preschool children play, eat or sleep are scanned for hazards regularly and all hazards are addressed before children utilize those areas.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 1, 2024

Regulation 3.4.4.1: The program director shall maintain a complete and up-to-date enrollment file on-site for each child enrolled in the CBCCPP. A complete file shall contain, at minimum, the following information: A completed child's admission form signed and dated by the parent that includes the first date the child attended the CBCCPP and the days and hours the child is regularly scheduled to attend the CBCCPP; The child's name, current home address, and current home telephone number; Identification of child's home language; The child's date of birth; Name, address, and all applicable current telephone numbers for parents; Name, address, and all applicable current telephone numbers for at least two (2) other people designated by the parents as emergency contacts; Names for all persons authorized to pick the child up from the CBCCPP; Record of an annual physical and health history as required in the rule 5.1.2 of these regulations that includes the name and telephone number of the child's primary health care and dental care providers (if the child has a dental care provider); A description of any special medical, developmental, emotional, or educational needs of the child including allergies, existing illnesses or injuries, previous serious illnesses or injuries and any prescribed medication including those for emergency situations; Written authorization from the parent for the CBCCPP to be able to obtain emergency medical care and transportation; Child's immunization record or Vermont Department of Health approved exemption document as required in the rules in section 5.1.3 of these regulations; Written permission from parents for the CBCCPP to transport the child, if transportation is provided, as required in the rule 5.10.6.6.1 of the regulations; Written permission from parents for the child to participate in swimming activities, if swimming activities are a part of the program, as required in the rule 5.10.5.1 of these regulations; If applicable, a copy of court orders on custody and visitation arrangements as required in the rule 3.6.4 of these regulations; and If applicable, any obvious injuries discovered and documented on daily health check as required in the rule 5.3.2 of these regulations.

“A review of children's files reflected that the program does not have onsite paper or electronic files that maintain all of the information listed in this rule. Some information is kept electronically in the Power School app, while other information is sometimes found in paper files in classrooms, or was not available at all. While the Power School app has the ability to maintain all required information, it does not appear to be utilized in that manner at this time. Corrective Action: Immediately plan to review all files for preschool children and ensure each child has either an electronic or paper file which contains, at a minimum, all of the information listed in this rule. Develop a system which ensures each child's enrollment file is checked for completion prior to enrollment and that all required information is stored in a paper or electronic file that can be made readily available for review moving forward.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 1, 2024

Regulation 7.2.4: The licensee shall ensure that no person shall be left alone with children without approval from the Division which shall be based on the results of the background check to include fingerprinting.

“Staff A who has worked in the preschool classroom for approximately two (2) months had not completed a record check authorization form or completed the fingerprint process for the Child Development Division. This staff was witnessed alone with children, when they took a child out of the classroom to use the bathroom and was left alone with the group of children while Staff B took children to the bathroom which is not in the classroom. Corrective Action: Immediately submit a record check authorization form to the Child Development Division and have this staff member complete the fingerprint process to include results before they are left alone with children.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 1, 2022